Guo Hanyu Explained

Guo Hanyu
郭涵煜
Birth Date:1998 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Zhengzhou, China
Height:1.70 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 278,408
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 278 (23 October 2017)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 584 (5 August 2024)
Doublestitles:1 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 35 (4 March 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 43 (5 August 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2024)
Updated:5 August 2024

Guo Hanyu (; ; born 18 May 1998) is a Chinese professional tennis player.

On 4 March 2024, she peaked at No. 35 in the doubles rankings. On 23 October 2017, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 278. She has won one WTA Tour doubles titles, along with four titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Career

2017: WTA Tour debut

Partnering Ye Qiuyu, Guo made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Tianjin Open, after defeating Dalila Jakupović and Nina Stojanović in qualifying.

2023: Maiden title, top 100, WTA 1000 debut

She won her first WTA title at the 2023 Guangzhou Open with Jiang Xinyu. She reached the final of the 2023 Ningbo Open with Jiang Xinyu.[1] She received wildcards for the WTA 1000 China Open in doubles and the WTA 500 Zhengzhou Open in the singles event and in doubles with Jiang. She received a wildcard for the Jiangxi Open but lost to Leylah Fernandez.[2] At the same tournament, she reached the semifinals in doubles with Jiang.

2024: Two more tour finals, Major debut and third round, top 35

Following a fourth final at the Thailand Open in Hia Hin, partnering with Jiang Xinyu, and her first third-round showing on her debut at a major, at the 2024 Australian Open, she reached the top 50 in the rankings on 5 February 2024, and a new career-high on 4 March 2024, at No. 35.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
style=background:#f3e6d7Grand Slam
style=background:#e9e9e9WTA 1000
style=background:#d4f1c5WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Win1–1Guangzhou Open,
China
WTA 250Hard Jiang Xinyu Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
bgcolor= ffa07a Loss0–1Ningbo Open,
China
WTA 250Hard Jiang Xinyu Vera Zvonareva
Laura Siegemund
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss1–2Hobart International,
Australia
WTA 250Hard Jiang Xinyu Chan Hao-ching
Giuliana Olmos
3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3Hua Hin Championships,
Thailand
WTA 250Hard Jiang Xinyu Miyu Kato
Aldila Sutjiadi
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Dalian Open, ChinaHard Ye Qiuyu Lu Jingjing
You Xiaodi
6–7(2), 6–4, [5–10]
Loss0–2Kunming Open, ChinaClay Sun Xuliu Dalila Jakupović
Irina Khromacheva
1–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2016ITF Guiyang, China25,000Hard Sabina Sharipova7–6(1), 6–7(0), 4–6
Win1–1Oct 2016ITF Hua Hin, Thailand10,000Hard Karman Thandi6–3, 6–3
Loss1–2Feb 2017ITF Nanjing, China15,000Hard Cristiana Ferrando0–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Oct 2017Suzhou Ladies Open, China60,000Hard Sara Errani1–6, 0–6
Loss1–4Mar 2017ITF Nanchang, China15,000Clay (i) Lu Jiaxi6–7(4), 3–6
Win2–4Jun 2019ITF Luzhou, China25,000Hard Xun Fangying6–2, 6–1
Win3–4Feb 2023ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15,000Hard Ayumi Koshiishi6–4, 6–3
Loss3–5Mar 2023ITF Kuching, Malaysia 15,000Hard Ayumi Koshiishi7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Win4–5Sep 2023ITF Guiyang, China25,000Hard Liu Fangzhou7–5, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (5–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2016ITF Anning, China10,000Clay Lu Jiaxi Sheng Yuqi
Xin Yuan
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Sep 2016Zhuhai Open, China50,000Hard Jiang Xinyu Ankita Raina
Emily Webley-Smith
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–2Oct 2016ITF Hua Hin, Thailand10,000Hard Lu Jiaxi Zhang Yukun
Nudnida Luangnam
2–6, 3–6
Loss1–3Feb 2017ITF Nanjing, China15,000Hard Tang Haochen Li Yihong
Zhang Ying
7–5, 3–6, [3–10]
Loss1–4Apr 2017ITF Nanjing, China25,000Hard Gai Ao Lu Jingjing
Valeria Savinykh
4–6, 4–6
Win2–4Jan 2018ITF Orlando, United States25,000Clay Hsu Ching-wen Ulrikke Eikeri
Ilona Kremen
6–3, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss2–5Apr 2018Blossom Cup, China60,000Hard Wang Xinyu Han Xinyun
Ye Qiuyu
6–7(3), 6–7(6)
Loss2–6May 2018ITF Wuhan, China25,000Hard Zhang Ying Mai Minokoshi
Erika Sema
4–6, 1–6
Loss2–7Jul 2018ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Robu Kajitani
Lee Pei-chi
4–6, 2–6
Loss2–8Oct 2018ITF Nanning, China25,000Hard Feng Shuo Kim Na-ri
Ye Qiuyu
3–6, 0–6
Win3–8Mar 2019ITF Nanchang, China15,000Clay (i) Zheng Wushuang Ma Yexin
Mei Yamaguchi
6–0, 6–1
Loss3–9Mar 2019ITF Nanchang, China15,000Clay (i) Tang Qianhui Cao Siqi
Guo Meiqi
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss3–10Jun 2019ITF Luzhou, China25,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Feng Shuo
Xun Fangying
3–6, 1–6
Win4–10Jun 2019ITF Shenzhen, China25,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Chen Jiahui
Wu Meixu
1–6, 7–6(4), [11–9]
Loss4–11Feb 2023ITF Ipoh, Malaysia15,000Hard Feng Shuo Li Yu-yun
Anastasiia Poplavska
5–7, 2–6
Win5–11Feb 2023ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15,000Hard Li Yu-yun Anchisa Chanta
Ayaka Okuno
6–0, 2–6, [10–2]
Win6–11Mar 2023ITF Kuching, Malaysia 15,000Hard Li Yu-yun Feng Shuo
Guo Meiqi
6–2, 6–3
Win7–11Apr 2023ITF Jakarta, Indonesia25,000Hard Cody Wong Choi Ji-hee
Park So-hyun
6–2, 7–6(6)
Loss7–12May 2023ITF Goyang, Korea25,000Hard Tang Qianhui Luksika Kumkhum
Punnin Kovapitukted
3–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Win8–12Jun 2023ITF Changwon, Korea25,000Hard Jiang Xinyu Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen
7–6(4), 7–6(1)
Win9–12Aug 2023Kunming Open, China40,000Clay Jiang Xinyu Zhibek Kulambayeva
Lanlana Tararudee
6–2, 6–0
Win10–12Sep 2023ITF Guiyang, China25,000Hard Jiang Xinyu Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen
7–5, 6–4
Win11–12Nov 2023Takasaki Open, Japan100,000Hard Jiang Xinyu Momoko Kobori
Ayano Shimizu
7–6(5), 5–7, [10–5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3705672/jabeur-defeats-shnaider-in-ningbo-to-win-first-hard-court-title
  2. Web site: Fresh off Hong Kong title win, Leylah Fernandez breezes to 1st-round victory in China .