Hsieh Yu-chieh (Chinese: 謝語倢, born 23 July 1993), formerly known as Hsieh Shu-ying (Chinese: 謝淑映), is a Taiwanese professional tennis and pickleball player. She is the younger sister of tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Hsieh Cheng-peng.[1]
Country (sports) | Chinese Taipei | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 23 July 1993||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | March 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed both sides) | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Hsieh Tzu-lung | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $107,495 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 49–102 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 830 (20 February 2012) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 197–198 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 129 (21 October 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 502 (23 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 29 September 2024. |
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Traditional Chinese | 謝語倢 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢语倢 | ||||||
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On 20 February 2012, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 830. On 21 October 2019, she peaked at No. 129 in the doubles rankings. Hsieh has won one WTA 125 doubles title and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Tennis career
editYu-chieh started to play tennis at the age of five. Her favourite surface is hardcourt.
On 13 April 2012, she won her first doubles title at an $50k tournament in Wenshan City, China. She and sister Hsieh Su-wei defeated the home team of Liu Wanting and Xu Yifan in the final.
On 26 May 2012, Yu-chieh won her second ITF doubles title, at a $25k event at Karuizawa, Japan. She played with Kumiko Iijima of Japan, beating Samantha Murray and Emily Webley-Smith in three sets.
On 24 March 2014, she won her third ITF doubles title, at a $50k event in Osprey, Florida. She played with Rika Fujiwara of Japan, beating Irina Falconi and Eva Hrdinová in three sets.
She made her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the International-level tournament in Guangzhou, China, partnering with her sister Su-wei. Her first WTA Tour final followed in September 2018 in Seoul, where she and her sister were beaten by Korean pair Choi Ji-hee and Han Na-lae.
WTA Tour finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Korea Open, South Korea |
International[a] | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Choi Ji-hee Han Na-lae |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan |
Premier[b] | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Latisha Chan Chan Hao-ching |
5–7, 5–7 |
WTA Challenger finals
editDoubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | Hawaii Open, United States | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Eri Hozumi Asia Muhammad |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | Mona Barthel | Eri Hozumi Peangtarn Plipuech |
5–7, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editDoubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2007 | ITF Taoyuan, Taiwan | 50,000 | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
1–6, 6–2, [12–14] |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2011 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | 10,000 | Hard | Juan Ting-fei | Chan Chin-wei Kao Shao-yuan |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2012 | Launceston International, Australia |
25,000 | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Kotomi Takahata Shuko Aoyama |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Wenshan, China | 50,000 | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Liu Wanting Xu Yifan |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–3 | May 2012 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Kumiko Iijima | Samantha Murray Emily Webley-Smith |
3–6, 7–6, [10–1] |
Loss | 2–4 | Dec 2013 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR |
10,000 | Hard | Yang Chia-hsien | Hong Seung-yeon Lee Hye-min |
1–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | 3–4 | Mar 2014 | Osprey Challenger, US | 50,000 | Clay | Rika Fujiwara | Irina Falconi Eva Hrdinová |
6–3, 6–7(5), [10–4] |
Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2014 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | Misaki Doi | Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Oct 2016 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Hsieh Su-wei | Francisca Jorge Rita Vilaça |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–5 | Jun 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Wu Fang-hsien | Fernanda Brito Noelia Zeballos |
5–7, 6–3, [11–9] |
Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2018 | Jinan Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Lu Jingjing | Wang Xinyu You Xiaodi |
3–6, 7–6(5), [2–10] |
Win | 6–6 | Jan 2019 | ITF Plantation, US | 25,000 | Clay | Lee Pei-chi | Olga Govortsova Jada Robinson |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7–6 | Jun 2019 | ITF Daegu, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Lee Pei-chi | Choi Ji-hee Han Na-lae |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 7–7 | Feb 2020 | Indoor Championships, Japan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Minori Yonehara | Erina Hayashi Moyuka Uchijima |
5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
Win | 8–7 | Nov 2021 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Alicia Barnett | Inês Murta Daniela Vismane |
6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 8–8 | April 2022 | ITF Orlando, US | 25,000 | Clay | Hsu Chieh-yu | Catherine Harrison Maegan Manasse |
1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 9–8 | May 2022 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay | Hsu Chieh-yu | Chelsea Fontenel Hina Inoue |
7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 9–9 | May 2022 | ITF Sarasota, US | 25,000 | Clay | Hsu Chieh-yu | Ma Yexin Akvilė Paražinskaitė |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10–9 | Nov 2022 | Tokyo Open, Japan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Jessy Rompies | Mai Hontama Junri Namigata |
6–4, 6–3 |
Notes
edit- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.