Zhang Zhizhen

Zhang Zhizhen
张之臻
Zhang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
Born (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 27)[1]
Shanghai, China
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachLu Yen-hsun, Antonio Veić[2]
Prize moneyUS $3,058,694[1]
Singles
Career record55–56[1]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 31 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 43 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open3R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open3R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record18–17[1]
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 47 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 49 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2024)
French OpenQF (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open1R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesF (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–0
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Mixed
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Zhang Zhizhen (simplified Chinese: 张之臻; traditional Chinese: 張之臻; pinyin: Zhāng Zhīzhēn; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ ʈʂɻ̩́ ʈʂə́n]; born 16 October 1996) is a Chinese professional tennis player.[3] He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 31 in July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 47 in July 2024. As of July 2023, he became the highest-ever ranked Chinese male tennis player. He is the current No. 1 Chinese player.[4] He has won three singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger, and two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Futures Tour.[2] He won a silver medal in mixed doubles alongside Wang Xinyu at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In 2021, Zhang became the first Chinese man in the Open Era to play in the main draw at Wimbledon.[5] In October 2022, he became the first Chinese male player to reach the top 100 in the ATP singles rankings.[6] Then, in 2023 in Madrid, he became the first Chinese man to reach an ATP Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Zhizhen Zhang – Overview – ATP World Tour". ATPWorldTour.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
  5. ^ "Zhang first Chinese man in Open era to play main draw". Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ^ "Zhizhen Zhang creates history as he becomes first Chinese man to reach world's top 100". Tennis Majors. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.