Ma Yexin
| Country (sports) |  China |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1999 Foshan, Guangdong |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $287,719 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 252–213 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 177 (6 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 238 (16 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
| French Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) |
| US Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 152–117 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (3 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 343 (16 December 2024) |
| Last updated on: 16 December 2024. | |
Ma Yexin (Chinese: 马烨欣; pinyin: Mǎ yèxīn) is a Chinese tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of 177 by the WTA, reached on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 187, achieved on 3 April 2023.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2020, Ma won two tournaments in Antalya, Turkey, with Kazakh partner Zhibek Kulambayeva in doubles.[3]
Ma won her first $40k title in January 2023 at Nonthaburi, Thailand in the doubles draw, partnering Liang En-shuo.[4][5] The following week, they won another $40k title at Nonthaburi, beating Lee Pei-chi from Taiwan and Indonesian Jessy Rompies in the final.[6]
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2023 Jiangxi Open,[7] losing in the first round to Camila Osorio.[8]
Ma received a wildcard for the main draw of the WTA 1000 2024 China Open but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round in three sets.[9][10]
Early life
[edit]Ma Yexin was born in Foshan, China on 10 June 1999. From the age of four to twelve years old, she was coached by her father, Ma Dean (马德安).[11] When Ma Yexin graduated from elementary school in 2011, Ma Dean went with her to Beijing to learn from Carlos Rodríguez. After a year and a half, Ma Yexin switched to Peng Shuai's former coach Ma Wei, while training in the Xinghewan Professional Tennis Club at the same time.[12]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| W60 tournaments |
| W40 tournaments |
| W35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka | W15 | Clay |  Prema Bhambri
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Aliona Falei
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Julia Middendorf
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W15 | Hard |  Haruna Arakawa
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–1 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet |  Emina Bektas
|
5–7, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W40 | Carpet |  Yang Ya-yi
|
7–6(6), 6–7(0), 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2024 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W35 | Hard |  Lanlana Tararudee
|
3–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 19 (12 titles, 7 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| W60/75 tournaments |
| W40 tournaments |
| W25 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka | W15 | Clay |  Isabelle Boulais
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 Joséphine Boualem  Andrea Ka
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6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | ITF Nanchang, China | W15 | Clay (i) | Mei Yamaguchi
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Guo Hanyu Zheng Wushuang
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0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Anning, China | W15 | Clay |  Zhibek Kulambayeva
|
Liu Siqi Sheng Yuqi
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Zhibek Kulambayeva
|
 Ksenia Laskutova Anna Ureke
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Zhibek Kulambayeva
|
Ayaka Okuno Julyette Steur
|
6–4, 1–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Moyuka Uchijima
|
 Ingrid Martins  Jazmín Ortenzi
|
6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–1 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ekaterina Reyngold
|
Yasmine Mansouri Himari Sato
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Honoka Kobayashi
|
Yasmine Mansouri Ekaterina Reyngold
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ni Ma Zhuoma
|
 Petra Marčinko  Sebastianna Scilipoti
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3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 7–3 | Oct 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ni Ma Zhuoma
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Mana Ayukawa  Rebeka Stolmár
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Xun Fangying
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Kyōka Okamura Peangtarn Plipuech
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Xun Fangying
|
 Catherine Aulia Talia Gibson
|
3–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 8–5 | May 2022 | ITF Sarasota, United States |
W25 | Clay |  Akvilė Paražinskaitė
|
Hsieh Yu-chieh Hsu Chieh-yu
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2022 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W25 | Hard | Yang Ya-yi
|
 Cristina Dinu Lu Jiajing
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–5 | Jan 2023 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W40 | Hard | Liang En-shuo
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Hiroko Kuwata  Kateryna Volodko
|
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–5 | Jan 2023 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W40 | Hard | Liang En-shuo
|
Lee Pei-chi  Jessy Rompies
|
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 12–5 | Mar 2023 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | W25 | Hard | Moyuka Uchijima
|
Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech
|
6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–6 | May 2023 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Alana Parnaby
|
Emina Bektas  Lina Glushko
|
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Feb 2024 | Burnie International II, Australia | W75 | Hard | Alana Parnaby
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Tang Qianhui You Xiaodi
|
4–6, 5–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ma Yexin ITF Profil". www.itftennis.com.
- ^ "Ma Yexin". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Zhibek Kulambayeva wins ITF doubles finals". Казинформ. 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Ma y Liang ganan la final del torneo de Nonthaburi". Infobae (in Spanish). 7 January 2023.
- ^ "W40 Nonthaburi 2023 Tennis Tournament | ITF".
- ^ "Ma y Liang, campeonas del torneo de Nonthaburi". Infobae (in Spanish). 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Jiangxi Open: Osorio books spot in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "China Open: Begu makes second round, faces Andreeva next". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Begu denies wild card Ma from 6-1, 4-2 down in Beijing first round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ 网球大师&菁英体育公众号 (19 October 2017). "3个月前专访过的马烨欣，如今已首获ITF女单冠军 ！". Sohu.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Faye Wong (27 June 2020). "马烨欣：一路走来感谢父亲的付出，您辛苦了！". Tencent QQ. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
[edit]Women's Tennis Association: Top Chinese female singles tennis players | |
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