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Wang Xiyu
王曦雨
Wang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
Born (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 25)
Taixing, China
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,895,483
Singles
Career record254–175
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (9 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 86 (22 June 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2022, 2025)
French Open4R (2026)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2024)[1]
Doubles
Career record63–63
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (14 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 639 (25 May 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
US Open1R (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 31 May 2026.

Wang Xiyu (Chinese: 王曦雨; pinyin: Wáng Xīyǔ; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ ɕí ỳ] ⓘ; born 28 March 2001) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 49 on 9 January 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 87 on 14 October 2024.[2]

Wang became junior world No. 1 on 10 September 2018, right after winning her only singles major title at the 2018 US Open, defeating Clara Burel in the final. The same year, she finished as quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and French Open and then as semifinalist in Wimbledon, all in singles.[3] In doubles, she also won one major title, at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Wang Xinyu, and finished runner-up at the 2017 US Open alongside Lea Bošković. She also reached semifinals at the 2017 French Open and 2018 Australian Open.

Career

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Juniors

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On the ITF Junior Circuit, Wang won six singles and eight doubles titles.[4]

Grand Slam performance

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Singles:

  • Australian Open: QF (2018)
  • French Open: QF (2018)
  • Wimbledon: SF (2018)
  • US Open: W (2018)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: SF (2018)
  • French Open: SF (2017)
  • Wimbledon: W (2018)
  • US Open: F (2017)

2016–17: Professional debut

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Wang Xiyu at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Wang made her ITF Women's Circuit debut in 2016 at Anning as a wildcard player. Despite the loss in her first match, the following week she reached semifinal at another $10k event in the same city.[2] In October 2017, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Tianjin Open and recorded her first win, over Danka Kovinić.[5]

2018: Breakthrough season

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She had her breakthrough in 2018. In the early season, she reached quarterfinals at the $60k Burnie International, and soon after, she competed at the Premier Mandatory Miami Open but failed to qualify. In April, she recorded her first win on the WTA Challenger Tour, defeating Naomi Broady in order to reach the second round of the Zhengzhou Women's Open. In August, she won her first singles title, defeating Barbora Štefková in the final of a $25k event in Nonthaburi. She then finished runner-up at another $25k event in Nonthaburi and won the title at the $25k event in Tsukuba.[2] Her last tournament of the season was the Wuhan Open, where she made her debut at Premier 5-level tournaments. There, she recorded a win over wildcard player Bernarda Pera,[6] before losing in a tense match against Daria Kasatkina.[7]

2019: Major and WTA Premier debuts

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Wang reached another quarterfinal at the Burnie International. In March, she made her debut at the Premier Mandatory level tournaments as a wildcard, reaching the second round of the Miami Open.[2] There, she also recorded her first win on that level, defeating Monica Puig in the first round.[5] In April, she reached final at the $25k event in Osaka and one month later won her first bigger title at the $60k event in La Bisbal d'Emporda, defeating Dalma Gálfi in the final.[2][5] In June, she reached quarterfinals at the $100k Manchester Trophy.[2] Unlike the first three majors of the year, Wang reached the main draw at the US Open, but lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the first round.[5][8] Later, she had first-round losses at the Wuhan Open and China Open, but ended one round further at the Tianjin Open.[2]

2020-22: First WTA Tour semifinal & major match win, top 50

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Wang at the 2022 Transylvania Open.

Wang started the year with a win over Sorana Cîrstea at the Shenzhen Open,[9] but then lost to third seed Elise Mertens.[2] However, she failed to reach the main draw of the Australian Open,[2] Wang reached quarterfinals of the Hua Hin Championships, where she defeated world No. 15, Petra Martić.[10] She followed this up with a semifinal at the Mexican Open; after three wins, she lost to Heather Watson.[11][12]

At the Australian Open, she recorded her first major match win as a wildcard entrance against qualifier Viktória Kužmová,[13] before losing to fourth seed Barbora Krejčíková in the second round.[14]

She reached a new career-high singles ranking of 103, on 9 May 2022,[15] and made her top 100 debut a month later on 13 June 2022, after reaching her first WTA 125 final at the Open Internacional de Valencia.[citation needed]

She made her debut at Wimbledon where she lost in the first round to another debutante at this major, Jule Niemeier.[16]

At the Budapest Grand Prix, she defeated top seed Barbora Krejčíková in the first round[17] and overcame Ana Bogdan in the longest straight-sets match of the year, in two hours and 45 minutes in the second round to move to the quarterfinals,[18] where she was eliminated by Aleksandra Krunić.[19]

In August, Wang defeated third seed Maria Sakkari to reach the third round of the US Open,[20] before losing to Alison Riske-Amritraj, in three sets.[21]

She ended the year ranked in the top 50 on 7 November 2022.[citation needed]

