Yang Zhaoxuan (; ; born 11 February 1995) is a Chinese tennis player. She reached her career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 9 on 30 January 2023.
Yang has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title. In September 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. In addition, she has won three singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career 2014: WTA Tour debut Yang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Ye Qiuyu in doubles. The pair lost their first-round match against third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova.
2017: First WTA 1000 final Alongside Shuko Aoyama, she reached the final of the Wuhan Open which they lost to Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis. At the WTA Elite Trophy, she lost both matches in the round-robin stage together with Han Xinyun.
2018: First major doubles semifinal At the French Open, Yang alongside Chan Hao-ching reached her first major semifinal but then lost to Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.
2019: Mixed doubles semifinal At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached the round of the last four in mixed doubles alongside Matwé Middelkoop, after overcoming the top-seeded couple of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares. They lost their semifinal match to Jeļena Ostapenko and Robert Lindstedt.
2021: Second WTA 1000 final In March, Yang reached the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships along with Xu Yifan but they were defeatet by Alexa Guarachi and Darija Jurak.
2022: WTA 1000 doubles title and WTA Finals At the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, she won the biggest title of her career in doubles with Xu Yifan. They also took the title at the Silicon Valley Classic She qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals with partner Xu Yifan.
2023: Top 10 debut, major quarterfinal She reached her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal outside of Paris at the Australian Open, partnering with Chan Hao-ching. As a result, she recorded a new career-high ranking of world No. 9, on 30 January 2023.
Performance timeline 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 Current through the 2023 Dubai Open. Tournament 201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232025SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAA1RA3R3R1R1R2R3RQF2R0 / 911–9French OpenAAAA1RSF2RA 2RQF3RA 0 / 611–6WimbledonAAAQ22R2R1RNHA3R2R1R0 / 65–6US OpenAAA1R3R2R2RAA3R2R3R0 / 79–7Win–loss0–00–00–10–15–48–42–40–12–29–47–43–30 / 2836–28Year-end championships WTA FinalsDNQ/NHRRDNQ0 / 11–2 WTA Elite TrophyDNQFRRRRFNHDNQ0 / 64–6National representation Summer OlympicsNHANH2RNH0 / 11–1WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAA1R2R1R2RFAQFSF0 / 711–7Indian Wells OpenAAAAQF2R2RNHAW1R2R0 / 610–5Miami OpenAAAA2R2R2RNH2RSF2R2R0 / 79–7Madrid OpenAAAAA2R1RNH1R1R2RA0 / 52–5Italian OpenAAAAA2R2RA1RQF1RA0 / 54–5Canadian OpenAAAAA2R2RNHA2RSF1R0 / 56–3Cincinnati OpenAAAAAA1RAA2R1R1R0 / 41–4Wuhan OpenA1R1R1RF1RSFNHA0 / 66–6China OpenAA1R1R1R1R1RNH2RA0 / 61–6Guadalajara OpenNHSF1RA0 / 23–2Career statisticsTournaments1410121923275132325Career total: 143Titles00011110021Career total: 6Finals00043120221Career total: 14Overall win-loss0–10–44–1014–1224–1921–2127–254–516–1333–3126–246 / 163169–157Year-end ranking3624651126028283655481232$1,511,525
Significant finals WTA Elite Trophy Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreLoss 2016 Zhuhai, China Hard (i) You Xiaodi İpek Soylu Xu Yifan 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Loss 2019 Zhuhai, China Hard (i) Duan Yingying Lyudmyla Kichenok Andreja Klepač 3–6, 3–6
WTA 1000 tournaments Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2017 Wuhan Open Hard Shuko Aoyama Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [4–10]Loss 2021 Dubai Championships Hard Xu Yifan Alexa Guarachi Darija Jurak 0–6, 3–6Win 2022 Indian Wells Open Hard Xu Yifan Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
WTA Tour finals Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups) LegendElite Trophy (0–2)WTA 1000 (1–2)WTA 500 (2–1)WTA 250 (4–4)Finals by surfaceHard (6–7)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Feb 2016 Malaysian Open International Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Liang Chen Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]Loss 1–1 Jun 2016 Nottingham Open, UK International Grass Gabriela Dabrowski Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai 5–7, 6–3, [7–10]Loss 1–2 Sep 2016Pan Pacific Open, JapanPremier Hard Liang Chen Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová 1–6, 1–6Loss 1–3 Nov 2016WTA Elite Trophy, ChinaElite Hard You Xiaodi İpek Soylu Xu Yifan 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Loss 1–4 Jan 2017 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Gabriela Dabrowski Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk 6–0, 4–6, [5–10]Win 2–4 Sep 2017 Japan Women's