Chan Hao-ching (; ; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won twenty-two WTA Tour, three WTA Challenger and six ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the final of the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi in 2014, her first major final. She reached two more finals in 2017, the Wimbledon women's doubles with Monica Niculescu, and the US Open mixed doubles with Michael Venus.
Personal life She is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's doubles, Latisha Chan, formerly known as Chan Yung-jan.
Career 2013: Shenzhen Open doubles title At the beginning of the season, Chan won the Shenzhen Open with her sister Chan Yung-jan, beating Irina Buryachok and Valeriya Solovyeva in straight sets. She reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Open with Janette Husárová, falling to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. At the Portugal Open, she won her second title of the year with Kristina Mladenovic, defeating Darija Jurak and Katalin Marosi in straight sets. Chan reached the second round of the French Open with Darija Jurak. She then suffered first round losses at both Wimbledon and the US Open, and also reached the finals of the Southern California Open with Janette Husárová and the Pan Pacific Open with Liezel Huber. She finished 2013 ranked 26th.
2014: Wimbledon mixed doubles final At Wimbledon, Chan reached the final of the mixed doubles with Max Mirnyi to reach her first Grand Slam tournament final. They lost to Nenad Zimonjić and Samantha Stosur, also in straight sets.
2015: First Premier-5 title and major quarterfinal Early in the year, Chan won the title at the Thailand Open with her sister, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Tamarine Tanasugarn in three sets.
They won their fourth Tour doubles title together at the Cincinnati Open, and by doing so, had the second largest number of WTA Tour doubles titles for a pair of sisters in WTA history following only Serena and Venus Williams. Cincinnati represented their biggest title yet and their first at the Premier-5 level. Next, they won another title at the Japan Women's Open in Tokyo.
The Chans reached two other finals, at the Pan Pacific Open, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro, and the China Open, losing to the No. 1 pairing of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza. Hao-ching and Yung-jan became the third all-sister pairing to qualify for the WTA Finals after Manuela Maleeva and Katerina Maleeva in 1986 and the Williams sisters in 2009. They reached the semifinals, losing again to Hingis and Mirza. It was Chan's first appearance at the tournament. She finished 2015 ranked 12th, her best year-end ranking so far.
2017: Wimbledon and US Open doubles finals Hao-ching became only the second Taiwanese woman, following 2013 champion Hsieh Su-wei, to reach the Wimbledon women's doubles final. Playing with Monica Niculescu, who was also making her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament final, they were overwhelmed 6–0, 6–0 by the pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. It was only the second such result in a final in the history of the competition.
At the US Open, playing with New Zealander Michael Venus, she reached the mixed doubles final against top seeds Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray, losing in a deciding champions tiebreak.
2023: Thailand Open doubles title Chan won her 19th Tour title at the Thailand Open, partnering with Wu Fang-hsien.
2024: 20th WTA Tour title Chan won her 20th title at the Hobart International, partnering with Giuliana Olmos, defeating Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu in the final.
Teaming with Veronika Kudermetova she was runner-up at the China Open in October, losing to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the final.
Chan and Kudermetova qualified for the WTA Finals and reached the semifinals, after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages. They lost to Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend in the last four.
