Shang Juncheng

Shang Juncheng (Chinese: 商竣程; pinyin: Shāng Jùnchéng; also known as Jerry Shang; born 2 February 2005) is a Chinese professional tennis player.[4] Shang reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 149 on 31 July 2023. In July 2021, he reached the number one in the ITF junior rankings.

Shang Juncheng
商竣程
Shang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Born (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005
Beijing, China[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDante Bottini[2][3]
Prize money$449,870
Singles
Career record4–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 149 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 160 (21 August 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2021)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021)
US Open Junior1R (2021)
Last updated on: 22 May 2023.
Shang Juncheng
Simplified Chinese商竣程
Traditional Chinese商竣程

Personal life

Shang currently trains and lives at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[5]

Shang is the son of former footballer Shang Yi and former table tennis player Wu Na.[6]

Junior career

2019: First ITF title

In 2019, Shang was the first player born in 2005 to win a tournament on the ITF Junior Circuit.[7]

2021: Major Junior finalist

Shang played in the French Open and reached the quarterfinals, in which he lost to Sean Cuenin in two sets. He also played in the Wimbledon Junior Event and reached the semifinals. He lost to Victor Lilov in two sets. In the US Open Junior Event, he reached the final and lost to Daniel Rincón in two sets (2–6, 6–76).

Professional career

2022: ATP and historic Masters and top 200 debuts

Shang made his debut on the professional tour, after receiving a wildcard to play in the main draw of the ATP Tour 500 event at the 2022 Rio Open, after Juan Martín del Potro announced his retirement from professional tennis. Shang was defeated by Pedro Martínez in the first round.

He received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of Indian Wells, where he beat Francisco Cerúndolo in the first round and his opponent Mats Moraing retired in the second. Having qualified into the main draw, he became the first Chinese man to play at Indian Wells and the first player from his country to qualify for an ATP Masters 1000. He was defeated by Jaume Munar in straight sets.[8] He won his first title at the 2022 Lexington Challenger becoming the youngest Chinese player to win a trophy in the Challenger Tour history and the youngest since Carlos Alcaraz at Alicante in 2020.[9] He reached the top 200 at world No. 195 on 19 September 2022.

2023: Historic Grand Slam debut and first win

Shang made his Grand Slam debut by qualifying at the Australian Open, after defeating Fábián Marozsán, 16th seed Fernando Verdasco and Zsombor Piros, becoming the youngest male player at the tournament and the youngest Grand Slam men's qualifier since 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz at the 2021 Australian Open.[10][11] He became the 10th Chinese mainland player to reach the main draw at this Major in 2023.[12] It was the first time a male Chinese trio was set to compete in a major singles draw in the Open era (since 1968) and the first in all of Australian Open history (since 1905).[13][14] Shang defeated Oscar Otte in the first round, becoming the first Chinese male player to win a match at the Australian Open in the Open Era.[3] He then lost in straight sets to Frances Tiafoe in the second round.

At the French Open he qualified for his second Grand Slam in a row by defeating Pablo Cuevas, Marozsán and Renzo Olivo.[15]

He competed at the 2023 Atlanta Open where he lost to Kei Nishikori and in his second ATP 500 in Washington D.C. defeating Emilio Gómez (tennis) and 14th seed Ben Shelton (tennis) before losing to second seed Frances Tiafoe.[16]

He played his first ATP tour event on homeland at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships[17] where he lost to Mackenzie McDonald.[18] He received a wildcard for the next Asian tournaments, the China Open in Beejing where he lost to Yoshihito Nishioka and the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.[19]

ITF World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 M15 Fayetteville, U.S. World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–0 Oct 2021 M15 Naples, U.S. World Tennis Tour Clay Portugal Duarte Vale 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–0 Oct 2021 M15 Vero Beach, U.S. World Tennis Tour Clay Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 4–0 Feb 2022 M15 Naples, U.S. World Tennis Tour Clay United States Felix Corwin 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
Win 5–0 Aug 2022 Lexington, U.S. Challenger Hard Ecuador Emilio Gómez 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Aug 2022 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Canada Gabriel Diallo 5–7, 6–7(5–7)

Performance Timeline

Singles

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments[20]
Australian Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
US Open A A Q3 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 0 / 2 1–2 33%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Open A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0   
Shanghai Masters NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–2 0 / 4 0–4 0%

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2021 US Open Hard Spain Daniel Rincón 2–6, 6–7(6–8)

References

  1. "JERRY SHANG ON THE RISE: A TENNIS STUDENT-ATHLETE WITH BIG DREAMS". www.imgacademy.com. 18 March 2021.
  2. CGTN Sports Scene [@CGTNSportsScene] (10 January 2023). "Exclusive x Shang Juncheng 🇨🇳China's 17-year-old on his new coach Dante Bottini & parents ahead of his Grand Slam debut 🎾He faces Hungary's Fabian Marozsan in 1st-round qualifier of #AusOpen later today Full Ver: t.co/l8LGLyS3I5 #AO2023 #tennis @xuejianosaka @CaoYi_MFA t.co/S7OXDJN3Eu" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023 via Twitter.
  3. "'Amazing' 17-Year-Old Shang Taking Australian Open by Storm | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. "Juncheng Shang | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. "Top seed Juncheng "Jerry" Shang wins 2021 Easter Bowl boys' 18s singles title". www.usta.com.
  6. "前国安前锋:儿子选网球因兴趣 盼他成职业网球手". junengjituan.com (in Chinese).
  7. "Juncheng Shang writes history for 2005 generation as the first player." www.tennisworldusa.org. 10 May 2019.
  8. "Li Na Inspired Shang Juncheng; Now Shang is Stepping into the Sun | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  9. "Shang and Zhang Create Chinese Challenger History | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. "Five Challenger Tour Players to Watch at the Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. CGTN Sports Scene [@CGTNSportsScene] (12 January 2023). "⚡️Qualified for the main draw in his major debut 🇨🇳17-year-old Shang Juncheng beat Zsombor Piros 6-3, 6-4 in the final round of #AusOpen qualifying 👏He is the 10th player from the Chinese mainland reaching #AO2023 main draw in Melbourne #tennis @xuejianosaka @ChineseCon_Mel t.co/dP69xJId3J" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023 via Twitter.
  13. "17-Year-Old Shang Joins Countrymen to Make Chinese History at Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  14. "Rising star Shang chasing history in Australian Open debut".
  15. "Former Top 10 Star Lucas Pouille Qualifies for Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  16. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shang-washington-2023-feature
  17. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shang-juncheng-taking-the-baton-feature-september-2023
  18. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/mcdonald-shang-zhuhai-2023-funny
  19. https://www.shine.cn/sport/2309271128/
  20. "Juncheng Shang | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-01-25.


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