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Hsieh Su-Wei

Hsieh Su-wei
謝淑薇
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Hsieh Su-wei at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)  Chinese Taipei
Residence Taipei, Taiwan
Born (1986-01-04) January 4, 1986 (age 31)
Hsinchu, Taiwan,
Height 1.695 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Coach(es) Paul McNamee (2011–)
Prize money US$ 4,016,110
Singles
Career record 379–221
Career titles 2 WTA, 26 ITF
Highest ranking No. 23 (25 February 2013)
Current ranking No. 81 (17 October 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (2008)
French Open 2R (2016)
Wimbledon 3R (2012)
US Open 2R (2008, 2013)
Doubles
Career record 371–201
Career titles 17 WTA, 20 ITF
Highest ranking No. 1 (12 May 2014)
Current ranking No. 96 (17 October 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (2009, 2011)
French Open W (2014)
Wimbledon W (2013)
US Open SF (2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (2013)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open SF (2015)
French Open 2R (2009, 2010, 2013)
Wimbledon SF (2011)
US Open SF (2009)
Last updated on: 19 October 2016.
Hsieh Su-wei
Traditional Chinese 謝淑薇
Simplified Chinese 谢淑薇

Hsieh Su-wei (born January 4, 1986) is a professional female tennis player from Taiwan. As of 25 February 2013 she was ranked no. 23 in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the highest-ranked Taiwanese women's singles player ever. Currently she is the top-ranked WTA player from Taiwan in both singles and doubles.

By winning the 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 French Open doubles championships (with her mainland partner Peng Shuai), she became the first player from Taiwan to win a Grand Slam title of any kind. Furthermore, with the semifinal run at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open, she also became the first individual from Taiwan to achieve the No. 1 ranking in tennis, whether in singles or doubles, male or female.

Hsieh was born to parents Hsieh Tze-lung and Ho Fom-ju in Hsinchu and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was introduced to tennis by her father at five years of age. Her younger sister, Hsieh Shu-ying, is also a professional tennis player. Hsieh named her tennis idols as Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. She has trained at a Taipei tennis school run by Hu Na, a former mainland Chinese player who defected to the USA in 1982.

After Hsieh Su-wei won the 2013 Wimbledon doubles championship with her Chinese partner Peng Shuai, her father said that a Chinese company had offered her a sponsorship deal worth 10 million yuan (US$1.63 million) per year, on the condition that she switch her citizenship to the People's Republic of China. His remarks caused controversy in Taiwan, even though Hsieh stated that she was not interested in the offer. In response, the government of Taiwan mobilized domestic companies to offer her competing deals.

Hsieh has a very different style of play, compared to most of the other players. She hits the ball with two hands on both sides, thus hitting very flat. Her unorthodox way of playing creates many big angles in her game and makes her shots unpredictable.


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