Han Xinyun (; ; born 30 May 1990), also known as Monica Han, is a Chinese professional

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player. Han has won three doubles titles on the

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, as well as one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She also has won nine singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 105. On 29 July 2019, she peaked at No. 50 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for China Fed Cup team, Han has a win–loss record of 2–1 as of July 2022.

Personal

The only child of father Han Lei and mother Fu Deyuan first played tennis at the age of seven. Han Xinyun is coached by Wang Hufu. Her tennis idol is Li Na, her favorite tournaments are the Australian Open and China Open.

Career

Han had reached a

doubles final before in China where she and her partner Xu Yifan lost to the pairing of Caroline Wozniacki and

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. In 2010, Han made her Grand Slam debut, as she went through qualifying to reach the first round of the Australian Open. Also, she made her Fed Cup debut, in which she helped China get its only singles rubber win against Slovakia. In 2016, she won her first doubles title on the WTA Tour at the

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, partnering

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and defeating

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and

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, in two straight sets.

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Doubles: 45 (26 titles, 19 runner–ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Xinyun 1990 births Living people Chinese female tennis players People from Jinzhou Tennis players from Liaoning Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China 21st-century Chinese women