Yuan Yue

Not to be confused with the beach volleyball player Yue Yuan.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.
Yuan Yue
Yuan at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
Born (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998
Yangzhou, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Hernández-Fernández[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 2,243,461
Singles
Career record264–202
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 36 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 91 (21 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023, 2024, 2025)
French Open1R (2024, 2025)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record62–67
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 60 (9 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 61 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024, 2025)
French Open2R (2024, 2025)
Wimbledon1R (2024, 2025)
US Open1R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Last updated on: 16 June 2025.

Yuan Yue (Chinese: 袁悦; pinyin: Yuán Yuè; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɥɛ̌n ɥê] ⓘ; born 25 September 1998) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 36 in singles, set in May 2024, and No. 60 in doubles, achieved June 2025.

Career

2018: WTA Tour debut

Yuan made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Jiangxi International Open in the doubles tournament, partnering with Liu Yanni.[2]

2022: Major and top 75 debuts

She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.

At the next major, at the US Open, she reached the third round for the first time after qualifying by defeating Jaimee Fourlis and Irina-Camelia Begu without losing a set.[3]

2023: First WTA 1000 win and WTA Tour final

She qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make her debut at this major, and she also qualified for the Wimbledon Championships.[4]

Yuan received a wildcard for her home tournament, the China Open, and defeated Elise Mertens for her first WTA 1000 win.[5]

She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Korea Open where she lost to top seed Jessica Pegula.[6]

2024: First title & top-10 win, WTA 1000 quarterfinal, top 50

At the Hobart International, she reached the semifinals after qualifying, saving four set points against Yulia Putintseva.[7][8]

She reached the final at the 2024 ATX Open defeating Arina Rodionova, Taylor Townsend, Wang Yafan and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[9] She won the title defeating sixth seed and compatriot Wang Xiyu.[10] As a result, she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.[11]

At the Indian Wells Open, she recorded her first top-10 win over eighth seed Zheng 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] Next, she reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a win over Caroline Dolehide[14] and 11th seed Daria Kasatkina.[15] She lost in the last eight to third seed Coco Gauff.[16] At the other WTA 1000, the Miami Open, she recorded her first win at this tournament over Anna Blinkova[17] before losing to Maria Sakkari[18]

In October, Yuan teamed up with Demi Schuurs to win the doubles at the WTA 500 Ningbo Open, defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen 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

Partnering Anna Blinkova, she won the doubles title at the ATX Open, defeating McCartney Kessler and Zhang Shuai in the final.[20]

Performance timeline

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 in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Korea Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q3 Q3 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
French Open A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A NH A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A A A A 3R Q1 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–4 0–1 0 / 9 2–9 18%
National representation
Summer Olympics not held A NH 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A A[b] PO Z1 0 / 0 5–0 100%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c] A NMS A NMS A NMS Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Dubai[c] NMS A NMS A NMS A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A NH Q1 Q1 A QF 1R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Miami Open A A NH A 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Open A A NH A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A NH A A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH A A NMS 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A Q1 NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A Q2 NH 2R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 7–8 0–3 0 / 13 8–13 38%
Career statistics
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 0 1 0 4 10 27 8 Career total: 51
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Career total: 2
Hard win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 9–8 21–16 2–8 0 / 37 34–36 49%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–6 0–0 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 0–0 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–4 9–10 27–26 2–8 0 / 51 43–50 46%
Year-end ranking[d] 378 233 229 312 74 108 47 $911,304

