Chan Yung-jan
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| Country |  Chinese Taipei |
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| Residence | Taipei, Taiwan | |
| Date of birth | August 17, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Dongshih, Taichung, Taiwan | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Weight | 132 lbs. (60 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | August 2004 | |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career Prize Money | $ 259,322 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 90-24 | |
| Career titles: | 0 WTA, 9 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 73 (December 18, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 1r (2007) | |
| French Open | - | |
| Wimbledon | 1r (2006) | |
| U.S. Open | 1r (2005, 2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 80-17 | |
| Career titles: | 1 WTA, 8 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 29 (January 29, 2007) | |
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Infobox last updated on: January 29, 2007. |
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan (詹).
Chan Yung-jan (Traditional Chinese: 詹詠然, born August 17, 1989 in Dongshih, Taichung County) is a professional female tennis player from Taiwan.
She won 9 ITF singles titles; and 1 WTA and 8 ITF doubles titles. Her carer highlights include semifinals in Japan Open in 2006.
In the Australian Open 2007, she lost to her first round opponent Alicia Molik 2-6 63-77. Nevertheless, she entered the final in women's doubles with another Taiwanese player Chuang Chia-jung where they lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.
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[edit] Career Highlight
[edit] Junior Performance
Chan started playing in junior circuit in 2002, and reached the SF stage at her first ITF junior event. With solid performance both in junior events and challenger events, her combined junior ranking reached No. 2 on May 24, 2004.
However her most significant junior victory came in 2004 Australian Open Junior Championships, where she partnered Sheng-Nan Sun to win the double trophy. The achievement hinted the emergence of a talented double player.
[edit] Professional Performance
[edit] 2004
Chan started her professional career in 2004. Her first event was a 10,000 USD challenger event in Tainan, where she reached SF stage. By the end of 2004, she was already the single title holder of three 10,000 USD ITF events, including Colombo, Jakarta 3, and Taipei. She also won three double titles in Jakarta 3, Haibara, and Mount Gambier.
[edit] 2005
Chan started 2005 season strongly with a win in 25,000 USD ITF event in Taipei. She also won a 50,000 USD ITF event in Fukuoka. Later that year, she qualified into US Open, but failed to defeat Serena Williams in the first round. After US Open, she played two qualifying event of Beijing and Seoul, but failed to enter the main draw. However she partnered Chia-Jung Chuang to win her first tour level double title in Seoul.
[edit] 2006
Chan played in the qualifying events of all four grand slam, and qualified into the main draw in Wimbledon and US Open, but failed to resurgent Alicia Molik and Belgian Kirsten Flipkens respectively. Her breakthrough and first tour level win came at Tokyo Open, where she reached SF stage by defeating local favorite and two time winner Ai Sugiyama. The victory marked her first Top 30 win. She also participated in the double event of Tokyo Open and reached Final stage partnering Chia-Jung Chuang.
As for her achievement in challenger circuit, She won the single titles in Melbourne, Fukuoka, Kurume, and Kaohsiung. She also won double title in Sydney, Gosford, Fukuoka, Kurume, and Kaohsiung, all partnering Chia-Jung Chuang. With the win in Kaohsiung, she surged into Top 100, and ranked No. 73 in singles.
[edit] 2007
To establish herself in tour level, Chan only participated in Tour events in the beginning of 2007. She entered the main draw of Australian Open, Pattaya, Bangalore, and Indian Wells, but all failed to past the first round. In Miami, she reached second round by defeating Nuria Llagostera Vives before losing to first seed Maria Sharapova.
However her double performance is stunning. Awarded with wild card entry, Chan and Chuang reached the Final stage of Australian Open, which was Chan's first Grand Slam double event. On their way to the final, they defeated 2006 US Open double finalist Safina/Srebotnik and 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon Champ Yan / Zheng. In February, they participated in two further events. They reached the final in both Pattaya and Bangalore, and won the double title of the later event.
In their Indian Wells debut, they again stormed into the final with back-to-back win over 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon Champ Yan / Zheng in QF, and 2006 US Open champ Zvonareva / Dechy in SF. However they lost the final to 2006 Roland Garros champ Raymond / Stosur in straight set. Had they won the final match, they would have beaten all the champion teams of 2006 Grand Slams in one event. So far, they have made into final in all six tour level doubles events they entered. Their final streak was broken in Miami, where they lost to Raymond / Stosur in the semi-final.
