Wang Xiyu


Wang Xiyu is a Chinese tennis player.
In August 2019, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 115. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 240 in the doubles rankings.

Career

Wang made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2017 Tianjin Open, after receiving a wild card into the singles competition. She defeated Danka Kovinić in the first round before losing to compatriot Peng Shuai.
Wang qualified for the 2018 Burnie International, a 60k event in Australia, defeating Yuuki Tanaka, Kaylah McPhee, Kimberly Birrell to qualify for the main draw. There, she defeated Barbora Krejčíková, Jessika Ponchet before losing to eventual winner Marta Kostyuk. Her win over Krejčíková marks her second top-200 win.
At the 2018 Launceston Tennis International, she lost in the first round of qualifying.
Wang received a wild card to play the qualification rounds of 2018 Miami Open but lost to Polona Hercog in straight sets. She received another wild card to play in 2018 Zhengzhou Women's Tennis Open, a 125k event in China where she won against Naomi Broady but lost to Yanina Wickmayer. In a 25k tournament in Madrid, she outlasted Nina Stojanović, Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov but lost to Martina Di Giuseppe.
In another 25k event in Thailand, she moved past Haruna Arakawa, Karman Thandi, Lee Ya-hsuan, Pranjala Yadlapalli, and Barbora Štefková to win the title. In the 2018 Wuhan Open, she defeated Viktória Kužmová and Vania King to make it into the main draw where she defeated Bernarda Pera but lost to Daria Kasatkina after she had several match points.

Performance timeline

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

''Last updated on: 12 September 2019.

ITF finals

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2018ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Barbora Štefková6–3, 7–5
Loss1–1Aug 2018ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Wang Xinyu1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win2–1Aug 2018ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000Hard Zhang Kailin3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss2–2Apr 2019ITF Osaka, Japan25,000Hard Han Na-lae5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win3–2May 2019ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain60,000Clay Dalma Gálfi4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2017ITF Hua Hin, Thailand15,000Hard Natalija Kostić Ni Ma Zhuoma
You Mi Zhuoma
4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Dec 2017ITF Castellón, Spain15,000Clay Ren Jiaqi Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Luisa Stefani
3–6, 1–6
Win1–2Jun 2018ITF Barcelona, Spain25,000Clay Jessica Ho Carolina Meligeni Alves
Jade Suvrijn
6–3, 6–1
Win2–2Jun 2018ITF Madrid, Spain25,000Clay Montserrat González Anastasia Pribylova
Raluca Șerban
6–4, 7–6
Win3–2Aug 2018ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Wang Xinyu Destanee Aiava
Naiktha Bains
7–5, 5–7,
Loss3–3Apr 2019ITF Osaka, Japan25,000Hard Hsu Ching-wen Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae
4–6, 7–5,

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (1 title)

Girls' doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Record against top 10 players

Wang's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 :