WTA Tour finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Korea Open, South Korea WTA 250 Hard United States Jessica Pegula 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2024 ATX Open, United States WTA 250 Hard China Wang Xiyu 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2024 Ningbo Open, China WTA 500 Hard Netherlands Demi Schuurs United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez 		6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Mar 2025 ATX Open, United States WTA 250 Hard Russia Anna Blinkova United States McCartney Kessler
China Zhang Shuai 		3–6, 6–1, [10–4]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Aug 2019 Karlsruhe Open, Germany Clay China Han Xinyun Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 		7–6(7–2), 4–6, [4–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–2)
$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 (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 15,000 Hard Australia Sara Tomic 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 5–7, 2–6
Loss 0–3 May 2018 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 May 2019 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard Japan Akiko Omae 6–3, 7–6(6)
Loss 1–4 Jun 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Turkey İpek Soylu 6–7(1), 1–6
Loss 1–5 Jul 2019 ITF Ulanqab, China 25,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing 7–6(9), 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–5 Dec 2021 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Erika Andreeva 6–2, 7–6(4)
Win 3–5 Jan 2022 Traralgon International, Australia 60,000+H Hard Argentina Paula Ormaechea 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open, Latvia 60,000 Clay United States Emma Navarro 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–7 Sep 2022 Berkeley Club Challenge, US 60,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle 7–6(3), 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Oct 2022 Las Vegas Open, United States 60,000 Hard Diana Shnaider 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 4–8 Oct 2022 Tyler Pro Challenge, US 80,000 Hard United States Taylor Townsend 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–9 Feb 2023 ITF Mexico City, Mexico 40,000 Hard Turkey Berfu Cengiz 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(9)
Loss 4–10 Oct 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard China Bai Zhuoxuan 6–7(5), 2–6
Win 5–10 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open, Japan 100,000 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart 5–7, 7–5, 6–0
Loss 5–11 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open 2, Japan 100,000 Hard China Bai Zhuoxuan 2–6, 3–6
Win 6–11 Apr 2025 Oeiras CETO Open, Portugal W100 Clay Belgium Greet Minnen 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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 China Chen Jiahui China Kang Jiaqi
China Xun Fangying 		6–3, 5–7, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Jinan Open, China 60,000 Hard China Zheng Wushuang United Kingdom Samantha Murray
United Kingdom Eden Silva 		1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Jun 2021 Open de Montpellier, France 60,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo France Estelle Cascino
Italy Camilla Rosatello 		3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2021 ITF Lagos, Portugal 25,000 Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková 		w/o
Win 3–2 Apr 2023 Charlottesville Open, United States 60,000 Clay United States Sophie Chang Japan Nao Hibino
Hungary Fanny Stollár 		6–3, 6–3

Record against top 10 players

  • 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]
W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank Source
2024
1. China Zheng Qinwen 8 Indian Wells Open, US Hard 2R 6–4, 6–3 49 [23]

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ 2016: WTA ranking–931, 2017: WTA ranking–429.

References

  1. ^ "Yuan Yue's leap of faith and trust in a new coach ignites a winning journey". 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2018 Jiangxi Open" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Zheng Qinwen leads Chinese quartet making history at the US Open".
  4. ^ "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".
  5. ^ "Wildcard Yuan upsets Mertens to reach the second round". 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Pegula wins Seoul to capture second title of the season".
  7. ^ "Dasha delight as Aussie wildcard moves into final four". Hobart International Tennis. January 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Yuan saves set points, edges Putintseva to reach second WTA semi". Women's Tennis Association.
  9. ^ "Wang Xiyu, Yuan set all-Chinese final in Austin". Women's Tennis Association.
  10. ^ "Yuan battles past Wang Xiyu in Austin to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association.
  11. ^ "VICTORY AT LAST". 4 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Yuan ousts Zheng in Indian Wells to post first Top 10 win". 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ "An Artist On And Off The Court: Meet Rising Chinese Talent Yue Yuan". 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Yuan overhauls Dolehide to extend winning streak to eight". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Indian Wells: Yuan upsets Kasatkina to extend win streak to nine; faces Gauff in quarters". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Takeaways: Gauff reaches first Indian Wells semifinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Yuan continues hot streak, defeats Blinkova in Miami opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Miami Open: Sakkari races into third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Kasatkina overcomes Mirra Andreeva in Ningbo to win second title of season". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Pegula, Blinkova/Yuan Crowned 2025 ATX Open Champions". atxopen.com. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  21. ^ "🎾H2H🎾 Coric's Tennis | ATP Live Rankings | WTA Live Rankings | Draw Challenges". www.live-tennis.cn.
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