Yang Tsung-hua
# Yang Tsung-hua

Yang Tsung-hua (Chinese: 楊宗樺; born March 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against Polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside Hsieh Cheng-peng.

## Career

### Juniors

Yang was named International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior World Champion for the 2008 season by the ITF.

As a junior, he compiled a 66–23 win–loss record in singles (and 61–16 in doubles), achieving his combined ranking of No. 1 in the world in July 2008.

He reached 4 Junior Grand Slam finals in 2008, winning 3 titles. He started by losing the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' singles final, then rebounded to win the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, the 2008 French Open – Boys' singles and the 2008 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles titles.

### Pro tour

Yang competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 164, on 14 May 2012, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 127, on 15 July 2019. Yang is coached by Lhen Man.

In the 2012 US Open, Yang reached the third qualifying round, where he lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili. Later he qualified to the ATP Bangkok, where he lost in first round to Grigor Dimitrov.

In 2013, he defeated Tatsuma Ito to reach semifinals of the An-Ning Challenger, where he lost to James Ward. At Kun-Ming he also reached semifinals after winning over Yuichi Sugita and Wu Di.

Yang defeated Marius Copil to reach third round of qualifying of the 2014 Australian Open, after which he lost to Dušan Lajović. At the Maui Challenger he reach the final, where he lost to Bradley Klahn. At the Liberec Challenger he beat world number 40 Pablo Cuevas and Norbert Gombos to reach semifinals, where he was defeated by Horacio Zeballos.

## Challenger and Futures finals

### Singles: 24 (11–13)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
* ITF Futures Tour (11–10)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (4–11)
* Clay (7–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2009 | China F1, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Zeng Shaoxuan | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2009 | Malaysia F2, Petaling Jaya | Futures | Hard | Luigi D'Agord | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2009 | Korean Rep. F5, Gyeongsan | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2009 | Korean Rep. F6, Gyeongsan | Futures | Hard | Kim Young-jun | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2009 | Japan F8, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Junn Mitsuhashi | 1–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2010 | Malaysia F1, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Kim Young-jun | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2011 | Chinese Taipei F1, Taipei | Futures | Hard | Junn Mitsuhashi | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2011 | Beijing, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Farrukh Dustov | 1–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 2014 | Maui, USA | Challenger | Hard | Bradley Klahn | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jun 2014 | China F7, Putian | Futures | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2015 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay | Boy Westerhof | $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–4 |
| Win | 5–7 | Apr 2015 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay | Kim Young-seok | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Apr 2015 | China F3, Anning | Futures | Clay | Huang Liang-chi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Bai Yan | 4–6, 6–4, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 6–9 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Bai Yan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | Feb 2017 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay | Jose Statham | 2–6, 6–4, $7–6^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 8–9 | Aug 2017 | Macedonia F2, Skopje | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–9 | Aug 2017 | Turkey F29, Mersin | Futures | Clay | Thomas Bréchemier | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Aug 2017 | Turkey F30, Istanbul | Futures | Clay | Alessandro Bega | $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2017 | Gwangju, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Matthias Bachinger | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Jan 2018 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay | Steven Diez | 6–3, 3–6, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 11–11 | Jan 2018 | China F3, Anning | Futures | Clay | Lee Kuan-yi | 6–4, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Jul 2019 | M25 Kunshan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Fajing Sun | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–13 | Jul 2019 | M25 Taipei, Taiwan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Renta Tokuda | 2–6, 6–2, 0-6 |

