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Su-Wei Hsieh

Su-Wei Hsieh
  • Residence: Taipei, Chinese Taipei
  • Date of Birth: 04 Jan 1986
  • Birthplace: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.69 m)
  • Weight: 126 lbs. (57 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
  • Status: Pro (2001)

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Su-Wei Hsieh Biography

Coached by Paul McNamee ... Father is Hsieh Tze-Lung; mother is Ho Fom-Ju; has six siblings ... Born and grew up in Kaohsiung; introduced to tennis by father at age 5 in Taipei, where she now lives and trains ... Favorite surface is hard; enjoys playing singles, doubles and mixed doubles ... Interests include listening to music, reading, writing, shopping, taking pictures ... Favorite tournament is Roland Garros ... Idolized Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 2
WTA Doubles Titles 1 10
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 23
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 20
Prize Money $273,232 $1,934,641
W/L - Singles 7 - 11 314 - 162
W/L - Doubles 12 - 6 291 - 159
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Results

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 10 6-2 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$6,415
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
42 72 16
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
25-Feb-2013 (23) 26-Oct-2009 (9)
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JANUARY - Reached 2r at Shenzhen (l. to Beck); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Peng); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to Kuznetsova).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Pattaya City (l. to Erakovic); reached 2r at Doha (l. to Petrova); reached 2r at Dubai (l. to Stosur); reached QF at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Mattek-Sands).

MARCH - Dropped opener at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. to Hampton in 2r); reached 2r at Miami (l. to A.Radwanska).
2001 - Phenomenal first season as 15-year-old, winning all five ITF Circuit events played (also one doubles title) and breakthrough results in both WTA events played, reaching SF at Bali (as qualifier, l. to Widjaja) and QF at Pattaya City (also as qualifier, l. to de los Ríos).

2002 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying seven times (incl. all four majors); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell 1r three times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times; won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying eight times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying eight times (incl. other two majors); won two WTA doubles titles; won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season; first player from Chinese Taipei to reach a Grand Slam 4r, doing so at Australian Open (l. to Henin); made Top 100 debut afterwards on January 28 (rose from No.158 to No.95); reached 2r twice (Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying once; won two WTA doubles titles; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once (Australian Open) and in qualifying eight times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); won three WTA doubles titles; made Top 10 doubles debut on October 26 (rose from No.11 to No.9); also won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying twice.

2011 - Reached 2r once (Guangzhou - l. to Scheepers 36 76(1) 61; held mp at 63 65); fell in qualifying twice; won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Breakthrough first Top 30 season (finishing No.25); won first two WTA titles at Kuala Lumpur (won title when Martic ret. in final w/heat illness) and Guangzhou (d. Robson in final); second player from Chinese Taipei ever to win a WTA title (Wang Shi-Ting won six WTA titles in the mid-1990s); SF at Pattaya City (l. to Hantuchova); QF at Birmingham; reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r twice; fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open and Olympics) and in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open); fell in RR stage at Sofia (went 1-2 in RR); having never been higher than No.78 going into 2012, made Top 50 debut on September 24 (after Guangzhou; rose from No.53 to No.39) and set career-high No.25 on October 15; won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Fès w/foot injury and retired in Eastbourne 1r w/low back injury.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou.

DOUBLES
Winner (10): 2013 - Rome (w/Peng); 2012 - Birmingham (w/Babos); 2011 - Guangzhou (w/S.Zheng); 2009 - Sydney, Rome, Beijing (all w/Peng); 2008 - Bali (w/Peng), Seoul (w/Chuang); 2007 - Beijing, Seoul (both w/Chuang).
Finalist (5): 2008 - Pattaya City (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Shvedova); 2007 - Auckland (w/S.Uberoi), Bangalore (w/Kudryavtseva); 2004 - Seoul (w/Chuang).

