Xun Fangying
Chinese female tennis player
Xun Fangying (Chinese: 荀芳颖; pinyin: Xún Fāngyǐng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕy̌n fáŋ ìŋ]; born 14 January 1995) is a Chinese tennis player.
On 24 February 2020, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 167. On 8 April 2019, she peaked at No. 176 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Xun made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Guangzhou International Open in the doubles competition, partnering Liu Fangzhou.
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