Ma Yexin
马烨欣
Country (sports) China
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24)
Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$94,041
Singles
Career record210–170 (55.3%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 212 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 220 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record131–95 (58.0%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 201 (28 August 2023)
Last updated on: 10 September 2023.

Ma Yexin (Chinese: 马烨欣; pinyin: Mǎ yèxīn) is a Chinese tennis player.[1]

Ma has a career-high singles ranking of 282 by the WTA, reached on 21 August 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 187, achieved on 3 April 2023.[2]

Career

In 2020, Ma won two tournaments in Antalya, Turkey, with Kazakh partner Zhibek Kulambayeva in doubles.[3]

Ma won her first $40k title 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]

Early life

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).[7] 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.[8]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka 15,000 Clay India Prema Bhambri 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Belarus Aliona Falei 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Nov 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Germany Julia Middendorf 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–0 May 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 15,000 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–1 May 2023 Kurume Cup, Japan 60,000 Carpet United States Emina Bektas 5–7, 7–5, 1–6
Win 5–1 Oct 2023 ITF Nanao, China 40,000 Carpet Chinese Taipei Yang Ya-Yi 7–6(6), 6–7(0), 6–0

Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka 15,000 Clay Canada Isabelle Boulais France Joséphine Boualem
Cambodia Andrea Ka 		6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Sep 2019 ITF Anning, China 15,000 Clay Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva China Liu Siqi
China Sheng Yuqi 		6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0 Jan 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva Russia Ksenia Laskutova
Russia Anna Ureke 		6–4, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jan 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva Japan Ayaka Okuno
Germany Julyette Steur 		6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 5–0 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Russia Ekaterina Reyngold France Yasmine Mansouri
Japan Himari Sato 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–1 Sep 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Japan Honoka Kobayashi France Yasmine Mansouri
Russia Ekaterina Reyngold 		1–6, 3–6
Win 6–1 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard China Ni Ma Zhuoma Croatia Petra Marčinko
Switzerland Sebastianna Scilipoti 		3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 6–2 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard China Ni Ma Zhuoma Japan Mana Ayukawa
Hungary Rebeka Stolmár 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–3 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard China Xun Fangying Japan Kyōka Okamura
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech 		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 6–4 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 15,000 Hard China Xun Fangying Australia Catherine Aulia
Australia Talia Gibson 		3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 7–4 May 2022 ITF Sarasota, United States 25,000 Clay Lithuania Akvilė Paražinskaitė Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-chieh
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu 		6–2, 7–5
Win 8–4 Oct 2022 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Yang Ya-yi Romania Cristina Dinu
China Lu Jiajing 		6–3, 6–1
Win 9–4 Jan 2023 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 40,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Japan Hiroko Kuwata
Ukraine Kateryna Volodko 		6–0, 6–3
Win 10–4 Jan 2023 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 40,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi
Indonesia Jessy Rompies 		6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 11–4 Mar 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Japan Moyuka Uchijima Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech 		6–0, 6–2
Loss 11–5 May 2023 Fukuoka International, Japan 60,000 Carpet Australia Alana Parnaby United States Emina Bektas
Israel Lina Glushko 		5–7, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "Ma Yexin ITF Profil". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Ma Yexin". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Zhibek Kulambayeva wins ITF doubles finals". Казинформ. February 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ma y Liang ganan la final del torneo de Nonthaburi". 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "W40 Nonthaburi 2023 Tennis Tournament | ITF".
  6. ^ "Ma y Liang, campeonas del torneo de Nonthaburi". 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ 网球大师&菁英体育公众号 (2017-10-19). "3个月前专访过的马烨欣，如今已首获ITF女单冠军 ！". Sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. ^ Faye Wong (2020-06-27). "马烨欣：一路走来感谢父亲的付出，您辛苦了！". Tencent QQ. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

External links

Women's Tennis Association: Top Chinese female singles tennis players
Women's Tennis Association: Top Chinese female doubles tennis players
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