Yuan Yue
Country (sports) | China |
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Born | Yangzhou, China | 25 September 1998
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | José Hernández-Fernández[1] |
Prize money | US$ 1,478,398 |
Singles | |
Career record | 243–175 |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 36 (20 May 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 40 (16 September 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023, 2024) |
French Open | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2023, 2024) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 50–59 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 124 (22 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 138 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2024) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Last updated on: 15 August 2024. |
Yuan Yue (Chinese: 袁悦; pinyin: Yuán Yuè; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɥɛ̌n ɥê] ; born 25 September 1998) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 36 in singles and No. 124 in doubles, achieved in 2024.
Career
[edit]2018: WTA Tour debut
[edit]Yuan made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Jiangxi International Open in the doubles tournament, partnering with Liu Yanni.[2]
2022: Major debut and top 75 ranking
[edit]She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.
At the next major, at the US Open, she reached the third round for the first time after qualifying by defeating Jaimee Fourlis and Irina-Camelia Begu without losing a set.[3]
2023: First WTA 1000 win and WTA Tour final
[edit]She qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make her debut at this major, and she also qualified for the Wimbledon Championships.[4]
Yuan received a wildcard for her home tournament, the China Open, and defeated Elise Mertens for her first WTA 1000 win.[5]
She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Korea Open where she lost to top seed Jessica Pegula.[6]
2024: First title & top-10 win, WTA 1000 quarterfinal, Chinese No. 2
[edit]At the Hobart International, she reached the semifinals after qualifying, saving four set points against Yulia Putintseva.[7][8] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 61, on 15 January 2024.
She reached the final at the 2024 ATX Open defeating Arina Rodionova, Taylor Townsend, Wang Yafan and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[9] She won the title defeating sixth seed and compatriot Wang Xiyu.[10] As a result, she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.[11]
At the Indian Wells Open, she recorded her first top-10 win over eighth seed Zheng Qinwen to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time, having never previously get past the second round.[12][13] Next, she reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a win over Caroline Dolehide and 11th seed Daria Kasatkina. As a result, she reached the top 40 in the singles rankings becoming the Chinese No. 2 player. At the other WTA 1000, the Miami Open, she recorded her first win at this tournament over Anna Blinkova.
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2023 Korea Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
National representation | ||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | A | A[b] | PO | Z1 | 0 / 0 | 5–0 | 100% | ||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Qatar Open[c] | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Dubai[c] | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | Q1 | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Wuhan Open | A | Q1 | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
China Open | A | Q2 | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | Career total: 16 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | |||
Hard win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 9–8 | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% | |
Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 9–10 | 0 / 16 | 14–16 | 47% | |
Year-end ranking[d] | 378 | 233 | 229 | 312 | 74 | 108 | $911,304 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2024 | ATX Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Wang Xiyu | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Aug 2019 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | Han Xinyun | Lara Arruabarrena Renata Voráčová |
7–6(7–2), 4–6, [4–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Sara Tomic | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | May 2018 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–3 | May 2019 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | 6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Ulanqab, China | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Dec 2021 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Erika Andreeva | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–5 | Jan 2022 | Traralgon International, Australia | 60,000+H | Hard | Paula Ormaechea | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2022 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | 60,000 | Clay | Emma Navarro | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Sep 2022 | Berkeley Club Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–7 | Oct 2022 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Diana Shnaider | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–8 | Oct 2022 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–9 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard | Berfu Cengiz | 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(9–11) |
Loss | 4–10 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Bai Zhuoxuan | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Win | 5–10 | Nov 2023 | Takasaki Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Harriet Dart | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 5–11 | Nov 2023 | Takasaki Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Bai Zhuoxuan | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Guiyang, China | 25,000 | Hard | Chen Jiahui | Kang Jiaqi Xun Fangying |
6–3, 5–7, [6–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | Jinan Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Zheng Wushuang | Samantha Murray Eden Silva |
1–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2021 | Open de Montpellier, France | 60,000 | Clay | Liang En-shuo | Estelle Cascino Camilla Rosatello |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lagos, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková |
w/o |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Sophie Chang | Nao Hibino Fanny Stollár |
6–3, 6–3 |
Record against top 10 players
[edit]- Yue has a 1–5 (17%) win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[14][15]
W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | Source |
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2024 | ||||||||
1. | Qinwen Zheng | 8 | Indian Wells Open, US | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 49 | [16] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ 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 2009–2011 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.
- ^ 2016: WTA ranking–931, 2017: WTA ranking–429.
References
[edit]- ^ "Yuan Yue's leap of faith and trust in a new coach ignites a winning journey". 20 March 2024.
- ^ "2018 Jiangxi Open" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Zheng Qinwen leads Chinese quartet making history at the US Open".
- ^ "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".
- ^ "Wildcard Yuan upsets Mertens to reach the second round". 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Pegula wins Seoul to capture second title of the season".
- ^ "Dasha delight as Aussie wildcard moves into final four". Hobart International Tennis. January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Yuan saves set points, edges Putintseva to reach second WTA semi". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Wang Xiyu, Yuan set all-Chinese final in Austin". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Yuan battles past Wang Xiyu in Austin to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "VICTORY AT LAST". 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Yuan ousts Zheng in Indian Wells to post first Top 10 win". 9 March 2024.
- ^ "An Artist On And Off The Court: Meet Rising Chinese Talent Yue Yuan". 12 March 2024.
- ^ "🎾H2H🎾 Coric's Tennis | ATP Live Rankings | WTA Live Rankings | Draw Challenges". www.live-tennis.cn.
- ^ "Women's Tennis Association - Official Website". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Yuan beats Zheng in Chinese derby to advance in Indian Wells". China Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2024.