Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai (Chinese: 郑赛赛; born 5 February 1994) is a Chinese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34, achieved on 2 March 2020, and a doubles ranking of No. 15, achieved on 11 July 2016. In her career, she won one singles title in 2019 (at the Premier event in Silicon Valley), and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also reached the final of the 2019 French Open in doubles with compatriot Duan Yingying.

Zheng Saisai
郑赛赛
Zheng Saisai at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceXi'an, Shaanxi, China
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2008[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAlan Ma
Prize moneyUS$ 4,278,946
Singles
Career record334–239
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 34 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1313 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2020)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US Open2R (2014, 2016, 2017)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record241–167
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 15 (11 July 2016)
Current rankingNo. 68 (5 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2013, 2016)
French OpenF (2019)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US OpenQF (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open1R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–7
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team event
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Singles
Last updated on: 14 August 2024.
Zheng Saisai
Traditional Chinese鄭賽賽
Simplified Chinese郑赛赛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Sài Sài
IPA[ʈʂə̂ŋ sâɪ sâɪ]

In addition, she won three singles and three doubles titles at WTA 125 tournaments, as well as twelve singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for China Fed Cup team, Zheng has a win–loss record of 11–7 as of September 2024.

Early life and background

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Zheng started playing tennis at age eight at tennis academy where mother worked. She stated that her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin. Her favorite tournaments are Australian Open and Wimbledon. Zheng is coached by Alan Ma (马伟开). Her favorite shot is drop shot.

Her father is of Tibetan ethnicity. She also has a Tibetan name, Suodian Zhuoma (Chinese: 索典卓玛).[2]

Her nickname is Jaguar, for her footwork and defence.

Professional career

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2008–12: WTA Tour debut & top 100 in doubles

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Zheng at the 2010 US Open

Zheng began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in June 2008, at the age of 14, where, at the $25k Qian Shan, she lost in the first round of qualifying against fellow Chinese Zhou Xiao. Her first main-draw appearance happened next year, at a $10k event in Jiangmen in February. In July 2009, she played her first ITF singles final and also win the trophy, at the $10k Shenzhen, after defeating Sabina Sharipova in the final. On the same tournament, she also made her doubles debut, but lost in the first round. In July 2010, she won her first ITF doubles title at the $10k Hefei, alongside Tian Ran. She won one singles title, at the $10k Taipei in October 2010.

In September 2011, Zheng made her WTA Tour debut in both singles and doubles at the Guangzhou International Open. There she won her first doubles title, partnering Hsieh Su-wei and defeating Chan Chin-wei and Han Xinyun in straight sets. In singles, she lost in the first round. Week later, she made her debut at the Premier Mandatory China Open as a wildcard player only in singles, but lost in round one. During the year, she also performed on the ITF Circuit in doubles, winning the $100k Ningbo Challenger alongside Tetiana Luzhanska in September 2011, right before she made her WTA Tour debut. As the year passed by, Zheng progressed more and more in doubles ranking, starting the year as No. 794 and finishing the year as world No. 108. In singles, she rose from 670 to No. 276.

At the 2012 French Open, Zheng made her doubles Grand Slam debut and also won her first match there. Later, she had her first attempts to be part of the Grand Slam tournament main draw in singles, but lost in the qualifying of Wimbledon, and later of the US Open. In July 2012, she won her first singles match at the Premier-level Stanford Classic, defeating Ayumi Morita in the first round. For the second year-in-a-row, she played at the China Open as wildcard player, but again lost in the first round. This time she also played in doubles, but lost in the first round. During the season, she progress in singles ranking, entering top 150 for the first time in September 2012 and finished year as world No. 133. In doubles, she debuted in the top 100 in February 2012, then rose to No. 84 in July, but finished the year as world No. 98.

2013–15: Progress, Australian Open semifinal in doubles

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Zheng at the 2014 China Open

Zheng had a strong start of the year, reaching Australian Open doubles semifinal as her first significant Grand Slam result. In that semifinal match, she partnered with Varvara Lepchenko, and they were defeated by Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua, in straight sets. She still do not shine in singles, but continued with good performances in doubles, reaching quarterfinals at the French Open, also with Lepchenko, where they were defeated by top-seeded Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, in straight sets.[3] In August, she made progress in singles, reaching the final of the Suzhou Ladies Open, but lost to Shahar Peer. By the end of the year, in singles, she reached two WTA 125 quarterfinals, in Nanjing and Taipei, while at both those tournaments she reached semifinals in doubles. She also reached semifinal of the International-level Japan Women's Open in doubles. In the doubles ranking, Zheng debut in the top 50 in doubles, getting to place 49 in March, and then rose to No. 38, that also was her year-end ranking. In singles, she made ups and downs in the rankings, but spent whole year inside top 200. She finished the year as world No. 162.

