Zhu Zhenzhen
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]
| Country (sports) |  China | |||||||||||
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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 | 1R (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 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 contracted osteomyelitis when she was two years old.[3] She started playing wheelchair tennis in 2005 aged 16.[4]
References
- "Zhu Zhenzhen - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 11 October 2020.
- "Zhenzhen Zhu dreams of developing wheelchair tennis in China". International Paralympic Committee. 16 July 2020.
- “Wheelchair sister flower” Liaocheng prepares for the Tokyo Paralympics, yqqlm.com, 21 July 2020
- "Chinese athletes enter the Australian Open women's wheelchair semi finals: let more disabled people like sport". Teller Report. 29 February 2020.
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