2023: WTA 1000 fourth round, maiden WTA Tour title

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At the Madrid, Wang defeated 23rd seed Bianca Andreescu in the second round,[22] but lost her next match to 11th seed Barbora Krejčíková.[23] She reached the fourth round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time at the Italian Open,[24] before losing to countrywoman and 22nd seed Zheng Qinwen.[25]

Wang won her maiden WTA Tour title in Guangzhou, defeating top seed Magda Linette in the final.[26][27]

2024–25: WTA Tour final, back to top 150

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She reached the final at the ATX Open, defeating top seed Anhelina Kalinina in the last four,[28] but lost to fellow Chinese player Yuan Yue.[29]

She won the W75 2025 Lexington Open, her first title in two years. As a result, she re-entered the top 150 in the rankings on 11 August 2025.[30]

2026: Hiatus, major fourth round, back to top 100

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Wang qualified for the main draw at the French Open and went on to make it through to the second week of a major event for the first time,[31] at which point she lost to 18th seed Sorana Cîrstea.[32] As a result, she returned to the top 100 on 8 June 2026, climbing 48 places.[33]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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 in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[34]

Singles

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Current through the 2026 French Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q3 A 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
French Open A A Q2 A 1R Q2 1R 2R Q3 4R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon A A Q2 NH Q2 1R 1R 1R Q2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A A 1R A A 3R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–4 1–4 1–2 3–1 0 / 16 9–16 36%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A not held 3R NH 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A A PO[b] PO 0 / 0 2–1 67%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c] A A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai[c] A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 NH A A 2R 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open A Q1 2R NH 1R Q2 2R 2R A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Madrid Open A A A NH Q2 A 3R 2R A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Italian Open A A A A A A 4R 1R A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Canadian Open A A 1R NH A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH A A NMS 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A A NH 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
China Open A 2R 1R NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 7–6 2–7 2–2 0 / 20 13–20 39%
Career statistics
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 3 7 3 7 10 25 23 4 1 Career total: 84
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 1–1 1–3 2–7 6–3 4–7 13–11 16–24 21–23 1–4 3–1 1 / 84 68–84 45%
Year-end ranking 592 200 143 123 128 50 72 102 174 $1,644,296

Doubles

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–3 2–4 0 / 8 2–8 20%

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2023 Guangzhou Open, China WTA 250 Hard Poland Magda Linette 6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Mar 2024 ATX Open, United States WTA 250 Hard China Yuan Yue 4–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA 125 finals

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Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2022 Internacional de Valencia, Spain Clay China Zheng Qinwen 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2026 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy Clay Egypt Mayar Sherif 4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–3)
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$50,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (2–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Czech Republic Barbora Štefková 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Aug 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard China Wang Xinyu 1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2018 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard China Zhang Kailin 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Apr 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard South Korea Han Na-lae 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–2 May 2019 Solgironès Open, Spain 60,000 Clay Hungary Dalma Gálfi 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Oct 2021 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard Colombia Emiliana Arango 3–6, 6–0, 6–7(0)
Loss 3–4 Apr 2022 Clay Court Championships,
United States		 100,000 Clay United States Katie Volynets 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Apr 2022 Charlottesville Open,
United States		 60,000 Clay United States Louisa Chirico 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–6 May 2022 ITF Charleston Pro,
United States		 100,000 Clay United States Taylor Townsend 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 Sep 2023 Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 4–7 Jul 2025 Lexington Open,
United States		 W75 Hard Indonesia Janice Tjen 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–7 Mar 2026 ITF Maanshan, China W35 Hard Kristiana Sidorova 6–4, 7–5
Win 6–7 Mar 2026 ITF Maanshan, China W50 Hard China Guo Hanyu 6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 7–7 Apr 2026 ITF Baotou, China W50 Clay (i) Russia Anastasia Zolotareva 6–2, 6–3

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

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 15,000 Hard Serbia Natalija Kostić China Zhuoma Ni Ma
China Zhuoma You Mi		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2017 ITF Castellón, Spain 15,000 Clay China Ren Jiaqi Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Brazil Luisa Stefani		 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2018 ITF Barcelona, Spain 25,000 Clay United States Jessica Ho Brazil Carolina Alves
France Jade Suvrijn		 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 Jun 2018 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Clay (i) Paraguay Montserrat González Russia Anastasia Pribylova
Romania Raluca Șerban		 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 3–2 Aug 2018 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard China Wang Xinyu Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Naiktha Bains		 7–5, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 3–3 Apr 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae		 4–6, 7–5, [8–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Girls' singles: 1 title

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2018 US Open Hard France Clara Burel 7–6(4), 6–2

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

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 US Open Hard Croatia Lea Bošković Serbia Olga Danilović
Ukraine Marta Kostyuk		 1–6, 5–7
Win 2018 Wimbledon Grass China Wang Xinyu United States Caty McNally
United States Whitney Osuigwe		 6–2, 6–1

