Chinese tennis player (born 1998)
Not to be confused with the beach volleyball player
Yue Yuan .
Yuan Yue (Chinese :袁悦 ;pinyin :Yuán Yuè Mandarin pronunciation: [ɥɛ̌n ɥê] ⓘ tennis player. She has career-highWTA rankings of world No. 36 in singles achieved in May 2024 and No. 64 in doubles, achieved in March 2025. She is currently the No. 3 Chinese player.
2018: WTA Tour debut [ edit ] Yuan made herWTA Tour main-draw debut at theJiangxi International Open in the doubles tournament, partnering withLiu Yanni .[ 2]
2022: Major and top 75 debuts [ edit ] She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.
At the next major, at theUS Open , she reached the third round for the first time after qualifying by defeatingJaimee Fourlis andIrina-Camelia Begu without losing a set.[ 3]
2023: First WTA 1000 win and WTA Tour final [ edit ] She qualified for the2023 Australian Open to make her debut at this major, and she also qualified for theWimbledon Championships .[ 4]
Yuan received a wildcard for her home tournament, theChina Open , and defeatedElise Mertens for her first WTA 1000 win.[ 5]
She reached her first WTA Tour final at theKorea Open where she lost to top seedJessica Pegula .[ 6]
[ edit ] At theHobart International , she reached the semifinals after qualifying, saving four set points againstYulia Putintseva .[ 7] [ 8]
She reached the final at the2024 ATX Open defeatingArina Rodionova ,Taylor Townsend ,Wang Yafan andAnna Karolína Schmiedlová .[ 9] Wang Xiyu .[ 10] [ 11]
At theIndian Wells Open , she recorded her first top-10 win over eighth seedZheng Qinwen to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time, having never previously get past the second round.[ 12] [ 13] Caroline Dolehide [ 14] Daria Kasatkina .[ 15] Coco Gauff .[ 16] Miami Open , she recorded her first win at this tournament overAnna Blinkova [ 17] Maria Sakkari [ 18]
In October, Yuan teamed up withDemi Schuurs to win the doubles at the WTA 500Ningbo Open , defeating top seedsNicole Melichar-Martinez andEllen Perez in the final. As a result she reached the top 75 in the doubles rankings on 21 October 2024.[ 19]
2025: ATX Open doubles title [ edit ] PartneringAnna Blinkova , she won the doubles title at theATX Open , defeatingMcCartney Kessler andZhang Shuai in the final.[ 20]
Performance timeline [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results inWTA Tour ,Grand Slam tournaments ,Billie Jean King Cup ,United Cup ,Hopman Cup andOlympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the2023 Korea Open .
[ edit ] Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoor (1–1) Indoor (0–0)
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (1–0) WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoor (2–0) Indoor (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments (1–2) $80,000 tournaments (0–1) $60,000 tournaments (2–2) $40,000 tournaments (0–1) $25,000 tournaments (2–4) $15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (5–10) Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 15,000 Hard Sara Tomic 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 Loss 0–2 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Luksika Kumkhum 5–7, 2–6 Loss 0–3 May 2018 ITF Wuhan , China25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 Win 1–3 May 2019 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard Akiko Omae 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Loss 1–4 Jun 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard İpek Soylu 6–7(1–7) , 1–6 Loss 1–5 Jul 2019 ITF Ulanqab, China 25,000 Hard 7–6(11–9) , 3–6, 3–6 Win 2–5 Dec 2021 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy 25,000 Hard (i) Erika Andreeva 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Win 3–5 Jan 2022 Traralgon International , Australia60,000+H Hard Paula Ormaechea 6–3, 6–2 Loss 3–6 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open , Latvia60,000 Clay Emma Navarro 4–6, 4–6 Loss 3–7 Sep 2022 Berkeley Club Challenge , US60,000 Hard Madison Brengle 7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 2–6 Win 4–7 Oct 2022 Las Vegas Open , United States60,000 Hard Diana Shnaider 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 4–8 Oct 2022 Tyler Pro Challenge , US80,000 Hard Taylor Townsend 4–6, 2–6 Loss 4–9 Feb 2023 ITF Mexico City, Mexico 40,000 Hard Berfu Cengiz 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(9–11) Loss 4–10 Oct 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open , China100,000 Hard Bai Zhuoxuan 6–7(5–7) , 2–6 Win 5–10 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open , Japan100,000 Hard Harriet Dart 5–7, 7–5, 6–0 Loss 5–11 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open 2, Japan 100,000 Hard 2–6, 3–6
[ edit ] Legend $60,000 tournaments (2–1) $25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2018 ITF Guiyang, China 25,000 Hard Chen Jiahui Kang Jiaqi Xun Fangying 6–3, 5–7, [6–10] Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Jinan Open , China60,000 Hard Zheng Wushuang Samantha Murray Eden Silva 1–6, 6–4, [10–7] Loss 1–2 Jun 2021 Open de Montpellier , France60,000 Clay Liang En-shuo Estelle Cascino Camilla Rosatello 3–6, 2–6 Win 2–2 Oct 2021 ITF Lagos, Portugal 25,000 Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková w/o Win 3–2 Apr 2023 Charlottesville Open, United States 60,000 Clay Sophie Chang Nao Hibino Fanny Stollár 6–3, 6–3
Record against top 10 players [ edit ] Yue has a 1–5 win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[ 21] [ 22] ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19. ^a b The firstPremier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between theDubai Tennis Championships and theQatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified asWTA 1000 tournaments in 2021. ^ 2016: WTA ranking–931, 2017: WTA ranking–429.
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China
Jessica Pegula
Demi Schuurs
Ellen Perez
Anna Blinkova
Lara Arruabarrena
Renata Voráčová
Luksika Kumkhum
Akiko Omae
İpek Soylu
Erika Andreeva
Paula Ormaechea
Harriet Dart
Liang En-shuo
Estelle Cascino
Camilla Rosatello
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Fanny Stollár