Things became better for Zheng in singles in 2014. She had her major main-draw debut in singles, passed qualifying at the US Open and also then her first match-win there. She defeated Stefanie Vögele in the first round, but then lost to Lucie Šafářová. She then had success at both WTA Tour and WTA 125 tournaments. On WTA Tour, she first reached quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open and then semifinals of the Tianjin Open, while on the Challenger Tour, she reached quarterfinals in Suzhou, Ningbo and Taipei. During the year, she reached one final in doubles, at the Malaysian Open in April. On 13 October 2014, she entered top 100 in singles, when she reached the spot of world No. 92. Zheng finished 2014 season as the 97th.[4] In doubles, she had ups and downs but spent the whole year inside top 100 and finished world No. 81.

During the 2015 season, Zheng has good performances, both in singles and doubles. Her most valued title of the year was at the Premier-level Stanford Classic in doubles event in August. That was her first final and title from higher-level tournament, than International. Along with that, in October she won 2015 Tianjin Open, also in doubles. In singles, her most recognized result of the year was in the first week of the year, at the 2015 Shenzhen Open, where she reached semifinals.

In the second half of 2015, she reached two quarterfinals, at the 2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships and 2015 Guangzhou International Women's Open. On the WTA Challenger Tour, she reached final of the Dalian Open in singles, while in doubles she won the title, and so she did at the Jiangxi Open. On the ITF Circuit, she won two $75k titles in singles and one in doubles. At the end of the year, she was handed a wildcard for the 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in singles. However, she lost both matches in the round-robin group, to Madison Keys and Venus Williams.

2016–18: Top 15 in doubles & top 50 in singles year-end rankings

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She reached the semifinals at the 2016 Australian Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2016 French Open in women's doubles with Xu Yifan.

2019–21: First WTA Tour title and top 35 in singles, French Open doubles final

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At the 2019 French Open, Zheng made her first Grand Slam final, alongside Duan Yingying; they lost against Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic, in straight sets.[5]

In August, Zheng won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Silicon Valley Classic when she defeated second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the final.[6]

She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 34 on 2 March 2020, following a second quarterfinal showing at the Qatar Ladies Open with a win over world No. 6 and seventh seed, Kiki Bertens.[7]

2024: Italian Open semifinal, sixth title, back to top 75, third Olympics

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Following her comeback after two years hiatus, using protected ranking, she reached the second round at the Miami Open and the quarterfinals for a second time at the Madrid Open with Wang Xinyu.[citation needed] She also reached the semifinals for the first time at the next WTA 1000, the Italian Open, again with Wang Xinyu, upsetting top seeds Hsieh/Mertens to face third seeds Gauff/Routliffe for a spot in the final.[8] Following her sixth title at the 2024 Berlin Ladies Open with Wang Xinyu,[9] she returned to the top 75 in the doubles rankings, raising more than 50 positions on 24 June 2024.[citation needed]

Using protected ranking, she participated in her third Olympics in Paris in doubles with Wang Xinyu.[citation needed]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[10]

Singles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ... 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 1R A 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
French Open A A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2R A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Wimbledon A Q2 A Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R NH A A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open A Q3 Q1 2R 1R 2R 2R Q1 1R A A 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–4 1–4 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–1 0 / 23 7–23 23%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[a] DNQ RR DNQ SF NH 0 / 2 1–4 20%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A A A QF 2R A 2R QF 1R 0 / 5 8–5 62%
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 A 1R Q2 A A 1R NH 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Miami Open A A A A 2R 1R A A 1R NH 2R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Madrid Open A A A A A Q1 2R A 3R NH 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Italian Open A A A A A Q1 Q1 A 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R A A 1R NH A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R A A 2R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A 1R 1R A 2R A NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open 1R 1R Q1 A 1R 1R A 2R 3R NH 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 3 3 6 21 24 10 12 23 4 18 Career total: 126
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–2 2–3 1–3 6–6 9–22 13–24 5–10 13–12 21–24 6–4 10–18 1 / 126 86–128 40%
Win (%) 0% 40% 25% 50% 29% 35% 33% 52% 47% 60% 36% Career total: 40%
Year-end ranking 276 133 162 97 70 85 94 46 39 41 80 $4,172,018

