WTA Bucharest | 07/16 12:45 | 25 | [398] Miriam Bulgaru v Yafan Wang [84] | 1-6,3-6 | |
ITF Women Budapest | 07/11 15:45 | 26 | [266] Tena Lukas v Yafan Wang [84] | 5-7,7-5,6-3 | |
ITF Women Budapest | 07/10 12:10 | 25 | [236] Katerina Stewart v Yafan Wang [84] | 6-4,3-6,3-6 | |
Wimbledon - Damer | 07/02 14:25 | 23 | [84] Yafan Wang v Anna Blinkova [107] | 7-6,4-6,4-6 | |
WTA Bol | 06/06 11:00 | 25 | [82] Yafan Wang v Sara Sorribes Tormo [114] | 6-3,4-6,6-7 | |
Franska öppna - Damer | 05/27 09:00 | 23 | [34] Petra Martic v Yafan Wang [80] | 6-2,6-3 | |
WTA Strasbourg | 05/21 10:30 | 25 | [80] Yafan Wang v Pauline Parmentier [75] | 4-6,6-7 | |
WTA Rome Qual | 05/12 08:00 | 45 | [45] Aleksandra Krunic v Yafan Wang [81] | 6-4,6-4 | |
WTA Anning | 05/03 06:05 | 27 | [157] Xinyun Han v Yafan Wang [87] | 6-3,2-6,6-4 | |
WTA Anning | 05/02 08:05 | 26 | [193] Ankita Raina v Yafan Wang [87] | 6-7,5-7 | |
WTA Anning | 05/01 03:00 | 25 | [204] Danielle Lao v Yafan Wang [87] | 7-5,6-7,4-6 | |
WTA Zhengzhou | 04/22 03:00 | 29 | [98] Yafan Wang v Saisai Zheng [139] | 7-5,2-6,1-6 | |
WTA Zhengzhou | 04/21 03:00 | 28 | [107] Yanina Wickmayer v Yafan Wang [98] | 2-6,6-3,2-6 | |
WTA Zhengzhou | 04/20 03:00 | 27 | [98] Yafan Wang v Lin Zhu [129] | 6-4,7-6 | |
WTA Zhengzhou | 04/19 05:00 | 26 | [98] Yafan Wang v Sabina Sharipova [184] | 6-1,6-2 | |
WTA Zhengzhou | 04/16 03:00 | 25 | [98] Yafan Wang v Junri Namigata [206] | 6-3,6-1 | |
WTA Miami | 03/26 16:25 | 26 | [10] Angelique Kerber v Yafan Wang [125] | 6-7,7-6,6-3 | |
WTA Miami | 03/24 19:50 | 25 | [125] Yafan Wang v Alison Riske [104] | 4-6,6-3,7-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/22 20:25 | 24 | Carla Suarez Navarro v Yafan Wang | 5-7,3-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/21 17:15 | 23 | [125] Yafan Wang v Marketa Vondrousova [50] | 6-2,4-6,7-6 | |
WTA Miami Qual | 03/20 15:40 | 45 | [125] Yafan Wang v Francoise Abanda [124] | 6-4,6-3 | |
WTA Miami Qual | 03/19 15:45 | 44 | [97] Ying-Ying Duan v Yafan Wang [125] | Retired | |
WTA Indian Wells Qual | 03/05 19:00 | 44 | Yafan Wang v Kurumi Nara | 4-6,2-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 02/26 19:00 | 25 | Viktorija Golubic v Yafan Wang | 6-1,2-6,6-1 | |
WTA Indian Wells Qual | 02/25 22:40 | 46 | Yafan Wang v Louisa Chirico | 6-3,7-5 | |
WTA Indian Wells Qual | 02/24 22:05 | 45 | Yafan Wang v Sophie Chang | 6-3,6-3 | |
WTA Dubai Qual | 02/17 06:30 | 45 | Yafan Wang v Maria Sakkari | 6-4,3-6,4-6 | |
2018 Fed Cup | 02/09 06:00 | 1 | Yulia Putintseva v Yafan Wang | 6-4,4-6,6-1 | |
2018 Fed Cup | 02/08 04:30 | 1 | Yafan Wang v Eudice Wong Chong | 6-3,6-2 | |
2018 Fed Cup | 02/07 04:30 | - | Yafan Wang v Karman Kaur Thandi | 6-2,6-2 |
Wang Yafan (Chinese: 王雅繁; pinyin: Wáng Yǎfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jà fǎn]; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player. On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 February 2016.
In her career, she has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, along with one singles title and four doubles titles on the Challenger Tour. In addition, she won 16 singles and seven doubles tournaments on the ITF Circuit.
Playing for the China Fed Cup team, Wang has a win–loss record of 9–3, as of April 2024.
Wang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles. The pair won their first-round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin, and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova, then lost to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.
In September 2014 at the Guangzhou International Open, Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw, and she advanced to the semifinals, upsetting Samantha Stosur in the first round, and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu.
Wang made her career breakthrough at the 2018 Miami Open, where she reached the fourth round as a qualifier, then lost to Angelique Kerber.
Wang won her first ever WTA Tour singles title at the Mexican Open in Acapulco where she defeated Sofia Kenin in three sets, after being down a set and a break. As a result, she achieved her best world ranking of No. 49 on 4 March 2019.
At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second round, she clinched her first victory against a top-10 player by defeating Elina Svitolina in straight sets. She then won against Danielle Collins in straight sets and reached the fourth round, but then lost to compatriot Wang Qiang in straight sets.
Ranked No. 114 at the US Open, after four years of absence, she qualified for the main draw and upset Caroline Garcia. As a result she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.
At the 2024 Australian Open, she reached the third round of a major for the first time in her career, defeating 22nd seed Sorana Cîrstea and Emma Raducanu. As a result, she returned to the top 80 in the rankings, on 29 January 2024.