Yang Ya-yi (Chinese: 楊亞依; pinyin: Yáng Yàyī; born 30 May 2004) is a Taiwanese tennis player.
She has a career-high junior singles ranking by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) of 4, achieved on 26 December 2022. Her career-high by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is 203, achieved on 16 October 2023. On 18 September 2023, she peaked at No. 289 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Yang, who started playing tennis when she was three years old,[1] represents the colours of Chinese Taipei in the Billie Jean King Cup.[2]
Career
Junior Grand Slam performance
- Singles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2020)
- French Open: –
- Wimbledon: –
- US Open: 1R (2021)
- Doubles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2020)
- French Open: –
- Wimbledon: –
- US Open: 1R (2021)
Professional
Yang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2023 Guadalajara Open, where she entered the main draw as a qualifier,[3] losing in the first round to fourth seed Lucia Bronzetti.[4]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $40,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Melanie Klaffner
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Noma Noha Akugue
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF San Diego, United States | 15,000 | Hard |  Han Jiangxue
|
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Fountain Valley, US | 15,000 | Hard |  Makenna Jones
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | 25,000 | Clay |  Lee Ya-hsuan
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | 25,000 | Clay | Lee Pei-chi
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 25,000 | Hard |  Eudice Chong
|
1–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Aug 2023 | ITF Hong Kong | 40,000 | Hard |  Mananchaya Sawangkaew
|
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Nanao, China | 40,000 | Carpet | Ma Yexin
|
6–7(6), 7–6(0), 0–6 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF San Diego, US | 15,000 | Hard | Bunyawi Thamchaiwat
|
Sara Daavettila Makenna Jones
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Los Angeles, US | 15,000 | Hard | Bunyawi Thamchaiwat
|
Eryn Cayetano Salma Ewing
|
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Fountain Valley, US | 15,000 | Hard | Hind Abdelouahid
|
Han Jiangxue  Kim Da-bin
|
7–5, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay |  Sandra Samir
|
 Irina Khromacheva  Iryna Shymanovich
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Hard | Ma Yexin
|
 Cristina Dinu Lu Jiajing
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | 25,000 | Clay | Tsao Chia-yi
|
 Monique Barry Lee Ya-hsin
|
6–2, 6–2 |
References
- ^ "Ya Yi Yang Tennis Player Profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Fed Cup in Dubai: China and South Korea win on opening day". gulfnews.com. 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open: Bronzetti books spot in last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
External links
- Ya Yi Yang at the Women's Tennis Association
- Ya Yi Yang at the International Tennis Federation
- Ya Yi Yang at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
Women's Tennis Association: Top Taiwanese female singles tennis players | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Taiwanese female doubles tennis players | |
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