Doubles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ... 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A SF 1R 1R SF 3R A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 10–8 56%
French Open A 2R QF 2R 2R QF QF 1R F A 2R A 0 / 9 18–8 69%
Wimbledon A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A A 3R NH A 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
US Open A 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R QF A A 1R 0 / 9 9–9 50%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 9–4 2–3 2–4 9–4 6–3 0–2 10–4 0–1 1–1 0 / 32 40–31 56%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A A A 2R 1R A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Indian Wells Open A A 1R A A 2R A A A NH 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A A A A 1R SF A A A NH 1R 2R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A 2R A A A NH QF QF 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Italian Open A A A 2R A 1R QF A A A 2R SF 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R A A 1R NH A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R A A 2R A 1R 1R A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A 1R 1R A 2R A NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R NH 0 / 7 0–7 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 8 11 11 15 23 8 10 15 5 16 Career total: 123
Titles 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 Career total: 5
Finals 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 Career total: 13
Overall win–loss 4–0 2–8 13–10 7–11 16–13 23–23 10–8 4–9 17–14 8–5 15–14 4 / 122 119–115 51%
Year-end ranking 108 98 39 81 39 24 65 151 27 28 43

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay   Duan Yingying   Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 3–6

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (1–0)
International / WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 Jiangxi International Open, China International Hard   Wang Qiang 5–7, 0–4 ret.
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Silicon Valley Classic, United States Premier Hard   Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
Premier / WTA 500 (2–1)
International / WTA 250 (4–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard   Hsieh Su-wei   Chan Chin-wei
  Han Xinyun
6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Apr 2014 Malaysian Open International Hard   Chan Yung-jan   Tímea Babos
  Chan Hao-ching
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 May 2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg,
France
International Clay   Nadiia Kichenok   Chuang Chia-jung
  Liang Chen
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win 2–2 Aug 2015 Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. Premier Hard   Xu Yifan   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–2 Oct 2015 Tianjin Open, China International Hard   Xu Yifan   Darija Jurak
  Nicole Melichar
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 3–3 Jan 2016 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard   Xu Yifan   Vania King
  Monica Niculescu
1–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Mar 2019 Abierto Mexicano, Mexico International Hard   Victoria Azarenka   Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Jun 2019 French Open Grand Slam Clay   Duan Yingying   Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Jan 2020 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard   Duan Yingying   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 4–6 Feb 2020 Dubai Championships, UAE Premier Hard   Barbora Krejčíková   Hsieh Su-wei
  Barbora Strýcová
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 4–7 Mar 2021 Monterrey Open, Mexico WTA 250 Hard   Heather Watson   Caroline Dolehide
  Asia Muhammad
2–6, 3–6
Win 5–7 Oct 2021 Courmayeur Open, Italy WTA 250 Hard (i)   Wang Xinyu   Eri Hozumi
  Zhang Shuai
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 5–8 Nov 2021 Linz Open, Austria WTA 250 Hard (i)   Wang Xinyu   Natela Dzalamidze
  Kamilla Rakhimova
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–8 Jun 2024 Berlin Ladies Open, Germany WTA 500 Grass   Wang Xinyu   Chan Hao-ching
  Veronika Kudermetova
6–2, 7–5

