[1] Alongside Shuko Aoyama, she reached the final of the Wuhan Open[2] which they lost to Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis.

[4][5] At the French Open, Yang alongside Chan Hao-ching reached her first Grand Slam semifinal but then lost to Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.

[6] At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached the round of the last four in mixed doubles alongside Matwé Middelkoop, after overcoming the top-seeded couple of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares.

[8] In March, Yang reached the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships along with Xu Yifan but they lost to Alexa Guarachi and Darija Jurak.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.