Yang Ya-yi
| Country (sports) | Chinese Taipei | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 May 2004 Keelung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$141,750 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 134–90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 203 (16 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 681 (17 November 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 61–49 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 289 (18 September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 566 (17 November 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 6–11 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 17 November 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊亞依 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨亚依 | ||||||
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Yang Ya-yi (Chinese: 楊亞依; pinyin: Yáng Yàyī; born 30 May 2004) is a Taiwanese tennis player.
She has a career-high junior singles ranking by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) of 4, achieved on 26 December 2022. Her career-high by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is 203, achieved on 16 October 2023. On 18 September 2023, she peaked at No. 289 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Yang, who started playing tennis when she was three years old,[1] represents the colours of Chinese Taipei in the Billie Jean King Cup.[2]
Career
Junior Grand Slam performance
- Singles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2020)
- French Open: –
- Wimbledon: –
- US Open: 1R (2021)
- Doubles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2020)
- French Open: –
- Wimbledon: –
- US Open: 1R (2021)
Professional
Yang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2023 Guadalajara Open, where she entered the main draw as a qualifier,[3] losing in the first round to fourth seed Lucia Bronzetti.[4]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| W40 tournaments |
| W25 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Noma Noha Akugue | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF San Diego, United States | W15 | Hard | Han Jiangxue | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Fountain Valley, United States | W15 | Hard | Makenna Jones | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | W25 | Clay | Lee Ya-hsuan | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | W25 | Clay | Lee Pei-chi | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W25 | Hard | Eudice Chong | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Aug 2023 | ITF Hong Kong | W40 | Hard | Mananchaya Sawangkaew | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Nanao, China | W40 | Carpet | Ma Yexin | 6–7(6), 7–6(0), 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Aug 2025 | ITF Lu'an, China | W15 | Hard | Jeong Bo-young | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| W25/35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF San Diego, United States | W15 | Hard | Bunyawi Thamchaiwat | Sara Daavettila Makenna Jones |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Los Angeles, United States | W15 | Hard | Bunyawi Thamchaiwat | Eryn Cayetano Salma Ewing |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Fountain Valley, United States | W15 | Hard | Hind Abdelouahid | Han Jiangxue Kim Da-bin |
7–5, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W25 | Clay | Sandra Samir | Irina Khromacheva Iryna Shymanovich |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W25 | Hard | Ma Yexin | Cristina Dinu Lu Jiajing |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | W25 | Clay | Tsao Chia-yi | Monique Barry Lee Ya-hsin |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2025 | ITF Lu'an, China | W15 | Hard | Lin Fang-an | Tiana Tian Deng Wang Meiling |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2025 | ITF Wagga Wagga, Australia | W35 | Hard | Hayu Kinoshita | Erika Sema Elyse Tse |
6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
References
- ^ "Ya Yi Yang Tennis Player Profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Fed Cup in Dubai: China and South Korea win on opening day". gulfnews.com. 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open: Bronzetti books spot in last 16". Tennis Majors. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
External links
- Yang Ya Yi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Yang Ya Yi at the International Tennis Federation
- Yang Ya Yi at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)