{{Short description|Chinese tennis player (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox tennis biography |name = Ma Yexin <br /><small>马烨欣</small> |fullname = |image = |caption = |country = {{CHN}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|06|10}} |birth_place = Foshan, Guangdong |height = 1.63 m |turnedpro = 2016 |plays = Right (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney = $302,102 |singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=298|lost=245}} |singlestitles = 6 ITF |highestsinglesranking = No. 165 (30 March 2026) |currentsinglesranking = No. 165 (30 March 2026) |AustralianOpenresult = Q2 (2024, 2026) |FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2024, 2026) |Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2024) |USOpenresult = Q2 (2024) |doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=161|lost=125}} |doublestitles = 12 ITF |highestdoublesranking = No. 187 (3 April 2023) |currentdoublesranking = No. 480 (26 May 2025) |updated = 26 May 2025 }}

'''Ma Yexin''' ({{lang-zh|s=马烨欣|p=Mǎ yèxīn}}) is a Chinese tennis player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/yexin-ma/800439388/chn/wt/d/overview/|title=Ma Yexin ITF Profil|website=www.itftennis.com}}</ref> She has a career-high singles ranking of 177 by the WTA, reached on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 187, achieved on 3 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322417/ye-xin-ma|title=Ma Yexin|website=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>

==Career== In 2020, Ma won two tournaments in Antalya, Turkey, with Kazakh partner Zhibek Kulambayeva in doubles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3610374|title=Zhibek Kulambayeva wins ITF doubles finals|date=February 3, 2020|website=Казинформ}}</ref>

Ma won her first $40k title in January 2023 at Nonthaburi, Thailand in the doubles draw, partnering Liang En-shuo.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.infobae.com/noticias/2023/01/07/ma-y-liang-ganan-la-final-del-torneo-de-nonthaburi/ | title=Ma y Liang ganan la final del torneo de Nonthaburi| date=7 January 2023|publisher=Infobae (in Spanish)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/w40-nonthaburi/tha/2023/w-itf-tha-01a-2023/draws-and-results/ | title=W40 Nonthaburi 2023 Tennis Tournament &#124; ITF }}</ref> The following week, they won another $40k title at Nonthaburi, beating Lee Pei-chi from Taiwan and Indonesian Jessy Rompies in the final.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.infobae.com/noticias/2023/01/14/ma-y-liang-campeonas-del-torneo-de-nonthaburi/ | title=Ma y Liang, campeonas del torneo de Nonthaburi| date=14 January 2023|publisher=Infobae (in Spanish)}}</ref>

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2023 Jiangxi Open,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3013222/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2023|title=Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> losing in the first round to Camila Osorio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/jiangxi-open-osorio-books-spot-in-second-round-721215.html|title=Jiangxi Open: Osorio books spot in second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref>

Ma received a wildcard for the main draw of the WTA 1000 2024 China Open but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/china-open-begu-makes-second-round-787229.html|title=China Open: Begu makes second round, faces Andreeva next|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/4130744/begu-denies-wild-card-ma-from-6-1-4-2-down-in-beijing-first-round|title=Begu denies wild card Ma from 6-1, 4-2 down in Beijing first round|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref>

She reached her first WTA 125 final at the 2025 Jingshan Open, losing to Lulu Sun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tennisuptodate.com/wta/sun-shines-bright-in-china-lulu-sun-comes-out-victorious-in-the-jingsham-open|title=Sun shines bright in China: Lulu Sun comes out victorious in the Jingsham Open|publisher=tennisuptodate.com|accessdate=28 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4371118/sun-rises-again-to-win-first-wta-125-title-in-jingshan|title=Sun rises again to win first WTA 125 title in Jingshan|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=28 September 2025}}</ref>

==Early life== Ma Yexin was born in Foshan, China on 10 June 1999. From the age of four to twelve years old, she was coached by her father, Ma Dean (马德安).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/198938019_820339|title=3个月前专访过的马烨欣，如今已首获ITF女单冠军 ！|author=网球大师&菁英体育公众号|date=2017-10-19|accessdate=2023-01-29|website=Sohu.com}}</ref> When Ma Yexin graduated from elementary school in 2011, Ma Dean went with her to Beijing to learn from Carlos Rodríguez. After a year and a half, Ma Yexin switched to Peng Shuai's former coach Ma Wei, while training in the Xinghewan Professional Tennis Club at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20200627A089GC00|title=马烨欣：一路走来感谢父亲的付出，您辛苦了！|author=Faye Wong|date=2020-06-27|accessdate=2023-01-29|website=Tencent QQ}}</ref>

==WTA Challenger finals==

===Singles: 1 (runner-up)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss | <small>0-1</small> |{{dts|Sep 2025}} |style="background:silver;"|Jingshan Open, China |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Lulu Sun | 4–6, 2–6 |}

