Michael Zheng

Michael Zheng

Zheng at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2004-01-27) January 27, 2004 (age 21)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Columbia
Prize money	US $176,137
Singles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0 3 Challenger
Highest ranking	No. 180 (13 October 2025)
Current ranking	No. 180 (13 October 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q2 (2023, 2025)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 490 (25 August 2025)
Current ranking	No. 493 (29 September 2025)
Last updated on: 29 September 2025.

Michael Zheng (born January 27, 2004) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180, achieved on 13 October 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 490, achieved on 25 August 2025. ^[1]

Junior career and college

Zheng is a current senior playing tennis at Columbia University. Raised in Montville, New Jersey, Zheng attended Delbarton School, where he won the state singles tennis championship in 2021. For his senior year, he transferred to Dwight Global Online School in order to accommodate his travel demands for tennis. ^{[2] [3]}

Zheng reached the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles tournament in 2022, losing in the final to Mili Poljičak. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In the 2022–23 season, his first year at Columbia, he became the first first-year student athlete at the school to be named an ITA All-American, in addition to being the first Ivy League tennis player to win Ivy League Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and First-Team All-Ivy in singles and doubles all in the same season. ^{[7] [8]}

He represented Columbia at the 2023 NCAA tennis tournament in singles, where he was eliminated by Michigan's Ondřej Štyler in the Round of 16. ^[9] In his sophomore season, Zheng reached the final of the 2024 NCAA Division I tennis men's singles championships, where he lost to Filip Planinšek of Alabama. ^[10] In the start of his junior year, the NCAA decided to move up the individual NCAA tournaments to the fall season instead of the spring season. There he once again reached the final of the Division I tennis men's singles championships. On November 24, 2024, he defeated Ozan Baris of Michigan State to become the first NCAA singles champion from Columbia since 1906, and the first Ivy League NCAA singles champion since 1922. ^{[11] [12] [13]} On November 23, 2025, Zheng defeated Trevor Svajda of SMU to become the first back-to-back NCAA champion since Steve Johnson in 2011 & 2012. ^[14]

Professional career

Zheng reached his first ATP Challenger Challenger final at the 2023 Caribbean Open, losing to Kei Nishikori. ^[15]

In May 2025, Zheng reached the final of the 2025 Little Rock Challenger, losing to Patrick Kypson. ^[16] In July, Zheng reached his first Challenger doubles final at the 2025 Cranbrook Tennis Classic with Theodore Winegar. ^[17] In August, Zheng won his first Challenger title in Chicago, defeating Hsu Yu-hsiou in the final. ^[18] He then won two more Challenger titles at Columbus and Tiburon with a 15 matches win streak.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) ITF WTT (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (4–2) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2023	Caribbean Open, Puerto Rico	Challenger	Hard	Kei Nishikori	2–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	May 2025	Little Rock Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard	Patrick Kypson	1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win	1–2	Aug 2025	Chicago Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard	Hsu Yu-hsiou	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–2	Sep 2025	Columbus Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard (i)	Martin Damm	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	3–2	Sep 2025	Tiburon Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard	Tyler Zink	6–4, 6–4

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2022	M15 Orange Park, US	WTT	Clay	Wu Yibing	6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win	1–1	Aug 2024	M25 Southaven, US	WTT	Hard	Tyler Zink	6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–2) ITF WTT (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2025	Cranbrook Tennis Classic, US	Challenger	Hard	Theodore Winegar	Hsu Yu-hsiou Huang Tsung-hao	6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss	0–2	Aug 2025	Chicago Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard	Theodore Winegar	Mac Kiger Ryan Seggerman	4–6, 6–3, [5–10]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2024	M25 Southaven, US	WTT	Hard	Lui Maxted	Keshav Chopra Andres Martin	6–2, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Mili Poljičak	6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)

References

1. "Michael Zheng | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. Zagoris, Adam. "N.J. native Zheng inspires young fans in U.S. Open qualifying loss", The Star-Ledger , August 22, 2024. Accessed August 10, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The 20-year-old Zheng, a Montville native and former state champion from Delbarton, attracted hundreds of fans to his match and came within a hair of winning."
3. Eckles, EJ. "Michael Zheng Captures NCAA Singles Tennis Championship", Delbarton School, November 25, 2024. Accessed August 10, 2025."The 2021 NJSIAA Boys Tennis Singles Champion during his junior year at Delbarton, Zheng left the school early to focus on his tennis career, a move that has clearly paid off."
4. McIver, Alastair (July 11, 2022). "Wimbledon | Poljicak spoils the American party".
5. "Michael Zheng - Men's Tennis". Columbia University Athletics.
6. Coleman, Brian (June 10, 2022). "Junior Player Spotlight: Michael Zheng, Dwight Global Online School". New York Tennis Magazine.
7. "Zheng Becomes First First-Year In Program History To Earn All-American Status". Columbia University Athletics. May 23, 2023.
8. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
9. "Michael Zheng's Run In NCAA Singles Championships Ends In Round Of 16". Columbia University Athletics. May 24, 2023.
10. "Filip Planinsek Wins NCAA Singles Championship". Bama Central. May 25, 2024.
11. Pohlmann, Zach (November 24, 2024). "National Champions Crowned at the 2024-25 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships". ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis.
12. "Vidmanova, Zheng win NCAA tennis singles titles". ESPN.com. November 24, 2024.
13. "Michael Zheng: Family's migration from China to 'American dream' | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
14. "Michael Zheng Defends NCAA Singles Crown". Columbia University Athletics. September 26, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
15. "Kei Nishikori Wins Palmas del Mar Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
16. "Patrick Kypson hits wall, digs deep to win Little Rock Open | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. June 2, 2025.
17. "Mark Lajal bests Andres Martin in thrilling singles final of Cranbrook Tennis Classic". July 28, 2025.
18. "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Zheng's First Title, Majchrzak Beats Prizmic in Blockbuster Final". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.

External links

• Michael Zheng at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Michael Zheng at the International Tennis Federation