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Career

In 2016, she made her

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main-draw debut at the

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, where she was given a wildcard with Zhang Ying. The pair won their first round, defeating

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and

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but then fell in the quarterfinals to second seeds

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and

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. She qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Thailand Open 2 and defeated compatriot and fellow qualifier Wei Sijia in the first round to register her maiden WTA Tour level win, before losing to Arianne Hartono in the next round. She received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 China Open but lost to qualifier

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in a match that lasted for 4 hours and 15 minutes, becoming the fourth-longest match on the WTA Tour in the

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and surpassing the 2024 Thailand Open 2 second round match between

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and

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in the previous week. As the No. 1 singles player representing China at the 2025 United Cup (replacing Qinwen Zheng), Gao broke another record for the longest WTA singles match in the tournament history, when she defeated

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in 3 hours and 22 minutes. She subsequently defeated

to send China into the quarterfinals.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (15 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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