Yu Ying (born 16 February 1982) is a former professional tennis player from China.

Yu Ying
Country (sports) China
Born (1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 (age 42)
Hunan, China
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$19,314
Singles
Career record58–36
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 462 (16 September 2002)
Doubles
Career record41–19
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 155 (1 November 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1

Biography

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A right-handed player from Hunan, Yu made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the Shanghai Open in 2002. After winning her way through qualifying, she was beaten in the first round by Antonella Serra Zanetti. As a doubles player she reached a top ranking of 155 in the world and was runner-up at the Guangzhou International Women's Open in 2004, partnering Yang Shujing.[1]

Yu played in the doubles rubber of four Fed Cup ties for China in 2004, of which she won three.[2]

WTA Tour career finals

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Doubles (0–1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2 October 2004 Guangzhou, China Tier III Hard   Yang Shujing   Li Ting
  Sun Tiantian
4–6, 1–6

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 28 July 2002 Chifeng, China Clay   Liu Jingjing 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 17 April 2005 Changsha, China Hard   Xie Yanze 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (6–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 28 July 2002 Chifeng, China Clay   Liu Jingjing   He Chunyan
  Liu Weijuan
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 4 August 2002 Tongliao, China Hard   Yang Shujing   Dong Yanhua
  Yue Qing
6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. 2 November 2003 Beijing, China Hard   Yang Shujing   Jeon Mi-ra
  Seiko Okamoto
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 9 November 2003 Taizhou, China Hard   Yang Shujing   Peng Shuai
  Xie Yanze
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 3. 3 April 2004 Mumbai, India Hard   Yang Shujing   Hao Jie
  Dong Yanhua
6–2, 6–2
Winner 4. 11 April 2004 New Delhi, India Hard   Yang Shujing   Chuang Chia-jung
  Khoo Chin-bee
7–6, 2–1 ret.
Winner 5. 19 September 2004 Beijing, China Hard   Yang Shujing   Li Shanshan
  Zheng Jie
6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. 12 April 2005 Changsha, China Hard   Yang Shujing   Ayu Fani Damayanti
  Septi Mende
6–1, 6–7(5), 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guangzhou - 27 September - 03 October 2004". itftennis.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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