Chen Yanchong (; ; born 10 April 1987), is a
WTA professional women's
tennis
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player from the
People's Republic of China
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. She was born in
Hengyang
Hengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, whom 1,290,715 l ...
,
Hunan
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province in China.
A member of the Chinese Olympic team in 2003, Chen is the best tennis player of the
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
team, with a ranking of the 14th best Chinese player overall.
Her highest WTA singles ranking is 187, which she reached on 6 November 2006. Her career high in doubles is 157, which she reached on 6 November 2006. Chen has won 3 ITF singles title and 4 doubles titles.
Career statistics
Singles finals: 5 (3–2)
Doubles finals: 8 (4–4)
See also
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Chinese tennis players
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Tennis in China
Tennis in China is a rapidly growing sport that has received much private and public support, and has today become firmly entrenched in the Chinese as one of the most popular. Tennis is now the third-most popular sport on television in China, b ...
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1987 births
Living people
Chinese female tennis players
Sportspeople from Guangzhou
Tennis players from Guangdong
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