Xu Shilin

Xu Shilin
徐诗霖

Full name	Xu Shilin
Country (sports)	China
Born	10 January 1998 Zhongshan, China
Prize money	$73,222
Singles
Career record	56–41
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	282 (2 May 2016)
Current ranking	282 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior	3R (2015)
French Open Junior	1R (2015)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2014)
US Open Junior	1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record	27–25
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	195 (18 April 2016)
Current ranking	199 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior	SF (2015)
French Open Junior	QF (2015)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2015)
US Open Junior	2R (2013)
Medal record Representing  China Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing girls' singles
Last updated on: 2 May 2016.

Xu Shilin (Chinese: 徐诗霖; pinyin: Xú Shīlín; born 10 January 1998 in Zhongshan) is a Chinese tennis player.

Xu has won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 2 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 282. On 18 April 2016, she peaked at world number 195 in the doubles rankings.

Career

2013

Partnering Sun Ziyue, Xu won her first $50,000 ITF tournament at the event in Sanya, defeating Yang Zhaoxuan and Zhao Yijing in the 2013 final.

2014

At the 2014 Shenzhen Open, Xu made her WTA tour debut. Having been given a wildcard into qualifying for the singles main draw, she was drawn against Britain's Johanna Konta. Despite a difference of over 500 places in the world rankings, Xu won in straight sets,^[1] but lost to Lyudmyla Kichenok in the final round. Partnering Sun Ziyue again in doubles at the tournament, Xu was given a wildcard into the main draw,^[2] but couldn't make it past her fellow Chinese pairing of Wang Yafan and Zheng Jie,^[2] who later made it to the semifinals.^[2]

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, Xu won the gold medal in girls' singles, having defeated Iryna Shymanovich of Belarus in straight sets in the final.^[3]

WTA finals

Doubles (0–1)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 September 2015	Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China	Hard	You Xiaodi	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	3–6, 1–6

ITF finals (4–2)

Singles (2–1)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	9 December 2013	Hong Kong	Hard	Zhao Di	6–0, 6–3
Winner	2.	16 December 2013	Hong Kong	Hard	Tang Haochen	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	27 July 2015	Hong Kong	Hard	Lee So-ra	4–6, 6–4, 2–6

Doubles (2–1)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	9 September 2013	Sanya, China	Hard	Sun Ziyue	Yang Zhaoxuan Zhao Yijing	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, [10–3]
Runner-up	1.	3 March 2014	Quanzhou, China	Hard	Sun Ziyue	Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Winner	2.	28 September 2015	Zhuhai, China	Hard	You Xiaodi	Irina Khromacheva Emily Webley-Smith	3–6, 6–2, [10–4]

References

1. Fraser, Stuart (28 December 2013). "Watson one win from Brisbane draw as Brits make successful start to new season". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. "Shenzen Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
3. "Xu Shilin delights home fans with girls' singles gold at Nanjing Youth Olympics tennis event". Global Times. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

External links

• Xu Shilin at the Women's Tennis Association
• Xu Shilin at the International Tennis Federation