Michael Zheng

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Michael Zheng
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2004-01-27) January 27, 2004 (age 21)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Columbia
Prize money$104,497
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 322 (18 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 322 (18 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q2 (2023, 2025 )
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 491 (18 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 491 (18 August 2025)
Last updated on: 18 August 2025.

Michael Zheng (born January 27, 2004) is an American tennis player.

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Zheng has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 322 achieved on 18 August 2025, and a career high doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on 18 August 2025. [1]

Junior career and college

Raised in Montville, New Jersey, Zheng attended Delbarton School, where he won the state singles tennis championship in 2021. [2] [3]

Zheng reached the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles tournament in 2022, losing in the final to Mili Poljičak. [4] He is enrolled to play college tennis at Columbia. [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 winning Ivy League player of the year. [7] He represented Columbia at the NCAA tennis tournament in singles, where he was eliminated by Ondřej Štyler. [8] He reached the final of the 2024 NCAA Division I tennis men's singles championships, where he lost to Filip Planinšek of Alabama. [9] After the NCAA decided to move up the individual NCAA tournaments to the fall season instead of the spring, he once again reached the final of the Division I tennis men's singles championships. He defeated Ozan Baris to become the first NCAA singles champion from Columbia since 1906. [10] [11]

Professional career

Zheng reached his first ATP Challenger Challenger final at the 2023 Caribbean Open, losing to Kei Nishikori. [12]

In May 2025, Zheng reached the final of the 2025 Little Rock Challenger, losing to Patrick Kypson. [13] In July, Zheng reached his first Challenger doubles final at the 2025 Cranbrook Tennis Classic with Theodore Winegar. [14] In August, Zheng won his first Challenger title in Chicago, defeating Hsu Yu-hsiou in the final. [15]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF WTT (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2023 Caribbean Open, Puerto RicoChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–2 May 2025 Little Rock Challenger, USChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Kypson 1–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win1–2 Aug 2025 Chicago Challenger, USChallengerHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou 6–4, 6–2
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2022M15 Orange Park, USWTTClay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yibing 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win1–1Aug 2024M25 Southaven, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2025 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, USChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Theodore Winegar Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Tsung-hao 		6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss0–2 Aug 2025 Chicago Challenger, USChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Theodore Winegar Flag of the United States.svg Mac Kiger
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman 		4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2024M25 Southaven, USWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lui Maxted Flag of the United States.svg Keshav Chopra
Flag of the United States.svg Andres Martin 		6–2, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2022 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Croatia.svg 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. ↑ "Michael Zheng's Run In NCAA Singles Championships Ends In Round Of 16". Columbia University Athletics. May 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Filip Planinsek Wins NCAA Singles Championship". Bama Central. May 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ Pohlmann, Zach (November 24, 2024). "National Champions Crowned at the 2024-25 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships". ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis.
  11. ↑ "Vidmanova, Zheng win NCAA tennis singles titles". ESPN.com. November 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kei Nishikori Wins Palmas del Mar Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  13. ↑ "Patrick Kypson hits wall, digs deep to win Little Rock Open | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. June 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mark Lajal bests Andres Martin in thrilling singles final of Cranbrook Tennis Classic". July 28, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Zheng's First Title, Majchrzak Beats Prizmic in Blockbuster Final". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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