Chuang Chia-jung

Chuang Chia-jung (Chinese: 莊佳容; pinyin: Zhuāng Jiāróng; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tswáŋ.tɕjá zʊ̌ŋ]; born 10 January 1985) is a retired Taiwanese tennis player.

Chuang Chia-jung
莊佳容
Chuang at the 2015 French Open
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
ResidenceKaohsiung, Taiwan
Born (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985
Kaohsiung
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired28 October 2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,636,548
Singles
Career record184–107 (63.2%)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 177 (13 November 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record487–255 (65.6%)
Career titles22 WTA, 2 WTA 125K,
34 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 5 (18 August 2008)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (2007)
French OpenQF (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon3R (2007)
US OpenF (2007)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2008, 2010, 2011)
French OpenQF (2007)
WimbledonQF (2008)
US Open2R (2007)
Team competitions
Fed Cup26–11

In her career, she won 22 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two doubles titles on tournaments of the WTA 125K series, as well as ten singles titles and 34 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 13 November 2006, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 177. On 18 August 2008, she peaked at No. 5 in the WTA doubles rankings.

On 28 October 2018, Chuang announced her retirement from professional tennis and her marriage via Instagram.

Career

At the 2007 Australian Open, Chuang reached the final of the women's doubles tournament with her partner Chan Yung-jan that they lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber. She also reached the women's doubles final of the 2007 US Open.

In 2001, Chuang played for the first time for the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team. Her win–loss record in Fed Cup is 26–11.

Biography

Chuang was coached by her father Chuang Wen-teng. Her mother Xie Xiu-ling is a pharmacist. Chuang's favorite surface is hardcourt, and her best shot is her serve. She started playing tennis at age seven when introduced to it by her father. She speaks Mandarin, English, and Taiwanese.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up2007Australian OpenHard Chan Yung-jan Cara Black
Liezel Huber
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
Runner-up2007US OpenHard Chan Yung-jan Nathalie Dechy
Dinara Safina
4–6, 2–6

Grand Slam performance timelines

Doubles

Championship2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017W-L
Australian Open 3R 1R F 3R 1R 2R QF 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 13–12
French Open A A QF QF 2R 1R 1R 2R A A 2R 1R 1R 9–9
Wimbledon A A 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A A 1R 1R 2R 5–9
US Open 2R A F 1R 1R 2R 1R QF A A 2R 1R 2R 12–10
Win–Loss 3–2 0–1 15–4 5–4 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–4 0–0 0–1 2–4 0–4 2–4 39–40

Mixed doubles

Championship200720082009201020112016W-L
Australian Open A QF 2R QF QF A 7–4
French Open QF 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 4–6
Wimbledon 3R QF 2R 1R 1R 2R 5–6
US Open 2R 1R 1R A A A 1–3
Win–Loss 5–3 4–4 2–4 2–3 3–3 1–2 17–19

