, ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki , ▁and ▁Luc ie ▁Š af ář ová . ▁ ▁Biography ▁H s ie h ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁parents ▁H s ie h ▁T ze - lung ▁and ▁Ho ▁F om - ju ▁in ▁H sin ch u ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Ka oh si ung , ▁Taiwan . ▁She ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁tennis ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁at ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Her ▁younger ▁sister , ▁H s ie h ▁Sh u - ying , ▁and ▁brother ▁H s ie h ▁Ch eng - p eng ▁are ▁also ▁professional ▁tennis ▁players . ▁H s ie h ▁named ▁her ▁tennis ▁id ols ▁as ▁Ste ff i ▁Graf ▁and ▁Andre ▁Ag ass i . ▁She ▁has ▁trained ▁at ▁a ▁Tai pe i ▁tennis ▁school ▁run ▁by ▁Hu ▁Na , ▁a ▁former ▁main land ▁Chinese ▁player ▁who ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁H s ie h ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁W im ble don ▁doubles ▁title , ▁her ▁father ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁Chinese ▁company ▁had ▁offered ▁her ▁a ▁spons or ship ▁deal ▁worth ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁y uan ▁($ 1 . 6 3 ▁million ) ▁per ▁year , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁she ▁switch ▁her ▁citizens hip ▁to ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁His ▁remarks ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁as ▁H s ie h ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁consider ▁taking ▁the ▁offer . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁mobil ized