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Chan Yung-jan
Nickname(s) Latisha
Country Taiwan
Residence Taipei, Taiwan
Date of birth August 17, 1989
Place of birth Dongshih, Taichung, Taiwan
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Turned Pro August 2004
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Career Prize Money $585,729
Singles
Career record: 118-40
Career titles: 0 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 50 (June 11, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1r (2007)
French Open 1r (2007)
Wimbledon 1r (2006, '07)
U.S. Open 1r (2005, '06, '07)
Doubles
Career record: 126-30
Career titles: 4 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 8 (August 6, 2007)

Infobox last updated on: October 23, 2007.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan (詹).

Chan Yung-jan (traditional Chinese: 詹詠然; simplified Chinese: 詹咏然; Pinyin: Zhān Yǒngrán) is a professional female tennis player from Taiwan. Chan was born on August 17, 1989 in Dongshih, Taichung County, Taiwan, and currently lives in Taipei.

She has won 9 ITF singles titles; and 1 WTA and 8 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006.

In the Australian Open 2007, she lost to her first-round opponent Alicia Molik 2-6 6³-77. Nevertheless, she reached the final in the women's doubles with another Taiwanese player, Chuang Chia-jung, where they lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber. She lost in the first round of the 2007 French Open to Elena Likhovtseva, but made her top 50 debut afterwards, at #50.

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Chan started playing in the junior circuit in 2002, and reached the SF stage at her first ITF junior event. With solid performances both in junior and challenger events, her combined junior ranking reached No. 2 on May 24, 2004.

However, her most significant junior victory came in 2004 Australian Open Junior Championships, where she partnered Sheng-Nan Sun to win the double trophy. The achievement hinted at the emergence of a talented double player.

While still a junior, Chan entered her very first pro tour in Tainan, where she reached the semi-final in the singles, and the quarter-final in the doubles.

Chan started her professional career in 2004. By the end of 2004, she already was the singles title holder of three 10,000 USD ITF events, including Colombo, Jakarta 3, and Taipei. She also won three doubles titles in Jakarta 3, Haibara, and Mount Gambier.

Chan's 2005 season got a strong start with a win in the 25,000 USD ITF event in Taipei. She also won a 50,000 USD ITF event in Fukuoka. Later that year, she qualified for the U.S. Open, but failed to defeat Serena Williams in the first round. After the US Open, she played two qualifying events in Beijing and Seoul, but failed to enter the main draw. However, she teamed up with Chia-Jung Chuang to win her first tour-level doubles title in Seoul.

Chan played in the qualifying events of all four grand slams, and qualified into the main draws in Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, but failed to beat resurgent Alicia Molik and Belgian Kirsten Flipkens respectively. Her breakthrough and first tour-level win came at the Tokyo Open, where she reached the SF stage by defeating local favourite and two-time winner Ai Sugiyama. The victory marked her first Top 30 win. She also participated in the doubles event of Tokyo Open and reached the final stage, once again partnering Chia-Jung Chuang.

As for her achievements in the challenger circuit: she won the singles titles in Melbourne, Fukuoka, Kurume, and Kaohsiung. Together with regular partner Chia-Jung Chuang she also won the doubles titles in Sydney, Gosford, Fukuoka, Kurume, and Kaohsiung. After her victory in Kaohsiung, she surged into the Top 100, and was ranked No. 73 in the singles.

To establish herself in tour level, Chan has only participated in Tour events in the beginning of 2007. She entered the main draws of the Australian Open, Pattaya, Bangalore, and Indian Wells, but failed to advance past the first round. In Miami she reached the second round by defeating Nuria Llagostera Vives, before losing to first seed Maria Sharapova.

Chan finally found her footing after entering the clay court season. In Charleston, she qualified into the main draw, and stunned No. 39 ranked Séverine Bremond in two sets to set up a rematch against reigning Australian Open and Miami winner Serena Williams. Chan was 5-3 up before Serena retired with a groin injury. Her magical journey in Charleston ended in the third round, where she was defeated by Venus Williams in straight sets.

To improve her singles game, Chan entered three ITF pro events after Charleston, and won all three of them. With the success in these events, her ranking rose to career high No.52 on May 7th, 2007.

Her singles achievements aside, Chan's doubles performance has been stunning. Awarded with a wild-card entry, Chan and Chuang reached the Final stage of the Australian Open, which was Chan's first Grand Slam doubles event ever. On their way to the final, they defeated 2006 US Open doubles finalists Safina/Srebotnik and 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon champions Yan / Zheng. In February, they participated in two more events. They reached the final in both Pattaya and Bangalore, and won the double title in the latter.

