Taiwanese tennis player
Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: εΌ΅ε±θ²; pinyin: ZhΔng KΗizhΔn; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsΓ‘Ε kΚ°Γ i tsΙΜn]; born January 13, 1991), also known as Kelly Chang, is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player.
Careerβ»
Her father is Chang Chin-lai and mother is Jun Yu-mei; she has two older brothers, Yao-lun and Yao-chung (both play tennis). Born and "raised in Taiwan," an hour from Taipei, "Chang splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach," Florida (International Tennis Academy). She started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand, "her favorite surface is hardcourt."
She qualified for the 2009 US Open, where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi 6β0, 2β6, 6β2 in her first-round match. At the 2009 Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world No. 1, Dinara Safina, 7β6, 4β6, 7β5 in her second-round match.
In July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 82. In February 2013, she peaked at No. 65 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, Chang has a winβloss record of 10β8.
Grand Slam performance timelinesβ»
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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P#
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DNQ
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A
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Z#
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PO
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G
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S
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B
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NMS
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NTI
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P
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NH
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(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)/(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); (WβL) winβloss 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."
Singlesβ»
Doublesβ»
WTA career finalsβ»
Singles: 1 (runnerβup)β»
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments
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Premier M & Premier 5
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Premier
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International (0β1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0β1)
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Clay (0β0)
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Grass (0β0)
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Carpet (0β0)
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Doubles: 4 (4 titles)β»
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments
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Premier M & Premier 5
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Premier
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International (4β0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (4β0)
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Grass (0β0)
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Clay (0β0)
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Carpet (0β0)
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WTA 125 tournament finalsβ»
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)β»
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)β»
Result
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WβL
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0β1
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Nov 2012
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Taipei Challenger, Taiwan
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Hard (i)
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Olga Govortsova
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Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic
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7β5, 2β6, β»
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Loss
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0β2
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Nov 2014
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Taipei Challenger, Taiwan
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Carpet (i)
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Chuang Chia-jung
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Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan
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4β6, 3β6
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Win
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1β2
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Aug 2015
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Jiangxi International, China
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Hard
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Zheng Saisai
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Chan Chin-wei Wang Yafan
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6β3, 4β6, β»
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Loss
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1β3
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Nov 2016
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Taipei Challenger, Taiwan
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Hard (i)
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Chuang Chia-jung
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Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova
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6β4, 3β6, β»
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ITF Circuit finalsβ»
Legend
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50/60,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runnerβups)β»
Result
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WβL
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0β1
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Nov 2007
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ITF Manila, Philippines
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10,000
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Clay
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Nicole Riner
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3β6, 2β6
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Loss
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0β2
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Feb 2008
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ITF Mildura, Australia
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25,000
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Grass
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Marina Erakovic
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3β6, 1β6
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Win
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1β2
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May 2008
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Kurume Cup, Japan
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50,000
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Carpet
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Alexandra Panova
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7β5, 6β3
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Loss
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1β3
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May 2009
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Fukuoka International, Japan
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50,000
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Grass
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Nikola Hofmanova
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3β6, 2β6
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Win
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2β3
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Oct 2011
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KΕfu International Open, Japan
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50,000
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Hard
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Mandy Minella
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6β4, 1β6, 6β4
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Loss
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2β4
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Aug 2014
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ITF Tsukuba, Japan
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25,000
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Hard
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Junri Namigata
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0β6, 6β7
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Win
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3β4
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Mar 2015
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ITF Jiangmen, China
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10,000
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Hard
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Zhao Di
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6β2, 6β1
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Loss
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3β5
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May 2015
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ITF Xuzhou, China
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50,000
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Hard
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Luksika Kumkhum
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6β1, 5β7, 1β6
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Win
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4β5
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Sep 2015
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Zhuhai Open, China
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50,000
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Hard
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Zhang Yuxuan
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4β6, 6β1, 7β6
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Win
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5β5
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Oct 2016
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ITF Iizuka, Japan
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25,000
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Hard
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Jang Su-jeong
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6β3, 6β4
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Win
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6β5
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Oct 2016
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Suzhou Ladies Open, China
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50,000
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Hard
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Wang Yafan
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4β6, 6β2, 6β1
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Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runnerβups)β»
Result
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WβL
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0β1
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Jul 2006
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ITF Bangkok, Thailand
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10,000
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Hard
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Nguyα»
n ThΓΉy Dung
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Nungnadda Wannasuk Varatchaya Wongteanchai
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4β6, 4β6
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Loss
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0β2
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Mar 2008
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ITF Sorrento, Australia
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25,000
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Hard
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Hwang I-hsuan
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Monique Adamczak Melanie South
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2β6, 4β6
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Win
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1β2
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May 2008
