Zhang Yuxuan (Chinese: 张宇璇; pinyin: Zhāngyǔxuān; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ ỳ ɕɥɛ́n]; born 19 August 1994) is a former professional tennis player from China.

Zhang Yuxuan
Zhang Yuxuan after winning in Wenshan
Country (sports) China
ResidenceTianjin, China
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29)
Tianjin
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$245,141
Singles
Career record196–175 (52.8%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 166 (18 April 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2013)
WimbledonQ1 (2019)
US OpenQ1 (2018)
Doubles
Career record33–34 (49.3%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 299 (2 November 2015)

In her career, she won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. On 18 April 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 166. On 2 November 2015, she peaked at No. 299 in the doubles rankings.

Biography edit

Zhang began playing tennis at the age of four. She gained a wildcard to the 2013 Australian Open, winning the Asia Pacific Wildcard Playoff.[1]

She competed at her latest ITF event in February 2020.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2012 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Wen Xin 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 2013 ITF Wenshan, China 50,000 Hard   Wang Qiang 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jun 2013 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Risa Ozaki 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Aug 2014 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Choi Ji-hee 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 May 2015 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard   Liu Chang 6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–3 Oct 2015 Zhuhai Open, China 50,000 Hard   Chang Kai-chen 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(0)
Win 4–3 Jun 2018 ITF Luzhou, China 25,000 Hard   Gai Ao 6–2, 6–0
Win 5–3 Jul 2018 ITF Naiman, China 25,000 Hard   Xun Fangying 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2012 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Zhang Nannan   Kim Ji-young
  Yoo Mi
5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2015 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard   Yang Zhaoxuan   Tian Ran
  Zhang Kailin
7–6(4), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Mar 2016 Blossom Cup, China 50,000 Hard   Lu Jingjing   Shuko Aoyama
  Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 0–6

References edit

  1. ^ 'AO wildcard playoff women's finalists decided' Tennis Australia (retrieved October 21, 2012)

External links edit