- Hsieh Su-wei
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Hsieh Su-Wei
nickname =
country = CHN
residence =Taipei ,Taiwan
datebirth = birth date and age|1986|1|4
placebirth =Kaohsiung ,Taiwan
ancestry =Hakka
height = height|m=1.69
weight = convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 2001
retired =
plays = right-handed; two-handed both sides
careerprizemoney = US $527,575
singlesrecord = 200–100
singlestitles = 0 WTA, 15 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 83 (15 September 2008 )
AustralianOpenresult = 4R (2008)
FrenchOpenresult = 1R (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledonresult = 2R (2008)
USOpenresult = 2R (2008)
doublesrecord = 173–74
doublestitles = 4 WTA, 18 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 38 (19 May 2008 )
updated =29 September 2008 Hsieh Su-Wei (zh-t|t=謝淑薇, born
4 January 1986 inKaohsiung ) is aChinese Taipei professionalfemale tennis player . As of15 September 2008 , she is ranked 83 in the WTA Tour Singles Rankings and is the second-highest ranked Chinese Taipei women's singles player. [ [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/rankings/singles_numeric.asp Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings] ] Hsieh won the women's gold in tennis at the2006 Asian Games inDoha ,Qatar .Career
2006
In 2006, Hsieh entered Wimbledon for the first time and lost in the first round in both Ladies' Singles and Ladies' Doubles.
2007
In 2007, Hsieh entered Wimbledon again and lost in the first round in both Ladies' Singles and Ladies' Doubles.
2008
Su-Wei Hsieh started 2008 by winning three matches to qualify for the
Australian Open , where she won her first ever main draw Grand Slam match defeatingKlara Zakopalova in three sets. In the second round, she beat the No.19 seedSybille Bammer 6-2 6-0, and defeatedAravane Rezai in the third round to become first Chinese Taipei player to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam. She then lost in the fourth round to the World No.1, and No.1 seedJustine Henin in straight sets. The result would lift her into the Top 100 for the first time.In March, Hsieh played at
Indian Wells , losing in the first round toElena Vesnina in three sets. A week later, she lost again, this time in the first round of qualifying, to Tatiana Poutchek inMiami . These two defeats saw her ranking fall to 116.At the end of April, Hsieh entered the ITF tournament in
Incheon as the first seed, and won the tournament, defeating fellow Chinese Yanze Xie in the final 7-5 6-7 6-4. As a result of this win, Hsieh's ranking rose to 99.In June 2008, Hsieh had her best Wimbledon Ladies' Singles result by making it to the second round and losing to number 9 seed
Dinara Safina of Russia, 6-3, 6-2. She beatStephanie Cohen-Aloro of France 6-3, 6-2 in the first round. It was Hsieh's third Wimbledon appearance.WTA Tour Titles (4)
Doubles (4)
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No.
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents in the final
Score
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1.September 23 ,2007
Beijing, China
II
Hard
flagicon|TPEChuang Chia-jung
flagicon|CHNHan Xinyun
flagicon|CHNXu Yi-Fan
7-6(2), 6-3
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2.September 30 ,2007
Seoul,Korea
IV
Hard
flagicon|TPEChuang Chia-jung
flagicon|GREEleni Daniilidou
flagicon|GERJasmin Woehr
6-2, 6-2
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3.September 14 ,2008
Bali,Indonesia
III
Hard
flagicon|CHNPeng Shuai
flagicon|POLMarta Domachowska
flagicon|RUSNadia Petrova
6–7(4), 7-6(3), 10–7
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4.September 28 ,2008
Seoul,Korea
IV
Hard
flagicon|TPEChuang Chia-jung
flagicon|RUSVera Dushevina
flagicon|RUSMaria Kirilenko
6–3, 6–0External links
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