Equipment The Chan sisters use Wilson racquets. They are also sponsored by Taiwan Mobile, EVA Air, and French apparel company Lacoste.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Doubles Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenA1R3R1RQF1R3RQFSF1RAQF2R3R0 / 1220–12 French Open3R2R2R3RQF3RSF2RA3R1RQF3R2R0 / 1423–14 Wimbledon1R1R1R3R2RF2R3RNHQFQF2R3R3R0 / 1222–12 US Open1R1R2RQF2RQF2R2RA1R3R2RSF1R0 / 1317–13Win–loss2–31–44–47–48–410–48–46–44–15–45–33–19–45–3Year-end championshipsWTA FinalsDNQSF1RDNQRRNHDNQ0 / 32–6National representation Summer OlympicsANHQFNH1RNH1RNH0 / 32–3WTA 1000 Dubai / Qatar Open2RA2R1RWSF2RSF2RA1RF1R1R1 / 1218–10 Indian Wells OpenAQF1R1R2R2R2RSFNHA2R1R1R2R0 / 11 Miami OpenA1R1R2R1R2RQFSFNHA1RQF1R1R0 / 119–11 Madrid OpenA2R2RAQF1R2R1RNH1R2R1R2R1R0 / 115–11 Italian OpenA1R1R1RA1R2RSFAQFQF2R2R2R0 / 119–11 Canadian OpenQF2RSFQF2RA2R2RNHA1R1RAQF0 / 1012–9 Cincinnati Open1RQF1RWSFAA1RA1R1RSFA1R1 / 1011–9 Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAFASFSF1R1RQFNHQFQF0 / 813–8 China OpenA2RAFSF2R1R2RNHFF1R0 / 915–9Career statisticsYear-end ranking5026271212172515153240211640
Mixed doubles Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%Australian OpenA1R2R1R1R2R2R2R1RA1R0 / 94–9French OpenA1R1RQF2R1RQFNH1R2RQF0 / 98–9Wimbledon1RF1R2R2R3R2RNHA1R1R0 / 95–9US OpenQF2RA2RF1RFNH1RA1R0 / 812–8Win–loss2–25–41–33–45–42–47–41–10–31–22–40 / 3529–35
Grand Slam tournaments Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2017Wimbledon Grass Monica Niculescu Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 0–6, 0–6
Mixed doubles: 3 (runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2014Wimbledon Grass Max Mirnyi Nenad Zimonjić Samantha Stosur 4–6, 2–6Loss 2017US Open Hard Michael Venus Jamie Murray Martina Hingis 1–6, 6–4, [8–10]Loss 2019US Open Hard Michael Venus Jamie Murray Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2–6, 3–6
Other significant finals WTA 1000 tournaments Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2013Pan Pacific Open Hard Liezel Huber Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–4, 0–6, [9–11] Win 2015Cincinnati Open Hard Chan Yung-jan Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova 7–5, 6–4Loss 2015China Open Hard Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–6(11–9), 1–6, [8–10] Win 2016Qatar Ladies Open Hard Chan Yung-jan Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro 6–3, 6–3Loss 2023Dubai Championships Hard Latisha Chan Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [1–10]Loss 2023China Open Hard Giuliana Olmos Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo 6–3, 0–6, [4–10]Loss 2024China Open Hard Veronika Kudermetova Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini 4–6, 4–6
WTA Tour finals Doubles: 46 (23 titles, 23 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)WTA 1000 (2–5)WTA 500 (6–11)WTA 250 (15–6)Finals by surfaceHard (18–15)Clay (3–2)Grass (2–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Pattaya Open, Thailand International Hard Chan Yung-jan Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 1–6, [8–10]Loss 0–2 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard (i) Rika Fujiwara Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung 5–7, 4–6Win 1–2 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Chan Yung-jan Irina Buryachok Valeriya Solovyeva 6–0, 7–5Win 2–2 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay Kristina Mladenovic Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi 7–6(7–3), 6–2Loss 2–3 Southern California Open, USPremier Hard Janette Husárová Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 4–6, 1–6Loss 2–4 Pan Pacific Open, JapanPremier 5 Hard Liezel Huber Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–4, 0–6, [9–11]Loss 2–5 Charleston Open, USPremier Clay (green) Chan Yung-jan Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 6–7(4–7), 2–6Win 3–5 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Tímea Babos Chan Yung-jan Zheng Saisai 6–3, 6–4Win 4–5 Eastbourne International, UKPremier Grass Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 5–7, [10–7]Win 5–5 Pattaya Open, Thailand International Hard Chan Yung-jan Shuko Aoyama Tamarine Tanasugarn 2–6, 6–4, [10–3]Win 6–5 Nuremberg Cup, Germany International Clay Anabel Medina Garrigues Lara Arruabarrena Raluca Olaru 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win 