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Hsieh Su-wei

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Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional tennis player, born on 4 January 1986, and a former world number one in doubles with nine Grand Slam titles. She is regarded as one of the most successful and versatile doubles players in history, and is the highest ranked Taiwanese player in both singles and doubles. She is known for playing with two hands on both sides, with flat and quick groundstrokes, aggressive volleys and an unorthodox variety of shots. She reached a singles high of number 23 on 25 February 2013 and first reached number one in doubles on 12 May 2014, spending 59 weeks at the top, the longest tenure by a player from East Asia.

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1986 1
Gender
Female 1
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5+ 1
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born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player
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    born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player
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    she is regarded as one of the most successful and versatile doubles players in history
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    A former world No. 1 in doubles with nine Grand Slam titles
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    born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player
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    born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon
    Hsieh and Peng came into Wimbledon as the dark horse candidates for the title
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