Zi Yan
Peak ranking
40 (May 5, 2008)
Elo peak
1635 (45.2%ile)
Career record
34–57 (37.4%)
Career titles
1
Prize money
$1,977,871
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2010* | Kuala Lumpur | WTA 250 | R16 | Hard | Ayumi Morita | 2-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 25, 2010* | Kuala Lumpur | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Melinda Czink | 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) | W | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 17, 2009* | Guangzhou | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Su-Wei Hsieh | 3-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 15, 2009* | Charleston | WTA 500 | R64 | Clay | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 18, 2009* | Dubai | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Vera Dushevina | 6-2 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Dechy | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jan 3, 2008 | H2H |
| Anna Chakvetadze | 1 | 2 | 3 | May 17, 2007 | H2H |
| Vera Dushevina | 1 | 1 | 2 | Feb 18, 2009 | H2H |
| Emilie Loit | 1 | 1 | 2 | May 27, 2008 | H2H |
| Agnes Szavay | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 14, 2008 | H2H |
Titles (1)
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Hard | Clay | Grass | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 6 | 16 | 22 | 27.3% |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% |
| 2008 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Career | 24 | 36 | 60 | 40.0% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 34 | 57 | 91 | 37.4% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 6 | 16 | 22 | 27.3% |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Career | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | 17 | 32 | 49 | 34.7% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 33 | 56 | 89 | 37.1% |
Opponent ranking data available for 89/91 (97.8%) of Zi Yan's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1486 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1486 | 31 | 35 | — | — | 45.5% | -0.13 | 18 | 33 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 1451 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 27.3% | -1.96 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1575 | 72 | 70 | 35 | — | 60.0% | +0.89 | 31 | 20 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 2006 | 1486 | 31 | 16 | 42 | 43 | 32.0% | -1.43 | 46 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 2007 | 1562 | 70 | 68 | 42 | — | 37.8% | -0.87 | 70 | 17 | 57 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1542 | 64 | 68 | 33 | — | 33.3% | -1.29 | 74 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1498 | 49 | — | — | — | 14.3% | -2.28 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1506 | 52 | — | — | — | 40.0% | -2.25 | 24 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1520 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 28 | 36.8% | -1.13 | 52 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 67 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
WTA 1000
| Season | DOH | DUB | IW | MIA | ROM | BER | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 2006 | — | — | R128 | R128 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | SF |
| 2008 | R32 | — | R64 | — | R64 | R32 | — |
| 2009 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 500
| Season | BEI | TKY | BAL | BAN | BAN | BIR | CHA | GOL | GUA | LOS | STR | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | W | — | — | — |
| 2006 | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | R16 |
| 2007 | R32 | R32 | — | — | SF | R64 | — | — | R16 | R64 | R32 | — |
| 2008 | R32 | — | — | SF | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | R16 | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 250
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
40
Career-high date
May 5, 2008
First top 100
Jan 16, 2006
First top 50
Mar 10, 2008
First top 20
—
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | 795 | 641 | 648 | 666 | 624 | 633 | 635 | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 468 | 468 | 471 |
| 2002 | 469 | 397 | 448 | 421 | 303 | 306 | 306 | 294 | 291 | 295 | 297 | 297 |
| 2003 | 289 | 295 | 264 | 248 | 263 | 261 | 219 | 228 | 215 | 181 | 176 | 161 |
| 2004 | 161 | 153 | 168 | 171 | 169 | 171 | 204 | 213 | 224 | 275 | 250 | 296 |
| 2005 | 268 | 303 | 302 | 306 | 280 | 227 | 208 | 181 | 163 | 102 | 105 | 104 |
| 2006 | 78 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 85 | 98 | 147 | 169 | 166 |
| 2007 | 262 | 252 | 250 | 254 | 179 | 197 | 173 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 58 | 58 |
| 2008 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 53 | 92 | 107 | 125 | 127 | 126 |
| 2009 | 122 | 126 | 246 | 221 | 319 | 316 | 322 | 329 | 328 | 320 | 308 | 306 |
| 2010 | 301 | 400 | 337 | 415 | 435 | 437 | 438 | 446 | 469 | 474 | 424 | 422 |
| 2011 | 485 | 755 | 753 | 758 | 753 | 769 | 773 | 758 | 796 | 789 | — | — |
Similar Players
Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.
| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Ruano Pascual | ESP | 28 | 1,819 | 0 | 3 | 434 | 199 | 235 | 45.9% | 1990-2010 | Match log |
| Gisela Dulko | ARG | 26 | 1,798 | 0 | 4 | 371 | 192 | 179 | 51.8% | 2001-2012 | Match log |
| Monica Niculescu | ROU | 28 | 1,807 | 0 | 3 | 389 | 176 | 213 | 45.2% | 2007-2021 | Match log |
| Polona Hercog | SLO | 35 | 1,768 | 0 | 3 | 382 | 170 | 212 | 44.5% | 2007-2026 | Match log |
| Tsvetana Pironkova | BUL | 31 | 1,770 | 0 | 1 | 391 | 169 | 222 | 43.2% | 2005-2021 | Match log |
| Tatjana Maria | GER | 41 | 1,810 | 0 | 4 | 418 | 164 | 254 | 39.2% | 2006-2026 | Match log |
| Emilie Loit | FRA | 27 | 1,780 | 0 | 3 | 342 | 162 | 180 | 47.4% | 1997-2009 | Match log |
| Jill Craybas | USA | 39 | 1,695 | 0 | 1 | 417 | 161 | 256 | 38.6% | 1996-2013 | Match log |
| Nicole Pratt | AUS | 35 | 1,764 | 0 | 1 | 373 | 156 | 217 | 41.8% | 1990-2008 | Match log |
| Johanna Larsson | SWE | 45 | 1,745 | 0 | 2 | 330 | 153 | 177 | 46.4% | 2006-2020 | Match log |
| Vera Dushevina | RUS | 31 | 1,786 | 0 | 1 | 315 | 143 | 172 | 45.4% | 2002-2014 | Match log |
| Kateryna Volodko | UKR | 29 | 1,801 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 137 | 187 | 42.3% | 2003-2024 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which country is Zi Yan from?
- Zi Yan is from Hong Kong.
- How tall is Zi Yan?
- Zi Yan is 171 cm / 5'7".
- Is Zi Yan left-handed or right-handed?
- Zi Yan plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Zi Yan won?
- Zi Yan has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Zi Yan won?
- Zi Yan has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Zi Yan won?
- Zi Yan has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent other title was Guangzhou in 2005.
- What is Zi Yan's highest WTA ranking?
- Zi Yan's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 40, first achieved on May 5, 2008.
- What is Zi Yan's career win-loss record?
- Zi Yan has a career WTA singles record of 34 wins and 57 losses (37.4%).
- How much career prize money has Zi Yan earned?
- Zi Yan has earned at least $1,977,871 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Zi Yan play professional tennis?
- Zi Yan turned professional in 2002 and was active through 2010.
- What is Zi Yan's best surface?
- Zi Yan's best surface is hard court with a 40.0% win rate (24W-36L).
- Who is Zi Yan's biggest rival?
- Zi Yan's most frequent opponent is Nathalie Dechy, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.