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Kai-Chen Chang

Kai-Chen Chang
  • Residence: Taipei, Chinese Taipei
  • Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1991
  • Birthplace: Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
  • Height: 5' 6" (1.67 m)
  • Weight: 117 lbs. (53 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (November 2007)

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Kai-Chen Chang Biography

Currently without a full-time coach ... Father is Chin Lai Chang and mother is Yu Mei Jun (sell seafood in markets in Taiwan); two older brothers, Yao Lun and Yao Chung (both play tennis) ... Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei; splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy) ... Started playing tennis at age 6 when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club ... Aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hard ... Idolized Justine Henin and Roger Federer when growing up ... Likes travelling and meeting new people, but misses family when travelling ... Would have studied to be an architect if wasn't a tennis player ... Goal is to reach Top 10.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 1 4
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 2
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 8
Prize Money $55,207 $634,865
W/L - Singles 1 - 7 154 - 135
W/L - Doubles 7 - 4 111 - 71
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Results

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 122 // Seed/Entry: 2/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 175 6-4 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
122 360 71
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
05-Jul-2010 (82) 11-Feb-2013 (65)
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JANUARY - Reached 2r at Shenzhen (l. to Zhou); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Stosur).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Pattaya City (l. to Johansson); fell in Dubai qualifying; fell 1r at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Amanmuradova); won fourth WTA doubles title at Kuala Lumpur (w/Aoyama).

MARCH - Did not play.
2006 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Fell in WTA qualifying once.

2008 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 100 season; played first five WTA main draws, reaching 3r once (Tokyo [Pan Pacific] - d. No.1 Safina en route) and 2r twice; fell 1r twice and in qualifying once; made Top 100 debut on November 9 (rose from No.102 to No.92); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - QF twice at Kuala Lumpur and Osaka; reached 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying nine times; won one WTA doubles title; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in qualifying eight times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Second Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Osaka (l. to Watson 75 57 76(4); held 4mp at 5-4 third set); QF at Washington DC; reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying 10 times (incl. US Open); won two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Osaka.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2013 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Aoyama); 2012 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Chuang), Washington DC (w/Aoyama); 2010 - Osaka (w/Osterloh).

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 1 4
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 2
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 8
Prize Money $55,207 $634,865
W/L - Singles 1 - 7 154 - 135
W/L - Doubles 7 - 4 111 - 71

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
1 / 4 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 2r 1r 1r - - - -
0 / 2 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - 1r - - - -
1 / 3 WIMBLEDON - 1r 1r 2r - - - -
2 / 2 US OPEN - - - 2r 2r - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
0 / 1 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
0 / 2 FRENCH OPEN - - 1r 1r - - - -
1 / 2 WIMBLEDON - - 1r 2r - - - -
0 / 1 US OPEN - - - 1r - - - -
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Kai-Chen Chang Results

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    Doubles

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 122 // Seed/Entry: 2/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 175 6-4 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444

CAGNES-SUR-MER

ITF // FRANCE // 06-May-2013 // $100,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 121 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [6] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 91 6-3 3-6 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$887

KUALA LUMPUR

WTA // MALAYSIA // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 120 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [Q] Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 153 6-1 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$2,000

DUBAI

WTA // UNITED ARAB EMIRATES // 18-Feb-2013 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 122 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss [6] Christina McHale (USA) 49 6-0 2-6 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,726

PATTAYA CITY

WTA // THAILAND // 28-Jan-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 90 6-4 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$2,075

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 9 7-6 (3) 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$27,737

SHENZHEN

WTA // CHINA P.R. // 30-Dec-2012 // $500,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 86 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 83 4-6 6-1 6-3
R16 Loss [L] Yi-Miao Zhou (CHN) 177 4-6 6-2 7-6 (3)

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$4,802
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
122 360 71

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 160
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 2R 40
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 1R 60
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 2R 40
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
30/08/2010 US OPEN 2R 100
Date Tournament Round Points
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
31/08/2009 US OPEN 2R 160
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 89 77
2011 142 165
2010 119 99
2009 92 138
2008 232 217
2007 523 638
2006 1440 834
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
05-Jul-2010 (82) 11-Feb-2013 (65)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
122 553

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 160
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 2R 40
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 1R 60
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 2R 40
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
30/08/2010 US OPEN 2R 100
Date Tournament Round Points
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
31/08/2009 US OPEN 2R 160

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
18/02/2013 DUBAI Q - 1R 1
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI Q - 1R 1
07/08/2012 MONTREAL Q - 2R 12
16/07/2012 CARLSBAD 1R 1
09/07/2012 STANFORD 1R 1
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
14/05/2012 ROME Q - 1R 1
20/03/2012 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
13/02/2012 DOHA Q - 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
01/01/2012 BRISBANE Q - 1R 1
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC Q - 2R 20
08/08/2011 TORONTO Q - 1R 1
01/08/2011 CARLSBAD Q - 1R 1
25/07/2011 STANFORD 2R 60
30/04/2011 MADRID Q - 1R 1
18/04/2011 STUTTGART 1R 1
21/02/2011 DOHA Q - 1R 1
02/10/2010 BEIJING Q - 1R 1
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 30
Date Tournament Round Points
16/08/2010 MONTREAL Q - 1R 1
26/07/2010 STANFORD 1R 20
14/06/2010 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
08/05/2010 MADRID Q - 1R 1
12/04/2010 CHARLESTON 2R 40
23/03/2010 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS Q - 2R 20
10/01/2010 SYDNEY Q - 2R 8
03/10/2009 BEIJING Q - 1R 1
27/09/2009 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 3R 140
Date Tournament Round Points

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
25/02/2013 KUALA LUMPUR 1R 1
28/01/2013 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
30/12/2012 SHENZHEN 2R 30
08/10/2012 OSAKA QF 200
17/09/2012 GUANGZHOU 3R 30
29/07/2012 WASHINGTON DC 3R 70
11/06/2012 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
21/05/2012 STRASBOURG 1R 1
27/02/2012 KUALA LUMPUR 1R 1
06/02/2012 PATTAYA CITY 2R 40
Date Tournament Round Points
19/09/2011 GUANGZHOU 1R 1
06/06/2011 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
25/04/2011 BARCELONA 1R 10
28/02/2011 KUALA LUMPUR 1R 1
07/02/2011 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
11/10/2010 OSAKA 3R 70
20/09/2010 SEOUL 1R 1
13/09/2010 GUANGZHOU 2R 30
07/06/2010 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
17/05/2010 STRASBOURG 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
03/05/2010 ESTORIL Q - 1R 1
05/04/2010 PONTE VEDRA BEACH 1R 1
22/02/2010 KUALA LUMPUR 3R 70
08/02/2010 PATTAYA CITY 2R 30
04/01/2010 AUCKLAND Q - 1R 1
12/10/2009 OSAKA 2R 46
21/09/2009 SEOUL 2R 46
14/09/2009 GUANGZHOU 1R 16

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
29/09/2008 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 2R 3
22/09/2008 SEOUL 1R 1
16/07/2007 CINCINNATI Q - 1R 1
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