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Kurume Cup, Japan
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50,000
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Carpet
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Hwang I-hsuan
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Erika Sema Yurika Sema
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6β3, 2β6, β»
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Loss
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1β3
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May 2008
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ITF Gunma, Japan
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25,000
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Carpet
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Hwang I-hsuan
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Erika Sema Yurika Sema
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3β6, 6β2, β»
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Win
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2β3
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Nov 2008
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Pune Championships, India
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25,000
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Hard
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Hwang I-hsuan
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Elora Dabija Bojana Jovanovski
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5β7, 6β2, β»
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Win
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3β3
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Apr 2009
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ITF Changwon, South Korea
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25,000
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Hard
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Chen Yi
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Elena Baltacha Amanda Elliott
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6β4, 6β1
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Win
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4β3
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Apr 2009
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ITF Gimcheon, South Korea
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25,000
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Hard
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Chen Yi
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Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a
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6β1, 7β5
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Loss
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4β4
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May 2009
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Kurume Cup, Japan
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50,000
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Carpet
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Ayaka Maekawa
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Lu Jingjing Sun Shengnan
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3β6, 2β6
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Win
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5β4
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Jul 2009
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Lexington Challenger, United States
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50,000
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Hard
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Tetiana Luzhanska
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Jacqueline Cako Alison Riske
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6β3, 6β2
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Wi
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6β4
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Aug 2010
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Vancouver Open, Canada
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75,000
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Hard
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Heidi El Tabakh
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Irina Falconi Amanda Fink
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3β6, 6β3, β»
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Win
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7β4
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Nov 2010
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Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan
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100,000
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Carpet (i)
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Chuang Chia-jung
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Sania Mirza Hsieh Su-wei
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6β4, 6β2
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Win
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8β4
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Sep 2012
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Ningbo International, China
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100,000
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Hard
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Shuko Aoyama
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Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai
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6β2, 7β5
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Win
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9β4
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May 2015
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ITF Wuhan, China
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50,000
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Hard
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Han Xinyun
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Liu Chang Lu Jiajing
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6β0, 6β3
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Win
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10β4
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May 2015
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ITF Xuzhou, China
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50,000
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Hard
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Han Xinyun
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Cao Siqi Zhou Mingjun
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6β3, 6β2
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Loss
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10β5
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Jul 2016
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ITF Wuhan, China
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50,000
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Hard
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Duan Yingying
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Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya
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4β6, 4β6
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Win
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11β5
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May 2017
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Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
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100,000
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Clay
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Hsieh Su-wei
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Raluca Olaru Renata VorΓ‘ΔovΓ‘
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7β5, 6β1
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Win
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12β5
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May 2017
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Open Saint-Gaudens, France
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60,000
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Clay
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Han Xinyun
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Montserrat GonzΓ‘lez SΓlvia Soler Espinosa
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7β5, 6β1
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Loss
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12β6
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Jun 2017
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Surbiton Trophy, UK
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100,000
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Grass
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Marina Erakovic
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Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders
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4β6, 5β7
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Loss
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12β7
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Jun 2017
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Manchester Trophy, UK
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100,000
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Grass
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Marina Erakovic
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Magdalena FrΔch An-Sophie Mestach
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4β6, 6β7
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Loss
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12β8
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May 2018
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ITF Incheon, Korea
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25,000
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Hard
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Hsu Ching-wen
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Han Na-lae Kim Na-ri
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0β5 ret.
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Win
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13β8
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Jun 2018
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ITF Daegu, Korea
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25,000
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Hard
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Hsu Ching-wen
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Shiho Akita Misaki Doi
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2β1 ret.
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Win
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14β8
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Feb 2019
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Launceston International, Australia
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60,000
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Hard
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Hsu Ching-wen
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Alexandra Bozovic Isabelle Wallace
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6β2, 6β4
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Win
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15β8
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Mar 2019
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KΕfu International Open, Japan
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25,000
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Hard
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Hsu Ching-wen
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Emina Bektas Tara Moore
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6β1, 6β3
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Win
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16β8
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Mar 2019
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ITF KΕfu, Japan
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25,000
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Hard
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Hsu Ching-wen
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Xun Fangying You Xiaodi
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6β3, 6β4
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Wins over top 10 playersβ»
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»