[edit] Titles (2)
[edit] Singles (0)
[edit] Doubles (2)
| Legend (Doubles) |
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| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | October 2, 2005 | Seoul, Korea | IV | Hard | Chia-Jung Chuang |
 Jill Craybas Natalie Grandin |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 2. | February 18, 2007 | Bangalore, India | III | Hard | Chia-Jung Chuang |
Su-Wei Hsieh Alla Kudryavtseva |
6-7(4), 6-2, 11-9 |
[edit] Doubles finalist (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | October 8, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | III | Hard | Chia-Jung Chuang |
Vania King Jelena Kostanic Tosic |
7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 |
| 2. | January 27, 2007 | Australian Open, Australia | GS | Hard | Chia-Jung Chuang |
 Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 |
| 3. | February 11, 2007 | Pattaya, Thailand | IV | Hard | Chia-Jung Chuang |
 Nicole Pratt Mara Santangelo |
6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 |
| 4. | March 18, 2007 | Indian Wells, USA | I | Hard | Chia-Jung Chuang |
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
6-3 7-5 |
[edit] Singles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through Miami, which concluded on April 1, 2007.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | Q | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| French Open | A | Q | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |
| U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0-2 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | N/A | 0-4 |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Tokyo | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Miami | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1-1 |
| Charleston | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Berlin | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Rome | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| San Diego | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Montreal/Toronto | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Moscow | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Zurich | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| WTA Tournaments played | 1 | 3 | 5 | N/A | 8 |
| Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-5 | N/A | 4-7 |
| Clay Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | 0-0 |
| Grass Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | N/A | 0-1 |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | 0-0 |
| Overall Win-Loss | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1-5 | N/A | 4-91 |
| Year End Ranking | 219 | 96 | ' | N/A | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament
Q = Qualifying round loss
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
1 ITF women's circuit and Fed Cup participations are not included. WTA tournaments qualifying round participations are also exclusive.
[edit] Doubles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through Miami, which concluded on April 1, 2007.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | F | 0 / 1 | 5-1 |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| U.S. Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | N/A | 5-1 |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Tokyo | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | F | 0 / 1 | 4-1 |
| Miami | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3-1 |
| Charleston | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Berlin | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Rome | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| San Diego | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Montreal/Toronto | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Moscow | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Zurich | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| WTA Tournaments played | 1 | 1 | 5 | N/A | 6 |
| Finals reached | 1 | 1 | 4 | N/A | 6 |
| Tournaments Won | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2 |
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 4-0 | 3-1 | 19-4 | N/A | 26-5 |
| Clay Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | 0-0 |
| Grass Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | 0-0 |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | N/A | 0-0 |
| Overall Win-Loss | 4-0 | 3-1 | 19-4 | N/A | 26-51 |
| Year End Double Ranking | N/A | N/A | ' | N/A | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
1 ITF women's circuit and Fed Cup participations are not included.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- WTA Tour profile for Yung-jan, Chan
- Yung-Jan Chan. Junior Tennis, Inc.. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
| Women's Tennis Association | Top ten Asian female tennis players as of April 02, 2007 | ||
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| 1. Na Li (China) (18) • 2. Ai Sugiyama (Japan) (26) • 3. Shuai Peng (China) (37) • 4. Jie Zheng (China) (41) • 5. Sania Mirza (India) (46) • 6. Akiko Morigami (Japan) (55) • 7. Aiko Nakamura (Japan) (63) • 8. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) (68) • 9. Varvara Lepchenko (Uzbekistan) (89) • 9. Yung-Jan Chan (Chinese Taipei) (93) • 10. Tiantian Sun (China) (97) | ||
| Possible inclusions: Maria Sharapova¹ (Russia) (2) • Shahar Pe'er² (Israel) (15) • Elena Likhovtseva¹ (Russia) (56) • Anna Smashnova² (Israel) (90) ¹ of Asian origin, represents bi-continental Russia ² Israel is considered part of Europe by the ITF |
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