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Residence | Liaocheng, China | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 August 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 187–58 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 4 (8 August 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 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 record | 133–42 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 4 (31 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 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
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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]
Zhu contracted osteomyelitis when she was two years old. [3] She started playing wheelchair tennis in 2005 aged 16.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | SF | A | QF | QF | QF | 0 / 4 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | |
US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | SF | A | SF | F | SF | 0 / 4 |
French Open | A | A | SF | SF | 0 / 2 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | |
US Open | A | A | SF | SF | 0 / 2 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Pending | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
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