Sun Fajing (Chinese: 孙发京; pinyin: Sūn Fājīng; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n fá tɕíŋ]; born 3 October 1996) is a Chinese tennis player.

Sun Fajing
孙发京
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)
Shanxi, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$287,873
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 320 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 320 (21 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record1–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 181 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 204 (28 October 2024)
Last updated on: 30 October 2024.

Sun has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 320 achieved on 21 October 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 181 achieved on 26 February 2024. He is the current No. 5 Chinese player.[1]

Career

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Sun made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Chengdu Open, where he was granted a wildcard entry in the doubles draw alongside compatriot He Yecong. They were defeated in the first round by Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in straight sets.

The following year, he was again given a wildcard at the 2017 Chengdu Open with partner Te Rigele, and again he would lose in the first round to Nenad Zimonjic and Santiago Gonzalez in straight sets.

In his third main draw appearance, he and partner Zhizhen Zhang were given a wildcard entry into the doubles draw of the 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open but lost in the first round to Marcin Matkowski and Nicholas Monroe.

His fourth and most recent ATP appearance (also his third at the tournament) was a wildcard entry into the doubles draw of the 2019 Chengdu Open pairing up with Wang Aoran, and to round up an 0–4 record he lost to Dominic Inglot and Austin Krajicek.

He was given a wildcard at the 2023 China Open partnering Zhou Yi. He received a wildcard in doubles partnering Li Zhe at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters and also a qualifying wildcard in singles at the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters where he upset fourth seed Borna Ćorić in the first round of qualifying but lost in the second in straight sets to alternate player Ramkumar Ramanathan.[2][3][4]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 Suzhou, China Challenger Hard   Xin Gao   Gong Maoxin
  Zhang Ze
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Sep 2019 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard   Xin Gao   Marc Polmans
  Scott Puodziunas
2–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 2–1 Jul 2023 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Dan Added
  Pierre-Hugues Herbert
6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2023 Zhangjiagang, China Challenger Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Ray Ho
  Matthew Romios
3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi II, Thailand Challenger Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Manuel Guinard
  Grégoire Jacq
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 3–3 Oct 2024 Hangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Te Rigele   Thomas Fancutt
  Yuta Shimizu
6–3, 7–5

