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Yan Zi

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Yan Zi, a retired tennis player on the WTA Tour who represented China, won an Olympic bronze medal in doubles at Beijing 2008.

46WTA Tour matches since 2007

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET

Titles0since 2007 Grand Slam titles0since 2007 Career highNo. 40May 5, 2008 Agatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on her yet

About Yan Zi

Yan Zi, a tennis player on the WTA Tour who represented China, was born on November 12, 1984, in Chengdu, Sichuan. She turned pro in 2003 and reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 40 on May 5, 2008. An Olympic bronze medal in doubles came at Beijing 2008. Yan retired in 2016.

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Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Match history46

Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.

2010: 1-1

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Feb 23	WTA Malaysia Classic 2010	Round 2	Ayumi Morita	L	2-6, 1-6	Hard
Feb 22	WTA Malaysia Classic 2010	Round 1	Melinda Czink	W	3-6, 7-5, 7-6(5)	Hard

2009: 0-3

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Sep 15	WTA Guangzhou Women's Open 2009	Round 1	Su-Wei Hsieh	L	3-6, 5-7	Hard
Apr 13	WTA Tour Family Circle Cup	Round 1	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	L	2-6, 2-6	Clay
Feb 15	WTA Barclays Dubai	Round 1	Vera Dushevina	L	6-2, 4-6, 3-6	Hard

2008: 7-12

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Sep 22	WTA Tour China Open	Round 1	Ai Sugiyama	L	3-6, 4-6	Hard
Sep 15	WTA Tour Guangzhou International Women's Open	Round 1	Olga Govortsova	L	3-6, 2-6	Hard
Aug 25	US Open	Round 1	Sofia Arvidsson	L	2-6, 4-6	Hard
Jun 23	Wimbledon	Round 1	Anabel Medina Garrigues	L	3-6, 0-6	Grass
May 26	French Open	Round 1	Emilie Loit	L	6-1, 4-6, 6-8	Clay
May 21	WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg	Round 2	Timea Bacsinszky	L	2-6, 7-5, 4-6	Clay
May 20	WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg	Round 1	Mara Santangelo	W	5-6 ret. (ret.)	Clay
May 12	WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2008	Round 1	Agnes Szavay	L	1-6, 1-6	Clay
May 7	WTA Qatar Telecom German Open	Round 2	Agnes Szavay	L	1-6, 1-6	Clay
May 6	WTA Qatar Telecom German Open	Round 1	Martina Muller	W	6-2, 6-3	Clay
Mar 14	WTA Tour Pacific Life Open	Round 2	Aiko Nakamura	L	2-6, 6-0, 4-6	Hard
Mar 12	WTA Tour Pacific Life Open	Round 1	Urszula Radwanska	W	2-6, 6-0, 6-2	Hard

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Mar 8	WTA Bangalore	Semifinal	Patty Schnyder	L	3-6, 4-6	Hard
Mar 6	WTA Bangalore	Quarterfinal	Jelena Jankovic	W	6-3, 3-6, 6-3	Hard
Mar 6	WTA Bangalore	Round 2	Olga Savchuk	W	6-2, 6-1	Hard
Mar 4	WTA Bangalore	Round 1	Maria Kirilenko	W	3-6, 7-6(7), 6-1	Hard
Feb 20	WTA Qatar Total Open	Round 2	Dinara Safina	L	2-6, 1-6	Hard
Feb 18	WTA Qatar Total Open	Round 1	Vera Dushevina	W	6-2, 4-6, 6-2	Hard
Jan 15	Australian Open	Round 1	Venus Williams	L	2-6, 5-7	Hard

2007: 9-13

Date	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Surface
Dec 29	WTA Mondial Australian Womens Hardcourts	Round 1	Nathalie Dechy	L	2-6, 2-6	Hard
Oct 13	WTA PTT Bangkok Open	Semifinal	Yung-Jan Chan	L	5-7, 6-3, 5-7	Hard
Oct 12	WTA PTT Bangkok Open	Quarterfinal	Vania King	W/O	Walkover	Hard
Oct 11	WTA PTT Bangkok Open	Round 2	Olga Puchkova	W	3-6, 6-1, 6-1	Hard
Oct 10	WTA PTT Bangkok Open	Round 1	Jelena Jankovic	W	4-6, 7-6(4), 0-0 ret. (ret.)	Hard
Oct 1	WTA Tour AIG Japan Open	Round 1	Elena Baltacha	L	6-2, 2-6, 4-6	Hard
Sep 27	WTA Tour Guangzhou International Women's Open	Round 2	Raluca Olaru	L	1-6, 4-6	Hard
Sep 25	WTA Tour Guangzhou International Women's Open	Round 1	Vania King	W	6-4, 7-6(5)	Hard
Sep 17	WTA Tour China Open	Round 1	Abigail Spears	L	5-7, 3-6	Hard
Aug 27	US Open	Round 1	Ekaterina Bychkova	L	2-6, 4-6	Hard
Aug 18	WTA Roger Cup	Semifinal	Justine Henin	L	3-6, 0-6	Hard
Aug 17	WTA Roger Cup	Quarterfinal	Marion Bartoli	W	6-3, 3-0 ret. (ret.)	Hard

