Yang Tsung-hua (; born 29 March 1991) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against Polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside Hsieh Cheng-peng.

Career

Juniors Yang was named International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior World Champion for the 2008 season by the ITF.

As a junior, he compiled a 66–23 win–loss record in singles (and 61–16 in doubles), achieving his combined ranking of No. 1 in the world in July 2008.

He reached 4 Junior Grand Slam finals in 2008, winning 3 titles. He started by losing the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' singles final, then rebounded to win the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, the 2008 French Open – Boys' singles and the 2008 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles titles.

Pro tour Yang competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 164, on 14 May 2012, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 127, on 15 July 2019. Yang is coached by Lhen Man.

In the 2012 US Open, Yang reached the third qualifying round, where he lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili. Later he qualified into the ATP Bangkok, where he lost in the first round to Grigor Dimitrov.

In 2013, he defeated Tatsuma Ito to reach semifinals of the An-Ning Challenger, where he lost to James Ward. At Kun-Ming he also reached semifinals after winning over Yuichi Sugita and Wu Di.

Yang defeated Marius Copil to reach third round of qualifying of the 2014 Australian Open, after which he lost to Dušan Lajović. At the Maui Challenger, he reached the final which he lost to Bradley Klahn. At the Liberec Challenger, he beat world No. 40 Pablo Cuevas and Norbert Gombos to reach the semifinals, where he was defeated by Horacio Zeballos.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 24 (11–13) LegendATP Challenger Tour (0–3)ITF Futures Tour (11–10)Finals by surfaceHard (4–11)Clay (7–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0China F1, GuangzhouFuturesHard Zeng Shaoxuan6–3, 5–7, 6–4Loss1–1Malaysia F2, Petaling JayaFuturesHard Luigi d'Agord2–6, 2–6Loss1–2Korean Rep. F5, GyeongsanFuturesHard Chen Ti2–6, 2–6Loss1–3Korean Rep. F6, GyeongsanFuturesHard Kim Young-jun4–6, 1–6Loss1–4Japan F8, KashiwaFuturesHard Junn Mitsuhashi1–6, 6–7(4–7)Win2–4Malaysia F1, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Kim Young-jun6–2, 6–2Win3–4Chinese Taipei F1, TaipeiFuturesHard Junn Mitsuhashi6–0, 6–3Loss3–5Beijing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Farrukh Dustov1–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss3–6Maui, USAChallengerHard Bradley Klahn2–6, 3–6Loss3–7China F7, PutianFuturesHard Huang Liang-chi5–7, 3–6Win4–7China F1, AnningFuturesClay Boy Westerhof7–6(7–3), 6–4Win5–7China F2, AnningFuturesClay Kim Young-seok6–0, 7–5Loss5–8China F3, AnningFuturesClay Huang Liang-chi3–6, 2–6Win6–8Chinese Taipei F1, KaohsiungFuturesHard Bai Yan4–6, 6–4, 1–0 ret.Loss6–9Chinese Taipei F2, KaohsiungFuturesHard Bai Yan3–6, 4–6Win7–9China F2, AnningFuturesClay Jose Statham2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)Win8–9Macedonia F2, SkopjeFuturesClay Nino Serdarušić7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–3Win9–9Turkey F29, MersinFuturesClay Thomas Bréchemier6–1, 6–0Loss9–10Turkey F30, IstanbulFuturesClay Alessandro Bega6–7(3–7), 6–3, 5–7Loss9–11Gwangju, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Matthias Bachinger3–6, 4–6Win10–11China F2, AnningFuturesClay Steven Diez6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)Win11–11China F3, AnningFuturesClay Lee Kuan-yi6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1Loss11–12M25 Kunshan, ChinaWorld Tennis TourHard Fajing Sun2–6, 2–6Loss11–13M25 Taipei, TaiwanWorld Tennis TourHard Renta Tokuda2–6, 6–2, 0-6