7–5 Cincinnati Open, USPremier 5 Hard Chan Yung-jan Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova 7–5, 6–4Win 8–5 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard Chan Yung-jan Kurumi Nara Misaki Doi 6–1, 6–2Loss 8–6 Pan Pacific Open, JapanPremier Hard Chan Yung-jan Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 5–7, 1–6Loss 8–7 China Open, ChinaPremier M Hard Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–6(11–9), 1–6, [8–10]Win 9–7 Taiwan Open, Taiwan International Hard Chan Yung-jan Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato 6–4, 6–3Win 10–7 Qatar Ladies Open, QatarPremier 5 Hard Chan Yung-jan Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro 6–3, 6–3Loss 10–8 Eastbourne International, UKPremier Grass Chan Yung-jan Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova 7–5, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]Win 11–8 Hong Kong Open, China SAR International Hard Chan Yung-jan Naomi Broady Heather Watson 6–3, 6–1Win 12–8 Taiwan Open, Taiwan (2) International Hard Chan Yung-jan Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 6–2Loss 12–9 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay Chan Yung-jan Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 4–6, 2–6Loss 12–10 Birmingham Classic, UKPremier Grass Zhang Shuai Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua 1–6, 6–2, [8–10]Loss 12–11 Wimbledon, UKGrand Slam Grass Monica Niculescu Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 0–6, 0–6Win 13–11 Hong Kong Open, China (2) International Hard Chan Yung-jan Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang 6–1, 6–1Win 14–11 Dubai Championships, UAEPremier Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]Loss 14–12 Brisbane International, AustraliaPremier Hard Latisha Chan Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 1–6, 1–6Win 15–12 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Latisha Chan Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]Win 16–12 Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar (2)Premier Hard Latisha Chan Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs 6–1, 3–6, [10–6]Win 17–12 Eastbourne International, UK (2)Premier Grass Latisha Chan Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]Win18–12Pan Pacific Open, JapanPremierHard Latisha Chan Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Yu-chieh7–5, 7–5Loss18–13Gippsland Trophy, AustraliaWTA 500Hard Latisha Chan Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 3–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss18–14Silicon Valley Classic, USWTA 500Hard Shuko Aoyama Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan5–7, 0–6Win19–14Hua Hin Championships, ThailandWTA 250Hard Wu Fang-hsien Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin6–1, 7–6(8–6)Loss19–15Abu Dhabi Open, UAEWTA 500Hard Shuko Aoyama Luisa Stefani Zhang Shuai6–3, 2–6, [8–10]Loss19–16Dubai Championships, UAEWTA 1000Hard Latisha Chan Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova4–6, 7–6(7–4), [1–10]Loss19–17Oct 2023China Open, ChinaWTA 1000Hard Giuliana Olmos Sara Sorribes Tormo Marie Bouzková6–3, 0–6, [4–10]Win20–17Hobart International, Australia (2)WTA 250Hard Giuliana Olmos Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu6–3, 6–3Win21–17Stuttgart Grand Prix, GermanyWTA 500Clay (i) Veronika Kudermetova Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel4–6, 6–3, [10–2]Loss21–18Berlin Ladies Open, GermanyWTA 500Grass Veronika Kudermetova Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai2–6, 5–7Loss21–19Bad Homburg Open, GermanyWTA 500Grass Veronika Kudermetova Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez6–4, 3–6, [8–10]Loss21–20Oct 2024China Open, ChinaWTA 1000Hard Veronika Kudermetova Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini4–6, 4–6Loss21–21Tennis in Cleveland, USWTA 250Hard Jiang Xinyu Anna Danilina Aleksandra Krunić6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss21–22Jun 2026Nottingham Open, UKWTA 250Grass Shuko Aoyama Harriet Dart Maia Lumsden3–6, 4–6Win22–22Jul 2026Athens Open, GreeceWTA 250Hard Miyu Kato Maia Lumsden Tang Qianhui7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–7]Loss22–23Memphis Classic, USWTA 250Hard Maya Joint Maria Kozyreva Maia Lumsden6–7(6–8), 3–6Win23–23Korea Open, KoreaWTA 250Hard Wu Fang-hsien Lee Ya-hsin Ye Qiuyu6–2, 6–3
WTA 125 finals