In their Indian Wells debut, they again stormed into the final with back-to-back wins over 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon champs Yan / Zheng in the QF, and 2006 U.S. Open champions Zvonareva / Dechy in the SF. However, they lost the final to 2006 Roland Garros champions Raymond / Stosur in straight sets. Had they won the final match, they would have beaten every 2006 Grand Slam champion team in one single event. So far, they have made it into the final in all six tour-level doubles events they'd entered. Their finals streak was broken in Miami, where they lost to Raymond / Stosur in the semi-final.

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
2007 Australian Open Flag of Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Flag of Zimbabwe Cara Black
Flag of South Africa Liezel Huber
6-4, 6-7, 6-1
2007 U.S. Open Flag of Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Flag of France Nathalie Dechy
Flag of Russia Dinara Safina
6-4, 6-2

Legend (Singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
ITF Circuit (12)
# Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent in final Score
1. August 22, 2004 Colombo, Sri Lanka ITF Clay Flag of Thailand Montinee Tangphong 6-1, 6-1
2. September 26, 2004 Jakarta 3, Indonesia ITF Hard Flag of Indonesia Sandy Gumulya 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1
3. October 31, 2004 Taipei, Taiwan ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Wen-Hsin Hsu 7-5, 6-3
4. February 27, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan ITF Hard Flag of Japan Seiko Okamoto 6-3, 6-2
5. May 15, 2005 Fukuoka, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Japan Ayumi Morita 6-3, 6-2
6. March 26, 2006 Melbourne, Australia ITF Clay Flag of Australia Sophie Ferguson 6-3,7-6 (4)
7. May 14, 2006 Fukuoka, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Japan Ayumi Morita 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
8. July 23, 2006 Kurume, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
9. November 19, 2006 Kao-hsiung, Japan ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0
10. April 22, 2007 Dothan, U.S. ITF Clay Flag of Russia Alla Kudryavtseva 6-4, 6-2
11. May 6, 2007 Gifu, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Japan Ayumi Morita 6-3, 6-1
12. May 13, 2007 Fukuoka, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Australia Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 6-4

# Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent in final Score
1. February 26, 2006 Gosford, Australia ITF Hard Flag of Slovakia Jarmila Gajdosova 6-3, 3-0 ret.
2. October 1, 2006 Tokyo, Japan ITF Hard Flag of Japan Ayumi Morita 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. October 14, 2007 Bangkok, Thailand Tier III Hard Flag of Italy Flavia Pennetta 6-1, 6-3

Legend (Doubles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (3)
Tier IV (1)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
ITF Circuit (9)
No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. September 26, 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia ITF Hard Flag of Thailand P. Thingdach Flag of Indonesia Liza Andriyani
Flag of Thailand Thassha Vitayaviroj
6-3, 6-4
2. October 24, 2004 Haibara, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Chinese Taipei Chin-Wei Chan Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang
Flag of Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh
7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(3)
3. November 28, 2004 Mount Gambier, Australia ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chin-Wei Chan Flag of Japan Ryoko Fuda
Flag of Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh
6-3, 5-7, 7-5
4. October 2, 2005 Seoul, Korea IV Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of the United States Jill Craybas
Flag of the United States Natalie Grandin
6-2, 6-4
5. February 19, 2006 Sydney, Australia ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Japan Ayumi Morita
Flag of Japan Junri Namigata
6-2, 6-1
6. February 26, 2006 Gosford, Australia ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Australia Beti Sekulovski
Flag of Australia Cindy Watson
6-2, 6-3
7. May 14, 2006 Fukuoka, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of New Zealand Leanne Baker
Flag of Australia Christina Horiatopoulos
6-1, 6-2
8. July 23, 2006 Kurume, Japan ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Japan Seiko Okamoto
Flag of Japan Ayami Takase
N/A
9. November 19, 2006 Kao-hsiung, Taiwan ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Chinese Taipei Chin-Wei Chan
Flag of Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh
7-6(2), 6-1
10. February 18, 2007 Bangalore, India III Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh
Flag of Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
6-7(4), 6-2, 11-9
11. April 22, 2007 Dothan, U.S. ITF Clay Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Germany Angelika Bachmann
Flag of Germany Vanessa Henke
6-2, 6-3
12. June 17, 2007 Birmingham, Great Britain III Grass Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of the People's Republic of China Tiantian Sun
Flag of the United States Meilen Tu
7-6(3), 6-3
13. June 24, 2007 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherland III Grass Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
7-5, 6-2

