Xu Yifan at the2016 US Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Tianjin, China | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (age 37) Tianjin | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $3,797,890 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 217–193 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 148 (13 July 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 499–345 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (13 January 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 41 (3 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2016,2019,2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | F (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | QF (2017,2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016,2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 6 November 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Xu Yifan (Chinese:徐一璠[1];pinyin:Xú Yīfán;Mandarin pronunciation:[ɕy̌ í fǎn]; born 8 August 1988), nicknamedJulie,[2] is a Chinese professionaltennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-highranking of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the singles rankings.
Xu made her debut playing on theITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[3]
She was a finalist in women's doubles at the2007 and2008 China Open in Beijing withHan Xinyun.[citation needed]
She was a quarterfinalist at the2014 US Open in women's doubles withZarina Diyas.[4]She reached the semifinals at the2016 Australian Open and was a quarterfinalist at the2016 French Open in women's doubles withZheng Saisai.[citation needed]
She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at theAustralian Open in 2017 withRaquel Atawo.[citation needed] In 2017, she formed a new partnership with CanadianGabriela Dabrowski. Xu won theMiami Open and theConnecticut Open women's doubles with Dabrowski.[5] She partnered with Dabrowski again in theUS Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.[citation needed]
In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at theSydney International,[6] and then reached the quarterfinals inMelbourne, just like 2019 at theFrench Open andUS Open.[citation needed] The biggest achievement of the Canadian/Chinese pair was reaching the final of the2019 Wimbledon Championships, losing toBarbora Strycova andHsieh Su-wei.[7]
She made the quarterfinals at the2018 WTA Finals withGabriela Dabrowski for a second consecutive year having done so also in2017. She also qualified for the2019 WTA Finals for a third year in a row.[citation needed]
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She reached the finals of theCincinnati Open and theUS Open withNicole Melichar.
In 2021, she competed at theTokyo Olympics withYang Zhaoxuan.
InIndian Wells, she won the second WTA 1000 title of her career in doubles, partnering with Yang Zhaoxuan.[8] They also took the title at theSilicon Valley Classic[9]
She qualified for her fourth2022 WTA Finals with a different partner, compatriot Yang Zhaoxuan.[10]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 13–9 | 59% |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 17–9 | 65% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | NH | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 12–8 | 60% |
| US Open | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | F | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 19–10 | 66% |
| Win–loss | 3–1 | 1–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 9–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 61–36 | 63% |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | NH | 2R | NH | A | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | RR | NH | DNQ | RR | DNQ | 1–4 | 20% | |||
| WTA Elite Trophy | NH | DNQ | W | A | A | A | NH | RR | 4–1 | 80% | |||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Qatar /Dubai Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | F | A | 8–6 | 57% | ||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | NH | A | W | 1R | 1R | 12–6 | 67% |
| Miami Open | A | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 14–7 | 67% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | NH | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 10–8 | 56% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 4–8 | 33% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–6 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 8–6 | 57% |
| Guadalajara Open | NMS/NH | SF | 2R | NMS | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | NH | 3–6 | 33% | ||||
| China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | NH | QF | 1R | 8–8 | 50% | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 55 | $3,047,564 | ||

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2017 | Miami Open | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2018 | China Open | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 2020 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 2021 | Dubai Championships | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | Elite Trophy Zhuhai | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–2) |
| Elite Trophy (1–0) |
| Premier M & 5 / WTA 1000 (2–4) |
| Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (6–2) |
| International / WTA 250 (5–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2015 | Silicon Valley Classic, United States | Premier | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2015 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | 6–7(8–10), 0–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | Elite Trophy, China | Elite | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, United States | Premier M | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, US | Premier | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | Premier | Grass | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2018 | China Open, China | Premier M | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 8–6 | May 2019 | Madrid Open, Spain | Premier M | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 9–6 | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2019 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | Premier | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Open, US | Premier 5 | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 10–9 | Sep 2020 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2021 | Dubai Championships, UAE | WTA 1000 | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 11–10 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, US | WTA 1000 | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2022 | Silicon Valley Classic, US(2) | WTA 500 | Hard | 7–5, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 13–10 | May 2023 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 13–11 | May 2024 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | WTA 250 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 14–11 | Aug 2024 | Tennis in the Land, US | WTA 250 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Jiangxi International, China | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2010 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(1) | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Guangzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(4) | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2007 | ITF Kunming, China | 50,000 | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Dec 2007 | ITF Xiamen, China | 75,000 | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | May 2008 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2008 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2009 | Burnie International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–6 | Jun 2009 | ITF Komoro, Japan | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2010 | ITF Pingguo, China | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Feb 2010 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–2, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Hammond, US | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 10–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Clearwater, US | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11–7 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 6–7(1), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Jul 2010 | ITF Fuzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2011 | ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–9 | Apr 2012 | ITF Wenshan, China | 50,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 13–9 | May 2012 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 14–9 | May 2012 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–0, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 14–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Yakima, US | 50,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 15–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Evansville, US | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 16–10 | Jul 2012 | Lexington Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 16–11 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 16–12 | May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 17–12 | Feb 2014 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 18–12 | Mar 2014 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | 7–6(4), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 19–12 | Apr 2015 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–12 | May 2015 | Anning Open, China | 75,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 21–12 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | 50,000 | Grass | 6–3, 6–4 |