Kai-Chen Chang - Taiwan 
| Birth Date:
| 1/13/1991 |
Age:
| 21 |
| Birth Place:
| Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei |
Residence:
| Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| Height:
| 5' 6" (1.67 m) |
Weight:
| 117 lbs. (53 kg) |
| Year Turned Pro:
| November 2007 |
Plays:
| Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Ranked 117th to end 2010, Chinese Taipei's Kai-Chen Chang is a former Top 100 player who achieved a career-best ranking of 82nd in July of 2010.
Turning pro in 2007, Chang finished No. 92 in the world in 2009 by going 42-22 in WTA and ITF action. She started the season ranked No. 225 but cracked the Top 100 after reaching the round of 16 at both Tokyo and Osaka, with a memorable win over then-No. 1 Dinara Safina at the former.
She climbed to No. 82 in the world after reaching the second round at Stanford in July of 2010, but went just 7-10 the rest of the way to drop out of the Top 100.
Year-End Singles Rankings: 2007 - 523rd; 2008 - 232nd; 2009 - 92nd; 2010 - 117th.
Personal
Coached by Johnnie Brown and her father, Chin Lai Chang. Started playing tennis at age six. Idolized Justine Henin and Roger Federer.
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