No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. August 22, 2004 Colombo, Sri Lanka ITF Clay Flag of Japan Takemoto Flag of India Rushmi Chakravarthi
Flag of India Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6-2, 5-7, 6-3
2. October 24, 2004 Taipei, Taiwan ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei S. Lin Flag of Chinese Taipei Hsin-Chieh Chang
Flag of Chinese Taipei Hsiao-Han Chao
3-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. May 15, 2005 Fukuoka, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Japan Ryoko Fuda
Flag of Japan Seiko Okamoto
6-2, 7-6(1)
4. September 11, 2005 Beijing, China ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei I-Hsuan Hwang Flag of Japan Maki Arai
Flag of South Korea So-Yung Kim
6-4, 6-0
5. November 13, 2005 Jakarta, Indonesia ITF Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Japan Ryoko Fuda
Flag of Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
6-4, 6-4
6. March 26, 2006 Melbourne, Australia ITF Clay Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Australia Monique Adamczak
Flag of Argentina Erica Krauth
7-6(4), 1-6, 6-1
7. May 7, 2006 Gifu, Japan ITF Carpet Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Chinese Taipei Chin-Wei Chan
Flag of Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh
7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5
8. October 8, 2006 Tokyo, Japan III Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of the United States Vania King
Flag of Croatia Jelena Kostanic Tosic
7-6(2) 5-7 6-2
9. January 27, 2007 Australian Open, Australia GS Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Zimbabwe Cara Black
Flag of South Africa Liezel Huber
6-4 6-7(4) 6-1
10. February 11, 2007 Pattaya, Thailand IV Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of Australia Nicole Pratt
Flag of Italy Mara Santangelo
6-4 6-7(4) 6-1
11. March 18, 2007 Indian Wells, U.S. I Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia Samantha Stosur
6-3 7-5
12. May 26, 2007 Istanbul, Turkey III Clay Flag of India Sania Mirza Flag of Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Poland Urszula Radwańska
6-1, 6-3

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through 's-Hertogenbosch, which concluded on June 24, 2007.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A A A Q 1R 0 / 1 0-1
French Open A A A Q 1R 0 / 1 0-1
Wimbledon A A A 1R 0 / 1 0-1
U.S. Open A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0-2
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-2 N/A 0-5
WTA Tour Championships A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Tokyo A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Indian Wells A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0-1
Miami A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1-1
Charleston A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2-1
Berlin A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Rome A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
San Diego A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Montreal/Toronto A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Moscow A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Zurich A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
WTA Tournaments played 0 0 1 3 10 N/A 13
Finals reached 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0
Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0
Hardcourt Win-Loss 0-0 14-2 13-5 27-8 1-5 N/A 55-20
Clay Win-Loss 3-1 5-1 0-0 5-1 9-3 N/A 22-6
Grass Win-Loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 1-2 N/A 4-3
Carpet Win-Loss 0-0 3-1 7-2 10-1 10-0 N/A 30-4
Overall Win-Loss 3-1 22-4 20-7 45-11 21-10 N/A 111-33
Year End Ranking N/A 458 219 73 ' N/A N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament

Q = Qualifying round loss

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through Wimbledon, which concluded on July 8, 2007.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A A A A F 0 / 1 5-1
French Open A A A A QF 0 / 1 3-1
Wimbledon A A A A 3R 1 / 1 2-1
U.S. Open A A A A F 0 / 1 5-1
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 15-4 N/A 15-4
WTA Tour Championships A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Tokyo A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Indian Wells A A A A F 0 / 1 4-1
Miami A A A A SF 0 / 1 3-1
Charleston A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0-1
Berlin A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Rome A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
San Diego A A A A SF 0 / 1 3-1
Montreal/Toronto A A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Moscow A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
Zurich A A A A 0 / 0 0-0
WTA Tournaments played 0 0 1 1 12 N/A 14
Finals reached 0 0 1 1 8 N/A 10
Tournaments Won 0 0 1 0 3 N/A 4
Hardcourt Win-Loss 0-0 13-2 12-3 18-3 26-6 N/A 69-14
Clay Win-Loss 1-0 4-2 0-0 3-1 10-3 N/A 18-6
Grass Win-Loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-1 N/A 8-1
Carpet Win-Loss 0-0 4-0 7-3 13-2 2-1 N/A 24-5
Overall Win-Loss 1-0 21-4 19-6 34-6 46-11 N/A 121-27
Year End Double Ranking N/A 287 148 107 N/A N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

Women's Tennis Association | Top ten female doubles teams as of October 22, 2007
1. Flag of Zimbabwe Cara Black
    Flag of the United States Liezel Huber
2. Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
    Flag of Australia Samantha Stosur
3. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
    Flag of Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
4. Flag of Japan Ai Sugiyama
    Flag of Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
5. Flag of the Czech Republic Květa Peschke
    Flag of Australia Rennae Stubbs


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