Chang Kai-chen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Not to be confused with Chan Kai-chen.

Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: 張凱貞; pinyin: Zhāng Kǎizhēn; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsáŋ kʰài tsə́n]; born January 13, 1991), also known as Kelly Chang, is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player.

Chang Kai-chen
張凱貞

Chang at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Chinese Taipei
Residence	Taipei City
Born	(1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33) Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	November 2007
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,017,089
Singles
Career record	287–230 (55.5%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 82 (5 July 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2012, 2015)
French Open	1R (2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2010)
US Open	2R (2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record	188–109 (63.3%)
Career titles	4 WTA, 1 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 65 (11 February 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2013)
French Open	1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	2R (2010, 2017)
US Open	1R (2010)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	10–8 (55.6%)
Medal record Women's Tennis Representing  Chinese Taipei Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Games 0 2 0 Universiade 3 0 2 Total 3 2 2 Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles Universiade 2017 Taipei Women's team 2017 Taipei Women's singles 2015 Gwangju Women's singles 2015 Gwangju Women's team 2015 Gwangju Mixed doubles

Career

Her father is Chang Chin-lai and mother is Jun Yu-mei; she has two older brothers, Yao-lun and Yao-chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei, Chang splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). She started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand, her favorite surface is hardcourt.

She qualified for the 2009 US Open, where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 in her first-round match. At the 2009 Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world No. 1, Dinara Safina, 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 in her second-round match.

In July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 82. In February 2013, she peaked at No. 65 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, Chang has a win–loss record of 10–8.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W–L
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	2R	Q2	Q2	2–5
French Open	A	1R	Q2	1R	Q1	A	A	Q1	Q2	0–2
Wimbledon	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	Q3	1R	1–3
US Open	2R	2R	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	A	2–2
Win–loss	1–1	2–4	0–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	5–12

Doubles

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2017	2018	2019	W–L
Australian Open				1R			1R	0–2
French Open	1R	1R		1R				0–3
Wimbledon	2R	1R			2R			2–3
US Open	1R							0–1
Win–loss	1–3	0–2	0–0	0–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–9

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments Premier M & Premier 5 Premier International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2012	Japan Women's Open	International	Hard	Heather Watson	5–7, 7–5, 6–7^(4)

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments Premier M & Premier 5 Premier International (4–0)

Finals by surface Hard (4–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2010	Japan Women's Open	International	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	Shuko Aoyama   Rika Fujiwara	6–0, 6–3
Win	2–0	Mar 2012	Malaysian Open	International	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Chan Hao-ching   Rika Fujiwara	7–5, 6–4
Win	3–0	Aug 2012	Washington Open	International	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Irina Falconi   Chanelle Scheepers	7–5, 6–2
Win	4–0	Mar 2013	Malaysian Open	International	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Janette Husárová   Zhang Shuai	6–7^(4), 7–6^(4), [14–12]

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2012	Taipei Challenger, Taiwan	Hard (i)	Kristina Mladenovic	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2015	Jiangxi International, China	Hard	Jelena Janković	3–6, 6–7^(6)
Loss	0–3	Nov 2016	Taipei Challenger, Taiwan	Hard (i)	Evgeniya Rodina	4–6, 3–6

