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Chia-Jung Chuang

Tpe
Residence: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
DOB: January 10, 1985
Birthplace: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Height: 5' 6" (1.68m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2001)
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2001 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning two singles titles and two doubles titles.

2002 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first WTA qualifying at Tashkent; won four singles titles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Australian Open (as WC) but reaching 2r at Seoul (as qualifier); fell in qualifying once; won three singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); won one WTA doubles title (w/Y.Chan); won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying once; won one singles title and 11 doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Fell in WTA qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); stellar 44-12 doubles record w/Y.Chan, winning three WTA titles and reaching first two Grand Slam finals at Australian Open and US Open (first ever Grand Slam finalists from Chinese Taipei) and also qualifying for WTA Championships (first ever players from Chinese Taipei to qualify for WTA Championships - l. in SF); also won two WTA doubles titles w/Hsieh and one doubles title on ITF Circuit w/Y.Chan; made doubles Top 10 debut on August 6 (rose from No.11 to No.9).

2008 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying once; another strong 34-16 doubles record w/Y.Chan, winning three WTA titles; also won one WTA doubles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit w/Hsieh; set doubles career-high No.5 on August 18 (after Olympics).

2009 - Won three WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit (w/Y.Chan).

2010 - Won two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Won two WTA doubles titles.
SINGLES
Winner: 2006 - ITF/Makinohara-JPN; 2004 - ITF/New Delhi 2-IND, ITF/Incheon-KOR, ITF/New Delhi 4-IND; 2003 - ITF/Jakarta 1-INA, ITF/Surabaya-INA, ITF/Seoul 2-KOR, ITF/Nonthaburi-THA; 2001 - ITF/Manila 1-PHI, ITF/Manila 2-PHI.

DOUBLES
Winner (17): 2011 - Strasbourg (w/Amanmuradova), New Haven (w/Govortsova); 2010 - Hobart (w/Peschke), Beijing (w/Govortsova), ITF/Taipei 2-CHN (w/Chang); 2009 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Mirza), Los Angeles (w/Yan), Osaka (w/Raymond), ITF/Taipei-TPE (w/Y.Chan); 2008 - Pattaya City, Rome, Los Angeles (all w/Y.Chan), Seoul, ITF/Taipei-TPE (w/Hsieh); 2007 - Bangalore, Birmingham, 's-Hertogenbosch, ITF/Dothan-USA (all w/Y.Chan), Beijing, Seoul (both w/Hsieh); 2006 - ITF/Sydney-AUS, ITF/Gosford-AUS, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN, ITF/Kurume-JPN, ITF/Kao-Hsiung 2-TPE (all w/Y.Chan), ITF/Ho Chi Minh City-VIE, ITF/Incheon-KOR (both w/Tongsalee), ITF/Beijing 1-CHN (w/Tanasugarn), ITF/Nagoya-JPN (w/Hisamatsu), ITF/Nanjing-CHN (w/Xie), ITF/Hamanako-JPN (w/Hsieh); 2005 - Seoul (w/Y.Chan), ITF/Taipei-TPE (w/Hsieh), ITF/Changwon-KOR (w/Okamoto), ITF/Shanghai-CHN (w/Tezuka), ITF/Nanjing 1-CHN (w/Xie); 2004 - ITF/Wulanhaote-CHN (w/Tongsalee), ITF/Beijing 2-CHN (w/Prakusya), ITF/New Delhi 4-IND (w/Hsieh); 2003 - ITF/Yarrawonga-AUS (w/Gers), ITF/Jakarta 1-INA (w/Hwang), ITF/Surabaya-INA (w/Khoo), ITF/Nonthaburi-THA, ITF/Nakhon Ratchasima-THA, ITF/Tainan-TPE (all w/C.Chan); 2002 - ITF/Wellington-NZL (w/C.Chan); 2001 - ITF/Manila 1-PHI, ITF/Manila 2-PHI (both w/Weng).
Finalist (12): 2012 - Hobart (w/Erakovic); 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Peng); 2008 - Bangalore, Strasbourg (both w/Y.Chan); 2007 - Australian Open, Pattaya City, Indian Wells, US Open (all w/Y.Chan), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/King); 2006 - Seoul (w/Diaz-Oliva), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Y.Chan); 2004 - Seoul (w/Hsieh).

ADDITIONAL
Chinese Taipei Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by father, Chuang Wen-Teng ... Mother's name is Xie Xiu Ling (is a pharmacist) ... Favorite surface is hardcourt; best shot is serve ... Started playing tennis at age 7 when introduced to it by father ... Speaks Mandarin, English, Taiwanese ... Enjoys sleeping, seeing movies, shopping and singing ... Favorite places to visit are Korea and Japan.
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