Yang Zi-Jun

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Yang Zi-Jun

| image =

| country = {{HKG}}

| residence = Hong Kong

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|2|8}}

| birth_place = Hong Kong

| height =

| turnedpro = 2006

| retired =

| plays =

| careerprizemoney =

| singlesrecord = 6–3

| singlestitles = 1 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 418 (30 November 2009)

| doublesrecord = 6–6

| doublestitles = 1 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 746 (26 July 2010)

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Yang Zi-jun, also known as Jessica Yang{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1434/JessicaYangtoface56thrankedAnnaOrlikinSW19opener.aspx|title=Jessica Yang to face 56th-ranked Anna Orlik in SW19 opener |access-date=July 5, 2008|publisher=Hong Kong Tennis Association|year=2008|author=Andy Yanne}} ({{zh|c=楊子君|j=joeng⁴ zi² gwan¹}}, born February 8, 1990),[http://www.coretennis.net/majic/pageServer/0l01000009/en/pid/3086/index.html Core Tennis Profile for Zi-Jun Yang] is a former professional tennis player from Hong Kong. A member of the Hong Kong Fed Cup team (last match in 2012), she has a career-high ranking of No. 22 in the world in juniors.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100057397 ITF Player Profile for Zi-Jun Yang]

Tennis career

=Junior=

She has reached the latter stages of many junior tournaments; she won the 2007 Girls Under-18 Toyota Open in Bangkok, Thailand, beating Khunpak Issara 6–3, 6–0.[http://www.coretennis.net/majic/pageServer/0r0100000c/en/tid/3441/index.html CoreTennis: Toyota Open, 2007, Girls 18 - Results]

In the 2008 Wimbledon girls' singles, where she just missed out on being seeded,{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1433/JessicasoleflagbeareratTheJuniorChampionshipsWimbledon.aspx|title=Jessica sole flag bearer at The Junior Championships, Wimbledon |access-date=2008-07-05|publisher=Hong Kong Tennis Association|year=2008|author=Andy Yanne}} she beat Anna Orlik of Belarus, 6–2, 6–1.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1435/WorldNo3awaitsJessicainroundtwoofJrWimbledon.aspx|title=World No. 3 awaits Jessica in round two of Jr Wimbledon |access-date=2008-07-05|publisher=Hong Kong Tennis Association|year=2008|author=Andy Yanne}} Her run was halted in the second round when she was beaten by junior world No. 3, Arantxa Rus, 6–3, 6–0.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennishk.org/Archive/Articles/tabid/441/ctl/ArticleView/mid/369/articleId/1439/RampantRushaltsJessicainroundtwoofgirlssingles.aspx|title=Rampant Rus halts Jessica in round two of girls' singles|access-date=July 5, 2008|publisher=Hong Kong Tennis Association|year=2008|author=Andy Yanne}}

=Professional years=

Her best performance in a professional tournament is reaching the second round of various tournaments; the Bangkok tournament in 2006, where she lost to Thassha Vitayaviroj; at another tournament in Bangkok in 2006, as a qualifier, she lost to Lee Jin-a; in Jakarta in 2006 where she lost to Lavinia Tananta, and the 2008 tournament in Bulungan where she lost in the 2nd round to second seed Liang Chen.[http://www.wta96.com/wiki/lresults.php?spnr=9313 Yang Zi-jun profile at The WTA Tour since 1996] All the tournaments are $10,000 tier tournaments, the lowest category of the ITF Women's Circuit.

ITF finals

=Singles (1–0)=

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!Result

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style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 10 May 2009

| Tarakan, Indonesia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Yi

| 7–5, 6–1

=Doubles (1–3)=

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Result !class="unsortable"\|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Location !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"\|Score
style="background:#ffa07a;"\|Loss \| 0–1 \| 6 August 2006 \| Bangkok, Thailand \| Hard \| {{flagicon\|THA}} Uthumporn Pudtra \| {{flagicon\|KOR}} Lee Jin-a {{flagicon\|THA}} Pichittra Thongdach \| 2–6, 1–6
style="background:#ffa07a;"\|Loss \| 0–2 \| 5 May 2008 \| Tarakan, Indonesia \| Hard \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tiffany Welford \| {{flagicon\|INA}} Ayu Fani Damayanti {{flagicon\|INA}} Liza Andriyani \| 2–6, 3–6
bgcolor="98FB98"\|Win \| 1–2 \| 24 August 2009 \| Nonthaburi, Thailand \| Hard \| {{flagicon\|HKG}} Zhang Ling \| {{flagicon\|INA}} Beatrice Gumulya {{flagicon\|INA}} Lavinia Tananta \| 6–4, 6–3
style="background:#ffa07a;"\|Loss \| 1–3 \| 11 April 2010 \| Ningbo, China \| Hard \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Lu Jiaxiang \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Wang Yafan {{flagicon\|CHN}} Yang Zhaoxuan \| 6–1, 2–6, [4–10]

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Result

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!Partner

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style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| 6 August 2006

| Bangkok, Thailand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|THA}} Uthumporn Pudtra

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jin-a
{{flagicon|THA}} Pichittra Thongdach

| 2–6, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–2

| 5 May 2008

| Tarakan, Indonesia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tiffany Welford

| {{flagicon|INA}} Ayu Fani Damayanti
{{flagicon|INA}} Liza Andriyani

| 2–6, 3–6

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

| 1–2

| 24 August 2009

| Nonthaburi, Thailand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Zhang Ling

| {{flagicon|INA}} Beatrice Gumulya
{{flagicon|INA}} Lavinia Tananta

| 6–4, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–3

| 11 April 2010

| Ningbo, China

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jiaxiang

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yafan
{{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Zhaoxuan

| 6–1, 2–6, [4–10]

References

External links

{{ITF profile}}

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Hong Kong female tennis players