Chan Yung-jan
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| 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) | |
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Infobox last updated on: October 23, 2007. |
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- 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 | 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 | ||
| 2007 | U.S. Open | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Legend (Singles) |
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| 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 |
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| 1. | August 22, 2004 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ITF | Clay | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 2. | September 26, 2004 | Jakarta 3, Indonesia | ITF | Hard | 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 3. | October 31, 2004 | Taipei, Taiwan | ITF | Hard | 7-5, 6-3 | |
| 4. | February 27, 2005 | Taipei, Taiwan | ITF | Hard | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 5. | May 15, 2005 | Fukuoka, Japan | ITF | Carpet | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 6. | March 26, 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | ITF | Clay | 6-3,7-6 (4) | |
| 7. | May 14, 2006 | Fukuoka, Japan | ITF | Carpet | 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 | |
| 8. | July 23, 2006 | Kurume, Japan | ITF | Carpet | 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 9. | November 19, 2006 | Kao-hsiung, Japan | ITF | Hard | 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0 | |
| 10. | April 22, 2007 | Dothan, U.S. | ITF | Clay | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 11. | May 6, 2007 | Gifu, Japan | ITF | Carpet | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 12. | May 13, 2007 | Fukuoka, Japan | ITF | Carpet | 6-4, 6-4 |
| # | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent in final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 26, 2006 | Gosford, Australia | ITF | Hard | 6-3, 3-0 ret. | |
| 2. | October 1, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | ITF | Hard | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 3. | October 14, 2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Tier III | Hard | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Legend (Doubles) |
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| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (3) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (9) |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- Yung-jan, Chan profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Yung-Jan Chan. Junior Tennis, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
| Women's Tennis Association | Top ten female doubles teams as of October 22, 2007 | |||||
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| Singles | 1. Na Li (China) (28) • 2. Sania Mirza (India) (31) • 3. Ai Sugiyama (Japan) (38) • 4. Shuai Peng (China) (45) • 5. Akiko Morigami (Japan) (49) • 6. Zi Yan (China) (58) • 7. Yung-Jan Chan (Taiwan) (64) • 8. Aiko Nakamura (Japan) (66) • 9. Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbekistan) (97) • 10. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) (117) |
| Doubles | 1. Ai Sugiyama (Japan) (6) • 2. Chia-Jung Chuang (Taiwan) (7) • 3. Yung-Jan Chan (Taiwan) (8) • 4. Zi Yan (China) (15) • 5. Tiantian Sun (China) (16) • 6. Sania Mirza (India) (18) • 7. Shuai Peng (China) (20) • 8. Jie Zheng (China) (21) • 9. Su-Wei Hsieh (Taiwan) (47) • 10. Shengnan Sun (China) (57) |