WTA career finals

Doubles: 36 (22 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Legend before 2009Legend starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
Tier I (1–1) Premier Mandatory (1–0)
Tier II (2–1) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (3–2) Premier (3–2)
Tier IV & V (4–4) International (8–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 October 2004 Korea Open, Seoul Hard Hsieh Su-wei Cho Yoon-jeong
Jeon Mi-ra
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Winner 1. 2 October 2005 Korea Open, Seoul Hard Chan Yung-jan Jill Craybas
Natalie Grandin
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 1 October 2006 Korea Open, Seoul Hard Mariana Díaz Oliva Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 8 October 2006 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Chan Yung-jan Vania King
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
7–6(2), 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 27 January 2007 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Chan Yung-jan Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–1
Runner-up 5. 11 February 2007 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Chan Yung-jan Nicole Pratt
Mara Santangelo
6–4, 7–6(4)
Winner 2. 18 February 2007 Bangalore Open, India Hard Chan Yung-jan Hsieh Su-wei
Alla Kudryavtseva
6–7(4), 6–2, [11–9]
Runner-up 6. 18 March 2007 Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells Hard Chan Yung-jan Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–3, 7–5
Winner 3. 17 June 2007 Birmingham Classic,
United Kingdom
Grass Chan Yung-jan Sun Tiantian
Meilen Tu
7–6(3), 6–3
Winner 4. 23 June 2007 Ordina Open, Netherlands Grass Chan Yung-jan Anabel Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 9 September 2007 US Open, New York Hard Chan Yung-jan Nathalie Dechy
Dinara Safina
6–4, 6–2
Winner 5. 23 September 2007 China Open, Beijing Hard Hsieh Su-wei Han Xinyun
Xu Yifan
7–6(2), 6–3
Winner 6. 30 September 2007 Korea Open, Seoul Hard Hsieh Su-wei Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 7 October 2007 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Vania King Sun Tiantian
Yan Zi
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Winner 7. 10 February 2008 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Chan Yung-jan Hsieh Su-wei
Vania King
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 9 March 2008 Bangalore Open, India Hard Chan Yung-jan Peng Shuai
Sun Tiantian
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Winner 8. 18 May 2008 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Chan Yung-jan Iveta Benešová
Janette Husárová
7–6(5), 6–3
Runner-up 10. 24 May 2008 Strasbourg, France Clay Chan Yung-jan Yan Zi
Tatiana Perebiynis
6–4, 6–7(3), [10–6]
Winner 9. 27 July 2008 Los Angeles, United States Hard Chan Yung-jan Eva Hrdinová
Vladimíra Uhlířová
2–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Winner 10. 28 September 2008 Korea Open, Seoul Hard Hsieh Su-wei Vera Dushevina
Maria Kirilenko
6–3, 6–0
Winner 11. 12 April 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach,
United States
Clay Sania Mirza Květa Peschke
Lisa Raymond
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Winner 12. 9 August 2009 Los Angeles, United States Hard Yan Zi Maria Kirilenko
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Winner 13. 18 October 2009 HP Open Osaka, Japan Hard Lisa Raymond Chanelle Scheepers
Abigail Spears
6–2, 6–4
Winner 14. 16 January 2010 Hobart International,
Australia
Hard Květa Peschke Chan Yung-jan
Monica Niculescu
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Runner-up 11. 11 April 2010 Ponte Vedra Beach,
United States
Clay Peng Shuai Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Yan Zi
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Winner 15. 9 October 2010 China Open, Beijing Hard Olga Govortsova Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
7–6(2), 1–6, [10–7]
Winner 16. 21 May 2011 Strasbourg, France Clay Akgul Amanmuradova Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–4, 5–7 [10–2]
Winner 17. 27 August 2011 New Haven, United States Hard Olga Govortsova Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 12. 14 January 2012 Hobart International, Australia Hard Marina Erakovic Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu
6–7(4), 7–6(4), [5–10]
Winner 18. 4 March 2012 Malaysia Open, Kuala Lumpur Hard Chang Kai-chen Chan Hao-ching
Rika Fujiwara
7–5, 6–4
Winner 19. 5 May 2012 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Zhang Shuai Yaroslava Shvedova
Galina Voskoboeva
4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Winner 20. 20 September 2014 Guangzhou Open, China Hard Liang Chen Alizé Cornet
Magda Linette
2–6, 7–6(3), [10–7]
Winner 21. 23 May 2015 Strasbourg, France Clay Liang Chen Nadiia Kichenok
Zheng Saisai
4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Runner-up 13. 29 August 2015 Connecticut Open,
United States
Hard Liang Chen Julia Görges
Lucie Hradecká
3–6, 1–6
Winner 22. 20 February 2016 Dubai Championships,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Darija Jurak Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 27 August 2016 Connecticut Open,
United States
Hard Kateryna Bondarenko Sania Mirza
Monica Niculescu
5–7, 4–6

