Xu Yifan
Chinese tennis player (born 1988)
Xu Yifan (Chinese : 徐一璠[ 1] ; pinyin : Xú Yīfán ; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕy̌ í fǎn] ; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie ,[ 2] is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the singles rankings.
Career
2004–2012
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[ 3]
She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2007 and 2008 China Open in Beijing with Han Xinyun .
2013: Maiden WTA title
2014–2016: Australian Open semifinalist, WTA Elite trophy champion
She was a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles with Zarina Diyas .
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 .
2017–2019: Major final and semifinal at Wimbledon, five quarterfinals
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.[ 4] She partnered with Dabrowski again in the US Open , with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.
In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at the Sydney International ,[ 5] 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 quarterfinals at the 2018 WTA Finals with Gabriela Dabrowski for a second consecutive year having done so also in 2017 . She also qualified for the 2019 WTA Finals for a third year in a row.
2020–2021: US Open and WTA 1000 finals, world No. 7 in doubles, Olympics
She reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the US Open with Nicole Melichar .
In 2021, she competed at the Tokyo Olympics with Yang Zhaoxuan .
2022: Second WTA 1000 title, French Open quarterfinal
In Indian Wells , she won the second WTA 1000 title of her career in doubles, partnering with Yang Zhaoxuan.[ 6]
She qualified for her fourth 2022 WTA Finals with a different partner, compatriot Yang Zhaoxuan.[ 7]
2023: WTA Elite Trophy wildcard
She received a wildcard for the Elite Trophy in China, partnering fellow Chinese player Wang Xiyu .
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.
Doubles
Xu at Wimbledon in 2015
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
Mixed: 1 (runner-up)
Other significant finals
WTA 1000 tournaments
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 24 (14 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Legend
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 (5–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2007
China Open , China
Tier II
Hard
Han Xinyun
Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei
6–7(3–7 ), 3–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 2008
China Open, China
Tier II
Hard
Han Xinyun
Anabel Medina Garrigues Caroline Wozniacki
1–6, 3–6
Win
1–2
Sep 2013
Korea Open , South Korea
International
Hard
Chan Chin-wei
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
7–5, 6–3
Win
2–2
Aug 2015
Silicon Valley Classic , United States
Premier
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–1, 6–3
Win
3–2
Oct 2015
Tianjin Open , China
International
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Darija Jurak Nicole Melichar
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss
3–3
Jan 2016
Shenzhen Open , China
International
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Vania King Monica Niculescu
1–6, 4–6
Loss
3–4
Oct 2016
Tianjin Open, China
International
Hard
Magda Linette
Christina McHale Peng Shuai
6–7(8–10) , 0–6
Win
4–4
Nov 2016
Elite Trophy, Zhuhai , China
Elite
Hard (i)
İpek Soylu
Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
5–4
Apr 2017
Miami Open , United States
Premier M
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–3
Win
6–4
Aug 2017
Connecticut Open , United States
Premier
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
7–4
Jan 2018
Sydney International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
6–3, 6–1
Win
8–4
Jun 2018
Eastbourne International , United Kingdom
Premier
Grass
Gabriela Dabrowski
Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–3, 7–5
Loss
8–5
Oct 2018
China Open, China
Premier M
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss
8–6
May 2019
Madrid Open , Spain
Premier M
Clay
Gabriela Dabrowski
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 1–6
Win
9–6
May 2019
Nuremberg Cup , Germany
International
Clay
Gabriela Dabrowski
Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–5]
Loss
9–7
Jul 2019
Wimbledon , United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass
Gabriela Dabrowski
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 4–6
Win
10–7
Jan 2020
Adelaide International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Gabriela Dabrowski Darija Jurak
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss
10–8
Aug 2020
Cincinnati Open , United States
Premier 5
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs
1–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss
10–9
Sep 2020
US Open , United States
Grand Slam
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Loss
10–10
Mar 2021
Dubai Championships , UAE
WTA 1000
Hard
Yang Zhaoxuan
Alexa Guarachi Darija Jurak
0–6, 3–6
Win
11–10
Mar 2022
Indian Wells Open, United States
WTA 1000
Hard
Yang Zhaoxuan
Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win
12–10
Aug 2022
Silicon Valley Classic, United States (2)
WTA 500
Hard
Yang Zhaoxuan
Shuko Aoyama Chan Hao-ching
7–5, 6–0
Win
13–10
May 2023
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
WTA 250
Clay
Yang Zhaoxuan
Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos
6–3, 6–2
Loss
13–11
May 2024
Rabat Grand Prix , Morocco
WTA 250
Clay
Anna Danilina
Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova
3–6, 2–6
Win
14–11
Aug 2024
Tennis in the Land , United States
WTA 250
Hard
Cristina Bucșa
Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (1–5)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2007
ITF Chengdu, China
25,000
Hard
Zhang Shuai
2–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 2010
ITF Changwon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Lee Jin-a
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
May 2010
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Natsumi Hamamura
1–6, 2–6
Win
1–3
Apr 2014
ITF Nanning, China
25,000
Hard
Chan Yung-jan
6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss
1–4
Jun 2014
ITF Zhengzhou, China
25,000
Hard
Zhang Kailin
5–7, 4–6
Loss
1–5
Jul 2014
ITF Phuket, Thailand
25,000
Hard (i)
Wang Yafan
6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Doubles (21–12)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
May 2006
ITF Tarakan, Indonesia
10,000
Hard
Xia Huan
Sandy Gumulya Septi Mende
6–2, 6–7(3) , 7–6(5)
Loss
1–1
Jul 2006
ITF Chengdu, China
25,000
Hard
Xia Huan
Ren Jing Zhang Shuai
4–6, 2–6
Loss
1–2
Aug 2006
ITF Changsha, China
25,000
Hard
Xia Huan
Chen Yanchong Liu Wanting
3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–3
May 2007
ITF Chengdu, China
25,000
Hard
Huang Lei
Song Shanshan Xie Yanze
3–6, 5–7
Win
2–3
Jun 2007
ITF Changsha, China
25,000
Hard
Huang Lei
Chan Chin-wei Kumiko Iijima
6–3, 6–4
Win
3–3
Jun 2007
ITF Guangzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Huang Lei
Chen Yanchong Zhou Yimiao
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss
3–4
Nov 2007
ITF Kunming, China
50,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Urszula Radwańska Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 1–6
Win
4–4
Dec 2007
ITF Xiamen, China
75,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan
6–4, 7–5
Win
5–4
May 2008
ITF Caserta, Italy
25,000
Clay
Han Xinyun
Sophie Ferguson Christina Wheeler
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss
5–5
Jun 2008
ITF Périgueux, France
25,000
Clay
Han Xinyun
Anna-Lena Grönefeld İpek Şenoğlu
3–6, 4–6
Loss
5–6
Feb 2009
Burnie International , Australia
25,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Monique Adamczak Abigail Spears
2–6, 4–6
Win
6–6
Jun 2009
ITF Komoro, Japan
25,000
Clay
Zhang Shuai
Ayumi Oka Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–2, 6–1
Win
7–6
Jan 2010
ITF Pingguo, China
25,000
Hard
Chan Chin-wei
Ji Chunmei Liu Wanting
6–3, 6–1
Win
8–6
Feb 2010
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Ji Chunmei
Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle
5–7, 6–2, [10–5]
Win
9–6
Mar 2010
ITF Hammond, US
25,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle
6–2, 6–2
Win
10–6
Mar 2010
ITF Clearwater, US
25,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund
6–4, 6–4
Win
11–6
May 2010
Kurume Cup , Japan
50,000
Grass
Sun Shengnan
Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
Loss
11–7
May 2010
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Sun Shengnan
Ayumi Oka Akiko Yonemura
6–7(1) , 3–6
Win
12–7
Jul 2010
ITF Fuzhou, China
25,000
Hard
Liu Shaozhuo
Kao Shao-yuan Ayaka Maekawa
3–6, 6–1, [10–2]
Loss
12–8
Oct 2011
ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia
25,000
Hard
Zhang Kailin
Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska
1–6, 1–6
Loss
12–9
Apr 2012
ITF Wenshan, China
50,000
Hard
Liu Wanting
Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei
3–6, 2–6
Win
13–9
May 2012
ITF Changwon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Liu Wanting
Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin
6–4, 7–5
Win
14–9
May 2012
ITF Gimcheon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Hu Yueyue
Liang Chen Sun Shengnan
6–0, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
14–10
Jul 2012
ITF Yakima, US
50,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Samantha Crawford Madison Keys
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win
15–10
Jul 2012
ITF Evansville, US
10,000
Hard
Duan Yingying
Mallory Burdette Natalie Pluskota
6–2, 6–3
Win
16–10
Jul 2012
Lexington Challenger , US
50,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Julia Glushko Olivia Rogowska
7–5, 6–7(7) , [10–4]
Loss
16–11
Feb 2013
ITF Surprise, US
25,000
Hard
Emily J. Harman
Samantha Crawford Sachia Vickery
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
16–12
May 2013
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
25,000
Hard
Chen Yi
Naomi Broady Teodora Mirčić
3–6, 3–6
Win
17–12
Feb 2014
Rancho Santa Fe Open , United States
25,000
Hard
Samantha Crawford
Danielle Lao Keri Wong
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win
18–12
Mar 2014
ITF Quanzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Chan Chin-wei
Sun Ziyue Xu Shilin
7–6(4) , 6–1
Win
19–12
Apr 2015
Kangaroo Cup , Japan
75,000
Hard
Wang Yafan
An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith
6–2, 6–3
Win
20–12
May 2015
Anning Open , China
75,000
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Yang Zhaoxuan Ye Qiuyu
7–5, 6–2
Win
21–12
Jun 2015
Ilkley Trophy , UK
50,000
Grass
Raluca Olaru
An-Sophie Mestach Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–4
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