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1–0 Aug 2013 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard   Shahar Pe'er 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2015 Dalian Open, China Hard   Julia Glushko 2–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–1 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard   Wang Yafan 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–2 May 2018 Kunming Open, China Clay   Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–2 Apr 2019 Kunming Open, China Clay   Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2015 Jiangxi Open, China Hard   Chang Kai-chen   Chan Chin-wei
  Wang Yafan
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 2–0 Sep 2015 Dalian Open, China Hard   Zhang Kailin   Chan Chin-wei
  Darija Jurak
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Sep 2021 Columbus Challenger, U.S. Hard (i)   Wang Xinyu   Dalila Jakupović
  Nuria Párrizas Díaz
6–1, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$75,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (5–3)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10,000 tournaments (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2009 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard   Sabina Sharipova 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Apr 2010 ITF Ningbo, China 10,000 Hard   Tian Ran 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jun 2010 ITF Hefei, China 10,000 Hard   Duan Yingying 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–2 Oct 2010 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 10,000 Hard   Zhang Ling 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Jan 2011 ITF Muzaffarnagar, India 25,000 Grass   Tadeja Majerič 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–4 Jan 2011 Burnie International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Eugenie Bouchard 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–5 Apr 2012 ITF Wenshan, China 50,000 Hard   Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–5 May 2012 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass   Monique Adamczak 7–5, 6–2
Win 4–5 Oct 2012 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 25,000 Hard   Zarina Diyas 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–6 Sep 2013 ITF Sanya, China 50,000 Hard   Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–6 May 2014 Anning Open, China 50,000 Clay   Jovana Jakšić 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–6 Apr 2015 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 75,000 Hard   Naomi Osaka 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 7–6 May 2015 Anning Open, China (2) 75,000 Clay   Han Xinyun 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 7–7 Mar 2017 Zhuhai Open, China 60,000 Hard   Denisa Allertová 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 8–7 Apr 2017 Blossom Cup, China 60,000 Hard   Liu Fangzhou 6–2, 6–3
Win 9–7 Apr 2017 Kunming Open, China 100,000+H Clay   Zarina Diyas 7–5, 6–4
Win 10–7 Apr 2018 Blossom Cup, China (2) 60,000 Hard   Liu Fangzhou 6–3, 6–1
Win 11–7 Oct 2018 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 100,000 Hard   Jana Čepelová 7–5, 6–1
Loss 11–8 Nov 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard   Ivana Jorović 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 12–8 Sep 2021 Portugal Ladies Open 60,000+H Hard   Harmony Tan 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$75,000 tournaments (2–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–4)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2010 ITF Hefei, China 10,000 Hard   Tian Ran   Bai Xi
  Zhang Kailin
6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 10,000 Hard   Juan Ting-fei   Kao Shao-yuan
  Wang Qiang
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2–1 May 2011 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Chan Hao-ching   Yurika Sema
  Erika Takao
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2011 Beijing Challenger, China 75,000 Hard   Tetiana Luzhanska   Chan Hao-ching
  Chan Yung-jan
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Sep 2011 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard   Tetiana Luzhanska   Chan Chin-wei
  Han Xinyun
6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 3–3 Feb 2012 Launceston International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Hsieh Shu-ying   Kotomi Takahata
  Shuko Aoyama
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Mar 2012 ITF Sanya, China 25,000 Hard   Erika Sema   Liang Chen
  Zhou Yimiao
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Mar 2012 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Chan Chin-wei   Natela Dzalamidze
  Marta Sirotkina
4–6, 1–6
Win 5–4 Mar 2012 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn   Sun Shengnan
  Han Xinyun
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–4 May 2012 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 50,000 Hard   Jessica Pegula   Chan Chin-wei
  Hsu Wen-hsin
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 6–5 Sep 2012 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard   Tetiana Luzhanska   Shuko Aoyama
  Chang Kai-chen
2–6, 5–7
Loss 6–6 Apr 2014 Nanning Open, China 25,000 Hard   Zhang Ling   Zhang Kailin
  Han Xinyun
6–7(8–10), 6–7(3–7)
Win 7–6 May 2014 Empire Slovak Open 75,000 Clay   Stephanie Vogt   Margarita Gasparyan
  Evgeniya Rodina
6–4, 6–2
Win 8–6 May 2015 Anning Open, China 75,000 Clay   Xu Yifan   Yang Zhaoxuan
  Ye Qiuyu
7–5, 6–2
Win 9–6 Jul 2018 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay   An-Sophie Mestach   Prarthana Thombare
  Eva Wacanno
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 9–7 Nov 2019 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Ng Kwan-yau   Tamarine Tanasugarn
  Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
2–6, 6–7(5–7)

Summer Youth Olympic Games

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Singles: 1 (silver medal)

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Result Year Host nation Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2010 Singapore Hard   Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (gold medal)

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Result Year Host nation Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2010 Singapore Hard   Tang Haochen   Jana Čepelová
  Chantal Škamlová
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

Wins over top-10 players

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# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2016
1.   Petra Kvitová No. 6 Shenzhen Open Hard 1R 6–2, ret.
2.   Angelique Kerber No. 2 Qatar Ladies Open Hard 2R 7–5, 6–1
3.   Agnieszka Radwańska No. 5 Rio Olympics Hard 1R 6–4, 7–5
2017
4.   Elina Svitolina No. 10 Madrid Open Clay 1R 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2019
5.   Aryna Sabalenka No. 10 Stanford Classic Hard F 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2020
6.   Kiki Bertens No. 6 Qatar Ladies Open Hard 3R 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Notes

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  1. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  2. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ a b In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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