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Aug 16	WTA Roger Cup	Round 3	Eleni Daniilidou	W	6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5)	Hard
Aug 15	WTA Roger Cup	Round 2	Ana Ivanovic	W	6-3, 6-1	Hard
Aug 13	WTA Roger Cup	Round 1	Severine Bremond	W	6-4, 6-0	Hard
Aug 6	WTA JPMorgan Chase Open	Round 1	Virginie Razzano	L	4-6, 5-7	Hard
Jun 27	Wimbledon	Round 1	Tathiana Garbin	L	6-3, 2-6, 3-6	Grass
Jun 11	WTA Tour DFS Classic	Round 1	Casey Dellacqua	L	2-6, 2-6	Grass
May 21	WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg	Round 1	Elena Vesnina	L	4-6, 1-6	Clay
May 16	WTA Internazionali d'Italia 2007	Round 2	Anna Chakvetadze	L	1-6, 3-6	Clay
May 15	WTA Internazionali d'Italia 2007	Round 1	Severine Bremond	W	2-6, 6-0, 6-3	Clay
May 9	WTA Qatar German Open	Round 2	Amelie Mauresmo	L	3-6, 3-6	Clay
May 8	WTA Qatar German Open	Round 1	Kristina Barrois	W	4-6, 6-3, 6-2	Clay

How she is doing nowThrough Feb 23

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Feb 23vs Ayumi MoritaFeb 23 - WTA Malaysia Classic 2010, Round 2L2-6, 1-6
Feb 22vs Melinda CzinkFeb 22 - WTA Malaysia Classic 2010, Round 1W3-6, 7-5, 7-6(5)
Sep 15vs Su-Wei HsiehSep 15 - WTA Guangzhou Women's Open 2009, Round 1L3-6, 5-7
Apr 13vs Patricia Mayr-AchleitnerApr 13 - WTA Tour Family Circle Cup, Round 1L2-6, 2-6
Feb 15vs Vera DushevinaFeb 15 - WTA Barclays Dubai, Round 1L6-2, 4-6, 3-6
Sep 22vs Ai SugiyamaSep 22 - WTA Tour China Open, Round 1L3-6, 4-6

CareerPro since 2003

23years2003 to 2010

2007First WTA matchBeat Kristina Barrois, WTA Qatar German Open
2008Career high No. 40May 5, 2008
Feb 23, 2010Latest matchLost to Ayumi Morita, WTA Malaysia Classic 2010

Grand Slam titles

AO0Round 1 (2008)0-1 in our records

RG0Round 1 (2008)0-1 in our records

WIM0Round 1 (2008)0-2 in our records

USO0Round 1 (2008)0-2 in our records

Honors

Olympic bronze medal, doubles, Beijing 2008
Asian Games gold medal, doubles, Doha 2006
Asian Games gold medal, team event, Guangzhou 2010
Asian Games bronze medal, doubles, Guangzhou 2010

First WTA match

May 8, 2007: beat Kristina Barrois 4-6, 6-3, 6-2WTA Qatar German Open, on clay

Latest match

Feb 23, 2010: lost to Ayumi Morita 2-6, 1-6WTA Malaysia Classic 2010, Round 2, on hard court

Most often against

The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.

Agnes Szavay2 meetings, finals 0-0

0-2Yan trails

Last: May 12, 2008, WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2008 Round 1, lost

Jelena Jankovic2 meetings, finals 0-0

2-0Yan leads

Last: Mar 6, 2008, WTA Bangalore Quarterfinal, won

Severine Bremond2 meetings, finals 0-0

2-0Yan leads

Last: Aug 13, 2007, WTA Roger Cup Round 1, won

Vera Dushevina2 meetings, finals 0-0

1-1All square

Last: Feb 15, 2009, WTA Barclays Dubai Round 1, lost

Sources and updates

Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.