Hsieh Su-Wei (born 1986)
Born 1986 CE.
Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese: 謝淑薇; pinyin: Xiè Shúwéi; pronounced [ɕjê ʂǔ wěɪ]; born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in doubles with nine Grand Slam titles, she is regarded as one of the most successful and versatile doubles players in history. She is the highest-ranked Taiwanese player in history in both singles and doubles. She is known for playing with two hands on both sides, flat and quick groundstrokes, crafty and wily gameplay, aggressive volleys, and unorthodox variety of shots. Hsieh reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 23 on 25 February 2013. On 12 May 2014, she reached No. 1 in the doubles rankings. She spent a total of 59 weeks with the top doubles ranking, the longest tenure by a tennis player from East Asia, and second-longest of any Asian player after Sania Mirza's 91 weeks. She has finished with a year-end top 10 doubles ranking eight times, including the year-end world No.
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