Kao Shao-yuan (Chinese: 高紹媛; born 11 June 1988) is a former professional Taiwanese tennis player.

Kao Shao-yuan
高紹媛
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
Born (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 36)
Taipei, Taiwan
Retired2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$33,908
Singles
Career record42–80
Highest rankingNo. 630 (4 December 2006)
Doubles
Career record174–111
Career titles18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 213 (6 June 2011)
Kao Shao-yuan
Traditional Chinese高紹媛
Simplified Chinese高绍媛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Shàoyuàn

In her career, she won 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Kao has a career-high doubles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 213, achieved on 6 June 2011. She also has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 630.

In 2014, she played her last match on the pro circuit.

ITF finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 19 November 2006 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard   Maureen Diaz 0–6, 0–6

Doubles (18–12)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 September 2005 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Chen Yi   Lutfiana-Aris Budiharto
  Vivien Silfany-Tony
6–3, 6–0
Winner 2. 26 September 2005 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard   Chen Yi   Hsu Wen-hsin
  Hwang I-hsuan
6–3, 7–5
Winner 3. 8 November 2005 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard   Chen Yi   Lim Sae-mi
  Lee Jin-a
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 15 November 2005 Manila, Philippines Hard   Chen Yi   Denise Dy
  Riza Zalameda
2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 15 May 2006 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Chen Yi   Lin Yu-ting
  Lu Yen-hua
6–2, 6–1
Winner 6. 12 November 2006 Manila, Philippines Hard   Thassha Vitayaviroj   Kim Jung-eun
  Lim Sae-mi
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 19 November 2006 Manila, Philippines Hard   Thassha Vitayaviroj   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2)
Winner 8. 20 May 2007 Changwon, South Korea Hard   Chan Chin-wei   Romana Tedjakusuma
  Napaporn Tongsalee
6–4, 6–4
Winner 9. 12 November 2007 Manila, Philippines Hard   Chen Yi   Ayu Fani Damayanti
  Septi Mende
6–3, 7–5
Winner 10. 19 November 2007 Manila, Philippines Hard   Chen Yi   Ayumi Oka
  Kei Sekine
7–6, 6–1
Runner-up 11. 17 November 2008 Manila, Philippines Hard   Zheng Junyi   Jessy Rompies
  Lavinia Tananta
1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner 12. 9 February 2009 Jiangmen, China Hard   Hao Jie   Zhang Shuai
  Xie Yanze
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 13. 5 July 2009 Xiamen, China Hard   Han Xinyun   Lu Jingjing
  Sun Shengnan
2–6, 4–6
Winner 14. 16 August 2009 Guanzhou, China Hard   Han Xinyun   Hao Jie
  Sun Tiantian
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Runner-up 15. 9 July 2010 Fuzhou, China Hard   Ayaka Maekawa   Liu Shaozhuo
  Xu Yifan
6–3, 1–6, [2–10]
Runner-up 16. 7 August 2010 Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard   Chan Hao-ching   Ayu-Fani Damayanti
  Lavinia Tananta
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 17. 26 September 2010 Makinohara, Japan Carpet   Wang Qiang   Lu Jiajing
  Lu Jiaxiang
5–7, 6–1, [9–11]
Runner-up 18. 28 September 2010 Hamanako, Japan Clay   Ayaka Maekawa   Erika Sema
  Kumiko Iijima
2–6, 1–6
Winner 19. 31 October 2010 Taipei, Taiwan Hard (i)   Wang Qiang   Juan Ting-fei
  Zheng Saisai
6–3, 7–6(2)
Runner-up 20. 11 April 2011 Incheon, South Korea Hard   Varatchaya Wongteanchai   Han Sung-hee
  Hong Hyun-hui
3–6, 6–7(3)
Winner 21. 10 June 2011 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Chan Chin-wei   Tsao Fang-chi
  Yang Chia-hsien
6–3, 6–2
Winner 22. 17 June 2011 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Chan Chin-wei   Hsieh Shu-ying
  Juan Ting-fei
6–1, 7–5
Winner 23. 14 August 2011 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Peangtarn Plipuech   Chan Hao-ching
  Chen Yi
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 24. 2 October 2011 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Zhao Yijing   Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
  Nungnadda Wannasuk
4–6, 4–6
Winner 25. 14 January 2012 Pingguo, China Hard   Zhao Yijing   Liang Chen
  Tian Ran
3–6, 7–6(3), [10–7]
Winner 26. 9 June 2012 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Lee Hua-chen   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Hsu Ching-wen
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 27. 27 October 2012 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Lee Hua-chen   Chan Chin-wei
  Caroline Garcia
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Runner-up 28. 14 April 2013 Pelham, United States Hard   Lee Hua-chen   Ashleigh Barty
  Arina Rodionova
4–6, 2–6
Winner 29. 9 June 2013 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Lee Hua-chen   Hsu Wen-hsin
  Chan Chin-wei
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Winner 30. 22 June 2014 Taipei, Taiwan Hard   Lee Pei-chi   Mai Minokoshi
  Akiko Omae
6–1, 6–4
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