Zhu Zhenzhen

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Zhu Zhenzhen
Country (sports)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Residence Liaocheng, China
Born (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35)
Turned pro2007
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record253–99
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 5 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (2020)
French Open F (2024)
Wimbledon QF (2023)
US Open 1R (2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
Masters RR (2021, 2022)
Paralympic Games QF (2016)
Doubles
Career record193–74
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (31 December 2021
Current rankingNo. 5 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open F (2023)
French Open SF (2022, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon SF (2023)
US Open SF (2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles F (2021)
Paralympic Games QF (2016)
Medal record
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Jakarta Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Doubles

Zhu Zhenzhen (born 15 August 1989) is a Chinese wheelchair tennis player. She became the first Chinese wheelchair tennis player to compete at a major at the 2020 Australian Open, where she reached the singles semifinals by defeating the defending champion and world No. 1 Diede de Groot. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Zhu contracted osteomyelitis when she was two years old. [3] She started playing wheelchair tennis in 2005 aged 16.

Career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament20202021202220232024Career SR
Australian Open SF A QF QF QF 0 / 4
French Open AA 1R 1R F 0 / 3
Wimbledon AAA QF 0 / 1
US Open AA 1R 1R 0 / 2

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament20202021202220232024Career SR
Australian Open SF A SF F SF 0 / 4
French Open AA SF SF SF 0 / 3
Wimbledon AAA SF 0 / 1
US Open AA SF SF 0 / 2

Grand Slam tournament finals

Wheelchair singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2024 French Open Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot 6–4, 2–6, 3–6

Wheelchair doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aniek van Koot
3–6, 2–6

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References

  1. "Zhu Zhenzhen - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 11 October 2020.
  2. "Zhenzhen Zhu dreams of developing wheelchair tennis in China". International Paralympic Committee. 16 July 2020.
  3. “Wheelchair sister flower” Liaocheng prepares for the Tokyo Paralympics, yqqlm.com, 21 July 2020