Duan Yingying

Duan Yingying (Chinese: 段莹莹; born 3 July 1989) is a former Chinese tennis player.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Duan (段).
Duan Yingying
段莹莹
Duan Yingying in 2018
Country (sports) China
ResidenceTianjin, China
Born (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989
Tianjin
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2007
Retired(last match 2021)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachDong Yuesen
Prize moneyUS$ 1,959,160
Singles
Career record299–200 (59.9%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 60 (24 April 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2017)
French Open1R (2017, 2018)
Wimbledon2R (2015, 2016)
US Open2R (2016, 2017)
Doubles
Career record116–94 (55.2%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 16 (3 February 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2019, 2021)
French OpenF (2019)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US OpenQF (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open2R (2019)
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam event
Duan Yingying
Traditional Chinese段瑩瑩
Simplified Chinese段莹莹

In her career, she won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and two WTA Challenger doubles titles, as well as eleven singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her nickname is lightning for her amazing forehand.

On 24 April 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 60. On 3 February 2020, she peaked at No. 16 in the doubles rankings.

Career

2012

Starting the year as the No. 378 in the world, Duan's ranking would improve significantly to No. 128 by the year's end. Some of the highlights of her 2012 season included winning four ITF titles at the 25k level in Wellington, Changwon, Gimcheon and Goyang. Playing qualifying at the US Open, Duan had her first experience in a Grand Slam tournament. She would win her first qualifying round defeating Réka Luca Jani, but would fall in the next round to Kirsten Flipkens. She received a wild card to the Guangzhou International and won her first WTA Tour main-draw match defeating Luksika Khumkum in the first round. Duan also achieved her best results in ITF events near the end of 2012, reaching the semifinals of $100K+H Ningbo and the finals of $100K Suzhou, losing both matches to top-100 veteran Hsieh Su-wei.

2013: Major debut

Duan was due to make her main-draw Grand Slam singles debut at Wimbledon, but withdrew to compete in the National Games of China. She made her Grand Slam singles debut in the main draw of the US Open, after winning three qualifying matches. She lost to sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the opening round. During the televised commentary of her match against Wozniacki, the commentators compared Duan's game to that of former world No. 1, Lindsay Davenport. They also began referring to her by the nickname of Duan-venport (段文波特) on the Chinese internet.[1][2][3]

2015: First major singles win

At Wimbledon, as a qualifier, Duan defeated 2014 finalist Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets in the first round. This was considered one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. In the second round, Duan lost to Tatjana Maria in a long three-set match.

2016: First WTA Tour title

In July, she won her first WTA Tour title at the Jiangxi International Open, defeating Vania King in the final.

2017: Elite Trophy doubles title

In the first-round match at the Shenzhen Open, Duan wasted three match points and eventually lost to first seed and world No. 3, Agnieszka Radwańska. At the Australian Open, she had her best Grand Slam performance to date by defeating Rebecca Šramková and Varvara Lepchenko to reach the third round, where she lost to former world No. 1 and eventual finalist, Venus Williams, by 1–6, 0–6.

Duan won her first ever WTA Tour doubles title at the Elite Trophy with Han Xinyun.

2018: Second doubles title

Duan won her second doubles title at the Taiwan Open, playing with Wang Yafan.

2019: French Open finalist, Wuhan doubles title

Duan and Zheng Saisai reached the final of the French Open, losing to Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.

In September, they reached the quarterfinals of the US Open, however, they were beaten by the eventual champions Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka. The following week, with Zheng unavailable, she partnered with Veronika Kudermetova for the first time to win the doubles title at the Wuhan Open, beating Mertens and Sabalenka in the final.[4]

2021: Olympics participation

She partnered Zheng Saisai for the Tokyo Olympics. Since their first-round loss she has not played any more matches.

Grand Slam performance timelines
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.

Singles
Tournament 20122013201420152016201720182019W–L
Australian Open A A 1R 1R Q2 3R 2R Q1 3–4
French Open A A A Q1 A 1R 1R A 0–2
Wimbledon A A A 2R 2R 1R Q2 A 2–3
US Open Q2 1R 1R Q2 2R 2R A A 2–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–4 1–2 0–0 7–13

Doubles
Tournament 20172018201920202021W–L
Australian Open A A 1R 1R 1R 0–3
French Open 3R 3R F A A 9–3
Wimbledon 1R 1R 3R NH A 2–3
US Open A 2R QF A A 4–2
Win–loss 2–2 3–3 10–4 0–1 0–1 15–11

