Hsieh Su-wei

Hsieh Su-wei
謝淑薇

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 1⁄2 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)
Medal record Representing  Chinese Taipei Women's Tennis Asian Games 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team 2006 Doha Mixed Doubles 2010 Guangzhou Team 2010 Guangzhou Doubles 2014 Incheon Team 2014 Incheon Doubles Universiade 2005 Izmir Doubles 2005 Izmir Singles
Last updated on: 19 October 2016.

Hsieh Su-wei (born January 4, 1986) is a professional female tennis player from Taiwan. As of 25 February 2013^[update] 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.