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Yung-Jan Chan

Tpe
Residence: Taipei, Chinese Taipei
DOB: August 17, 1989
Birthplace: Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (August 2004)
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2003 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Chinese Taipei.

2004 - Won three singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first WTA main draw at US Open, falling 1r (as qualifier, l. to S.Williams); fell in qualifying twice; won one WTA doubles title (w/Chuang); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - First Top 100 season; SF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Nakamura); fell 1r twice (Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying twice (other two majors); made Top 100 debut on October 30 (rose from No.101 to No.96); won four singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Another Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Bangkok (l. to Pennetta); QF at Kolkata; reached 3r once and 2r twice; fell 1r 11 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying once; won four singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 50 debut on June 11 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.53 to No.50); went 44-12 in doubles w/Chuang; won three WTA doubles titles but standout results were Grand Slam runner-up finishes at Australian Open (l. to Black/Huber in final) and US Open (l. to Dechy/Safina in final); were first from Chinese Taipei to play a Grand Slam final of any kind; qualified for WTA Championships (l. first match); made doubles Top 10 debut on June 11 (rose from No.13 to No.10).

2008 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Strasbourg (l. to Srebotnik); QF twice, at Pattaya City and Bali; reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors, Olympics); and in qualifying five times; won three WTA doubles titles (all w/Chuang).

2009 - Fourth straight Top 100 season; QF twice, at Guangzhou and Seoul); reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and fell in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit; missed clay court season w/left foot injury (incl. Roland Garros).

2010 - Reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying six times; won one WTA doubles title; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying five times (incl. other two majors); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Gimhae-KOR, ITF/Fuzhou-CHN; 2009 - ITF/Taipei-TPE; 2007 - ITF/Dothan-USA, ITF/Gifu-JPN, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN, ITF/Xiamen-CHN; 2006 - ITF/Melbourne-AUS, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN, ITF/Kurume-JPN, ITF/Kao-Hsiung 2-TPE; 2005 - ITF/Taipei-TPE, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN; 2004 - ITF/Colombo-SRI, ITF/Jakarta 3-INA, ITF/Taipei-TPE.
Finalist (1): 2007 - Bangkok.

DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2011 - ITF/Gifu-JPN, ITF/Beijing-CHN (both w/H.Chan), ITF/Taipei 5-TPE (w/Zheng); 2010 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Zheng); 2009 - Seoul (w/Spears), ITF/Biarritz-FRA (w/Rodionova), ITF/Tokyo 3-JPN (w/Morita), ITF/Taipei-TPE (w/Chuang); 2008 - Pattaya City, Rome, Los Angeles (all w/Chuang); 2007 - Bangalore, Birmingham, 's-Hertogenbosch, ITF/Dothan-USA (all w/Chuang), ITF/Taoyuan-TPE (w/H.Chan); 2006 - ITF/Sydney-AUS, ITF/Gosford-AUS, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN, ITF/Kurume-JPN, ITF/Kao-Hsiung 2-TPE (all w/Chuang); 2005 - Seoul (w/Chuang); 2004 - ITF/Jakarta 3-INA (w/Thongdach), ITF/Haibara-JPN, ITF/Mount Gambier-AUS (both w/C.Chan).
Finalist (12): 2010 - Hobart (w/Niculescu), Stanford (w/Zheng); 2009 - Stanford (w/Niculescu); 2008 - Bangalore, Strasbourg (both w/Chuang); 2007 - Australian Open, Pattaya City, Indian Wells, US Open (all w/Chuang), Istanbul (w/Mirza), Stuttgart (w/Safina); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2011 - Australian Open (w/Hanley).

ADDITIONAL
Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2006-08.
Coached by father, Chan Yuan-Liang ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand down the line; favorite surface is hard ... Mother, Liu Hsieh-Chen, is businesswoman; younger sister, Chan Hao-Ching, is still in school ... Began playing at age 6 when father introduced her to the sport at a tennis club ... Speaks Chinese, English ... Likes light rock music, Chinese food, swimming ... Favorite tournament is US Open ... Goal is to reach Top 30 or higher.
- Junior highlights include winning 2004 Australian Open doubles (w/S.Sun).