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Yuan Yue

Not to be confused with the beach volleyball player Yue Yuan.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.

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. 73 in doubles, achieved in 2024. She is currently the No. 3 Chinese player.

Yuan Yue
Yuan at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
Born (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26)
Yangzhou, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Hernández-Fernández[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 1,872,329
Singles
Career record247–181
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 36 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 44 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023, 2024)
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record51–63
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 73 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 73 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Last updated on: 20 October 2024.

Career

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2018: WTA Tour debut

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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

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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

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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

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At the Hobart International, she reached the semifinals after qualifying, saving four set points against Yulia Putintseva.[7][8]

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 event 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[14] and 11th seed Daria Kasatkina.[15] She lost in the last eight to third seed Coco Gauff.[16] At the other WTA 1000, the Miami Open, she recorded her first win at this tournament over Anna Blinkova[17] before losing to Maria Sakkari[18]

In October, Yuan teamed up with Demi Schuurs to win the doubles at the WTA 500 Ningbo Open, defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final. As a result she reached the top 75 in the doubles rankings on 21 October 2024.[19]

Performance timeline

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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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Korea Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
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 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A Q2 NH 2R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 7–8 0 / 10 8–10 44%
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

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

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2024 Ningbo Open, China WTA 500 Hard   Demi Schuurs   Nicole Melichar-Martinez
  Ellen Perez 		6–3, 6–3

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Aug 2019 Karlsruhe Open, Germany Clay   Han Xinyun   Lara Arruabarrena
  Renata Voráčová 		7–6(7–2), 4–6, [4–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–10)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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, US 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, US 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 2, Japan 100,000 Hard   Bai Zhuoxuan 2–6, 3–6

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

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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  • Yue has a 1–5 win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[20][21]
W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank Source
2024
1.   Zheng Qinwen 8 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 6–4, 6–3 49 [22]

Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 2016: WTA ranking–931, 2017: WTA ranking–429.

References

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  1. ^ "Yuan Yue's leap of faith and trust in a new coach ignites a winning journey". 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2018 Jiangxi Open" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  3. ^ "Zheng Qinwen leads Chinese quartet making history at the US Open".
  4. ^ "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".
  5. ^ "Wildcard Yuan upsets Mertens to reach the second round". 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Pegula wins Seoul to capture second title of the season".
  7. ^ "Dasha delight as Aussie wildcard moves into final four". Hobart International Tennis. January 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Yuan saves set points, edges Putintseva to reach second WTA semi". Women's Tennis Association.
  9. ^ "Wang Xiyu, Yuan set all-Chinese final in Austin". Women's Tennis Association.
  10. ^ "Yuan battles past Wang Xiyu in Austin to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association.
  11. ^ "VICTORY AT LAST". 4 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Yuan ousts Zheng in Indian Wells to post first Top 10 win". 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ "An Artist On And Off The Court: Meet Rising Chinese Talent Yue Yuan". 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Yuan overhauls Dolehide to extend winning streak to eight". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Indian Wells: Yuan upsets Kasatkina to extend win streak to nine; faces Gauff in quarters". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Takeaways: Gauff reaches first Indian Wells semifinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Yuan continues hot streak, defeats Blinkova in Miami opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Miami Open: Sakkari races into third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Kasatkina overcomes Mirra Andreeva in Ningbo to win second title of season". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  20. ^ "🎾H2H🎾 Coric's Tennis | ATP Live Rankings | WTA Live Rankings | Draw Challenges". www.live-tennis.cn.
  21. ^ "Women's Tennis Association - Official Website". Women's Tennis Association.
  22. ^ "Yuan beats Zheng in Chinese derby to advance in Indian Wells". China Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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