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Date of Birth:
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8 February 1990
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Residence:
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Hong Kong
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Height:
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5'6" (172cm)
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Weight:
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129lbs (59kg)
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Plays:
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Right (double-handed backhand)
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Current WTA Ranking (Singles):
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No. 775 (29 Dec 2008)
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Career-High WTA Ranking (Singles):
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No. 775 (22 Dec 2008)
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Career-High WTA Ranking (Doubles):
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No. 862 (7 May 2007)
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HK National Women's Ranking:
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No. 3 (17 Dec 2007)
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Fed Cup Debut:
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2008
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Singles (W-L):
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1-2
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Doubles (W-L):
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0-3
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Status:
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Full-time Player
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Career Highlights:
► Reached quarterfinals for the first time at the US$25,000 ITF Women's Circuit event in Perth, Australia (Nov 2008). Career-High WTA Tour Singles Ranking No. 775 (22 Dec 2008).
► Girls' Singles runner-up, GB1 Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, Indore (Apr 2008).
► Fed Cup debut Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, Bangkok (Feb 2008).
► Won Ladies' Open Singles, Hong Kong National Tennis Championships (Dec 2007).
► Girls' Singles runner-up, GB1 Asia Oceania Closed Championship, New Delhi (Nov 2007).
► Won Girls' Doubles (w/ Jessie Pegula), G4 Hong Kong Open Jr Championships (Oct 2007).
► Girls' Doubles runner-up, GB1 Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships, Taipei (Apr 2007).
► Qualified for the maindraw in her maiden ITF Women's Circuit Event at C10 Bangkok 1 and subsequently reached second round to garner her first computer ranking point (Jul 2006). Backed up with concsecutive qualifications in the following weeks at the C10 Bangkok 2 and C10 Bangkok 3.
► Anchored the Hong Kong Junior Fed Cup team as the number one singles player to a fourth place finish at the Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Bangkok to secure the territory a passage to the September World Finals in Barcelona, Spain (May 2006); Member of HK Jr Fed Cup team (May 2005).
► Ranking History
WTA Season-Ending Ranking (Singles):
2008 No. 1035
2006 No. 1086
WTA Ranking Debut: No. 1143 (14 Aug 2006)
Highest WTA Ranking (Singles): No. 775 (22 Dec 2008)
Highest WTA Ranking (Doubles): No. 862 (7 May 2007)
Highest ITF Combined Jr World Ranking: No. 22 (23 Jun 2007)
Highest Asian Girls' 18U Ranking: No. 4 (14 Apr 2008)
► ITF World Junior Circuit Titles
Singles(4):
2007 Toyota Open, Thailand (G4)
2005 Hong Kong Open Jr Championships (G4)
Jeju International Jr Championships, Korea (G5)
Mercedes Cup Thailand International Jr Tennis Championships (G4)
Doubles(4):
2008 9th Gerry Weber Jr Open, Germany (G2)
2007 Hong Kong Open Jr Championships (G4)
2005 Maxx Hotel Junior Tennis Championships, Thailand (G5)
Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament (G5)
► Other Titles:
2004 Girls' 14U Singles & Doubles, Chinese National Tournament (Beijing)
► Notable Women's Circuit results
Singles:
2008 Quarterfinals, C25 Perth, Australia
R16, C10 Kyoto, Japan
R32, C25 Noto, Japan
R16, C10 Nonthaburi, Thailand
R16, C10 Chiangmai, Thailand
R16, C10 Bulungan, Indonesia
2006 R16, C10 Bangkok 3, Thailand
R16, C10 Bangkok 1, Thailand
Doubles:
2008 Semifinals (w/ Zhang Ling), C10 Kyoto
R16 (w/ Venise Chan), C10 Khonkaen, Thailand
R16 (w/ Venise Chan), C10 Chiangmai, Thailand
Runner-up (w/ T. J. Welford), C10 Tarakan
2006 Runner-up (w/ Uthumporn Pudtra), C10 Bangkok 1
► Other notable junior results
Singles:
2008 R32, The Junior Championships, Wimbledon (GA)
Quarterfinals, 9th Gerry Weber Jr Open, Germany (G2)
R32, Roland Garros Jr Championships, Paris (GA)
Runner-up, Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, Indore (GB1)
Semifinals, Mitsubishi-Lancer International Jr Championships, Manila (G1)
Semifinals, ITF/LTAT Junior Championships, Bangkok (G1)
R64, Australian Open Jr Championships, Melbourne (GA)
2007 Quarterfinals, Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, Taipei (GB1)
2006 R32, Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, Korea (GB1)
R16, Mitsubishi-Lancer International Jr Championships (G1)
R16, Bangkok ITF Jr Championships (G1)
R16, Genting ITF Malaysian International Jr Championships (G1)
R64, Australian Open Jr Championships, Melbourne (GA)
2005 Semifinals, Ranhill ITF Malaysia International Jr Championships (G3)
Runner-up, ITF Thailand Open (G4)
Quarterfinals, Asia/Oceania Closed Championships (GB1)
Quarterfinals, China Junior I (G2)
Runner-up, Maxx Hotel Jr Tennis Championships, Thailand (G5)
Runner-up, Thamrin Cup International Jr Championships, Indonesia (G4)
Semifinals, Pangdam Siliwangi Cup International Jr Championships (G4)
Semifinals, Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament (G5)
2004 Semifinals, Girls' 16U, Chinese National Tournament (Changchun)
Doubles:
2008 R32 (w/ Kanyapat Narattana), The Junior Championships, Wimbledon (GA)
R32 (w/ Nadia Lalami), Roland Garros Jr Championships, Paris (GA)
Semifinals (w/ Nadiya Kichenok), Mitsubishi-Lancer Int'l Jr Championships (G1)
R32 (w/ Kanyapat Naratanna), Australian Open Jr Championships (GA)
Semifinals (w/ Kanyapat Naratanna), Traralgon ITF (G1)
2007 Runner-up (w/ Liu Shaozhuo), Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships (GB1)
Semifinals (w/ Jade Hopper), Chief Minister's Cup, Sarawak (G3)
Semifinals (w/ Jade Hopper), Asia Oceania Closed Championship (GB1)
Runner-up (w/ Zhang Ling), Chief Minister's Cup, Sarawak (G1)
2006 Semifinals (w/ Yang Yi), Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships, Korea (GB1)
Quarterfinals (w/ Yang Yi), Japan Open Jr Championships (G1
Quarterfinals (w/ Yang Yi), Mitsubishi-Lancer Int'l Jr Championships (G1)
Quarterfinals (w/ Yang Yi), Bangkok ITF Jr Championships (G1)
2005 Semifinals (w/ Zhang Ling), Asia/Oceania Closed Championships (GB1)
Semifinals (w/ Yang Yi), Hong Kong Open Jr Championships (G4)
Runner-up (w/ Zhang Ling), China Junior I (G2)
► Major Awards
2008 HKSI Outstanding Junior Athlete Award (Second Quarter)
2007 Bank of China Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Award
See Jessica Yang's activities and results on the ITF Women's Circuit and ITF World Junior Circuit and her Fed Cup record in detail.