1. Wang Xiyu is a Chinese professional tennis player.
17 Facts About Wang Xiyu
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Wang Xiyu reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No 49 on 9 January 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No 98 on 19 August 2024.
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Wang Xiyu reached semifinals at the 2017 French Open and 2018 Australian Open.
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Wang Xiyu made her ITF Women's Circuit debut in 2016 at the $10k event in Anning as a wildcard player.
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Wang Xiyu then finished as runner-up at another $25k event in Nonthaburi and won the title at the $25k event in Tsukuba.
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Unlike the first three majors of the year, Wang Xiyu reached the main draw at the US Open, but lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the first round.
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Wang Xiyu started the year with a win over Sorana Cirstea at the Shenzhen Open, but then lost to third seed Elise Mertens.
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However, she failed to reach the main draw of the Australian Open, Wang Xiyu reached quarterfinals of the Hua Hin Championships, where she defeated world No 15, Petra Martic.
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Wang Xiyu followed this up with a semifinal at the Mexican Open; after three wins, she lost to Heather Watson.
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Wang Xiyu reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No 103, on 9 May 2022, and made her top 100 debut a month later on 13 June 2022, after reaching her first WTA Challenger final at the Open Internacional de Valencia.
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Wang Xiyu made her debut at Wimbledon where she lost in the first round to another debutante at this major, Jule Niemeier.
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Wang Xiyu ended the year ranked in the top 50 on 7 November 2022.
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Wang Xiyu scored back-to-back wins at the WTA 1000-level against top-30 players Bianca Andreescu and Irina-Camelia Begu at Madrid and Rome.
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Wang Xiyu won her maiden WTA Tour title in Guangzhou, defeating top seed Magda Linette in the final.
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Wang Xiyu received a wildcard for her home tournament, the China Open.
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Wang Xiyu received a wildcard for the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy, partnering Xu Yifan.
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Wang Xiyu reached the final at the ATX Open, defeating top seed Anhelina Kalinina in the last four, but lost out in the title to fellow Chinese player Yuan Yue.