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Wu Fang-hsien

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Wu Fang-hsien
Wu in 2023
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
Born (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25)
Prize money$273,810
Singles
Career record19–20
Career titles0
Doubles
Career record205–108
Career titles1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 45 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 59 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US Open2R (2023)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Mixed
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Team
Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

Wu Fang-hsien (Chinese: 吳芳嫺; pinyin: Wú Fāngxián; born 15 July 1999) is a Taiwanese tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking in doubles of No. 45, achieved on 29 January 2024.

Career

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2018-2020: WTA Tour and Grand Slam debuts

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Wu made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Washington Open in doubles, partnering with Chen Pei-hsuan.

She made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2020 Australian Open, partnering Lee Ya-hsuan. They lost against Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin in the first round.

2023-2024: Maiden WTA Tour title, top 50 and Olympics debuts

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She reached the top 100 following her maiden WTA Tour title at the 2023 Thailand Open, partnering with Chan Hao-ching,[1] moving close to 50 positions up to world No. 99 on 6 February 2023.

Partnering Ingrid Neel, she recorded her first major win, against Nadiia Kichenok and Anna-Lena Friedsam at the 2023 French Open.

She reached the third round at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Zhu Lin.

She also reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open partnering Zhu Lin, defeating seventh seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez on the way, and reached the top 50 in the rankings on 29 January 2024[2]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2023 Hua Hin Championships,
Thailand
WTA 250 Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching China Wang Xinyu
China Zhu Lin
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 1–1 Feb 2023 Mérida Open, Mexico WTA 250 Hard China Wang Xinyu United States Caty McNally
France Diane Parry
0–6, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Aug 2024 Washington Open, United States WTA 500 Hard China Jiang Xinyu United States Taylor Townsend
United States Asia Muhammad
6–7(0), 3–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2019 Taipei Challenger,
Taiwan
Carpet (i) Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jun 2023 Makarska International,
Croatia
Clay Estonia Ingrid Neel Czech Republic Anna Sisková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Jul 2024 Contrexéville Open,
France
Clay China Zhang Shuai Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Iryna Shymanovich
7–5, 3–6, [7–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Doubles: 40 (21 titles, 19 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–3)
$25,000 tournaments (9–9)
$10/15,000 tournaments (10–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2016 ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan 10,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Haruka Kaji
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying Chile Fernanda Brito
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos
5–7, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan India Rutuja Bhosale
Egypt Mayar Sherif
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 2–2 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Romania Ana Bianca Mihaila
China Zhao Xiaoxi
6–2, 6–1
Win 3–2 Aug 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Romania Ana Bianca Mihaila
China Zhao Xiaoxi
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–2 Sep 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-ting
Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi
7–6, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 5–2 Sep 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi
India Kanika Vaidya
6–0, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 6–2 Dec 2017 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Lu Jiaxi
6–1, 6–0
Loss 6–3 Jan 2018 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan United States Yuki Kristina Chiang
Belgium Helène Scholsen
2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–4 Apr 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Belarus Iryna Shymanovich
Bulgaria Julia Terziyska
6–4, 6–2
Loss 6–5 May 2018 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Switzerland Conny Perrin
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
7–6(0), 1–6, [7–10]
Win 7–5 May 2018 ITF San Severo, Italy 15,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Belarus Sviatlana Pirazhenka
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
6–3, 6–4
Win 8–5 May 2018 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Australia Jaimee Fourlis
Australia Ellen Perez
7–6(6), 6–3
Loss 8–6 Jun 2018 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott
Denmark Emilie Francati
2–6, 1–6
Win 9–6 Jun 2018 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Switzerland Karin Kennel
7–5, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss 9–7 Jul 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan India Rutuja Bhosale
India Pranjala Yadlapalli
5–7, 2–6
Loss 9–8 Aug 2018 Landisville Tennis Challenge, US 60,000 Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Australia Ellen Perez
Australia Arina Rodionova
0–6, 2–6
Loss 9–9 Jan 2019 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Czech Republic Barbora Štefková
4–6, 7–6(3), [10–12]
Win 10–9 Jan 2019 ITF Hong Kong 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Japan Robu Kajitani
Japan Hiroko Kuwata
6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–10 Jan 2019 ITF Singapore 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
2–6, 4–6
Loss 10–11 Feb 2019 Indoor Championships Kyoto, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Moyuka Uchijima
4–6, 3–6
Win 11–11 Sep 2019 ITF Kyoto, Japan 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan Japan Kanako Morisaki
Japan Minori Yonehara
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 12–11 Dec 2019 ITF Navi Mumbai, India 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi Russia Olga Doroshina
Russia Shalimar Talbi
6–2, 6–2
Win 13–11 Jan 2020 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W25 Hard Hong Kong Eudice Chong Japan Moyuka Uchijima
China Zhang Ying
7–6(2), 6–1
Loss 13–12 Jun 2022 ITF Changwon, South Korea W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae
3–6, 6–4, [13–15]
Win 14–12 Jun 2022 ITF Ra'anana, Israel W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan Japan Chihiro Muramatsu
Hungary Rebeka Stolmár
6–3, 6–1
Win 15–12 Jul 2022 ITF Porto, Portugal W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan China Lu Jiajing
Australia Alana Parnaby
5–7, 6–4, [10–1]
Loss 15–13 Jul 2022 ITF Corroios-Seixal, Portugal W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė
Hong Kong Cody Wong
2–6, 5–7
Loss 15–14 Jul 2022 ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal W25+H Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi Australia Alexandra Bozovic
Portugal Francisca Jorge
2–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Win 16–14 Jul 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi Netherlands Jasmijn Gimbrère
Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
6–3, 6–2
Loss 16–15 Oct 2022 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W60 Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi Sofya Lansere
Slovakia Rebecca Šramková
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]
Loss 16–16 Oct 2022 ITF Loulé, Portugal W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
3–6, 5–7
Win 17–16 Nov 2022 Open Nantes Atlantique, France W60 Hard (i) Belgium Magali Kempen Slovenia Veronika Erjavec
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
6–2, 6–4
Win 18–16 Nov 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Latvia Kamilla Bartone
Serbia Bojana Marinković
6–0, 7–5
Win 19–16 Nov 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Anastasiia Gureva
Vlada Mincheva
6–3, 6–4
Win 20–16 Dec 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Romania Oana Gavrilă
United Kingdom Emilie Lindh
6–4, 6–3
Win 21–16 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships Kyoto, Japan W60 Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Japan Momoko Kobori
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
2–6, 7–6(5), [10–2]
Loss 21–17 May 2023 Kangaroo Cup, Japan W80 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Jang Su-jeong
6–7(3), 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 21–18 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
3–6, 1–6
Loss 21–19 Apr 2024 Oeiras Open, Portugal W100 Clay Russia Yana Sizikova Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
2–6, 0–6

References

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  1. ^ "Zhu defeats Tsurenko in Hua Hin to win first title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ @PDChinaSports (January 19, 2024). "Australian Open 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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