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Zhang Zhizhen
张之臻
Zhang Zhizhen at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
Born (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28)[1]
Shanghai, China
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$283,706[1]
Singles
Career record6–7[1]
Career titles0
2 Challengers, 2 Futures [2]
Highest rankingNo. 140 (11 November 2019)
Current rankingNo. 140 (11 November 2019)
Doubles
Career record1–6[1]
Career titles0
2 Challengers, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 211 (11 September 2017)
Current rankingNo. 607 (11 November 2019)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–0
Last updated on: 15 November 2019.

Zhang Zhizhen (Chinese: 张之臻; pinyin: Zhāng Zhīzhēn; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ ʈʂɻ̩́ ʈʂə́n]; born 16 October 1996), is a Chinese professional tennis player. He has won two singles and two doubles titles on the Challenger tour and two singles and two doubles titles on the Futures Tour. He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 179 in October 2019.

Career

Zhang made his first ATP tour debut in the 2015 Shenzhen Open. As a qualifier, he defeated Japanese Go Soeda in straight sets in the first round. He eventually lost to the 6th seed Jiří Veselý in straight sets.

In the 2017 ATP Shenzhen Open, Zhang, as a qualifier, upset the 4th seed and world No. 39 Paolo Lorenzi in the second round. He then lost to Henri Laaksonen in the third round.[3][4]

On 26 November 2017, defeating Te Rigele 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, Zhang won the China Tennis Grand Prix Cup title for the first time.[5]

In 2019, Zhang won two ATP challenger titles in Jinan and Shenzhen. At the ATP level, he reached the second rounds at Zhuhai and Beijing, both as wildcard holders, defeating German Dominik Koepfer and British Kyle Edmund in the first round matches respectively.

Challengers and Futures Finals

Singles: (4–4)

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2015 France F10, Mont-de-Marsan Futures Clay France Adrien Puget 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2015 France F13, Bourg-En-Bresse Futures Clay Spain Jordi Samper Montaña 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 May 2017 China F9, Lu'an Futures Hard United States Alexander Sarkissian 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2017 China F11, Shenzhen Futures Hard India Prajnesh Gunneswaran 2–6, 7–5, 5–0 ret.
Loss 2–3 Jul 2017 China F13, Yinchuan Futures Hard Japan Sora Fukuda 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Jul 2018 Italy F18, Casinalbo Futures Clay Netherlands Jelle Sels 0–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2019 Jinan, China P.R. Challenger Hard Japan Go Soeda 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win 4–4 Nov 2019 Shenzhen, China P.R. Challenger Hard China Li Zhe 6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: (4–5)

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (2–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2014 China F8, Shenzhen Futures Hard China Bai Yan China Hua Runhao
China Qiu Zhuoyang
6–4, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2015 France F14, Saint-Gervais Futures Hard Russia Daniil Medvedev Brazil Calo Silva
Chile Ricardo Urzúa-Rivera
6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2015 Belarus F2, Minsk Futures Hard Russia Daniil Medvedev Belarus Egor Gerasimov
Belarus Ilya Ivashka
1–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2016 Nanchang, China, P.R. Challenger Hard China Wu Di Colombia Nicolas Barrientos
Philippines Ruben Gonzales
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 3–2 Apr 2017 China F5, Luzhou Futures Hard China He Yecong China Xia Zihao
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jun 2017 China F10, Kunshan Futures Hard China He Yecong China Gao Xin
China Li Zhe
3–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Sep 2017 Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. Challenger Hard China Gao Xin Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan
6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Sep 2018 Shanghai, China, P.R. Challenger Hard China Hua Runhao China Gong Maoxin
China Zhang Ze
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 4–5 Jan 2019 Tunisia M15, Monastir Futures Hard Italy Jannik Sinner Hungary Gábor Borsos
Hungary Péter Nagy
1–6, 6–3, [7–10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Zhizhen Zhang - Overview - ATP World Tour". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - ZHANG, Zhizhen (CHN)". ITF. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "深圳赛张之臻胜NO.39 首进巡回赛8强成史上第3人" (in Chinese). Sports.163.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "深圳赛张之臻苦战三盘告负 无缘四强" (in Chinese). Sports.Sina.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ "中国网球大奖赛张之臻逆转夺冠 张择止步八强赛" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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