Personal

Currently working with Pat Cash; formerly worked with Thomas Drouet and Peter McNamara
Started to play tennis at age 9. Has spent time training in Japan before
Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf
Favorite shot is serve; speed is a strength; favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is US Open

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2018 - Nanchang, Guangzhou.
Finalist (3): 2021 - Parma; 2018 - Hong Kong, Zhuhai; 2014 - 125/Ningbo.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2017 - Hong Kong (w/J.Lu).

ADDITIONAL
WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2017 - Zhengzhou.
Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2012-16, 2020.

Career in Review

Played last tournament of 2022 at Tokyo in September and took the 2023 season away from tennis

Started 2022 strongly, advancing to 3r at Australian Open (l. Keys), followed by SF at Guadalajara (l. Bouzkova) and QF at Monterrey (l. eventual champion Fernandez). Also reached SF at Prague in July (as qualifier, l. Potapova)

Best result in 2021 was R-Up finish at Parma (l. Gauff). Also reached 3r at Phillip Island Trophy and 2r on six occasions

Ended 2020 ranked at No.34, the third consecutive season finish as Chinese No.1

Year highlighted by upsetting 23-time Grand Slam champion S.Williams en route to reach R16 for the first time at Australian Open (l. Jabeur)

Due to various concerns with the pandemic and waist injury (lumbar disc herniation), did not play again following 1r exit at Doha

Enjoyed a string of career-best results across 2019 season, which included reaching first career Grand Slam QF at US Open with best win-by-ranking by defeating No.2 Barty in R16

Her US Open run made her just the fifth Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam QF (after Li Na, Zheng Jie, Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai)

Her new career-high ranking of No.12 following New York result made her the second highest ranked Chinese singles player in history (after No.2 Li Na)

Additionally posted best result at Wimbledon by advancing to 3r and also reached second Premier Mandatory QF at Miami

Enjoyed breakout 2018 campaign with career-best year-end finish at No.20 and 37 main draw match wins (including four Top 10 victories), her first season of 30 or more wins in career

Posted an impressive 23-6 win-loss record on home soil in 2018: Nanchang (WON), Guangzhou (WON), Wuhan (SF), Beijing (SF), Hong Kong (R-UP) and Zhuhai (R-UP)

Dropped just 18 games en route to second career title at Guangzhou - the fewest games lost in winning a WTA singles title in 2018 - becoming the fourth Chinese woman to win the title in the tournament's 15-year history, joining Li (2004), Yan (2005) and Zhang (2013 and 2017)

Lifted first tour-level title in July at Nanchang (d. Zheng Saisai in F following ret. w/fatigue)

Achieved first Top 50 year-end finish in 2017, finishing as China's No.3. Ascended 25 spots from No.70 in 2016 to No.45 in 2017, marking third Top 100 season in four years

Advanced to first WTA SF at 2017 Hong Kong (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and captured WTA 125K Series title in Zhengzhou

Registered first Top 10 win of career over No.10 Wozniacki in 1r at 2013 Kuala Lumpur

First broke into Top 100 on November 3, 2014 and Top 50 on May 22, 2017

On ITF Circuit, owns 13 singles and one doubles title

Made WTA qualifying debut at 2007 Beijing and main draw debut at 2012 Baku

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in China

Gold medalist at 2018 Asian Games

Represented China at Rio Olympics and member of Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2012-2016, 2020