ADDITIONAL
Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2006-08; Chinese Taipei Olympic Team, 2012.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 2
WTA Doubles Titles 1 10
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 23
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 20
Prize Money $273,232 $1,934,641
W/L - Singles 7 - 11 314 - 162
W/L - Doubles 12 - 6 291 - 159

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 10 1st Serve Return Points Won 38.1%
Double Faults 53 2nd Serve Return Points Won 57%
1st Serve 65.7% Break Points Opportunities 152
1st Serve Points Won 57% Break Points Converted 44.7%
2nd Serve Points Won 41.1% Return Games Played 179
Break Points Faced 157 Return Games Won 38%
Break Points Saved 45.2% Return Points Won 44.9%
Service Games Played 183 Total Points Won 48.3%
Service Games Won 53%
Service Points Won 51.6%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
4 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2r - - - 1r 4r - -
0 / 4 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - - - 1r 1r 1r
3 / 4 WIMBLEDON - 3r - - - 2r 1r 1r
1 / 3 US OPEN - 1r - - - 2r - -
W/L   2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
4 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - - - - -
0 / 4 FRENCH OPEN - - - - - - -
3 / 4 WIMBLEDON - - - - - - -
1 / 3 US OPEN 1r - - - - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
13 / 9 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3r 2r QF 3r QF 2r 1r 2r
6 / 6 FRENCH OPEN - 2r 1r 1r SF 1r 2r -
4 / 7 WIMBLEDON - 3r 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r
8 / 6 US OPEN - SF 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r -
W/L   2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
13 / 9 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - - - - - -
6 / 6 FRENCH OPEN - - - - - - -
4 / 7 WIMBLEDON - - - - - - -
8 / 6 US OPEN - - - - - - -
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Su-Wei Hsieh Results

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    Doubles

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 10 6-2 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$6,415

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 38 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [6] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 3-6 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$12,268

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 38 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 74 6-4 7-6 (15)
R64 Loss [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$13,750

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 35 // Seed/Entry: 20/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Loss Jamie Hampton (USA) 64 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$16,000

KUALA LUMPUR

WTA // MALAYSIA // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 23 // Seed/Entry: 2/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Kurumi Nara (JPN) 148 6-7 (7) 6-3 6-4
R16 Win Shuai Zhang (CHN) 122 6-2 6-2
Q Loss [W] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 197 7-5 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+70

Prize Money

$5,775

DUBAI

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

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 23 6-1 6-3
R16 Loss [7] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 9 6-4 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+60

Prize Money

$18,382

DOHA

WTA // QATAR // 11-Feb-2013 // $2,369,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 29 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win [Q] Tadeja Majeric (SLO) 184 6-4 6-4
R32 Loss [11] Nadia Petrova (RUS) 12 3-6 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+70

Prize Money

$12,480

PATTAYA CITY

WTA // THAILAND // 28-Jan-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 25 // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Marina Erakovic (NZL) 75 6-2 6-2

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: 27 // Seed/Entry: 26/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 77 7-6 (5) 6-2
R64 Loss Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 75 6-2 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+100

Prize Money

$45,723

HOBART

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 26 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Shuai Peng (CHN) 33 6-2 6-7 (7) 7-6 (4)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

SHENZHEN

WTA // CHINA P.R. // 30-Dec-2012 // $500,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 4/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Melinda Czink (HUN) 94 6-3 6-2
R16 Loss Annika Beck (GER) 78 6-3 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$4,802
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
42 72 16

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
27/08/2012 US OPEN 1R 5
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 2
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 91
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 2R 60
Date Tournament Round Points
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4R 171
27/08/2007 US OPEN 3R 25
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 1R 31
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 1R 31
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 15
28/08/2006 US OPEN Q - 3R 25
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 1R 31
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 25
Date Tournament Round Points
29/08/2005 US OPEN 1R 45
26/08/2002 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
24/06/2002 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 17
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN Q - 3R 31
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 17
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 25 25
2011 172 35
2010 361 46
2009 318 9
2008 79 53
2007 143 46
2006 140 102
2005 154 135
2004 426 166
2003 653 523
2002 262 199
2001 165 513
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
25-Feb-2013 (23) 26-Oct-2009 (9)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
42 1360

Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
27/08/2012 US OPEN 1R 5
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 2
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 91
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 2R 60
Date Tournament Round Points
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4R 171
27/08/2007 US OPEN 3R 25
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 1R 31
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 1R 31
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 15
28/08/2006 US OPEN Q - 3R 25
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 1R 31
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 25
Date Tournament Round Points
29/08/2005 US OPEN 1R 45
26/08/2002 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
24/06/2002 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 17
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN Q - 3R 31
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 17

Tour Championships

Date Tournament Round Points
30/10/2012 SOFIA 1R 0

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
13/05/2013 ROME 1R 1
04/05/2013 MADRID 1R 5
19/03/2013 MIAMI 2R 50
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS 2R 5
18/02/2013 DUBAI 2R 60
11/02/2013 DOHA 2R 70
29/09/2012 BEIJING 2R 80
23/09/2012 TOKYO 1R 1
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
14/05/2012 ROME 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
05/05/2012 MADRID 2R 20
20/03/2012 MIAMI Q - 2R 20
16/05/2011 BRUSSELS Q - 3R 12
09/08/2010 CINCINNATI Q - 2R 20
17/05/2010 WARSAW 1R 1
03/10/2009 BEIJING 1R 1
03/08/2009 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
27/07/2009 STANFORD Q - 2R 8
15/06/2009 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
03/05/2009 ROME Q - 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
27/04/2009 STUTTGART 2R 8

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
25/02/2013 KUALA LUMPUR 3R 70
28/01/2013 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
06/01/2013 HOBART 1R 1
30/12/2012 SHENZHEN 2R 30
17/09/2012 GUANGZHOU W 280
19/08/2012 DALLAS 1R 1
11/06/2012 BIRMINGHAM 4R 70
21/05/2012 STRASBOURG 2R 30
30/04/2012 BUDAPEST 2R 30
27/02/2012 KUALA LUMPUR W 296
Date Tournament Round Points
06/02/2012 PATTAYA CITY 4R 140
10/10/2011 OSAKA 3R 10
19/09/2011 GUANGZHOU 2R 46
20/09/2010 SEOUL 1R 16
13/09/2010 GUANGZHOU 1R 16
14/09/2009 GUANGZHOU 2R 30

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
11/08/2008 CINCINNATI 1R 4
14/07/2008 BAD GASTEIN 1R 1
07/07/2008 PALERMO 1R 1
26/03/2008 MIAMI 1R 1
12/03/2008 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
08/10/2007 BANGKOK Q - 1R 1
02/10/2007 TASHKENT 1R 1
24/09/2007 SEOUL 1R 1
17/09/2007 BEIJING Q - 3R 10
10/09/2007 BALI 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
06/08/2007 LOS ANGELES Q - 1R 1
30/07/2007 SAN DIEGO Q - 2R 10
23/07/2007 STANFORD Q - 1R 1
12/02/2007 BANGALORE 2R 20
05/02/2007 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
01/01/2007 AUCKLAND 1R 1
09/10/2006 BANGKOK 1R 7
19/06/2006 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
12/06/2006 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
08/03/2006 INDIAN WELLS Q - 2R 6
Date Tournament Round Points
13/02/2006 BANGALORE 1R 1
06/02/2006 PATTAYA CITY 3R 4
31/01/2006 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) Q - 1R 1
02/01/2006 AUCKLAND Q - 2R 2
10/10/2005 BANGKOK 1R 15
03/10/2005 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 15
26/09/2005 SEOUL 1R 1
19/09/2005 KOLKATA 2R 1
31/01/2005 PATTAYA CITY Q - 1R 1
02/01/2005 AUCKLAND Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
29/09/2003 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 1R 1
09/09/2002 WAIKOLOA 1R 1
18/02/2002 DUBAI Q - 1R 1
11/02/2002 DOHA Q - 1R 1
30/12/2001 GOLD COAST Q - 3R 10
05/11/2001 PATTAYA CITY 3R 34
24/09/2001 BALI 4R 93
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