Wang Xiyu
Wang Xiyu is a Chinese tennis player.
In August 2019, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 115. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 240 in the doubles rankings.
Career
Wang made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2017 Tianjin Open, after receiving a wild card into the singles competition. She defeated Danka Kovinić in the first round before losing to compatriot Peng Shuai.Wang qualified for the 2018 Burnie International, a 60k event in Australia, defeating Yuuki Tanaka, Kaylah McPhee, Kimberly Birrell to qualify for the main draw. There, she defeated Barbora Krejčíková, Jessika Ponchet before losing to eventual winner Marta Kostyuk. Her win over Krejčíková marks her second top-200 win.
At the 2018 Launceston Tennis International, she lost in the first round of qualifying.
Wang received a wild card to play the qualification rounds of 2018 Miami Open but lost to Polona Hercog in straight sets. She received another wild card to play in 2018 Zhengzhou Women's Tennis Open, a 125k event in China where she won against Naomi Broady but lost to Yanina Wickmayer. In a 25k tournament in Madrid, she outlasted Nina Stojanović, Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov but lost to Martina Di Giuseppe.
In another 25k event in Thailand, she moved past Haruna Arakawa, Karman Thandi, Lee Ya-hsuan, Pranjala Yadlapalli, and Barbora Štefková to win the title. In the 2018 Wuhan Open, she defeated Viktória Kužmová and Vania King to make it into the main draw where she defeated Bernarda Pera but lost to Daria Kasatkina after she had several match points.
Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.Singles
''Last updated on: 12 September 2019.ITF finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Barbora Štefková | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Xinyu | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Zhang Kailin | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Osaka, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Han Na-lae | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2019 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Dalma Gálfi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Natalija Kostić | Ni Ma Zhuoma You Mi Zhuoma | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2017 | ITF Castellón, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Ren Jiaqi | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Luisa Stefani | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Jessica Ho | Carolina Meligeni Alves Jade Suvrijn | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Montserrat González | Anastasia Pribylova Raluca Șerban | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2018 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Xinyu | Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains | 7–5, 5–7, |
Loss | 3–3 | Apr 2019 | ITF Osaka, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Hsu Ching-wen | Choi Ji-hee Han Na-lae | 4–6, 7–5, |