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 20 (6 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (6–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–13)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 Thailand F1, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Chen Ti 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2017 Indonesia F1, Jakarta Futures Hard   Chen Ti 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2017 China F5, Luzhou Futures Hard   Bradley Mousley 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss 1–3 Mar 2018 Qatar F1, Doha Futures Hard   Scott Griekspoor 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–4 May 2018 China F6, Lu'an Futures Hard   Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2019 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard   Filip Bergevi 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 2–5 May 2019 M25 Lu'an, China WTT Hard   Cui Jie 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Jun 2019 M25 Hengyang, China WTT Hard   Harry Bourchier 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win 3–6 Jul 2019 M25 Kunshan, China WTT Hard   Yang Tsung-Hua 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–7 Jul 2019 M25 Qujing, China WTT Hard   Bai Yan 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–8 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Christoph Negritu 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–8 Jun 2023 M25 Martos, Spain WTT Hard   Pedro Vives Marcos 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 5–8 Aug 2023 M25 Anning, China WTT Clay   Cui Jie 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 5–9 Aug 2023 M25 Yinchuan, China WTT Hard   Cui Jie 3–6, 5–7
Win 6–9 May 2024 M25 Lu'an, China WTT Hard   Mo Yecong 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6–10 May 2024 M25 Baotou, China WTT Clay (i)   Te Rigele 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6–11 Jul 2024 M25 Tianjin, China WTT Hard   Zhou Yi 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 6–12 Aug 2024 M25 Yinchuan, China WTT Hard   Bai Yan 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 6–13 Oct 2024 M25 Huzhou, China WTT Hard   Bai Yan 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 6–14 Oct 2024 M25 Qian Daohu, China WTT Hard   Elliot Benchetrit 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 33 (16 titles, 17 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (16–17)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–13)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 China F1, Anning Futures Clay   Wang Aoran   Lin Hsin
  Enrique López Pérez
walkover
Loss 0–2 Jul 2016 China F10, Longyan Futures Hard   Wang Aoran   Bai Yan
  Li Zhe
6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2016 China F11, Anning Futures Clay   Wang Aoran   Ning Yuqing
  Qiu Zhuoyang
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Mar 2017 Egypt F8, Longyan Futures Hard   Chen Ti   Francis Casey Alcantara
  Benjamin Lock
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [7–10]
Win 2–3 May 2017 China F8, Fuzhou Futures Hard   Te Rigele   Alexander Sarkissian
  Finn Tearney
6–2, 6–4
Win 3–3 Jul 2017 China F12, Shenzhen Futures Hard   Lý Hoàng Nam   Francis Casey Alcantara
  Karunuday Singh
6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Dec 2017 Thailand F12, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Xin Gao   Chung Hong
  Song Min-kyu
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Win 4–4 Mar 2018 Qatar F3, Doha Futures Hard   Wong Chun-hun   Matěj Vocel
  Marek Gengel
6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–5 May 2018 China F4, Wuhan Futures Hard   Wang Ruikai   Te Rigele
  Yuta Shimizu
6–7(3-7), 3–6
Loss 4–6 Jun 2018 China F7, Luzhou Futures Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Sami Reinwein
  Rhett Purcell
5–7, 3–6
Win 5–6 Jun 2018 China F8, Yinchuan Futures Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
  Kento Takeuchi
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 6–6 May 2019 M25 Wuhan, China WTT Hard   Te Rigele   Sora Fakuda
  Yuki Mochizuki
6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss 6–7 Jun 2019 M25 Luzhou, China WTT Hard   Xin Gao   Wang Aoran
  Wu Hao
6–3, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 7–7 Jul 2019 M25 Kunshan, China WTT Hard   Xin Gao   Zeng Shihong
  Hua Runhao
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–7 Jul 2019 M25 Qujing, China WTT Hard   Hua Runhao   Francis Casey Alcantara
  Rhett Purcell
6–1, 6–1
Win 9–7 May 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Hsu Yu-hsiou   Jayden Court
  Dane Sweeny
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 10–7 May 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Hsu Yu-hsiou   Blake Bayldon
  Jordan Smith
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 10–8 Jun 2022 M25 Chiang Rai, Thailand WTT Hard   Hsu Yu-hsiou   Congsup Congcar
  Shintaro Imai
4–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 11–8 Jul 2022 M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria WTT Clay   Niklas Schell   Stefano Battaglino
  Lorenzo Rottoli
6–4, 6–2
Loss 11–9 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Bruno Kuzuhara   James Frawley
  Christoph Negritu
4–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Loss 11–10 Oct 2022 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia WTT Hard   Seita Watanabe   Thomas Fancutt
  Brandon Walkin
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 11–11 Oct 2022 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia WTT Hard   Coleman Wong   Tomohiro Masabayashi
  Seita Watanabe
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 11–12 Apr 2023 M15 Singapore, Singapore WTT Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Justin Barki
  Igor Sijsling
1–6, 1–6
Win 12–12 Apr 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia WTT Hard   Ray Ho   Francis Casey Alcantara
  Pruchya Isaro
6–4, 7–5
Win 13–12 Jun 2023 M25 La Nucia, Spain WTT Clay   Amr Elsayed   Dimitris Sakellaridis
  Stefanos Sakellaridis
6–2, 6–3
Win 14–12 Jul 2023 M25 Bakio, Spain WTT Hard   John Echeverría   Noah Lopez
  Robin Bertrand
6–3, 6–2
Loss 14–13 Jul 2023 M25 Roda de Bara, Spain WTT Hard   John Echeverría   Pedro Vives Marcos
  Alberto Barroso Campos
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 14–14 Aug 2023 M25 Anning, China WTT Clay   Evan Zhu   Cui Jie
  Wang Xiaofei
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 15–14 May 2024 M25 Lu'an, China WTT Hard   Ajeet Rai   Cui Jie
  Lee Duck-hee
6–2, 6–2
Loss 15–15 May 2024 M25 Anning, China WTT Clay   Cui Jie   Jeffrey Chuan En Hsu
  Woobin Shin
6–2, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 15–16 May 2024 M25 Baotou, China WTT Clay (i)   Cui Jie   Te Rigele
  Evan Zhu
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 15–17 Jul 2024 M25 Tianjin, China WTT Hard   Chung Yun-seong   Hsu Yu-hsiou
  Ryotaro Taguchi
6–3, 3–6, [12–14]
Win 16–17 Oct 2024 M25 Qian Daohu, China WTT Hard   Te Rigele   Zheng Baoluo
  Hsieh Cheng-peng
6–3, 3–6, [10–3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ @damiankust (30 September 2024). "Some unexpected wins for the Chinese players in Shanghai Q today - Fajing Sun just saved 4 MPs (mostly on unforced errors) to beat Coric 6-7(5) 6-1 7-6(9)..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @edgeAI (30 September 2024). "3 hours battle between Borna Coric and Fajing Sun. Sun wins from a set down 6-7, 6-1, 7-6. 11-9 in the 3'd set tie breaker, he saved 4 match points !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "2024 Shanghai Masters: Ramkumar Ramanathan beats Sun Fajing in straight sets; qualifies for main draw". 1 October 2024.
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