Zhang Zhizhen
Country (sports) | China |
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Born | [1] Shanghai, China | 16 October 1996
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 383,009 [1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 6–9 (40.0%)[1] |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 136 (10 February 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 178 (21 June 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2021) |
French Open | Q2 (2021) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–6 (14.3%)[1] |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 211 (11 September 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 558 (21 June 2021) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 2–0 (100%) |
Last updated on: 21 June 2021. |
Zhang Zhizhen (Chinese: 张之臻; pinyin: Zhāng Zhīzhēn; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ ʈʂɻ̩́ ʈʂə́n]; born 16 October 1996), is a Chinese professional tennis player. He is currently the No. 1 Chinese tennis player. Zhang became the first Chinese man in Open era to play in the main draw at The All England Club, when he qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.[2] He has won two singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger and two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Futures Tour. He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 136 in February 2020 and his career high doubles ranking of World No. 211 in September 2017.
Career[]
2015: ATP debut[]
Zhang made his first ATP tour debut in the 2015 Shenzhen Open. As a qualifier, he defeated Japanese Go Soeda in straight sets in the first round. He eventually lost to the 6th seed Jiří Veselý in straight sets.
2017[]
In the 2017 Shenzhen Open, Zhang, as a qualifier, upset the 4th seed and world No. 39 Paolo Lorenzi in the second round. He then lost to Henri Laaksonen in the third round.[3][4]
On 26 November 2017, defeating Te Rigele 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, Zhang won the China Tennis Grand Prix Cup title for the first time.[5]
2019: Two Challenger titles, China's No. 1 player, Top 150 debut, Career high Year-end ranking[]
In 2019, Zhang won two ATP challenger titles in Jinan and Shenzhen. At the ATP level, he reached the second rounds at Zhuhai and Beijing, both as wildcard holder, defeating German Dominik Koepfer and British Kyle Edmund in the first round matches respectively.
2020-2021: Career-high singles ranking and Grand Slam debut, First Chinese man in Open era to play at Wimbledon[]
Zhang qualified for the first time in his career at a Grand Slam into the 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles main draw. He became the first Chinese male tennis player in the Open era to qualify to play in this Grand Slam main draw.[6] He is also only the fourth Chinese man to play singles in the main draw of any Grand Slam since 1968, with the others being Wu Di at the Australian Open in 2013, 2014 and 2016, Zhang Ze at the Australian Open in 2014 and 2015, and Li Zhe at the 2019 Australian Open.[2]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]
Singles: 8 (4–4)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | France F10, Mont-de-Marsan | Futures | Clay | Adrien Puget | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | France F13, Bourg-En-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Jordi Samper Montaña | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2017 | China F9, Lu'an | Futures | Hard | Alexander Sarkissian | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | France F11, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 2–6, 7–5, 5–0 ret. |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2017 | China F13, Yinchuan | Futures | Hard | Sora Fukuda | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2018 | Italy F18, Casinalbo | Futures | Clay | Jelle Sels | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Sep 2019 | Jinan, China | Challenger | Hard | Go Soeda | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Li Zhe | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2014 | China F8, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Bai Yan | Hua Runhao Qiu Zhuoyang |
6–4, 4–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | France F14, Saint-Gervais | Futures | Clay | Daniil Medvedev | Calo Silva Ricardo Urzúa-Rivera |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2015 | Belarus F2, Minsk | Futures | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | Egor Gerasimov Ilya Ivashka |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2016 | Nanchang, China | Challenger | Hard | Wu Di | Nicolas Barrientos Ruben Gonzales |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 2017 | China F5, Luzhou | Futures | Hard | He Yecong | Xia Zihao Peng Hsien-yin |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2017 | China F10, Kunshan | Futures | Hard | He Yecong | Gao Xin Li Zhe |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 2017 | Zhangjiagang, China | Challenger | Hard | Gao Xin | Chen Ti Yi Chu-huan |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2018 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | Hua Runhao | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze |
4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jannik Sinner | Gábor Borsos Péter Nagy |
1–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Zhizhen Zhang - Overview - ATP World Tour". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ a b https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2021-06-24/zhang_first_chinese_man_in_open_era_to_play_main_draw.html
- ^ "深圳赛张之臻胜NO.39 首进巡回赛8强成史上第3人" (in Chinese). Sports.163.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "深圳赛张之臻苦战三盘告负 无缘四强" (in Chinese). Sports.Sina.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "中国网球大奖赛张之臻逆转夺冠 张择止步八强赛" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Zhang Zhizhen is First Chinese Man to Qualify for Wimbledon in the Open Era | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links[]
- Zhang Zhizhen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Zhang Zhizhen at the International Tennis Federation
- Zhang Zhizhen at the Davis Cup
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Chinese male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Tennis players from Shanghai
- Asian Games competitors for China
- Asian tennis biography stubs
- Chinese sportspeople stubs