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 27 July 2014 Jiangxi International Open, China Hard Junri Namigata Chan Chin-wei
Xu Yifan
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2. 6 September 2014 Suzhou Open, China Hard Chan Chin-wei Misa Eguchi
Eri Hozumi
6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 1. 3 November 2014 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Chang Kai-chen Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 14 November 2016 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i) Chang Kai-chen Natela Dzalamidze
Veronika Kudermetova
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 3. 11 June 2017 Bol Open, Croatia Clay Renata Voracova Lina Gjorcheska
Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–4, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (10–5)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 18 March 2001 ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hard Hsieh Su-wei 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 1. 28 October 2001 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Dianne Matias 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. 4 November 2001 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Prariyawan Ratanakrong 6–0, 6–1
Winner 3. 28 April 2003 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Khoo Chin-bee 7–5, 6–4
Winner 4. 11 May 2003 ITF Surabaya, Indonesia Clay Liza Andriyani 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 5. 8 June 2003 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Ivanna Israilova 6–2, 6–2
Winner 6. 10 August 2003 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Suchanun Viratprasert 6–2, 6–1
Winner 7. 10 April 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Hao Jie 6–3, 6–1
Winner 8. 21 June 2004 ITF Incheon, South Korea Hard Lee Eun-jeong 6–3, 6–2
Winner 9. 28 August 2004 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 22 May 2005 ITF Changwon, South Korea Hard Kim Jin-hee 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 13 November 2005 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Wynne Prakusya 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 23 July 2006 ITF Kurume, Japan Carpet Latisha Chan 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 22 October 2006 ITF Makinohara, Japan Carpet Erika Takao 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 18 March 2001 ITF Sutama, Japan Hard Hsieh Su-wei 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (33–15)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 October 2001 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Weng Tzu-ting Chao Hsiao-han
Khoo Chin-bee
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 11 November 2001 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Weng Tzu-ting Ha Ji-sun
Shin Mi-ran
6–0, 6–3
Winner 3. 3 February 2002 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Chan Chin-wei Nicole Kriz
Sarah Stone
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–2
Runner-up 1. 26 May 2002 ITF Tianjin, China Hard (i) Chan Chin-wei Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 28 January 2003 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Ilke Gers Lauren Breadmore
Kristen van Elden
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 3 March 2003 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Ilke Gers Monique Adamczak
Madita Suer
4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 17 March 2003 Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Ilke Gers Sarah Borwell
Bree Calderwood
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 24 March 2003 Albury, Australia Grass Ilke Gers Nicole Sewell
Andrea van den Hurk
6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 4 May 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Hwang I-hsuan Sandy Gumulya
Septi Mende
6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. 11 May 2003 Surabaya, Indonesia Clay Khoo Chin-bee Liza Andriyani
Wukirasih Sawondari
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 5. 15 June 2003 Seoul, South Korea Hard Chan Chin-wei Choi Jin-young
Kim Mi-ok
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 7. 10 August 2003 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Chan Chin-wei Kim Jin-hee
Ryoko Takemura
6–2, 7–5