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2012	Taipei Challenger, Taiwan	Hard (i)	Olga Govortsova	Chan Hao-ching   Kristina Mladenovic	7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss	0–2	Nov 2014	Taipei Challenger, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Chuang Chia-jung	Chan Hao-ching   Chan Yung-jan	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2015	Jiangxi International, China	Hard	Zheng Saisai	Chan Chin-wei   Wang Yafan	6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss	1–3	Nov 2016	Taipei Challenger, Taiwan	Hard (i)	Chuang Chia-jung	Natela Dzalamidze   Veronika Kudermetova	6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2007	ITF Manila, Philippines	10,000	Clay	Nicole Riner	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2008	ITF Mildura, Australia	25,000	Grass	Marina Erakovic	3–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	May 2008	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Alexandra Panova	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–3	May 2009	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Grass	Nikola Hofmanova	3–6, 2–6
Win	2–3	Oct 2011	Kōfu International Open, Japan	50,000	Hard	Mandy Minella	6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	2–4	Aug 2014	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	25,000	Hard	Junri Namigata	0–6, 6–7
Win	3–4	Mar 2015	ITF Jiangmen, China	10,000	Hard	Zhao Di	6–2, 6–1
Loss	3–5	May 2015	ITF Xuzhou, China	50,000	Hard	Luksika Kumkhum	6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Win	4–5	Sep 2015	Zhuhai Open, China	50,000	Hard	Zhang Yuxuan	4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(0)
Win	5–5	Oct 2016	ITF Iizuka, Japan	25,000	Hard	Jang Su-jeong	6–3, 6–4
Win	6–5	Oct 2016	Suzhou Ladies Open, China	50,000	Hard	Wang Yafan	4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2006	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Nguyễn Thùy Dung	Nungnadda Wannasuk   Varatchaya Wongteanchai	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Mar 2008	ITF Sorrento, Australia	25,000	Hard	Hwang I-hsuan	Monique Adamczak   Melanie South	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	May 2008	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Hwang I-hsuan	Erika Sema   Yurika Sema	6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss	1–3	May 2008	ITF Gunma, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Hwang I-hsuan	Erika Sema   Yurika Sema	3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win	2–3	Nov 2008	Pune Championships, India	25,000	Hard	Hwang I-hsuan	Elora Dabija   Bojana Jovanovski	5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Win	3–3	Apr 2009	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Chen Yi	Elena Baltacha   Amanda Elliott	6–4, 6–1
Win	4–3	Apr 2009	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Chen Yi	Chang Kyung-mi   Lee Jin-a	6–1, 7–5
Loss	4–4	May 2009	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Ayaka Maekawa	Lu Jingjing   Sun Shengnan	3–6, 2–6
Win	5–4	Jul 2009	Lexington Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Jacqueline Cako   Alison Riske	6–3, 6–2
Wi	6–4	Aug 2010	Vancouver Open, Canada	75,000	Hard	Heidi El Tabakh	Irina Falconi   Amanda Fink	3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win	7–4	Nov 2010	Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan	100,000	Carpet (i)	Chuang Chia-jung	Sania Mirza   Hsieh Su-wei	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–4	Sep 2012	Ningbo International, China	100,000	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Tetiana Luzhanska   Zheng Saisai	6–2, 7–5
Win	9–4	May 2015	ITF Wuhan, China	50,000	Hard	Han Xinyun	Liu Chang   Lu Jiajing	6–0, 6–3
Win	10–4	May 2015	ITF Xuzhou, China	50,000	Hard	Han Xinyun	Cao Siqi   Zhou Mingjun	6–3, 6–2
Loss	10–5	Jul 2016	ITF Wuhan, China	50,000	Hard	Duan Yingying	Shuko Aoyama   Makoto Ninomiya	4–6, 4–6
Win	11–5	May 2017	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	100,000	Clay	Hsieh Su-wei	Raluca Olaru   Renata Voráčová	7–5, 6–1
Win	12–5	May 2017	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Han Xinyun	Montserrat González   Sílvia Soler Espinosa	7–5, 6–1
Loss	12–6	Jun 2017	Surbiton Trophy, UK	100,000	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Monique Adamczak   Storm Sanders	4–6, 5–7
Loss	12–7	Jun 2017	Manchester Trophy, UK	100,000	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Magdalena Fręch   An-Sophie Mestach	4–6, 6–7^(5)
Loss	12–8	May 2018	ITF Incheon, Korea	25,000	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Han Na-lae   Kim Na-ri	0–5 ret.
Win	13–8	Jun 2018	ITF Daegu, Korea	25,000	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Shiho Akita   Misaki Doi	2–1 ret.
Win	14–8	Feb 2019	Launceston International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Alexandra Bozovic   Isabelle Wallace	6–2, 6–4
Win	15–8	Mar 2019	Kōfu International Open, Japan	25,000	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Emina Bektas   Tara Moore	6–1, 6–3
Win	16–8	Mar 2019	ITF Kōfu, Japan	25,000	Hard	Hsu Ching-wen	Xun Fangying   You Xiaodi	6–3, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2009
1.	Dinara Safina	1	Pan Pacific Open	Hard	2R	7–6^(5), 4–6, 7–5
2012
2.	Marion Bartoli	10	Guangzhou Open	Hard	1R	4–3 ret.
3.	Samantha Stosur	5	Japan Women's Open	Hard	SF	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(3)
2016
4.	Roberta Vinci	10	Malaysian Open	Hard	1R	5–7, 6–2, 6–1

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