Chen Yanchong

Chen Yanchong (Chinese: 陈燕翀; pinyin: Chén Yànchōng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰə̌n ̂n ʈʂʰʊ́ŋ]; born 10 April 1987), is a WTA professional women's tennis player from the People's Republic of China. She was born in Hengyang, Hunan province in China.

Chen Yanchong
Native name陈燕翀
Country (sports) China
ResidenceGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
Born (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987
Hengyang, Hunan, China
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$66,332
Singles
Career record104–83
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (6 November 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2007)
Doubles
Career record79–69
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 157 (6 November 2006)
Last updated on: January 19, 2015.

A member of the Chinese Olympic team in 2003, Chen is the best tennis player of the Guangdong team, with a ranking of the 14th best Chinese player overall.

Her highest WTA singles ranking is 187, which she reached on 6 November 2006. Her career high in doubles is 157, which she reached on 6 November 2006. Chen has won 3 ITF singles title and 4 doubles titles.

Career statistics

Singles finals: 5 (3–2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 3 March 2004 Mumbai, India Hard Melanie South 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 20 February 2006 Shenzhen, China Hard Zhang Shuai 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 20 June 2006 Changwon, South Korea Hard Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 1 August 2006 Changsha, China Hard Katie O'Brien 6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. 23 June 2008 Qianshan, China Hard Liang Chen 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles finals: 8 (4–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 28 September 2003 Murcia, Spain Clay Gao Quan Delphine De Winne
Emilie Trouche
6–7(8–10), 2–6
Winner 2. 20 February 2006 Shenzhen, China Hard Ji Chunmei Hao Jie
Liang Chen
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 3. 20 June 2006 Changwon, South Korea Hard Liu Wanting Chang Kyung-mi
Kim Mi-ok
5–7, 1–6
Winner 4. 1 August 2006 Changsha, China Hard Liu Wanting Xia Huan
Xu Yifan
6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 28 August 2006 Guangzhou, China Hard Ren Jing Ayami Takase
Montinee Tangphong
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 6. 6 May 2007 Chengdu, China Hard Liu Wanting Natsumi Hamamura
Song Shanshan
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 11 June 2007 Guangzhou, China Hard Zhou Yimiao Huang Lei
Xu Yifan
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 8. 11 August 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand Hard Chen Yi Sophia Mulsap
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
7–5, 6–3

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