Best Grand Slam results

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Singles

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Australian Open
2022 Australian Open (Wildcard)
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
1R Slovakia Viktória Kužmová (Q) No. 160 7–5, 6–3 No. 139
2R Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (4) No. 4 2–6, 3–6
2025 Australian Open
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
1R Austria Julia Grabher (PR) No. 415 6–1, 7–5 No. 108
2R United States Emma Navarro (8) No. 8 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
French Open
2026 French Open (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
Q1 France Kristina Mladenovic (WC) No. 860 6–3, 6–1 No. 148
Q2 Australia Storm Hunter No. 193 6–2, 7–5
Q3 Uzbekistan Polina Kudermetova (16) No. 125 6–3, 6–3
1R Montenegro Danka Kovinić (PR) N/R 6–3, 6–1
2R United States Hailey Baptiste (26) No. 26 5–4 ret.
3R Ukraine Yuliia Starodubtseva No. 55 6–3, 7–5
4R Romania Sorana Cîrstea (18) No. 18 3–6, 6–7(4)
Wimbledon Championships
2022 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
1R Germany Jule Niemeier No. 97 1–6, 4–6 No. 105
2023 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
1R Mirra Andreeva (Q) No. 102 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 No. 65
2024 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
1R Croatia Donna Vekić No. 37 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 No. 54
US Open
2022 US Open
Round Opponent Rank Score WXR
1R France Diane Parry No. 74 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 No. 75
2R Greece Maria Sakkari (3) No. 3 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
3R United States Alison Riske-Amritraj (29) No. 29 4–6, 6–3, 4–6

Top 10 wins

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Season2022Total
Wins11
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score XWR
2022
1. Greece Maria Sakkari No. 3 US Open Hard 2R 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 No. 75

Notes

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  1. ↑ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ↑ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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 as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ↑ "WANG Xiyu". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Xiyu Wang | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ↑ David Kane (9 September 2018). "Wang Xiyu wins US Open junior title, Americans Gauff, McNally take doubles". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wang Xiyu Junior ITF". ITF Junior. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Alex Macpherson (27 August 2019). "Getting to know US Open 2019 debutantes Bolkvadze, Volynets, Wang Xiyu". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pera Bernarda vs Wang Xinyu". livescore.tennis365.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ↑ WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen (26 September 2018). "Wang Qiang makes history as Chinese tennis surges forward in Wuhan". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ↑ WTA Staff (27 August 2019). "Andreescu vaults past Volynets in US Open all-teen tussle: 'Every time I step on the court I play my game'". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. ↑ 5 January 2020. "'I'll benefit from a win after overcoming pressure' - Zhang zips past Linette in Shenzhen". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Alex Macpherson (11 February 2020). "Veteran Peng, teen Wang Xiyu win in Hua Hin". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Alex Macpherson (27 February 2020). "Acapulco 2020: Thursday's Order of Play and Match Points". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  12. ↑ WTA Staff (29 February 2020). "Fernandez ends Zarazua run, makes first final in Acapulco". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Chinese players advance to Australian Open Round Two". Xinhua. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Osaka eases through in the spotlight while Krejcikova stays under the radar". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Wang Xiyu ranking history". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Niemeier sets up Kontaveit clash in Wimbledon second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Budapest: Wang advances to second round defeating Krejcikova". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Budapest: Wang Xiyu overcomes Bogdan in longest two-set match of year". Women's Tennis Association.
  19. ↑ "Budapest: Krunic drops one game vs. Wang Xiyu to reach SF". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Zheng Qinwen leads Chinese quartet making history at the US Open".
  21. ↑ Meyer, Luke (3 September 2022). "Alison Riske tops Wang in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS - U.S. OPEN RESULTS". Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "Bianca Andreescu ousted from Madrid Open in return from ankle injury". CBC. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Madrid: Krejcikova ousts Wang Xiyu to reach Round of 16". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Wang Xiyu saves match point to beat Townsend in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Zheng Qinwen overcomes Wang Xiyu to reach Rome quarters; to meet Kudermetova". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Wang Xiyu overpowers Linette to win first WTA title in Guangzhou". WTA Tennis. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  27. ↑ "Wang wins Guangzhou Open on tennis' return to China – next stop Asian Games". 23 September 2023.
  28. ↑ "Wang Xiyu, Yuan set all-Chinese final in Austin". Women's Tennis Association. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "Yuan battles past Wang Xiyu in Austin to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "2025 W75 Lexington Open Draw". www.itftennis.com.
  31. ↑ "Djokovic exits French Open as Wang Xiyu reaches maiden Grand Slam last 16". chinadailyasia.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "Cirstea overpowers Wang to reach French Open quarter-finals". France 24. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "Rankings Watch: Chwalinska soars 93 places to No. 21; Eala rises". WTATennis. 8 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Wang Xiyu [CHN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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