Xu Yifan (Chinese: 徐一幡; pinyin: Xú Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕy̌ í fǎn]; born 8 August 1988) is a professional tennis player from China. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 148 in singles, on 13 July 2015. Since October 2018, she has specialized playing in doubles. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
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Residence | Tianjin, China | |||||||||||||
Born | (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 34) Tianjin | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Coach | Torsten Peschke | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US $3,047,564 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 217–193 (52.9%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 148 (13 July 2016) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2016) | |||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (2015) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2015) | |||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2012) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 434–263 (62.3%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 12 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (13 January 2020) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 17 (24 October 2022) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2016) | |||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2016, 2019, 2022) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (2019) | |||||||||||||
US Open | F (2020) | |||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | QF (2017, 2018) | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (2016, 2021) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2017) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2016) | |||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 6 September 2022. |
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[1] She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2008 China Open in Beijing and a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles. She reached the semifinals at the 2016 Australian Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2016 French Open in women's doubles with Zheng Saisai.
She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Australian Open in 2017 with Raquel Atawo. In 2017, she formed a new partnership with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski. Xu won the Miami Open and the Connecticut Open women's doubles with Dabrowski.[2] She partnered Dabrowski again in the US Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.
In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at the Sydney International,[3] and then reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne, just like 2019 at the French Open and US Open. The biggest achievement of the Canadian/Chinese pair was reaching the final of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
She reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the US Open with Nicole Melichar.
At the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, she won her second WTA title of her career in doubles with Yang Zhaoxuan.[4]
She qualified for her third WTA Finals with a different partner Yang Zhaoxuan.[5]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 13–8 | 62% |
French Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | QF | 15–7 | 68% |
Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | NH | A | 3R | 11–6 | 65% |
US Open | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | F | A | 3R | 19–8 | 70% |
Win–loss | 3–1 | 1–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 10–4 | 58–29 | 67% |
Olympic Games | |||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | NH | 2R | NH | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||
WTA Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | RR | NH | DNQ | 1–4 | 0% | |||
WTA Elite Trophy | NH | DNQ | W | A | A | A | NH | 3–0 | 100% | ||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||
Qatar / Dubai Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | F | A | 8–6 | 57% |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | NH | A | W | 12–4 | 75% |
Miami Open | A | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | NH | 2R | 2R | 12–5 | 71% |
Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | NH | QF | 1R | 8–6 | 57% |
Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 4–6 | 40% |
Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | 2R | 3–4 | 43% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | A | 2R | 6–4 | 60% |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | NH | 3–6 | 38% | ||
China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | NH | 6–6 | 50% | ||
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | $2,605,005 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2017 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2018 | China Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2020 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
Loss | 2021 | Dubai Championships | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–2) |
WTA Elite Trophy (1–0) |
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (2–4) |
Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (6–2) |
International / WTA 250 (3–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | Korea Open | International | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Aug 2015 | Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2015 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(8–10), 0–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Elite | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, U.S. | Premier M | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, U.S. | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 7–4 | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2018 | China Open | Premier M | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 8–6 | May 2019 | Madrid Open, Spain | Premier M | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 9–6 | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] |
Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2019 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–7 | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | Premier 5 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
Loss | 10–9 | Sep 2020 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2021 | Dubai Championships, UAE | WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11–10 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 12–10 | Aug 2022 | Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. (2) | WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Jiangxi International Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2010 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(1) |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(5) |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Guangzhou, China | 50,000[lower-alpha 1] | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2007 | ITF Anning, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Dec 2007 | ITF Xiamen, China | 75,000[lower-alpha 2] | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 5–4 | May 2008 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2008 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2009 | Burnie International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Jun 2009 | ITF Komoro, Japan | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 7–6 | Jan 2010 | ITF Pingguo, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 8–6 | Feb 2010 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [10–5] |
Win | 9–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 10–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 11–6 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 11–7 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7(1), 3–6 |
Win | 12–7 | Jul 2010 | ITF Fuzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [10–2] |
Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2011 | ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 12–9 | Apr 2012 | ITF Wenshan, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 13–9 | May 2012 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 14–9 | May 2012 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 14–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Yakima, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Win | 15–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 16–10 | Jul 2012 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4] |
Loss | 16–11 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 16–12 | May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 17–12 | Feb 2014 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
Win | 18–12 | Mar 2014 | ITF Quanzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–1 |
Win | 19–12 | Apr 2015 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 20–12 | May 2015 | Anning Open, China | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 21–12 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
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