Zhu Zhenzhen

Chinese wheelchair tennis player
Zhu Zhenzhen
Country (sports) China
ResidenceLiaocheng, China
Born (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 34)
Turned pro2007
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record187–58
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 5 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2020)
French OpenF (2024)
WimbledonQF (2023)
US Open1R (2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
MastersRR (2021, 2022)
Paralympic GamesQF (2016)
Doubles
Career record133–42
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (31 December 2021
Current rankingNo. 5 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2023)
French OpenSF (2022, 2023, 2024)
WimbledonSF (2023)
US OpenSF (2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesF (2021)
Paralympic GamesQF (2016)
Medal record

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]

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  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career SR
Australian Open SF A QF QF QF 0 / 4
French Open A A 1R 1R F 0 / 3
Wimbledon A A A QF 0 / 1
US Open A A 1R 1R 0 / 2

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career SR
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

Grand Slam tournament finals

Wheelchair singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2024 French Open Clay Netherlands Diede de Groot 6–4, 2–6, 3–6

Wheelchair doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Diede de Groot
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		3–6, 2–6

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