Open International Hard Shuko Aoyama Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders 6–0, 2–6, [10–5]Loss 2–5 Sep 2017Wuhan Open, ChinaPremier 5 Hard Shuko Aoyama Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [4–10]Win 3–5 Feb 2018Dubai Championships, U.A.E.Premier Hard Chan Hao-ching Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win 4–5 Jan 2019 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Peng Shuai Duan Yingying Renata Voráčová 6–4, 6–3Loss 4–6 Oct 2019WTA Elite Trophy, ChinaElite Hard Duan Yingying Lyudmyla Kichenok Andreja Klepač 3–6, 3–6Loss 4–7 Mar 2021Dubai Championships, UAEWTA 1000 Hard Xu Yifan Alexa Guarachi Darija Jurak 0–6, 3–6Loss 4–8 May 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay Makoto Ninomiya Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk 2–6, 3–6Win 5–8 Mar 2022Indian Wells Open, United StatesWTA 1000 Hard Xu Yifan Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara 7–5, 7–6(7–4)Win 6–8 Silicon Valley Classic, United StatesWTA 500 Hard Xu Yifan Shuko Aoyama Chan Hao-ching 7–5, 6–0Win 7–8 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay Xu Yifan Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos 6–3, 6–2Loss 7–9 Auckland Open, New Zealand WTA 250 Hard Xu Yifan Kristina Mladenovic Guo Hanyu 6–7(7–9), 1–6
WTA 125 finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 2015Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Liang Chen Wang Yafan 3–6, 4–6Win 1–1 Apr 2019Kunming Open, China Clay Peng Shuai Duan Yingying Han Xinyun 7–5, 6–2
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Legend$25,000 tournaments (0–1)$10,000 tournaments (3–0)Finals by surfaceHard (3–1)Clay (0–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jun 2011ITF New Delhi, India10,000 Hard Kim Hae-sung 6–2, 6–0Win 2–0 Aug 2014ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000 Hard İpek Soylu 7–6(7–4), 6–1Win 3–0 Dec 2014ITF Hong Kong, China10,000 Hard Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–4Loss 3–1 Apr 2015Pingshan Open, China25,000 Hard Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 2–6
Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments (2–3)$75,000 tournaments (0–1)$50,000 tournaments (3–3)$25,000 tournaments (2–2)$10,000 tournaments (5–3)Finals by surfaceHard (8–10)Clay (1–2)Grass (3–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 2010ITF Ningbo, China10,000 Hard Wang Yafan Lu Jiaxiang Yang Zijun 1–6, 6–2, [10–4]Win 2–0 Nov 2010ITF Manila, Philippines10,000 Hard Zhu Lin Kim Ji-young Kim Jin-hee 6–4, 6–7(5), [10–7]Win 3–0 Feb 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Zhang Kailin Li Yihong Tang Haochen 7–6(6), 5–7, [10–8]Loss 3–1 May 2012ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000 Hard Zhang Kailin Liu Wanting Xu Yifan 4–6, 5–7Loss 3–2 Oct 2012Suzhou Ladies Open, China100,000 Hard Zhao Yijing Timea Bacsinszky Caroline Garcia 5–7, 3–6Win 4–2 Apr 2013ITF Seoul, South Korea15,000 Hard Liu Wanting Chan Chin-wei Zhang Nannan 6–2, 6–2Loss 4–3 Sep 2013ITF Sanya, China50,000 Hard Zhao Yijing Sun Ziyue Xu Shilin 7–6(5), 3–6, [3–10]Loss 4–4 Feb 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Li Yihong Pia König Sofia Kvatsabaia 1–2 ret.Loss 4–5 Jun 2014ITF Xi'an, China50,000 Hard Liang Chen Lu Jiajing Wang Yafan 3–6, 6–7(2)Loss 4–6 Aug 2014ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000 Hard Gao Xinyu Wang Yan You Xiaodi w/oLoss 4–7 Aug 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Hard Wang Yan Alona Fomina Christina Shakovets 3–6, 1–6Win 5–7 Dec 2014ITF Hong Kong10,000 Hard Ye Qiuyu Hong Seung-yeon Kang Seo-kyung 6–4, 6–3Loss 5–8 Feb 2015Launceston International, Australia50,000 Hard Wang Yafan Han Xinyun Junri Namigata 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]Win 6–8 Feb 2015ITF New Delhi, India25,000 Hard Tang Haochen Hsu Ching-wen Lee Pei-chi 7–5, 6–1Loss 6–9 Apr 2015ITF Nanjing, China25,000 Hard Ye Qiuyu Liu Chang Lu Jiajing 6–1, 1–6, [8–10]Loss 6–10 May 2015Anning Open, China75,000 Hard Ye Qiuyu Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai 5–7, 2–6Win 7–10 Oct 2015Suzhou Ladies Open, China50,000 Hard Zhang Yuxuan Tian Ran Zhang Kailin 7–6(4), 6–2Win 8–10 Apr 2016ITF Kashiwa, Japan25,000 Hard Zhang Kailin You Xiaodi Zhu Lin 7–5, 2–6, [11–9]Loss 8–11 May 2016Kunming Open, China100,000 Clay Varatchaya Wongteanchai Wang Yafan Zhang Kailin 7–6(3), 6–7(2), [1–10]Win 9–11 May 2016Eastbourne Trophy, UK50,000 Grass Zhang Kailin Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 7–6(5), 6–1Win 10–11 Jun 2016Ilkley Trophy, UK50,000 Grass Zhang Kailin An-Sophie Mestach Storm Sanders 6–3, 7–6(5)Win 11–11 Jun 2017Southsea Trophy, UK100,000+H Grass Shuko Aoyama Viktorija Golubic Lyudmyla Kichenok 6–7(7), 6–3, [10–8]Loss 11–12 Nov 2017Shenzhen Longhua Open, China100,000 Hard Shuko Aoyama Jacqueline Cako Nina Stojanović 4–6, 2–6Win 12–12 Nov 2018Shenzhen Longhua Open, China100,000 Hard Shuko Aoyama Choi Ji-hee Luksika Kumkhum 6–2, 6–3
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