Han Xinyun (; ; born 30 May 1990), also known as Monica Han, is an inactive Chinese

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player. Han has won three doubles titles on the

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, as well as one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She also has won 35 titles (9 in singles and 26 in doubles) on the

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. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 105. On 29 July 2019, she peaked at No. 50 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for China Fed Cup team, Han has a win–loss record of 2–1 as of September 2024.

Personal

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, her favorite tournaments are the Australian Open and China Open.

Career

Han again reached the

doubles final at the 2008 China Open where she and her partner

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lost to the pairing of

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and

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. She had reached the same final with the same partner the year before, in

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. In 2010, Han made her major debut, as she went through qualifying to reach the first round of the Australian Open. Also, she made her Fed Cup debut, in which she helped China get its only singles rubber win against Slovakia. In 2016, she won her first doubles title on the WTA Tour at the Hobart International, partnering

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and defeating

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and

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, in straight sets.

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (title)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Doubles: 45 (26 titles, 19 runner–ups)

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Xinyun 1990 births Living people Chinese female tennis players Sportspeople from Jinzhou Tennis players from Liaoning Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China 21st-century Chinese sportswomen