Bai Yan (Chinese: 柏衍; pinyin: Bǎi Yǎn; Mandarin pronunciation: [pǎɪ jɛ̀n];[a] born May 21, 1989, in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a Chinese male tennis player.
Country (sports) | China[1][2] |
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Residence | Shanghai,[3] China |
Born | [1][2] Nanjing,[2] China | May 21, 1989
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 426,357 |
Singles | |
Career record | 5–8 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 200 (21 March 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 265 (28 October 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2016) |
French Open | Q1 (2016) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
US Open | Q1 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–5 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (9 May 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 1215 (28 October 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 4–3 |
Last updated on: 28 October 2024. |
Yan has reached 34 career singles finals all on the ITF Futures tour, with a record of 27 wins and 7 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 ATP Challenger Tour finals.
Yan represents his native country of China competing during the Davis Cup. He holds a singles record of 3–2 and a doubles record of 1–1 for a combined Davis Cup record of 4–3.
Career
edit2007: Juniors and first Pro ITF title
editAs a junior, Bai reach his highest ranking as world No. 10 in the singles world rankings in January 2007.
2008-2016: Masters debut and first win
editYan won back-to-back ITF Men's Circuit titles in September before knocking off World No. 30 Radek Štěpánek at the 2010 Shanghai Masters the following month.[1]
After not competing on tour in 2011, Bai opened 2012 by reaching the singles semifinals of China F2 ITF Men's Circuit tournament.[1]
2017-2025: United Cup debut
editBai opened the 2017 season by winning the Hong Kong F6 futures.[1]
He was selected as part of the 2025 United Cup Team China as the No. 2 ATP player.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
editSingles: 34 (27–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | China F9, Su Zhou | Futures | Hard | Antal Van Der Duim | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2008 | Thailand F1, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Tatsuma Ito | 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2008 | Thailand F3, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Rieschick | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–0 ret. |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2010 | China F7, Hangzhou | Futures | Hard | Harri Heliövaara | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2010 | China F8, Shanghai | Futures | Hard | Gong Maoxin | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | May 2012 | China F7, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Chang Yu | 7–5, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 6–1 | May 2013 | China F4, Fuzhou | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung | 6–3, 4–2 ret. |
Loss | 6–2 | Mar 2014 | China F1, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Win | 7–2 | Jun 2014 | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 8–2 | Jul 2014 | China F8, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–3 | May 2015 | China F6, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–3 | Aug 2015 | China F12, Fuzhou | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–4, 4–6, 0–1 ret. |
Win | 10–4 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11–4 | Jan 2017 | Hong Kong F6 | Futures | Hard | Takuto Niki | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 12–4 | Jul 2018 | China F9, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Son Ji-hoon | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 13–4 | Jul 2018 | China F11, Kunshan | Futures | Hard | Cui Jie | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 14–4 | Aug 2018 | China F13, Anning | Futures | Clay | Wang Huixin | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 15–4 | May 2019 | M25 Wuhan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 16–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Luzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | He Yecong | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 17–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Shenzhen, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Laurent Rochette | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 17–5 | Jun 2019 | M25 Yinchuan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yuta Shimizu | 6–4, 3–3 ret. |
Win | 18–5 | Jul 2019 | M25 Qujing, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 19–5 | Jul 2019 | M25 Taipei, Taiwan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hsu Yu Hsiou | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 19–6 | Apr 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nam Ji-sung | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 20–6 | Jun 2023 | M15 Tianjin, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mo Yecong | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 21–6 | Jul 2023 | M15 Tianjin, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Wang Aoran | 6–2, ret. |
Win | 22–6 | Sep 2023 | M25 Guiyang, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jimmy Yang | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 23–6 | Mar 2024 | M15 Hinode, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Stefanos Sakellaridis | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 23–7 | May 2024 | M25 Anning, China | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Cui Jie | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 24–7 | Jun 2024 | M25 Luzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Zhou Yi | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 25–7 | Jul 2024 | M25 Tianjin, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hsu Yu Hsiou | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 26–7 | Aug 2024 | M25 Yinchuan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 27–7 | Oct 2024 | M25 Huzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 20 (13–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2008 | Italy F28, Piombino | Futures | Hard | Xu Junchao | Niels Desein Pierre-Ludovic Duclos |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2009 | China F4, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Wu Di | Xue Feng Zeng Shaoxuan |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | China F8, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Zhang Zhizhen | Hua Runhao Qiu Zhuoyang |
6–4, 4–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2015 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay | Yang Tsung-Hua | Huang Liang-Chi Enrique Lopez-Perez |
3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 3–2 | May 2015 | Anning, China | Challenger | Clay | Wu Di | Karunuday Singh Andrew Whittington |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2015 | China F5, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Arata Onukaza | Yi Chu-Huan Huang Liang-Chi |
6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2015 | China F6, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Arata Onukaza | Li Zhe Gao Xin |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2015 | China F7, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Li Yi-Feng | Michael Geerts Gao Xin |
6–3, 2–6, [17–15] |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2015 | China F8, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Feng He Ning Yuqing |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 6–4 | Jul 2015 | China F9, Jinhua | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Tao Jun Nan Zhou Sheng Hao |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2015 | China F10, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Li Zhe N.Sriram Balaji |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [11–13] |
Win | 7–5 | Jul 2015 | China F11, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Li Zhe N.Sriram Balaji |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–7] |
Win | 8–5 | Aug 2015 | China F13, Putian | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Bumpei Sato Sho Katayama |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 8–6 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-Hua |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 9–6 | Sep 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Chen Ti Li Zhe |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 10–6 | May 2016 | Anning, China | Challenger | Clay | Riccardo Ghedin | Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 11–6 | May 2016 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Li Zhe | Sander Arends T-S Weissborn |
6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
Win | 12–6 | Jul 2016 | China F10, Longyan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Sun Fajing Wang Aoran |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Win | 13–6 | Jan 2017 | Hong Kong F5 | Futures | Hard | He Yecong | Karan Rastogi Wong Chun Hun |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–7 | Mar 2017 | China F3, Anning | Futures | Clay | Cai Zhao | Thomas Fancutt Brandon Walkin |
4–6, 4–6 |
Notes
edit- ^ There is a third tone sandhi here so the actual pronunciation in pinyin is Bái Yǎn.
References
editExternal links
edit- Bai Yan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Bai Yan at the International Tennis Federation
- Bai Yan at the Davis Cup