Wang Shi-ting

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Wang Shi-ting
Native name王思婷
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
ResidenceTainan
Born (1973-10-19) 19 October 1973 (age 50)
Tainan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$775,006
Singles
Career record218–130 (62.6%)
Career titles6 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 26 (1 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1997)
French Open3R (1994, 1995)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998)
US Open3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record74–87 (46.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 39 (23 February 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1997, 1998)
French Open3R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998)
US Open3R (1996, 1998)
Team competitions
Fed Cup51–25 (67.1%)

Wang Shi-Ting (Chinese: 王思婷; pinyin: Wáng Sītíng; born 19 October 1973) is a retired tennis player from Taiwan.

She turned professional in 1991. In her career, she won six singles titles on the WTA Tour. She played 49 times over 11 years for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, earning a 51–25 overall record and setting many team records.

Wang retired from the tour in 2000. Since 2006, she has been the captain of the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team.

WTA career finals[edit]

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. Sep 1993 Hong Kong Open Hard United States Marianne Witmeyer 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 2. Oct 1993 Taipei Open, Taiwan Hard United States Linda Wild 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 3. Nov 1994 Taipei Open, Taiwan Hard Japan Kyoko Nagatsuka 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 1. Sep 1995 China Open Hard United States Linda Wild 5–7, 2–6
Winner 4. Oct 1995 Surabaya Classic, Indonesia Hard China Yi Jingqian 6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. Oct 1996 Surabaya Classic, Indonesia Hard Japan Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–0
Winner 6. Oct 1996 China Open Hard China Chen Li-Ling 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Sep 1995 China Open Hard Netherlands Stephanie Rottier Germany Claudia Porwik
United States Linda Wild
1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. Sep 1996 Tokyo International, Japan Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee South Africa Amanda Coetzer
France Mary Pierce
3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 3. Jan 1998 Australian Women's Hardcourts Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–1, 3–6, 4–6

ITF finals[edit]

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (8–1)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 29 April 1991 ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard China Li Fang 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. 12 May 1991 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard China Yang Li Hua 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 5 August 1991 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard South Korea Kim Il-soon 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. 18 August 1991 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard South Korea Sohn Mi-ae 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 19 August 1991 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Clay South Korea Kim Il-soon 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Winner 6. 26 August 1991 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Clay South Korea Kim Yeon-sook 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 10 November 1991 ITF Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Mana Endo 4–6, 0–6
Winner 8. 10 August 1997 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Argentina Geraldine Aizenberg 6–1, 6–4
Winner 9. 2 May 1999 Kōfu International Open, Japan Grass South Korea Park Sung-hee 6–7, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles (1–1)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 21 July 1997 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Chinese Taipei Hsu Hsueh-li Japan Tomoe Hotta
Japan Yoriko Yamagishi
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 14 September 1997 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 4–6, 1–6

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