Latisha Chan

Latisha Chan (born 17 August 1989), formerly known by her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan (Taiwanese ), is a Taiwanese professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.

Chan started playing in the ITF Junior Circuit in 2002 and reached the semifinal stage at her first ITF junior event.

While still a junior, Chan entered her very first pro-circuit event in Taiwan in 2003.

She reached the semifinals in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles.

With solid performances, both in junior and challenger events, her combined junior ranking reached No. 2 on May 24, 2004.

However, her most significant junior victory came at the 2004 Australian Open Junior Championships, where she partnered Sun Shengnan to win the doubles trophy.

The achievement hinted at the emergence of a talented doubles player.

She started her professional career in 2004.

By the end of the year, she already was the singles title holder of three $10k events, including Colombo, Jakarta, and Taipei.

She also won three doubles titles at Jakarta, Haibara, and Mount Gambier.

Her 2005 season got off to a strong start with a win at a $25k event in Taipei.

She also won a $50k event in Fukuoka.

Later that year, she qualified for the US Open, but failed to defeat Serena Williams in the first round.

After the US Open, she played two qualifying events in Beijing and Seoul, but failed to enter the main draw.

However, she teamed up with Chuang Chia-jung to win her first tour-level doubles title in Seoul.

Chan played in the qualifying events of all four Grand Slam tournaments and qualified into the main draws in Wimbledon and the US Open, but failed to beat resurgent Australian Alicia Molik and Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, respectively.

Her breakthrough and first tour-level win came at the Tokyo Open, where she reached the semifinal stage by defeating local favourite and two-time winner Ai Sugiyama.

The victory marked her first top-30 win.

She also participated in the doubles event and reached the finals, once again partnering Chuang Chia-jung.

On the Challenger Tour, she won the singles titles in Melbourne, Fukuoka, Kurume, and Kaohsiung.

Together with regular partner Chuang, she also won the doubles titles in Sydney, Gosford, Fukuoka, Kurume, and Kaohsiung.

After her victory in Kaohsiung, she surged into the top 100 and was ranked No. 73 in singles.

Highlights of her singles career include reaching the semifinals at the 2006 Japan Open and the final at the Bangkok Open in 2007.

Chan also finished runner-up at three other Grand Slam events, the 2007 and 2015 Australian Open, and the 2007 US Open.

She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 50 on 11 June 2007, and became world No. 1 in doubles on 23 October 2017, the second Taiwanese player to do so, after Hsieh Su-wei.

To establish herself at the WTA Tour level, Chan only participated in those events at the beginning of 2007.

She entered the main draws of the Australian Open, at Pattaya, Bangalore, and Indian Wells, but failed to advance past the first round.

In Miami, she reached the second round by defeating Nuria Llagostera Vives, before losing to top seed Maria Sharapova.

Chan finally found her footing after entering the clay court season.

In Charleston, she qualified into the main draw, and stunned No. 39 ranked Séverine Brémond in two sets to set up a rematch against Serena Williams.

Chan was 5–3 up before Serena retired with a groin injury.

However, in the third round, she was defeated by Venus Williams in straight sets.

To improve her singles game, Chan entered three ITF pro events after Charleston and won all three of them.

With the success in three events, her ranking rose to a career-high No. 50 on June 11.

She has won 33 career titles in doubles, including a Grand Slam title at the 2017 US Open alongside Martina Hingis, as well as nine at WTA 1000-level.

In mixed doubles, she has won three Grand Slam titles: the 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, and 2019 Wimbledon Championships, all with Ivan Dodig.

She again topped the doubles rankings on 13 August 2018, and has spent a total of 34 weeks as world No. 1.

Chan is the elder sister of professional tennis player Chan Hao-ching (also known as Angel Chan).

The sisters have played together in many tournaments on tour.

Latisha Chan is pursuing her Ph.D. degree in Transnational Sport Management and Innovation at National Taiwan Sport University.