One of the most beloved players on the tour—Hsieh Su-wei—turns 40 years young today, and she’s still going strong. And to celebrate that here’s a stat for each of her 40 birthdays so far:
1 is for No. 1, which Hsieh reached in doubles on May 12th, 2014, becoming the first Taiwanese player to reach the top spot in tennis—in either women’s or men’s, singles or doubles.
2 is for her two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2024 alongside Poland’s Jan Zielinski. Those were their first and third tournaments together.
3 is for her three WTA singles titles, the first two coming in 2012 (in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Guangzhou, China) and the third one coming six years later in 2018 (in Hiroshima, Japan).
4 is for the number of different partners she’s won Grand Slam women’s doubles titles with. She’s won two with Peng Shuai, Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens, and one with Wang Xinyu.
5 is for her five Wimbledon titles. She’s lifted the trophy at the legendary All England Club four times in women’s doubles in 2013 (with Peng), 2019 (with Strycova), 2021 (with Mertens) and 2023 (with Strycova), and once in mixed in 2024 (with Zielinski).
6 is for how many times she’s qualified for the WTA Finals in doubles, winning the title once with Peng in 2013. She’s fresh off a semifinal run at the event in 2025 with Jelena Ostapenko.
7 is for her seven Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, which includes the aforementioned four at Wimbledon, as well as two at Roland Garros (in 2014 with Peng and in 2023 with Wang) and one at the Australian Open (in 2024 with Mertens).
8 is for her eight career wins over Top 10 players in singles, all of which the Taiwanese trailblazer achieved in her 30s.
9 is for her current doubles ranking of No. 9. She’s one of nine 40-somethings who currently have a WTA ranking in either singles or doubles, but she’s the only one with a Top 100 ranking.
10 is for her 10 career doubles titles with Strycova, which includes two majors and five WTA 1000s. It’s her second-most successful doubles partnership in terms of titles won.
