Wu Ho-ching explained

Wu Ho-ching
胡可澄
Birth Date:30 August 1991
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$82,096
Singlestitles:4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 536 (2 March 2020)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 618 (4 March 2024)
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 566 (23 October 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 621 (4 March 2024)
Team:yes
Updated:4 March 2024

Wu Ho-ching (; ; born 30 August 1991) is a Hong Kong-based tennis player.

Career

On 2 March 2020, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 536. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 566.

Wu made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open, having received a wildcard with Venise Chan in the doubles tournament, but lost to Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková in the first round.[1]

Playing for Hong Kong Fed Cup team, Wu has a win–loss record of 20–16 in Fed Cup competition and has played in 33 ties, being the second most Hong Kong player behind Zhang Ling.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2018ITF Sangju, South KoreaW15Hard (i) Lee Ya-hsuan7–5, 6–3
Win2–0Jul 2018ITF Taipei, TaiwanW15Hard Lee Pei-Chi3–6, 5–4 ret.
Loss2–1May 2022ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Dasha Ivanova6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2–2Feb 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Darya Shauha6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss2–3Mar 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Katarina Kuzmova2–6, 6–7(0)
Win3–3Apr 2023ITF Singapore, SingaporeW15Hard Ren Yufei1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win4–3Feb 2024ITF Ipoh, MalaysiaW15Hard Lisa-Marie Rioux6–2, 6–3
Loss4–4May 2024ITF Toyama, JapanW15Hard Kayo Nishimura4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2018ITF Hong KongW15Hard Ng Kwan-yau Zeel Desai
Akari Inoue
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Eri Shimizu Eudice Chong
Cody Wong
2–6, 0–6
Loss1–2Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW15Hard Maggie Ng Gao Xinyu
Xun Fangying
3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss1–3Feb 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Doga Turkmen Giuliana Bestetti
Beatrice Stagno
5–7, 2–6
Win2–3Mar 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Mei Hasegawa Aglaya Fedorova
Katarina Kuzmova
w/o
Loss2–4Mar 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Mei Hasegawa Louise Kwong
Anna Ulyashchenko
6–3, 1–6, [5–10]

Fed Cup participation

Singles (3–0)

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
Z2 R/RFeb 2011Nonthaburi, ThailandHardSarah Al-BalushiW6–0, 6–1
Z2 R/RFeb 2013 TurkmenistanHard (i)Jahana BayramovaW6–0, 6–0
Z2 R/RFeb 2014 VietnamTrần Thị Tâm HảoW6–3, 6–2

Doubles (6–5)

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2009Z2 R/RFeb 2009 IranHardMadona Najarian
Shadi Tabatabai
W6–2, 7–5
2010Z2 R/RFeb 2010 SyriaDiana Makki
Kett Sadi
W6–0, 6–2
Z2 P/O MalaysiaKhoo Chin-bee
Jawairiah Noordin
L1–6, 3–6
2011Z2 R/RFeb 2011 TurkmenistanJenneta Haliyeva
Anastasiya Prenko
W6–0, 6–3
SingaporeW6–0, 6–0
Z2 P/O IndonesiaL
2013Z2 R/RFeb 2013 SingaporeHard (i)Rehmat Johal
Wee Khee-yen
W6–0, 6–1
New ZealandAbigail Guthrie
Emma Hayman
L6–7(5–7), 4–6
2014Z2 R/RFeb 2014 MalaysiaYus Syazlin Nabila Binti Yusri
Michelle Li Sha Khoo
W6–1, 6–2
Z2 P/O IndiaAnkita Raina
Rishika Sunkara
L2–6, 1–6
PhilippinesL5–7, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open MAIN DRAW DOUBLES . 11 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Fed Cup Player profile – Ho Ching WU. 11 September 2014.