Ma Yexin (Chinese: 马烨欣; pinyin: Mǎ yèxīn) is a Chinese tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of 177 by the WTA, reached on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 187, achieved on 3 April 2023.[2]

Ma Yexin
马烨欣
Country (sports) China
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)
Foshan, Guangdong
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$196,364
Singles
Career record246–200
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 177 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 209 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record152–114
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 320 (12 August 2024)
Last updated on: 16 August 2024.

Career

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In 2020, Ma won two tournaments in Antalya, Turkey, with Kazakh partner Zhibek Kulambayeva in doubles.[3]

Ma won her first $40k title in January 2023 at Nonthaburi, Thailand in the doubles draw, partnering Liang En-shuo.[4][5] The following week, they won another $40k title at Nonthaburi, beating Lee Pei-chi from Taiwan and Indonesian Jessy Rompies in the final.[6]

She received a wildcard for the main draw of the WTA 1000 2024 China Open but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round.

Early life

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Ma Yexin was born in Foshan, China on 10 June 1999. From the age of four to twelve years old, she was coached by her father, Ma Dean (马德安).[7] When Ma Yexin graduated from elementary school in 2011, Ma Dean went with her to Beijing to learn from Carlos Rodríguez. After a year and a half, Ma Yexin switched to Peng Shuai's former coach Ma Wei, while training in the Xinghewan Professional Tennis Club at the same time.[8]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka W15 Clay   Prema Bhambri 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Aliona Falei 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Nov 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Julia Middendorf 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–0 May 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W15 Hard   Haruna Arakawa 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–1 May 2023 Kurume Cup, Japan W60 Carpet   Emina Bektas 5–7, 7–5, 1–6
Win 5–1 Oct 2023 ITF Nanao, Japan W40 Carpet   Yang Ya-yi 7–6(6), 6–7(0), 6–0
Loss 5–2 Mar 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard   Lanlana Tararudee 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 19 (12 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka W15 Clay   Isabelle Boulais   Joséphine Boualem
  Andrea Ka
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Mar 2019 ITF Nanchang, China W15 Clay (i)   Mei Yamaguchi   Guo Hanyu
  Zheng Wushuang
0–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2019 ITF Anning, China W15 Clay   Zhibek Kulambayeva   Liu Siqi
  Sheng Yuqi
6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jan 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Zhibek Kulambayeva   Ksenia Laskutova
  Anna Ureke
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–1 Jan 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Zhibek Kulambayeva   Ayaka Okuno
  Julyette Steur
6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 5–1 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Moyuka Uchijima   Ingrid Martins
  Jazmín Ortenzi
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 6–1 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Ekaterina Reyngold   Yasmine Mansouri
  Himari Sato
6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–2 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Honoka Kobayashi   Yasmine Mansouri
  Ekaterina Reyngold
1–6, 3–6
Win 7–2 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Ni Ma Zhuoma   Petra Marčinko
  Sebastianna Scilipoti
3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 7–3 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Ni Ma Zhuoma   Mana Ayukawa
  Rebeka Stolmár
3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–4 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard   Xun Fangying   Kyōka Okamura
  Peangtarn Plipuech
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 7–5 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W15 Hard   Xun Fangying   Catherine Aulia
  Talia Gibson
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 8–5 May 2022 ITF Sarasota,
United States
W25 Clay   Akvilė Paražinskaitė   Hsieh Yu-chieh
  Hsu Chieh-yu
6–2, 7–5
Win 9–5 Oct 2022 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria W25 Hard   Yang Ya-yi   Cristina Dinu
  Lu Jiajing
6–3, 6–1
Win 10–5 Jan 2023 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W40 Hard   Liang En-shuo   Hiroko Kuwata
  Kateryna Volodko
6–0, 6–3
Win 11–5 Jan 2023 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W40 Hard   Liang En-shuo   Lee Pei-chi
  Jessy Rompies
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 12–5 Mar 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W25 Hard   Moyuka Uchijima   Luksika Kumkhum
  Peangtarn Plipuech
6–0, 6–2
Loss 12–6 May 2023 Fukuoka International, Japan W60 Carpet   Alana Parnaby   Emina Bektas
  Lina Glushko
5–7, 3–6
Loss 12–7 Feb 2024 Burnie International II, Australia W75 Hard   Alana Parnaby   Tang Qianhui
  You Xiaodi
4–6, 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Ma Yexin ITF Profil". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Ma Yexin". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Zhibek Kulambayeva wins ITF doubles finals". Казинформ. 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Ma y Liang ganan la final del torneo de Nonthaburi". 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "W40 Nonthaburi 2023 Tennis Tournament | ITF".
  6. ^ "Ma y Liang, campeonas del torneo de Nonthaburi". 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ 网球大师&菁英体育公众号 (19 October 2017). "3个月前专访过的马烨欣,如今已首获ITF女单冠军 !". Sohu.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ Faye Wong (27 June 2020). "马烨欣:一路走来感谢父亲的付出,您辛苦了!". Tencent QQ. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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