Doubles: 45 (25–20) LegendATP Challenger Tour (12–8)ITF Futures Tour (13–12)Finals by surfaceHard (22–13)Clay (2–5)Carpet (1–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Japan F9, OsakaFuturesCarpet Lee Hsin-han Yaoki Ishii Hiroki Kondo4–6, 3–6Loss0–2India F5, DelhiFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Tushar Liberhan Sanam Singh4–6, 5–7Win1–2China F4, GuangzhouFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)Loss1–3Indonesia F2, SemarangFuturesHard Peng Hsien-yin Hiroki Kondo Takahiro Terachi6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6Win2–3Japan F10, KashiwaFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Huang Chin-yu Peng Hsien-yin6–1, 6–2Loss2–4Japan F11, TokyoFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Yaoki Ishii Hiroki Kondo4–6, 2–6Loss2–5Cancún, MexicoChallengerClay Lee Hsin-han Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach5–7, 2–6Win3–5China F1, GuangzhouFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Li Zhe Wang Yu jr.6–0, 6–3Win4–5Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Yuya Kibi Tomohiro Shinokawa6–1, 6–0Loss4–6Malaysia F1, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Arnau Brugués Davi Luigi d'Agord6–7(4–7), 4–6Win5–6Malaysia F3, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Yu Xinyuan Aqeel Khan Si Yew Ming7–6(7–4), 6–3Win6–6Korean Rep. F5, GyeongsanFuturesHard Chen Ti Satoshi Iwabuchi Gouichi Motomura7–6(7–4), 6–4Win7–6Korean Rep. F6, GyeongsanFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Chen Ti Satoshi Iwabuchi7–6(7–4), 5–7, [10–8]Win8–6Almaty, KazakhstanChallengerHard Denys Molchanov Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Alexey Kedryuk4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]Win9–6Thailand F3, NonthaburiFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Nesa Arta Christopher Rungkat7–6(7–4), 6–4Loss9–7Japan F8, KashiwaFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Junn Mitsuhashi Yi Chu-huan4–6, 2–6Loss9–8Chuncheon, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Lee Hsin-han Andis Juška Dmitri Sitak6–3, 3–6, [2–10]Win10–8Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Yi Chu-huan Alexey Kedryuk Junn Mitsuhashi6–7(9–11), 6–3, [12–10]Loss10–9China F1, KaiyuanFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Sadik Kadir Purav Raja6–4, 3–6, [9–11]Loss10–10China F2, MengziFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Michael Leong Sebastian Rieschick2–6, 5–7Loss10–11Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Rameez Junaid Alexander Peya4–6, 5–7Win11–11Malaysia F1, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Kaden Hensel Dane Propoggia6–3, 6–3Loss11–12Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Lee Hsin-han Andis Juška Deniss Pavlovs5–7, 3–6Win12–12Wuhai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Lee Hsin-han Feng He Zhang Ze6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win13–12Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Peng Hsien-yin Jeong Suk-young Lim Yong-kyu6–4, 6–3Loss13–13China F6, PutianFuturesHard Peng Hsien-yin Gong Maoxin Li Zhe1–6, 3–6Win14–13China F7, PutianFuturesHard Peng Hsien-yin Huang Liang-chi Nicolas Meister1–6, 6–1, [15–13]Loss14–14Chinese Taipei F2, KaohsiungFuturesHard Arata Onozawa Wang Chieh-fu Yi Chu-huan3–6, 2–6Loss14–15Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Bumpei Sato Toshihide Matsui Yasutaka Uchiyama6–7(6–8), 2–6Loss14–16China F1, AnningFuturesClay Bai Yan Huang Liang-chi Enrique López Pérez3–6, 6–4, [7–10]Win15–16China F12, FuzhouFuturesHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Yuya Kibi Arata Onozawa6–3, 7–5Win16–16Chinese Taipei F1, KaohsiungFuturesHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Bai Yan Yi Chu-huan6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win17–16Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Gong Maoxin Peng Hsien-yin6–2, 6–2Win18–16Taipei, Chinese TaipeiChallengerCarpet (i) Hsieh Cheng-peng Frederik Nielsen David O'Hare7–6(8–6), 6–4Loss18–17Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Hsieh Cheng-peng Denis Matsukevitch Andrei Vasilevski4–6, 7–5, [5–10]Win19–17Gimcheon, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Nicolás Barrientos Ruben Gonzalesw/oLoss19–18Macedonia F1, SkopjeFuturesClay Dane Propoggia Maximilian Neuchrist David Pichler6–7(1–7), 3–6Win20–18Macedonia F2, SkopjeFuturesClay Dane Propoggia Nicholas Horton Aziz Kijametović3–6, 6–4, [10–2]Win21–18Jinan, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Alexander Bublik Alexander Pavlioutchenkov7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5]Win22–18Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard (i) Hsieh Cheng-peng Hsu Yu-hsiou Jimmy Wang6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–8]Loss22–19Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Vijay Sundar Prashanth Ramkumar Ramanathan6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), [7–10]Win23–19Shymkent, KazakhstanChallengerClay Nikola Čačić André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler6–4, 6–4Loss23–20Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Nikola Čačić Evan King Hunter Reese3–6, 7–5, [4–10]Win24–20Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Evan King Hunter Reese6–4, 7–6(7–4)Win25–20Shenzhen, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Mikhail Elgin Ramkumar Ramanathan6–2, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 2008 Australian Open Hard Bernard Tomic 6–4, 6–7(5-7), 0-6Win 2008 French Open Clay Jerzy Janowicz 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 2 (2 titles) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2008 Australian Open Hard Hsieh Cheng-peng Vasek Pospisil Cesar Ramirez 3–6, 7–5, [10-5]Win 2008 Wimbledon Grass Hsieh Cheng-peng Bernard Tomic Matt Reid 6–4, 2–6, [12-10]

Singles performance timeline

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