Chan Hao-ching
Chan Hao-ching, also known as Angel Chan, is a professional tennis player representing Taiwan. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won 18 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers and 6 ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the final of the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi in 2014, her first Grand Slam final. She reached two more in 2017, the Wimbledon women's doubles with Monica Niculescu, and the US Open mixed doubles with Michael Venus.
She is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's doubles, Latisha Chan, formerly known as Chan Yung-jan.
Tennis career
2013
At the beginning of the season, Chan won the Shenzhen Open with her sister Chan Yung-jan, beating Irina Buryachok and Valeria Solovieva in straight sets. She reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters with Janette Husárová, falling to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. At the Portugal Open, she won her second title of the year with Kristina Mladenovic, defeating Darija Jurak and Katalin Marosi in straight sets. Chan reached the second round of the French Open with Darija Jurak. She then suffered first round losses at both Wimbledon and the US Open, and also reached the finals of the Southern California Open with Janette Husárová and the Toray Pan Pacific Open with Liezel Huber. She finished 2013 ranked 26th.2014
At Wimbledon, Chan reached the finals of the mixed-doubles draw with Max Mirnyi to reach her first Grand Slam final. Along the way, they defeated the defending champions Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets. However, the pair lost the final to Nenad Zimonjić and Samantha Stosur, also in straight sets.2015
Early in the year, Chan won the title at the Thailand Open with her sister, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Tamarine Tanasugarn in three sets. They won their fourth WTA doubles title together at the Western & Southern Open, and by doing so, now have the second largest number of WTA doubles titles for a pair of sisters in WTA history following only Serena and Venus Williams. Cincinnati represents their biggest title yet, their first at the Premier-5 level. Next, they won another title at the Japan Women's Open in Tokyo.The Chans reached two other finals, at the Pan Pacific Open, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro, and the China Open, losing to the No. 1 pairing of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza. Hao-Ching and Yung-Jan became the third all-sister pairing to qualify for the WTA Finals after Manuela Maleeva and Katerina Maleeva in 1986 and the Williams sisters in 2009. They reached the semifinals, losing again to Hingis and Mirza. It was Chan's first appearance at the tournament. She finished 2015 ranked 12th, her best year-end ranking so far.
2017
The Chan sisters ended their doubles partnership early in 2017, with Yung-jan teaming up with Martina Hingis, while Hao-ching had a variety of teammates. Hao-ching became only the second Taiwanese woman, following 2013 champion Hsieh Su-wei, to reach the Wimbledon women's doubles final. Playing with Romanian Monica Niculescu, who was also making her first appearance in a Grand Slam final, they were overwhelmed 6–0, 6–0 by the Russian pair of Makarova and Vesnina. It was only the second such result in a final in the history of the competition.During the tournament at Cincinnati, she had arranged to play in the mixed doubles at the US Open with New Zealander Michael Venus. With both having current individual rankings of 12, they were the third seeds for the tournament. Although they knew about each other, they didn't actually meet for the first time until they were walking to the court for their first match together. After four wins on their "lucky" court 17, they were through to the final against top seeds Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray. Outclassed in the first set, losing 1–6 in just 22 minutes, they fought back to win the second set 6–4, setting up a match tiebreaker. With a couple of minibreaks from both teams, it was tied up at 8–8 before Hingis and Murray finally took the match and the title, remaining unbeaten as a pair after teaming up for the first time at Wimbledon two months earlier.
Equipment
The Chan sisters use Wilson racquets. They are also sponsored by Taiwan Mobile, EVA Air, and French apparel company Lacoste.Significant finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Doubles: 1 runner-up
Mixed doubles: 3 runner-ups
Premier-Mandatory & Premier-5 tournaments
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 30 (18 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 February 2012 | Pattaya Women's Open | Hard |  Chan Yung-jan |  Sania Mirza  Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 1–6, |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 March 2012 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur | Hard |  Rika Fujiwara | Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 5 January 2013 | Shenzhen Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan |  Irina Buryachok  Valeria Solovieva | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 May 2013 | Portugal Open, Oeiras | Clay |  Kristina Mladenovic |  Darija Jurak  Katalin Marosi | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 August 2013 | Southern California Open, Carlsbad | Hard |  Janette Husárová |  Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 September 2013 | Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Hard | Liezel Huber |  Cara Black Sania Mirza | 6–4, 0–6, |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 April 2014 | Family Circle Cup, Charleston | Clay | Chan Yung-jan |  Anabel Medina Garrigues  Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 20 April 2014 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur | Hard | Tímea Babos | Chan Yung-jan  Zheng Saisai | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 21 June 2014 | Aegon International, Eastbourne | Grass | Chan Yung-jan |  Martina Hingis  Flavia Pennetta | 6–3, 5–7, |
| Winner | 5. | 15 February 2015 | PTT Thailand Open, Pattaya | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Shuko Aoyama  Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 6–4, |
| Winner | 6. | 23 May 2015 | Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nuremberg | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Lara Arruabarrena  Raluca Olaru | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 23 August 2015 | Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 September 2015 | Japan Women's Open, Tokyo | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Kurumi Nara Misaki Doi | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 September 2015 | Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 10 October 2015 | China Open, Beijing | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 7–6, 1–6, |
| Winner | 9. | 14 February 2016 | Taiwan Open, Kaohsiung | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 27 February 2016 | Qatar Total Open, Doha | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 25 June 2016 | Aegon International, Eastbourne | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova | 7–5, 6–7, |
| Winner | 11. | 16 October 2016 | Hong Kong Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan |  Naomi Broady Heather Watson | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 5 February 2017 | Taiwan Open, Taipei | Hard | Chan Yung-jan |  Lucie Hradecka Katerina Siniakova | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 27 May 2017 | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Clay | Chan Yung-jan | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 25 June 2017 | Birmingham Classic | Grass | Zhang Shuai | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 1–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 11. | 15 July 2017 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Monica Niculescu | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 15 October 2017 | Hong Kong Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 14. | 23 February 2018 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 4–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 12. | 5 January 2019 | Brisbane International | Hard | Latisha Chan | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 12 January 2019 | Hobart International | Hard | Latisha Chan |  Kirsten Flipkens  Johanna Larsson | 6–3, 3–6, |
| Winner | 16. | 16 February 2019 | Qatar Total Open, Doha | Hard | Latisha Chan |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld  Demi Schuurs | 6–1, 3–6, |
| Winner | 17. | 29 June 2019 | Nature Valley International, Eastbourne | Grass | Latisha Chan | Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2–6, 6–3, |
| Winner | 18. | 22 September 2019 | Toray Pan Pacific Open, Osaka | Hard | Latisha Chan | Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Yu-chieh | 7–5, 7–5 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 9 (6–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 3 November 2007 | Taoyuan City, Taiwan | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei | 6–1, 2–6, |
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 2010 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | Kao Shao-yuan |  Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 9 October 2010 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | He Sirui | Sandy Gumulya Moe Kawatoko | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 May 2011 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Erika Sema | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 May 2011 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Yurika Sema Erika Takao | 6–2, 4–6, |
| Winner | 4. | 4 June 2011 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Remi Tezuka |  Kim Ji-young Yoo Mi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 August 2011 | Beijing, China | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 August 2011 | Taipei City, Taiwan | Hard | Chen Yi | Kao Shao-yuan Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 January 2012 | Quanzhou, China | Hard | Rika Fujiwara | Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai | 4–6, 6–4, |
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 10–7 |
| French Open | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | SF | 2R | 15–8 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | 3R | 11–8 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | 9–7 | |
| Win–Loss | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 45–30 |