Winner 8. 17 August 2003 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Hard Chan Chin-wei Dong Yanhua
Zhang Yao
6–4, 6–1
Winner 9. 22 November 2003 Tainan, Taiwan Clay Chan Chin-wei Satomi Kinjo
Wang I-ting
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 5 April 2004 New Delhi, India Hard Khoo Chin-bee Yang Shujing
Yu Ying
6–7(8), 1–2 ret.
Runner-up 7. 2 May 2004 Gifu, Japan Carpet Wynne Prakusya Cho Yoon-jeong
Jeon Mi-ra
6–7(4), 2–6
Winner 10. 6 June 2004 Wulanhaote, China Hard Napaporn Tongsalee Du Rui
Liu Nannan
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 11. 13 June 2004 Beijing, China Hard (i) Wynne Prakusya Līga Dekmeijere
İpek Şenoğlu
6–3, 6–1
Winner 12. 29 August 2004 New Delhi, India Hard Hsieh Su-wei Akgul Amanmuradova
Sania Mirza
7–6(8), 6–4
Runner-up 8. 24 October 2004 Haibara, Japan Carpet Hsieh Su-wei Chan Chin-wei
Latisha Chan
6–7(5), 6–4,
6–7(3)
Runner-up 9. 30 October 2004 Shenzhen, China Hard Hsieh Su-wei Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
3–6, 1–6
Winner 13. 27 February 2005 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Hsieh Su-wei Ryōko Fuda
Seiko Okamoto
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 14 May 2005 Fukuoka, Japan Carpet Latisha Chan Ryōko Fuda
Seiko Okamoto
2–6, 6–7
Winner 14. 22 May 2005 Changwon, South Korea Hard Seiko Okamoto Chan Chin-wei
Hsieh Su-wei
6–2, 7–5
Winner 15. 29 May 2005 Shanghai, China Hard Remi Tezuka Liu Wanting
Sun Shengnan
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 16. 5 June 2005 Nanjing, China Hard Xie Yanze María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–2
Runner-up 11. 8 November 2005 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Latisha Chan Ryōko Fuda
Wynne Prakusya
4–6, 4–6
Winner 17. 17 February 2006 Sydney, Australia Hard Latisha Chan Ayumi Morita
Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–1
Winner 18. 26 February 2006 Gosford, Australia Hard Latisha Chan Beti Sekulovski
Cindy Watson
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 24 March 2006 Melbourne, Australia Clay Latisha Chan Monique Adamczak
Erica Krauth
6–7(4), 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up 13. 2 May 2006 Gifu, Japan Carpet Latisha Chan Chan Chin-wei
Hsieh Su-wei
6–7(5), 6–3, 5–7
Winner 19. 14 May 2006 Fukuoka, Japan Grass Latisha Chan Leanne Baker
Christina Horiatopoulos
6–1, 6–2
Winner 20. 21 May 2006 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Napaporn Tongsalee Līga Dekmeijere
Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner 21. 23 May 2006 Beijing, China Hard (i) Tamarine Tanasugarn Nina Bratchikova
Līga Dekmeijere
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 22. 18 June 2006 Inchon, South Korea Hard Napaporn Tongsalee Yoo Mi
Lee Jin-a
6–2, 6–4
Winner 23. 9 July 2006 Nagoya, Japan Hard Shiho Hisamatsu Ayami Takase
Seiko Okamoto
6–2, 6–3
Winner 24. 23 July 2006 Kurume, Japan Carpet Latisha Chan Ayami Takase
Seiko Okamoto
w/o
Winner 25. 21 August 2006 Nanjing, China Hard Xie Yanze Ji Chunmei
Sun Shengnan
6–1, 7–6(11)
Winner 26. 29 October 2006 Hamanako, Japan Carpet Hsieh Su-wei Maki Arai
Seiko Okamoto
7–6(2), 7–5
Winner 27. 14 November 2006 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hard Latisha Chan Chan Chin-wei
Hsieh Su-wei
7–6(1), 6–1
Winner 28. 22 April 2007 Dothan, United States Clay Latisha Chan Angelika Bachmann
Vanessa Henke
6–2, 6–3
Winner 29. 26 October 2008 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Hsieh Su-wei Hsu Wen-hsin
Hwang I-hsuan
6–3, 6–3
Winner 30. 2 November 2009 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard (i) Latisha Chan Yayuk Basuki
Riza Zalameda
6–3, 3–6, 10–7
Winner 31. 7 November 2010 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Chang Kai-chen Sania Mirza
Hsieh Su-wei
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 13 December 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR Hard Lee Ya-hsuan Ellen Perez
Abbie Myers
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Winner 32. 27 April 2014 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Chan Chin-wei Irena Pavlovic
Kristýna Plíšková
6–4, 6–3
Winner 33. 31 May 2014 ITF Changwon, Korea Hard Junri Namigata Lee Ye-ra
Kim So-jung
7–6(5), 6–0
Runner-up 15. 21 May 2017 ITF Trnava, Slovakia Clay Renata Voráčová Naomi Broady
Heather Watson
3–6, 2–6

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