==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |W60/75 tournaments |- style="background:#ffe4c4;" |W40 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" |W35 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments |} {|class="wikitable sortable" !Result !class="unsortable" |W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable" |Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;" |Win | <small>1–0</small> | Oct 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Prerna Bhambri | 6–1, 6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;" |Win | <small>2–0</small> | Sep 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|BLR}} Aliona Falei | 6–4, 6–4 |- | style="background:#98fb98;" |Win | <small>3–0</small> | Nov 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Middendorf | 6–4, 6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;" |Win | <small>4–0</small> | May 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruna Arakawa | 6–4, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss | <small>4–1</small> | May 2023 | style="background:#addfad;"|Kurume Cup, Japan | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas | 5–7, 7–5, 1–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;" |Win | <small>5–1</small> | Oct 2023 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Nanao, Japan | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W40 | Carpet | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ya-yi | 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(0)</sup>, 6–0 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>5–2</small> | Mar 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|Traralgon International, Australia | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard | {{flagicon|THA}} Lanlana Tararudee | 3–6, 5–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>6–2</small> | Apr 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Osaka, Japan | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Liang En-shuo | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>6–3</small> | May 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Andong, South Korea | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard | {{flagicon|INA}} Janice Tjen | 4–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>6–4</small> | Mar 2026 | style="background:#addfad;"|Kōfu International Open, Japan | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sofia Costoulas | 5–7, 3–6 |}

===Doubles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)=== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |W60/75 tournaments |- style="background:#ffe4c4;" |W40 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments |} {|class="wikitable sortable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–0</small> | Oct 2017 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Colombo, Sri Lanka | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|CAN}} Isabelle Boulais | {{flagicon|FRA}} Joséphine Boualem <br /> {{flagicon|CAM}} Andrea Ka | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |- | style="background:#ffa07a"|Loss | <small>1–1</small> | Mar 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Nanchang, China | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mei Yamaguchi | {{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Hanyu <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Wushuang | 0–6, 1–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>2–1</small> | Sep 2019 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Anning, China | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhibek Kulambayeva | {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Siqi <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Sheng Yuqi | 6–4, 6–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>3–1</small> | Jan 2020 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Antalya, Turkey | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhibek Kulambayeva | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ksenia Laskutova <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Ureke | 6–4, 6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>4–1</small> | Jan 2020 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Antalya, Turkey | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhibek Kulambayeva | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Okuno <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Julyette Steur | 6–4, 1–6, [10–4] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>5–1</small> | Sep 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Moyuka Uchijima | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ingrid Martins <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Jazmín Ortenzi | 6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>6–1</small> | Sep 2021 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Reyngold | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yasmine Mansouri <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Himari Sato | 6–2, 6–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>6–2</small> | Sep 2021 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Honoka Kobayashi | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yasmine Mansouri <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Reyngold | 1–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>7–2</small> | Oct 2021 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ni Ma Zhuoma | {{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Marčinko <br /> {{flagicon|SUI}} Sebastianna Scilipoti | 3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>7–3</small> | Oct 2021 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ni Ma Zhuoma | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mana Ayukawa <br /> {{flagicon|HUN}} Rebeka Stolmár | 3–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>7–4</small> | Apr 2022 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xun Fangying | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kyōka Okamura <br /> {{flagicon|THA}} Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>7–5</small> | Apr 2022 | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xun Fangying | {{flagicon|AUS}} Catherine Aulia <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Talia Gibson | 3–6, 6–7<sup>(5)</sup> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>8–5</small> | May 2022 | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Sarasota, United States | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|LTU}} Akvilė Paražinskaitė | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Yu-chieh <br /> {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Chieh-yu | 6–2, 7–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>9–5</small> | Oct 2022 | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ya-yi | {{flagicon|ROU}} Cristina Dinu <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jiajing | 6–3, 6–1 |- | bgcolor=#98FB98|Win | <small>10–5</small> | Jan 2023 | bgcolor=ffe4c4|ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | bgcolor=ffe4c4|W40 | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Liang En-shuo | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Kuwata <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Volodko | 6–0, 6–3 |- | bgcolor=#98FB98|Win | <small>11–5</small> | Jan 2023 | bgcolor=ffe4c4|ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | bgcolor=ffe4c4|W40 | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Liang En-shuo | {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Pei-chi <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} Jessy Rompies | 6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>12–5</small> | Mar 2023 | bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | bgcolor=lightblue|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Moyuka Uchijima | {{flagicon|THA}} Luksika Kumkhum <br /> {{flagicon|THA}} Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–0, 6–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>12–6</small> | May 2023 | style="background:#addfad;"|Fukuoka International, Japan | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alana Parnaby | {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas <br /> {{flagicon|ISR}} Lina Glushko | 5–7, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>12–7</small> | Feb 2024 | style="background:#addfad;"|Burnie International II, Australia | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alana Parnaby | {{flagicon|CHN}} Tang Qianhui <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} You Xiaodi | 4–6, 5–7 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>12–8</small> | May 2025 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|Kurume Cup, Japan | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50+H | Carpet | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Meiling | {{flagicon|JPN}} Momoko Kobori <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayano Shimizu | 1–6, 7–5, [5–10] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>12–9</small> | Jun 2025 | style="background:#addfad;"|Sumter Pro Open, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Liang En-shuo | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tara Moore <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Abigail Rencheli | 5–7, 2–6 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA|322417}} * {{ITF|yexin-ma/800439388/chn}}

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