Bai Yan (; ; born May 21, 1989 in

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) is a

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male

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player.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior, Bai reach his highest ranking as world No. 10 in the singles world rankings in January 2007.

2010

Yan won back-to-back

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titles in September before knocking off World No. 30

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at the Shanghai Masters the following month.

2012

After not competing on tour in 2011, Bai opened 2012 by reaching the singles semifinals of China F2 ITF Men's Circuit tournament.

2017

Bai opened the 2017 season by winning the Hong Kong F6 futures. Yan has reached 24 career singles finals all on the

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tour, with a record of 19 wins and 5 losses. Additionally, he has reached 20 career doubles finals with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, which includes a record of 4–0 in

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finals. Yan represents his native country of

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competing during the

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. He holds a singles record of 3–2 and a doubles record of 1–1 for a combined Davis Cup record of 4–3.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 25 (19–6)

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

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