Chang Kai-chen

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Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: 張凱貞; pinyin: Zhāng Kǎizhēn; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsáŋ kʰài tsə́n]; born January 13, 1991), also known as Kelly Chang, is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player.

Chang Kai-chen
張凱貞
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
ResidenceTaipei City
Born (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33)
Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned proNovember 2007
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,017,089
Singles
Career record287–230
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (5 July 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2012, 2015)
French Open1R (2010)
Wimbledon2R (2010)
US Open2R (2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record188–109
Career titles4 WTA, 1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 65 (11 February 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2013)
French Open1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon2R (2010, 2017)
US Open1R (2010)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–8
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 2 0
Universiade 3 0 2
Total 3 2 2
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Mixed doubles

Career

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Her father is Chang Chin-lai and mother is Jun Yu-mei; she has two older brothers, Yao-lun and Yao-chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei, Chang splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). She started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand, her favorite surface is hardcourt.

She qualified for the 2009 US Open, where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 in her first-round match. At the 2009 Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world No. 1, Dinara Safina, 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 in her second-round match.

In July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 82. In February 2013, she peaked at No. 65 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, Chang has a win–loss record of 10–8.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R 2R 1R A 2R Q2 Q2 2–5
French Open A 1R Q2 1R Q1 A A Q1 Q2 0–2
Wimbledon A 2R 1R A A A A Q3 1R 1–3
US Open 2R 2R A A A A Q1 Q1 A 2–2
Win–loss 1–1 2–4 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–12

Doubles

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Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2017 2018 2019 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 0–2
French Open 1R 1R 1R 0–3
Wimbledon 2R 1R 2R 2–3
US Open 1R 0–1
Win–loss 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–9

WTA career finals

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Singles: 1 (runner–up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2012 Japan Women's Open International Hard   Heather Watson 5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4)

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2010 Japan Women's Open International Hard   Lilia Osterloh   Shuko Aoyama
  Rika Fujiwara
6–0, 6–3
Win 2–0 Mar 2012 Malaysian Open International Hard   Chuang Chia-jung   Chan Hao-ching
  Rika Fujiwara
7–5, 6–4
Win 3–0 Aug 2012 Washington Open International Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Irina Falconi
  Chanelle Scheepers
7–5, 6–2
Win 4–0 Mar 2013 Malaysian Open International Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Janette Husárová
  Zhang Shuai
6–7(4), 7–6(4), [14–12]

WTA 125 tournament finals

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Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2012 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i)   Kristina Mladenovic 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2015 Jiangxi International, China Hard   Jelena Janković 3–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 0–3 Nov 2016 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i)   Evgeniya Rodina 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2012 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i)   Olga Govortsova   Chan Hao-ching
  Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 0–2 Nov 2014 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Carpet (i)   Chuang Chia-jung   Chan Hao-ching
  Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2015 Jiangxi International, China Hard   Zheng Saisai   Chan Chin-wei
  Wang Yafan
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss 1–3 Nov 2016 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i)   Chuang Chia-jung   Natela Dzalamidze
  Veronika Kudermetova
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2007 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Clay   Nicole Riner 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2008 ITF Mildura, Australia 25,000 Grass   Marina Erakovic 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet   Alexandra Panova 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–3 May 2009 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Grass   Nikola Hofmanova 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2011 Kōfu International Open, Japan 50,000 Hard   Mandy Minella 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Aug 2014 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard   Junri Namigata 0–6, 6–7
Win 3–4 Mar 2015 ITF Jiangmen, China 10,000 Hard   Zhao Di 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–5 May 2015 ITF Xuzhou, China 50,000 Hard   Luksika Kumkhum 6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Win 4–5 Sep 2015 Zhuhai Open, China 50,000 Hard   Zhang Yuxuan 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(0)
Win 5–5 Oct 2016 ITF Iizuka, Japan 25,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–5 Oct 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard   Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard   Nguyễn Thùy Dung   Nungnadda Wannasuk
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2008 ITF Sorrento, Australia 25,000 Hard   Hwang I-hsuan   Monique Adamczak
  Melanie South
2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet   Hwang I-hsuan   Erika Sema
  Yurika Sema
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 1–3 May 2008 ITF Gunma, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Hwang I-hsuan   Erika Sema
  Yurika Sema
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win 2–3 Nov 2008 Pune Championships, India 25,000 Hard   Hwang I-hsuan   Elora Dabija
  Bojana Jovanovski
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 3–3 Apr 2009 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Chen Yi   Elena Baltacha
  Amanda Elliott
6–4, 6–1
Win 4–3 Apr 2009 ITF Gimcheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Chen Yi   Chang Kyung-mi
  Lee Jin-a
6–1, 7–5
Loss 4–4 May 2009 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet   Ayaka Maekawa   Lu Jingjing
  Sun Shengnan
3–6, 2–6
Win 5–4 Jul 2009 Lexington Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard   Tetiana Luzhanska   Jacqueline Cako
  Alison Riske
6–3, 6–2
Wi 6–4 Aug 2010 Vancouver Open, Canada 75,000 Hard   Heidi El Tabakh   Irina Falconi
  Amanda Fink
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 7–4 Nov 2010 Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan 100,000 Carpet (i)   Chuang Chia-jung   Sania Mirza
  Hsieh Su-wei
6–4, 6–2
Win 8–4 Sep 2012 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Tetiana Luzhanska
  Zheng Saisai
6–2, 7–5
Win 9–4 May 2015 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard   Han Xinyun   Liu Chang
  Lu Jiajing
6–0, 6–3
Win 10–4 May 2015 ITF Xuzhou, China 50,000 Hard   Han Xinyun   Cao Siqi
  Zhou Mingjun
6–3, 6–2
Loss 10–5 Jul 2016 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard   Duan Yingying   Shuko Aoyama
  Makoto Ninomiya
4–6, 4–6
Win 11–5 May 2017 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay   Hsieh Su-wei   Raluca Olaru
  Renata Voráčová
7–5, 6–1
Win 12–5 May 2017 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay   Han Xinyun   Montserrat González
  Sílvia Soler Espinosa
7–5, 6–1
Loss 12–6 Jun 2017 Surbiton Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass   Marina Erakovic   Monique Adamczak
  Storm Sanders
4–6, 5–7
Loss 12–7 Jun 2017 Manchester Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass   Marina Erakovic   Magdalena Fręch
  An-Sophie Mestach
4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 12–8 May 2018 ITF Incheon, Korea 25,000 Hard   Hsu Ching-wen   Han Na-lae
  Kim Na-ri
0–5 ret.
Win 13–8 Jun 2018 ITF Daegu, Korea 25,000 Hard   Hsu Ching-wen   Shiho Akita
  Misaki Doi
2–1 ret.
Win 14–8 Feb 2019 Launceston International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Hsu Ching-wen   Alexandra Bozovic
  Isabelle Wallace
6–2, 6–4
Win 15–8 Mar 2019 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard   Hsu Ching-wen   Emina Bektas
  Tara Moore
6–1, 6–3
Win 16–8 Mar 2019 ITF Kōfu, Japan 25,000 Hard   Hsu Ching-wen   Xun Fangying
  You Xiaodi
6–3, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

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# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2009
1.   Dinara Safina 1 Pan Pacific Open Hard 2R 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–5
2012
2.   Marion Bartoli 10 Guangzhou Open Hard 1R 4–3 ret.
3.   Samantha Stosur 5 Japan Women's Open Hard SF 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3)
2016
4.   Roberta Vinci 10 Malaysian Open Hard 1R 5–7, 6–2, 6–1

References

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