Evan Zhu
Evan Zhu (born August 15, 1998 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American tennis player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1998 Ann Arbor, USA |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | UCLA |
| Coach | Chris Begg Shariq Khan |
| Prize money | $81,932 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 (0 Challenger, 1 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 315 (15 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 315 (15 August 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 (0 Challenger, 3 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 371 (12 August 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 503 (55 August 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2018) |
| Last updated on: 15 August 2022. | |
Zhu has a career high ATP singles ranking of 315, achieved on August 15, 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 371 achieved on August 12, 2019. He has reach 3 singles finals, boasting a record of 1 win and 2 losses. Additionally, he has reached 9 doubles finals with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses. All 12 of the finals he has reached have been on the ITF Futures Tour.
Zhu made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships doubles tournament, where he partnered Martin Redlicki having received a wildcard into the tournament.[2] At UCLA, he and Martin Redlicki were the 2018 NCAA doubles champions, defeating the team of Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (4), 1-0 (9), on May 28, 2018.
His older sister, Amy Zhu, is also a professional tennis player playing on the WTA Tour.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (1–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | USA F28, Claremont | Futures | Hard |  Sebastian Fanselow |
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | USA F34, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | J. J. Wolf |
7–6(7–1), 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2018 | USA F28B, Waco | Futures | Hard | Roy Smith |
6–3, ret. |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2022 | M15 Naples, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Jonathan Mridha |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2022 | M15 Sunrise, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sekou Bangoura |
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 14 (5–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2016 | USA F8, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Michael Zhu |
 Fernando Romboli Caio Zampieri |
walkover |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | USA F32, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | John McNally |
 Luke Bambridge Evan King |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2017 | Tunisia F27, Hammamet | Futures | Clay |  Harri Heliövaara |
Luis Britto Marcelo Zormann |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2018 | USA F22, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Meister |
 Nicolás Álvarez  Liam Caruana |
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [7–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2018 | USA F23, Boston | Futures | Hard | Martin Redlicki |
Felix Corwin Paul Oosterbaan |
7–5, 6–7(13–15), [10–1] |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2019 | M25 Bakersfield, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Martin Redlicki |
Jacob Dunbar Ian Dempster |
6–1, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jody Maginley |
George Goldhoff Austin Rapp |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2019 | M25 Tulsa, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Martin Redlicki |
Maxime Cressy  Bernardo Saraiva |
2–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–6 | Mar 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Kazuma Kawachi |
 Vladislav Melnic  Colin Sinclair |
3–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Win | 4–6 | Jan 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ezekiel Clark |
Filip Bergevi  Mick Veldheer |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Feb 2022 | M15 Naples, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ezekiel Clark |
Blu Baker Jesse Witten |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [11–13] |
| Win | 5–7 | Feb 2022 | M15 Naples, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ezekiel Clark |
Blu Baker Jesse Witten |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2022 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Keegan Smith |
 Malek Jaziri  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Aug 2023 | M25 Anning, China | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Sun Fajing |
Cui Jie Wang Xiaofei |
6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
References
- "Evan Zhu Bio". UCLABruins.com.
- "2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships doubles draw" (PDF).