Zheng Jie

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Zheng Jie
郑洁
Zheng J. RG15 (5) (19118547828).jpg
Zheng at the 2015 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Residence Chengdu, Sichuan
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 42)
Chengdu
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro16 January 2003
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$6,157,773
Singles
Career record384–266
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 15 (18 May 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (2010)
French Open 4R (2004)
Wimbledon SF (2008)
US Open 3R (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
Doubles
Career record437–213
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 3 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2006)
French Open SF (2006)
Wimbledon W (2006)
US Open SF (2010, 2013)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open SF (2014)
French Open SF (2008, 2015)
Wimbledon SF (2006)
US Open 1R (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 22–9
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Doha Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Doha Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Zheng Jie
Simplified Chinese 郑洁
Traditional Chinese 鄭潔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Jié
Wade–Giles Cheng Chieh
IPA [tʂə̂ŋtɕjɛ̌]
Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SRW–L
Australian Open A Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R A 4R SF A 4R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 1015–10
French Open A Q3 4R 1R 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 1112–11
Wimbledon AA 1R A 3R A SF 2R 2R 2R 3R 1R 2R 0 / 913–9
US Open Q2 Q2 1R 2R 2R A 3R 3R 2R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 1012–10
Win–loss0–00–03–41–34–40–29–37–48–43–38–46–43–40–10 / 4052–40

Doubles

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SRW–L
Australian Open A QF 1R W SF SF 3R 3R A 3R QF 1R F 1 / 1130–10
French Open A 1R 3R SF 1R 3R QF 3R 2R 3R 3R 1R 3R 0 / 1219–12
Wimbledon A 3R A W A 3R 3R 1R QF 1R 3R SF 1R 1 / 1021–9
US Open 1R 2R QF QF A QF QF SF 1R 1R SF QF A0 / 1124–11
Win–loss0–16–45–319–24–211–410–47–44–34–410–47–47–32 / 4494–42

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 W–L
Australian Open AA 1R AAAAA SF A3–2
French Open 2R A SF AA 2R AA 1R SF 8–5
Wimbledon SF AAAAA QF QF 1R 2R 7–5
US Open AAAAAA 1R AA0–1
Win–loss0–00–00–018–13

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2006 Australian Open Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win 2006 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 2015 Australian OpenHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
4–6, 6–7(5–7)

Other significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments

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

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2006 German Open Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
6–2, 6–3
Win 2007 Charleston Cup Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
7–5, 6–0
Loss 2008 Indian Wells Open Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
3–6, 1–6
Win 2011 Italian Open Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
6–2, 6–3
Loss 2012 Cincinnati Open Hard Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
1–6, 3–6

Olympic medal matches

Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Bronze 2008 Beijing Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
6–2, 6–2

See also

References

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  13. 1 2 3 4 The WTA Tour since 1996: Jie Zheng tournament activity in 2006
  14. 1 2 The WTA Tour since 1996: Jie Zheng tournament activity in 2007
  15. 1 2 The WTA Tour since 1996: Jie Zheng tournament activity in 2008
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  18. Zheng looks forward to helping quake victims Archived 8 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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  23. "Zheng wins in Auckland". RTE. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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Awards
Preceded by WTA Comeback Player of the Year
2008
Succeeded by