Yuan Yue

Yuan Yue (Chinese: 袁悦; pinyin: Yuán Yuè; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɥɛ̌n ɥê] ⓘ; born 25 September 1998) is a Chinese tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 74 and a best doubles ranking of No. 224.

Not to be confused with the beach volleyball player Yue Yuan.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.
Yuan Yue
Yuan at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
Born (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 903,157
Singles
Career record210–158 (57.1%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 74 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 106 (16 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US Open3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record45–51 (46.9%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 224 (9 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 226 (16 October 2023)
Last updated on: 16 October 2023.

Career overview

2018: WTA Tour debut

Yuan made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Jiangxi International Open in the doubles tournament, partnering with Liu Yanni.[1]

2022: Grand Slam debut and first wins, WTA 1000 debut

She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.

At the next major, at the US Open, she reached third round for the first time after qualifying, defeating Jaimee Fourlis and Irina-Camelia Begu without losing a set.[2]

2023: First WTA 1000 win and WTA Tour final

She qualified for the Australian Open to make her debut at this major, and she also qualified for the Wimbledon Championships.[3]

Yuan received a wildcard for her home tournament, the China Open, and defeated Elise Mertens for her first WTA 1000 win.[4]

She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Korea Open where she lost to top seed Jessica Pegula.[5]

Performance timeline
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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Ningbo Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q3 Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A A A 3R Q1 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 0 / 4 2–4 33%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] A A A[lower-alpha 2] PO Z1 0 / 0 5–0 100%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A NH Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A Q1 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A Q2 NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Career statistics
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 0 1 0 4 9 Career total: 15
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 5–7 0 / 11 7–11 39%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–4 5–9 0 / 15 10–15 40%
Year–end ranking[lower-alpha 4] 378 233 229 312 74 $812,757

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Korea Open, South Korea WTA 250 Hard United States Jessica Pegula 2–6, 3–6

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Aug 2019 Karlsruhe Open, Germany Clay China Han Xinyun Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová		 7–6(7–2), 4–6, [4–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups, 1 pending)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–8)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 15,000 Hard Australia Sara Tomic 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 5–7, 2–6
Loss 0–3 May 2018 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 May 2019 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard Japan Akiko Omae 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 1–4 Jun 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Turkey İpek Soylu 6–7(1–7), 1–6
Loss 1–5 Jul 2019 ITF Ulanqab, China 25,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–5 Dec 2021 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Erika Andreeva 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3–5 Jan 2022 Traralgon International, Australia 60,000+H Hard Argentina Paula Ormaechea 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open, Latvia 60,000 Clay United States Emma Navarro 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–7 Sep 2022 Berkeley Tennis Challenge, United States 60,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Oct 2022 Las Vegas Open, United States 60,000 Hard Russia Diana Shnaider 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 4–8 Oct 2022 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard United States Taylor Townsend 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–9 Feb 2023 ITF Mexico City, Mexico 40,000 Hard Turkey Berfu Cengiz 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(9–11)
Oct 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard China Bai Zhuoxuan

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2018 ITF Guiyang, China 25,000 Hard China Chen Jiahui China Kang Jiaqi
China Xun Fangying		 6–3, 5–7, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Jinan International Open, China 60,000 Hard China Zheng Wushuang United Kingdom Samantha Murray
United Kingdom Eden Silva		 1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Jun 2021 Open de Montpellier, France 60,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo France Estelle Cascino
Italy Camilla Rosatello		 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2021 Lagos Ladies Open, Portugal 25,000 Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková		 w/o
Win 3–2 Apr 2023 Charlottesville Open, United States 60,000 Clay United States Sophie Chang Japan Nao Hibino
Hungary Fanny Stollár		 6–3, 6–3

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players
  • She has a 0–3 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2022
Loss 0–1 United States Jessica Pegula No. 8 US Open, United States Hard 3R 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 0–6 No. 142
2023
Loss 0–2 Greece Maria Sakkari No. 6 Australian Open, Australia Hard 1R 1–6, 4–6 No. 117
Loss 0–3 United States Jessica Pegula No. 4 Korea Open, South Korea Hard F 2–6, 3–6 No. 128

Notes
  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. 2016: WTA ranking–931 , 2017: WTA ranking–429.

References
  1. "2018 Jiangxi Open" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. "Zheng Qinwen leads Chinese quartet making history at the US Open".
  3. "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".
  4. https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/china-open-yuan-makes-32-717519.html
  5. https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3738267/pegula-wins-seoul-to-capture-second-title-of-the-season


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