Wang Xiyu reached semifinals at the 2017 French Open and 2018 Australian Open.
11 Facts About Wang Xiyu
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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 the another $25k event in Nonthaburi and win 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 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 top-30 wins at the WTA 1000 level over Bianca Andreescu and Irina-Camelia Begu at Madrid and Rome.