Taiwanese tennis player
Chang Kai-chen (Chinese : 張凱貞 ; pinyin : Zhāng Kǎizhēn ; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsáŋ kʰài tsə́n] ; born January 13, 1991), also known as Kelly Chang , is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player.
Her father is Chang Chin-lai and mother is Jun Yu-mei; she has two older brothers, Yao-lun and Yao-chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei, Chang splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). She started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand, her favorite surface is hardcourt.
She qualified for the 2009 US Open , where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 in her first-round match. At the 2009 Pan Pacific Open , Chang defeated world No. 1, Dinara Safina , 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 in her second-round match.
In July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 82. In February 2013, she peaked at No. 65 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team , Chang has a win–loss record of 10–8.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles: 1 (runner–up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 4 (4 titles)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA 125 tournament finals [ edit ]
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2012
Taipei Challenger, Taiwan
Hard (i)
Olga Govortsova
Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss
0–2
Nov 2014
Taipei Challenger, Taiwan
Carpet (i)
Chuang Chia-jung
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Win
1–2
Aug 2015
Jiangxi International, China
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Chan Chin-wei Wang Yafan
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss
1–3
Nov 2016
Taipei Challenger, Taiwan
Hard (i)
Chuang Chia-jung
Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2007
ITF Manila, Philippines
10,000
Clay
Nicole Riner
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Feb 2008
ITF Mildura, Australia
25,000
Grass
Marina Erakovic
3–6, 1–6
Win
1–2
May 2008
Kurume Cup , Japan
50,000
Carpet
Alexandra Panova
7–5, 6–3
Loss
1–3
May 2009
Fukuoka International , Japan
50,000
Grass
Nikola Hofmanova
3–6, 2–6
Win
2–3
Oct 2011
Kōfu International Open , Japan
50,000
Hard
Mandy Minella
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss
2–4
Aug 2014
ITF Tsukuba, Japan
25,000
Hard
Junri Namigata
0–6, 6–7
Win
3–4
Mar 2015
ITF Jiangmen, China
10,000
Hard
Zhao Di
6–2, 6–1
Loss
3–5
May 2015
ITF Xuzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Luksika Kumkhum
6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Win
4–5
Sep 2015
Zhuhai Open, China
50,000
Hard
Zhang Yuxuan
4–6, 6–1, 7–6(0)
Win
5–5
Oct 2016
ITF Iizuka, Japan
25,000
Hard
Jang Su-jeong
6–3, 6–4
Win
6–5
Oct 2016
Suzhou Ladies Open , China
50,000
Hard
Wang Yafan
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2006
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
10,000
Hard
Nguyễn Thùy Dung
Nungnadda Wannasuk Varatchaya Wongteanchai
4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Mar 2008
ITF Sorrento, Australia
25,000
Hard
Hwang I-hsuan
Monique Adamczak Melanie South
2–6, 4–6
Win
1–2
May 2008
Kurume Cup , Japan
50,000
Carpet
Hwang I-hsuan
Erika Sema Yurika Sema
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss
1–3
May 2008
ITF Gunma, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Hwang I-hsuan
Erika Sema Yurika Sema
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win
2–3
Nov 2008
Pune Championships, India
25,000
Hard
Hwang I-hsuan
Elora Dabija Bojana Jovanovski
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Win
3–3
Apr 2009
ITF Changwon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Chen Yi
Elena Baltacha Amanda Elliott
6–4, 6–1
Win
4–3
Apr 2009
ITF Gimcheon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Chen Yi
Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a
6–1, 7–5
Loss
4–4
May 2009
Kurume Cup, Japan
50,000
Carpet
Ayaka Maekawa
Lu Jingjing Sun Shengnan
3–6, 2–6
Win
5–4
Jul 2009
Lexington Challenger , United States
50,000
Hard
Tetiana Luzhanska
Jacqueline Cako Alison Riske
6–3, 6–2
Wi
6–4
Aug 2010
Vancouver Open , Canada
75,000
Hard
Heidi El Tabakh
Irina Falconi Amanda Fink
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win
7–4
Nov 2010
Taipei Ladies Open , Taiwan
100,000
Carpet (i)
Chuang Chia-jung
Sania Mirza Hsieh Su-wei
6–4, 6–2
Win
8–4
Sep 2012
Ningbo International , China
100,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai
6–2, 7–5
Win
9–4
May 2015
ITF Wuhan, China
50,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Liu Chang Lu Jiajing
6–0, 6–3
Win
10–4
May 2015
ITF Xuzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Cao Siqi Zhou Mingjun
6–3, 6–2
Loss
10–5
Jul 2016
ITF Wuhan, China
50,000
Hard
Duan Yingying
Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya
4–6, 4–6
Win
11–5
May 2017
Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer , France
100,000
Clay
Hsieh Su-wei
Raluca Olaru Renata Voráčová
7–5, 6–1
Win
12–5
May 2017
Open Saint-Gaudens, France
60,000
Clay
Han Xinyun
Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa
7–5, 6–1
Loss
12–6
Jun 2017
Surbiton Trophy , UK
100,000
Grass
Marina Erakovic
Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders
4–6, 5–7
Loss
12–7
Jun 2017
Manchester Trophy , UK
100,000
Grass
Marina Erakovic
Magdalena Fręch An-Sophie Mestach
4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss
12–8
May 2018
ITF Incheon, Korea
25,000
Hard
Hsu Ching-wen
Han Na-lae Kim Na-ri
0–5 ret.
Win
13–8
Jun 2018
ITF Daegu, Korea
25,000
Hard
Hsu Ching-wen
Shiho Akita Misaki Doi
2–1 ret.
Win
14–8
Feb 2019
Launceston International , Australia
60,000
Hard
Hsu Ching-wen
Alexandra Bozovic Isabelle Wallace
6–2, 6–4
Win
15–8
Mar 2019
Kōfu International Open, Japan
25,000
Hard
Hsu Ching-wen
Emina Bektas Tara Moore
6–1, 6–3
Win
16–8
Mar 2019
ITF Kōfu, Japan
25,000
Hard
Hsu Ching-wen
Xun Fangying You Xiaodi
6–3, 6–4
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ]
Top Taiwanese female singles tennis playersas of 30 August 2021
Top Taiwanese female doubles tennis players
as of 29 January 2024