### Doubles: 45 (25–20)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (12–8)
* ITF Futures Tour (13–12)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (22–13)
* Clay (2–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–2)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2006 | Japan F9, Osaka | Futures | Carpet | Lee Hsin-han | Yaoki Ishii Hiroki Kondo | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2007 | India F5, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Tushar Liberhan Sanam Singh | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 2007 | China F4, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan | 6–4, 2–6, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2007 | Indonesia F2, Semarang | Futures | Hard | Peng Hsien-yin | Hiroki Kondo Takahiro Terachi | 6–3, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2008 | Japan F10, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Huang Chin-yu Peng Hsien-yin | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2008 | Japan F11, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Yaoki Ishii Hiroki Kondo | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2008 | Cancún, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Lee Hsin-han | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jan 2009 | China F1, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Li Zhe Wang Yu jr. | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 2009 | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Yuya Kibi Tomohiro Shinokawa | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2009 | Malaysia F1, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Arnau Brugués Davi Luigi D'Agord | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 4–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jul 2009 | Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Yu Xinyuan | Aqeel Khan Si Yew Ming | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3 |
| Win | 6–6 | Jul 2009 | Korean Rep. F5, Gyeongsan | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Satoshi Iwabuchi Gouichi Motomura | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jul 2009 | Korean Rep. F6, Gyeongsan | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Chen Ti Satoshi Iwabuchi | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 8–6 | Aug 2009 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Denys Molchanov | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Alexey Kedryuk | 4–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ [11–9] |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2009 | Thailand F3, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Nesa Arta Christopher Rungkat | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2009 | Japan F8, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Junn Mitsuhashi Yi Chu-huan | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Nov 2009 | Chuncheon, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Andis Juška Dmitri Sitak | 6–3, 3–6, [2–10] |
| Win | 10–8 | Nov 2009 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Alexey Kedryuk Junn Mitsuhashi | $6–7^{(9–11)},$ 6–3, [12–10] |
| Loss | 10–9 | Mar 2010 | China F1, Kaiyuan | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Sadik Kadir Purav Raja | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2010 | China F2, Mengzi | Futures | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Michael Leong Sebastian Rieschick | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 10–11 | May 2010 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Rameez Junaid Alexander Peya | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–11 | Jun 2010 | Malaysia F1, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Kaden Hensel Dane Propoggia | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Aug 2010 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Lee Hsin-han | Andis Juška Deniss Pavlovs | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Jul 2011 | Wuhai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Feng He Zhang Ze | 6–2, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 13–12 | May 2013 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Peng Hsien-yin | Jeong Suk-young Lim Yong-kyu | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Jun 2014 | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard | Peng Hsien-yin | Gong Maoxin Li Zhe | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–13 | Jun 2014 | China F7, Putian | Futures | Hard | Peng Hsien-yin | Huang Liang-chi Nicolas Meister | 1–6, 6–1, [15–13] |
| Loss | 14–14 | Aug 2014 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | Wang Chieh-fu Yi Chu-huan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–15 | Nov 2014 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Bumpei Sato | Toshihide Matsui Yasutaka Uchiyama | $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–16 | Apr 2015 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay | Bai Yan | Huang Liang-chi Enrique López Pérez | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 15–16 | Aug 2015 | China F12, Fuzhou | Futures | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Yuya Kibi Arata Onozawa | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 16–16 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Bai Yan Yi Chu-huan | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 17–16 | Sep 2015 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Gong Maoxin Peng Hsien-yin | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–16 | May 2016 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Frederik Nielsen David O'Hare | $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–4 |
| Loss | 18–17 | May 2016 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Denis Matsukevitch Andrei Vasilevski | 4–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Win | 19–17 | Jul 2016 | Gimcheon, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Nicolás Barrientos Ruben Gonzales | w/o |
| Loss | 19–18 | Jul 2017 | Macedonia F1, Skopje | Futures | Clay | Dane Propoggia | Maximilian Neuchrist David Pichler | $6–7^{(1–7)},$ 3–6 |
| Win | 20–18 | Aug 2017 | Macedonia F2, Skopje | Futures | Clay | Dane Propoggia | Nicholas Horton Aziz Kijametović | 3–6, 6–4, [10–2] |
| Win | 21–18 | Aug 2018 | Jinan, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Alexander Bublik Alexander Pavlioutchenkov | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 22–18 | Sep 2018 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard (i) | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Hsu Yu-hsiou Jimmy Wang | $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–2, [10–8] |
| Loss | 22–19 | Nov 2018 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Ramkumar Ramanathan | $6–7^{(3–7)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)},$ [7–10] |
| Win | 23–19 | Jun 2019 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Nikola Čačić | André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23–20 | Jun 2019 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Nikola Čačić | Evan King Hunter Reese | 3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Win | 24–20 | Sep 2019 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Evan King Hunter Reese | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 25–20 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Mikhail Elgin Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6–2, 7–5 |

### Junior Grand Slam finals

**Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)**

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Bernard Tomic | 6–4, $6–7^{(5-7)},$ 0-6 |
| Win | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Jerzy Janowicz | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |

**Doubles: 2 (2 titles)**

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Cheng-Peng Hsieh | Vasek Pospisil Cesar Ramirez | 3–6, 7–5, [10-5] |
| Win | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cheng-Peng Hsieh | Bernard Tomic Matt Reid | 6–4, 2–6, [12-10] |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Current through the end of 2021 Acapulco.

| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–9 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
