Vivian Yang
{{Short description|New Zealand tennis player (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
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|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
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|singlestitles = 1 ITF
|highestsinglesranking = No. 746 (17 July 2023)
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|AustralianOpenjuniorresult = 2R (2023)
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|doublestitles = 2 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 582 (17 July 2023)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 1371 (16 December 2024)
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|FedCupresult = 4–3
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Vivian Yang (born 11 January 2005) is a New Zealand tennis player. She has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Early life
Yang, born in Auckland, New Zealand, moved to China with her family. She began playing tennis at 4 years of age with her father, encouraging her to take up sport to help her immune system. As he was a keen amateur tennis player himself, Vivian played at the nearby courts too.{{Cite web|url=https://tennis.kiwi/news/meet-vivian-yang/|title= Q&A: Meet Vivian Yang, one of NZ's brightest tennis prospects|website=Tennis.kiwi}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/qa-meet-vivian-yang-one-of-nzs-brightest-tennis-prospects/FQBOCLK4TIPQGOJBDQM75AE23A/|title= Q&A: Meet Vivian Yang, one of NZ's brightest tennis prospects|website=The New Zealand Herald |date= 25 April 2022}} After returning to New Zealand, Yang attended Westlake Girls High School, Auckland and joined the Tennis NZ’s high performance programme.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/yang-on-target-for-bright-tennis-future?amp=1|title=Yang on target for bright tennis future|website=newsroom.co.nz|date=5 March 2020 }}
Career
Yang made her senior debut for New Zealand in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup playing in Pool A Asia/Oceania Zone Group I matches against China, South Korea and Indonesia in April, 2022. New Zealand captain Marina Erakovic championed her inclusion saying "Vivian is one of our best young players coming through. She has improved massively over the past two years and is gaining experience by the day with her recent playing schedule. Even though she is young, she is a huge asset to the team."{{Cite web|url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/128110882/teenager-vivian-yang-named-in-nz-womens-tennis-team-for-billie-jean-cup|title=Teenager Vivian Yang named in NZ women's tennis team for Billie Jean Cup|website=i.stuff.co.nz|date=20 March 2022 }} After her debut defeat against Chinese No. 2, Yuan Yue, ranked at 143 in the world, which included four squandered set points in the first set,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzsportswire.com/2022/04/13/new-zealand-beaten-by-china-at-billie-jean-king-cup/|title= New Zealand beaten by China at Billie Jean King Cup|website=nzsportswire.com}} Erakovic remained positive saying "I was very impressed with Vivian. She played extremely well, and was able to actually really dictate on her own terms with that lefty serve and forehand, and she had a couple of set points but just got a little bit tight, that inexperience but yeah, just really positives out there for her."{{Cite web|url=https://tennis.kiwi/news/vivian-yang-makes-billie-jean-king-cup-debut-in-defeat-by-china/|title= Vivian Yang makes Billie Jean King Cup debut in defeat by China|website=Tennis.Kiwi}} Yang secured her first senior win a few days later against Indonesia’s Beatrice Gumulya with a 7–5, 6–2 victory on 16 April 2022.{{Cite web|url= https://skor.id:443/post/indonesia-dipastikan-degradasi-ke-grup-ii-billie-jean-king-cup-01416249|title= Indonesia Confirmed Relegation to Group II Billie Jean King Cup|website=Tennis.skor.id}} By the end of 2022, Yang was New Zealand’s No. 1 under-18 singles and doubles player.{{Cite web|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-kiwi-rising-star-vivian-yang-plots-course-for-asb-classic-spot/TIVYTHQEXFHB5KP3J7EXCQ5CMA/|title= Tennis: Kiwi rising star Vivian Yang plots course for ASB Classic spot|website=The New Zealand Herald |date= 8 December 2022}}
In July 2023, she was selected to compete for New Zealand in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup.{{cite web|url= https://tennis.kiwi/news/billie-jean-king-cup/|website=Tennis.Kiwi|accessdate=29 December 2024|title= So Close, Yet So Far for Billie Jean King Cup Team in Malaysia|date=29 July 2023}}
In December 2024, she won the wildcard play-off to earn a spot in the main draw of the 2025 ASB Classic.{{cite web|url= https://www.cmtennisworld.co.nz/vivian-yang-wins-asb-classic-wild-card-play-off/|website=cmtennisworld|accessdate=29 December 2024|title= Vivian Yang wins ASB Classic wild card play-off
|date=Dec 24, 2024}} Yang lost in the first round to lucky loser Jodie Burrage.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/auckland-asb-classic/auckland-open-burrage-makes-second-round-801120.html|title=Auckland Open: Burrage makes second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=31 December 2024}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
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| Hard (1–1) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Oct 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon |
| 1–6, 1–6
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1
| Dec 2022
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Wellington, New Zealand
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jade Otway
| 6–3, 6–3
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=Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Jul 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Caloundra, Australia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|NZL}} Monique Barry | {{flagicon|JPN}} Aoi Ito | 6–2, 7–6(5) |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–0 | Oct 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|LTU}} Patricija Paukštytė | {{flagicon|SVK}} Romana Čisovská | 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–1 | Jun 2023 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Nakhon, Thailand | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sara Nayar | {{flagicon|THA}} Anchisa Chanta | 1–6, 6–7(4) |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Billie Jean King Cup player|new_id=d3907a4f-493f-4920-8676-0403db195061|id=800546053}}
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Category:New Zealand female tennis players
Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Tennis players from Auckland
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
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