Evan Zhu

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Evan Zhu
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1998-08-15) August 15, 1998 (age 27)
Ann Arbor, USA
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College UCLA
CoachChris Begg
Shariq Khan
Prize moneyUS $134,275
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 271 (6 March 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1147 (11 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 371 (12 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 620 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2018)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Evan Zhu (born August 15, 1998 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American tennis player. [1]

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Zhu has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 271, achieved on 6 March 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 371 achieved on 12 August 2019.

Zhu made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships doubles tournament, where he partnered Martin Redlicki having received a wildcard into the tournament. [2] At UCLA, he and Redlicki were the 2018 NCAA doubles champions, defeating the team of Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State, 6–7 (8), 7–6 (4), 1–0 (9), on May 28, 2018.

His older sister, Amy Zhu, is also a professional tennis player playing on the WTA Tour.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/WTT (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2016USA F28, ClaremontFuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fanselow 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 2017USA F34, HarlingenFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Wolf 7–6(7–1), 1–6, 2–6
Win1–2Oct 2018USA F28B, WacoFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Roy Smith6–3, ret.
Loss1–3Feb 2022M15 Naples, USAWTTClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Mridha 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–4Apr 2022M15 Sunrise, USAWTTClay Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura 4–6, 2–6
Win2–4Nov 2024M15 Guatemala City, GuatemalaWTTHard Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures/WTT (6–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2022 Cali Open, ColombiaChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Smith Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
5–7, 4–6
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2016USA F8, PlantationFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Michael Zhu Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Zampieri
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
walkover
Loss0–2Oct 2016USA F32, HarlingenFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg John McNally Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
4–6, 4–6
Win1–2Sep 2017Tunisia F27, HammametFuturesClay Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Britto
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Zormann
6–1, 6–4
Loss1–3Aug 2018USA F22, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of Italy.svg Liam Caruana
Flag of Peru.svg Nicolás Álvarez
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [7–10]
Win2–3Aug 2018USA F23, BostonFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki Flag of the United States.svg Felix Corwin
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Oosterbaan
7–5, 6–7(13–15), [10–1]
Win3–3Mar 2019M25 Bakersfield, USAWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki Flag of the United States.svg Ian Dempster
Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Dunbar
6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss3–4May 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Jody Maginley Flag of the United States.svg Austin Rapp
Flag of the United States.svg George Goldhoff
3–6, 1–6
Loss3–5Jun 2019M25 Tulsa, USAWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki Flag of the United States.svg Maxime Cressy
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Bernardo Saraiva
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss3–6Mar 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Japan.svg Kazuma Kawachi Flag of Romania.svg Vladislav Melnic
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Colin Sinclair
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win4–6Jan 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Ezekiel Clark Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Bergevi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mick Veldheer
7–5, 6–4
Loss4–7Feb 2022M15 Naples, USAWTTClay Flag of the United States.svg Ezekiel Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blu Baker
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Witten
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [11–13]
Win5–7Feb 2022M15 Naples, USAWTTClay Flag of the United States.svg Ezekiel Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blu Baker
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Witten
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss5–8Aug 2023M25 Anning, ChinaWTTClay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Fajing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cui Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xiaofei
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Win6–8May 2024M25 Baotou, ChinaWTTClay (i) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Te Rigele Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cui Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Fajing
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss6–9Oct 2024M25 Louisville, USAWTTHard Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Jody Maginley Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Mercer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johannus Monday
5–7, 4–6

References

  1. "Evan Zhu Bio". UCLABruins.com.
  2. "2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships doubles draw" (PDF).