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Xu Yifan (; ; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie, is a Chinese professional player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the singles rankings.


Career

2004–2013: Maiden ITF Circuit title
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.

She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2007 and 2008 China Open in Beijing with .


2014–2016: Australian Open semifinalist, WTA Elite trophy champion
She was a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles with . She reached the semifinals at the 2016 Australian Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2016 French Open in women's doubles with .


2017–2019: Wimbledon doubles final
She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Australian Open in 2017 with . In 2017, she formed a new partnership with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski. Xu won the Miami Open and the Connecticut Open women's doubles with Dabrowski. She partnered with Dabrowski again in the US Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.

In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at the Sydney International, and then reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne, just like 2019 at the French Open and US Open. The biggest achievement of the Canadian/Chinese pair was reaching the final of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, losing to and .

She made the quarterfinals at the 2018 WTA Finals with Gabriela Dabrowski for a second consecutive year having done so also in 2017. She also qualified for the 2019 WTA Finals for a third year in a row.


2020–2021: US Open and WTA 1000 finals, world No. 7 in doubles
She reached the finals of the Cincinnati Open and the US Open with .

In 2021, she competed at the Tokyo Olympics with .


2022: Second WTA 1000 title, French Open quarterfinal
In Indian Wells, she won the second WTA 1000 title of her career in doubles, partnering with Yang Zhaoxuan. They also took the title at the Silicon Valley Classic

She qualified for her fourth 2022 WTA Finals with a different partner, compatriot Yang Zhaoxuan.


Performance timeline

Doubles
A1RSFQFQF1R1R2R3RA1R13–9
A2RQF3R3RQFA2RQF3R1R17–9
WimbledonQ21R1R1RSFFNHA3R1R2R12–8
US OpenQF1R3RQF2RQFFA3R1R1R19–10
Win–loss3–11–49–48–410–411–45–22–29–42–31–461–36
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsNH2RNH2RNHA2–2
Year-end championships
DNQ1R1RRRNHDNQRRDNQ 1–4
WTA Elite TrophyNH WAAANHRR 4–1
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai OpenA1R2R1RAQFQFFA 8–6
Indian Wells OpenAA2R1RSFSFNHAW1R1R12–6
Miami OpenAASFW1RQFNH2R2R2R2R14–7
Madrid OpenAA2R2R2RFNHQF1R2R2R10–8
Italian OpenAA1R1RQF2RA1RQF1R1R4–8
Canadian OpenAA1RA1RSFNHA2R1R1R3–6
AA2RAA2RFA2R2R2R8–6
Guadalajara OpenNMS/NHSF2RNMS4–2
Pan Pacific / 1R1R1RQFQF2RNH 3–6
China Open1R1R1RQFFQFNHQF1R8–8
Career statistics
Year-end ranking754920161289371555 $3,047,564


Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
2–6, 4–6
4–6, 4–6


Mixed: 1 (runner-up)
4–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6


Other significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Win2017Miami OpenHardGabriela Dabrowski
Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–3
Loss2018China OpenHardGabriela DabrowskiAndrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 4–6, 8–10
Loss2019Madrid OpenClayGabriela Dabrowski
Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 1–6
Loss2020HardKvěta Peschke
1–6, 6–4, 4–10
Loss2021Dubai ChampionshipsHard
0–6, 3–6
Win2022Indian Wells OpenHardYang Zhaoxuan
7–5, 7–6(7–4)


WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (title)
Win2016Elite Trophy ZhuhaiHard (i)İpek Soylu
6–4, 3–6, 10–7


WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 25 (14 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
Elite Trophy (1–0)
Premier M & 5 / WTA 1000 (2–4)
Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (6–2)
International / WTA 250 (5–3)

Loss0–1 China Open, ChinaTier IIHard
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss0–2 China Open, ChinaTier IIHardHan XinyunAnabel Medina Garrigues
Caroline Wozniacki
1–6, 3–6
Win1–2 Korea Open, South KoreaInternationalHardRaquel Kops-Jones
7–5, 6–3
Win2–2 Silicon Valley Classic,
United States
PremierHardAnabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–1, 6–3
Win3–2 , ChinaInternationalHardZheng Saisai
6–2, 3–6, 10–8
Loss3–3 Shenzhen Open, ChinaInternationalHardZheng Saisai
1–6, 4–6
Loss3–4 Tianjin Open, ChinaInternationalHard
6–7(8–10), 0–6
Win4–4 Elite Trophy, ChinaEliteHard (i)İpek Soylu
6–4, 3–6, 10–7
Win5–4 Miami Open, United StatesPremier MHardGabriela Dabrowski
Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–3
Win6–4 Connecticut Open, USPremierHardGabriela Dabrowski
3–6, 6–3, 10–8
Win7–4 Sydney International, AustraliaPremierHardGabriela Dabrowski
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
6–3, 6–1
Win8–4 Eastbourne International, United KingdomPremierGrassGabriela DabrowskiIrina-Camelia Begu
Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–3, 7–5
Loss8–5 China Open, ChinaPremier MHardGabriela DabrowskiAndrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 4–6, 8–10
Loss8–6 Madrid Open, SpainPremier MClayGabriela DabrowskiHsieh Su-wei
Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 1–6
Win9–6 , GermanyInternationalClayGabriela Dabrowski
Nicole Melichar
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 10–5
Loss9–7 Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassGabriela DabrowskiHsieh Su-wei
Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 4–6
Win10–7 Adelaide International, AustraliaPremierHardNicole MelicharGabriela Dabrowski
Darija Jurak
2–6, 7–5, 10–5
Loss10–8 , USPremier 5HardNicole MelicharKvěta Peschke
1–6, 6–4, 4–10
Loss10–9 US Open, United StatesGrand SlamHardNicole Melichar
4–6, 4–6
Loss10–10 Dubai Championships, UAEWTA 1000HardYang Zhaoxuan
Darija Jurak
0–6, 3–6
Win11–10 Indian Wells Open, USWTA 1000HardYang Zhaoxuan
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win12–10 Silicon Valley Classic, US (2)WTA 500HardYang Zhaoxuan
7–5, 6–0
Win13–10 Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceWTA 250ClayYang Zhaoxuan
6–3, 6–2
Loss13–11May 2024, MoroccoWTA 250ClayIrina Khromacheva
3–6, 2–6
Win14–11Aug 2024Tennis in the Land, USWTA 250HardCristina BucșaShuko Aoyama
3–6, 6–3, 10–6


WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Win1–0Nov 2013Nanjing Ladies Open,
China
Hard
Yaroslava Shvedova
6–1, 6–4
Loss1–1Jul 2014Jiangxi International,
China
Hard
6–7(4–7), 3–6


ITF Circuit finals
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments


Singles (1–5)
Loss0–1May 2007ITF Chengdu, China25,000Hard2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Apr 2010ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–3May 2010ITF Karuizawa, Japan25,000Carpet1–6, 2–6
Win1–3Apr 2014ITF Nanning, China25,000Hard6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss1–4Jun 2014ITF Zhengzhou, China25,000Hard5–7, 4–6
Loss1–5Jul 2014ITF Phuket, Thailand25,000Hard (i)6–3, 2–6, 5–7


Doubles (21–12)
Win1–0May 2006ITF Tarakan, Indonesia10,000HardXia Huan
6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(5)
Loss1–1Jul 2006ITF Chengdu, China25,000HardXia Huan
4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Aug 2006ITF Changsha, China25,000HardXia Huan
3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3May 2007ITF Chengdu, China25,000HardHuang Lei
3–6, 5–7
Win2–3Jun 2007ITF Changsha, China25,000HardHuang Lei
6–3, 6–4
Win3–3Jun 2007ITF Guangzhou, China50,000HardHuang Lei
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss3–4Nov 2007ITF Kunming, China50,000HardUrszula Radwańska
4–6, 1–6
Win4–4Dec 2007ITF Xiamen, China75,000HardHan Xinyun
6–4, 7–5
Win5–4May 2008ITF Caserta, Italy25,000ClayHan Xinyun
Christina Wheeler
4–6, 6–4, 10–8
Loss5–5Jun 2008ITF Périgueux, France25,000ClayHan XinyunAnna-Lena Grönefeld
İpek Şenoğlu
3–6, 4–6
Loss5–6Feb 2009Burnie International, Australia25,000HardZhou Yimiao
2–6, 4–6
Win6–6Jun 2009ITF Komoro, Japan25,000ClayZhang ShuaiAyumi Oka
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–2, 6–1
Win7–6Jan 2010ITF Pingguo, China25,000HardChan Chin-weiJi Chunmei
Liu Wanting
6–3, 6–1
Win8–6Feb 2010ITF Surprise, United States25,000HardJi Chunmei
5–7, 6–2, 10–5
Win9–6Mar 2010ITF Hammond, US25,000HardZhou YimiaoChristina Fusano
Courtney Nagle
6–2, 6–2
Win10–6Mar 2010ITF Clearwater, US25,000HardZhou Yimiao
6–4, 6–4
Win11–6May 2010, Japan50,000GrassSun ShengnanKarolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
Loss11–7May 2010ITF Karuizawa, Japan25,000CarpetSun ShengnanAyumi Oka
6–7(1), 3–6
Win12–7Jul 2010ITF Fuzhou, China25,000Hard
3–6, 6–1, 10–2
Loss12–8Oct 2011ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia25,000Hard
1–6, 1–6
Loss12–9Apr 2012ITF Wenshan, China50,000Hard
3–6, 2–6
Win13–9May 2012ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000HardLiu Wanting
Zhang Kailin
6–4, 7–5
Win14–9May 2012ITF Gimcheon, South Korea25,000Hard
Sun Shengnan
6–0, 3–6, 10–7
Loss14–10Jul 2012ITF Yakima, US50,000HardZhou YimiaoSamantha Crawford
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win15–10Jul 2012ITF Evansville, US10,000Hard
6–2, 6–3
Win16–10Jul 2012Lexington Challenger, US50,000Hard
7–5, 6–7(7), 10–4
Loss16–11Feb 2013ITF Surprise, US25,000HardSamantha Crawford
3–6, 6–3, 7–10
Loss16–12May 2013ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia25,000HardChen Yi
Teodora Mirčić
3–6, 3–6
Win17–12Feb 2014Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States25,000HardSamantha Crawford
3–6, 6–2, 12–10
Win18–12Mar 2014Blossom Cup, China50,000HardChan Chin-wei
Xu Shilin
7–6(4), 6–1
Win19–12Apr 2015, Japan75,000HardAn-Sophie Mestach
Emily Webley-Smith
6–2, 6–3
Win20–12May 2015, China75,000Clay
7–5, 6–2
Win21–12Jun 2015, UK50,000GrassAn-Sophie Mestach
6–3, 6–4


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