Rio Olympics 2016, Tennis: Five women’s doubles teams who can win medals

#5 Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching (Chinese Taipei)

Yung-jan rank: 6, Hao-ching rank: 6

Another pair of sisters who can make an impact at the Rio Games is Chinese Taipei’s Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan. Last year was one of the best seasons of their career where they won three titles and reached four more finals one of which was the Australian Open.

The Chans were the last team to inflict a defeat on the numero uno pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis before they went on build a 41-match winning streak. With their fighting spirit and variety, the 26-year-old Yung-jan and her 22-year-old younger sister Hao-ching can be a dangerous duo.

After two titles on the hardcourts of Kaohsiung and Doha in February, they lost steam a bit but managed to regroup themselves on the grasscourts of Eastbourne where they made it to the summit clash. And that just might brighten their chances as they embark on their Olympic journey.

About the author

Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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