Yue Yuan

Yuan made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Jiangxi International Open in the doubles tournament, partnering with Liu Yanni.

She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.

At the next major, at the US Open, she reached the third round for the first time after qualifying by defeating Jaimee Fourlis and Irina-Camelia Begu without losing a set.

She qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make her debut at this major, and she also qualified for the Wimbledon Championships.

Yuan received a wildcard for her home tournament, the China Open, and defeated Elise Mertens for her first WTA 1000 win.

She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Korea Open where she lost to top seed Jessica Pegula.

At the Hobart International, she reached the semifinals after qualifying, saving four set points against Yulia Putintseva.

She reached the final at the 2024 ATX Open defeating Arina Rodionova, Taylor Townsend, Wang Yafan and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. She won the title defeating sixth seed and compatriot Wang Xiyu. As a result, she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.

At the Indian Wells Open, she recorded her first top-10 win over eighth seed Zheng Qinwen to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time, having never previously get past the second round. Next, she reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a win over Caroline Dolehide and 11th seed Daria Kasatkina. She lost in the last eight to third seed Coco Gauff. At the other WTA 1000, the Miami Open, she recorded her first win at this tournament over Anna Blinkova before losing to Maria Sakkari

In October, Yuan teamed up with Demi Schuurs to win the doubles at the WTA 500 Ningbo Open, defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final. As a result she reached the top 75 in the doubles rankings on 21 October 2024.

Partnering Anna Blinkova, she won the doubles title at the ATX Open, defeating McCartney Kessler and Zhang Shuai in the final.