Chinese Taipei is not a traditional tennis heavyweight, but in Chan Yung-Jan and Chuang Chia-Jung they have one of the finest young doubles partnerships on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The pair first came to prominence at the start of 2007 when they shocked the doubles draw with a sensational run to the final of the Australian Open, eventually losing to No.3 seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Their heroics in Australia were a mere taster of what they had in store for the tennis world and the proceeding 14 months has seen them make a meteoric rise up the rankings and capture four titles along the way.

Going into Melbourne with a lowly combined ranking of No.182 they defeated among others Yan Zi and Zheng Jie en route to the final in what was just their third Tour event in tandem and their first major. This achievement also gained them a place in the history books - becoming the first players from their homeland to make it through to the final of a Grand Slam. The rest of the year proved the duo to be anything but one-hit wonders, winning titles in Bangalore, Birmingham and 's-Hertogenbosch as well as runner-up finishes in Pattaya City, Indian Wells and the US Open.

Despite the shockwaves they caused in 2007 their first title on Tour came way back in 2005 when they defeated all comers in Seoul and with their near unrivaled consistency - they have lost a mere 23 matches since joining forces more than two years ago - and regular successes they could be one partnership residing at the top of the sport for many years to come.

2008 SUMMARY
WON (1): Pattaya City; R-Up (1): Bangalore; SF (1): Dubai; QF (5): Sydney, Doha, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Charleston

CAREER SUMMARY
WON (5): 2008 - Pattaya City; 2007 - Bangalore, Birmingham, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2005 - Seoul