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay China Zheng Saisai Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic		 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 Wuhan Open Hard Russia Veronika Kudermetova Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka		 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2017 WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard (i) China Han Xinyun China Zhang Shuai
China Lu Jingjing		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2019 WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard (i) China Yang Zhaoxuan Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Slovenia Andreja Klepač		 3–6, 3–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win Aug 2016 Jiangxi International Open, China International Hard United States Vania King 1–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA Elite Trophy (1–1)
Premier M & Premier 5 (1–0)
International (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2017 Zhuhai, China Elite Trophy Hard (i) China Han Xinyun China Lu Jingjing
China Zhang Shuai		 6–2, 6–1
Win 2–0 Feb 2018 Taipei Open, Taiwan International Hard (i) China Wang Yafan Japan Nao Hibino
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2–1 Jan 2019 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Czech Republic Renata Voráčová China Peng Shuai
China Yang Zhaoxuan		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 May 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay China Han Xinyun Australia Daria Gavrilova
Australia Ellen Perez		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2019 French Open Grand Slam Clay China Zheng Saisai Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic		 2–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2019 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5 Hard Russia Veronika Kudermetova Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka		 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 3–4 Oct 2019 Zhuhai, China Elite Trophy Hard (i) China Yang Zhaoxuan Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Slovenia Andreja Klepač		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Jan 2020 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard China Zheng Saisai Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková		 2–6, 6–3, [4–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard China Wang Yafan Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Russia Irina Khromacheva		 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard China Wang Yafan United Kingdom Naomi Broady
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer		 7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 2–1 Apr 2019 Kunming Open, China Clay China Han Xinyun China Peng Shuai
China Yang Zhaoxuan		 5–7, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2009 ITF Jiangmen, China 10,000 Hard China Xie Yanze 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2009 ITF New Delhi, India 10,000 Hard Israel Keren Shlomo 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jun 2009 ITF Xiamen, China 25,000 Hard China Zhang Shuai 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–1 Mar 2010 ITF Nanjing, China 10,000 Hard China Liu Wanting 6–4, 7–6(6)
Win 4–1 Jun 2010 ITF Hefei, China 10,000 Hard China Zheng Saisai 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Aug 2010 ITF Saitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin 1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 4–3 Aug 2011 ITF Saitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Ayumi Oka 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Feb 2012 ITF Wellington, New Zealand 25,000 Hard Poland Sandra Zaniewska 6–1, 6–4
Win 6–3 May 2012 ITF Changwon, Korea 25,000 Hard Hong Kong Zhang Ling 6–4, 6–3
Win 7–3 May 2012 ITF Gimcheon, Korea 25,000 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–3 Jun 2012 ITF Goyang, Korea 25,000 Hard Hong Kong Zhang Ling 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–4 Jul 2012 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard United States Mallory Burdette 1–6, 2–6
Loss 8–5 Oct 2012 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 100,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 2–6
Win 9–5 May 2013 ITF Goyang, Korea (2) 25,000 Hard China Liu Fangzhou 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–5 Jun 2014 ITF Xi'an, China 50,000 Hard China Zhu Lin 4–6, 7–6(9), 6–4
Win 11–5 Jul 2015 ITF Tianjin, China 25,000 Hard China Wang Qiang 4–6, 7–6(2), 3–0 ret.
Loss 11–6 Jul 2015 ITF Zhengzhou, China 25,000 Hard China Wang Yafan 4–6, 4–6
Loss 11–7 Oct 2015 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard China Zhang Kailin 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–8 May 2019 Jin'an Open, China 60,000 Hard China Han Xinyun 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2008 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand 10,000 Hard China Chen Hui South Korea Kim Sun-jung
South Korea Lee Cho-won		 4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 0–2 Feb 2012 ITF Sydney, Australia 25,000 Hard China Han Xinyun Australia Arina Rodionova
United Kingdom Melanie South		 6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 1–2 Jul 2012 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard China Xu Yifan United States Mallory Burdette
United States Natalie Pluskota		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Jul 2016 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Makoto Ninomiya		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 May 2019 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 80,000 Hard China Han Xinyun Japan Akiko Omae
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech		 6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Win 3–3 Jun 2019 Manchester Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass China Zhu Lin United States Robin Anderson
Romania Laura Ioana Paar		 6–4, 6–3

References
  1. "2013 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM - US Open 2013 Day 2: Duval beats Stosur for first major win". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Baby Flower Chinese Davenport". YouTube.
  3. "段莹莹不介意被叫段文波特 拿下生涯最重要胜利". Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  4. "Kudermetova and Duan win Wuhan in team debut: 'It's an unbelievable week'". WTA. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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