Zhu Lin (Chinese: 朱琳; pinyin: Zhū Lín; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂú lǐn] ⓘ; born 28 January 1994) is a Chinese professional tennis player. On 18 September 2023, Zhu reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 31. She attained her best WTA doubles ranking of No. 80 on 2 October 2023. Zhu has won the 2023 Thailand Open in singles and the 2019 Jiangxi Open in doubles.[1] She has also won one singles and one doubles title in WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[2]
_01_(cropped).jpg) Zhu at the 2023 US Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  China | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1994 Wuxi, China | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two handed-backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $3,184,005 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 402–278 (59.1%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (18 September 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 56 (8 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 137–153 (47.2%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 80 (2 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 125 (18 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 7–4 (63.6%) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 23 March 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Playing for China Fed Cup team, Zhu has a win–loss record of 7–4.[3]
Early life and background edit
Zhu Lin was born on 28 January 1994 to Zhu Jiangming and Chen Yunqi in Wuxi, China. Her father introduced her to tennis at age four. She has a very aggressive style of play, and her signature shot and also favorite shot is forehand. Her tennis idol growing up was Martina Hingis.[4]
Junior career edit
Zhu debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2009 at the age of 15 at the China Junior 1 Open, where she also reached her first singles final. She lost that match against Turkish player Melis Sezer, in straight sets. The following week, she played at China Junior 2 Open, where she also had success, reaching the semifinals in both singles and doubles. She continued having success in her next tournament, where she won the title in singles and reached semifinals in doubles in the 2009 Widjojo Soejono Semen Gresik Junior Championships. The next week, Zhu won her first doubles title and also reached the semifinal in singles at the Solo Open International Junior Championships. Toward the end of the year, she reached one singles final at the PHINMA International Juniors (week 2), where she lost, but won two doubles titles, at that tournament.
In January 2010, Zhu debuted at a junior Grand Slam tournament, playing at the Australian Open, where she was stopped in the third round by Kristýna Plíšková. In April 2010, she reached the quarterfinals at the Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships, in both singles and doubles. At the end of May 2010, she played at the Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships in New Delhi, India. There she reached the semifinal in singles and the final in doubles. In September 2010, she lost in the first round of the Junior US Open, in singles. Toward the end of the year, she won China Junior 2 - Xiamen in singles.
In January 2011, she played at the Australian Open, where she lost in the second round, in both singles and doubles. It was her last junior doubles tournament. Her last junior singles tournament was at the China Junior 10 Dalian, where she lost in the third round. Her highest junior combined ranking was 39, that she reached on 17 January 2011.[5]
Professional career edit
2009–13: Playing on the ITF Circuit edit
Zhu made her debut on the ITF Circuit in June 2009, at Qianshan, China, where she was stopped in the second round. In October 2010, she played her first ITF final, at Nonthaburi, Thailand, but lost in that final from Nungnadda Wannasuk. Later, on 24 October, she won her first ITF singles title, at Khon Kaen, Thailand. In November 2010, she won her first doubles title, at Manila, Philippines. In 2011, Zhu won one ITF singles title, at Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2012, she reached only one final in singles, at Pattaya, Thailand which she lost. In 2013, she debuted at the WTA 125 tournaments, when she lost at the Suzhou Ladies Open in the first round in both category.
2014: Success at ITF events & WTA Tour debut edit
Zhu started the year in Antalya, Turkey, where she reached the final and lost to Lenka Wienerová. In March, she won a $10k event in Ankara defeating Iryna Shymanovich. In June, she won three consecutive tournaments: her first $25k level tournament in Belikpapan, Indonesia, then the $10k events in Tarakan and the following week in Solo, both Indonesia. She also reached her first significant final at the Xi'an Open, but lost to Duan Yingying. In August, she played her first Grand Slam qualifying; after defeating Giulia Gatto-Monticone and Arina Rodionova, she lost in the third round to Zheng Saisai. Zhu made her WTA Tour debut at the Hong Kong Open. Having entered the qualifying tournament, she defeated Wang Yafan, Raluca Olaru, and Elitsa Kostova for a spot in the main draw, where she subsequently recorded her first ever main-draw win on tour level by defeating Kristýna Plíšková in the first round, but was stopped in the second by Jana Čepelová. In September, Zhu played at the Premier-5 level Wuhan Open but failed to qualify. Next week, she played her first Premier Mandatory tournament, in the main draw of the China Open where she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round, but lost to Simona Halep in the second.
2015: Major debut edit
In January, Zhu failed to qualify for the Australian Open. At the Indian Wells Open, she reached the second round by defeating Francesca Schiavone after a controversial call from the umpire,[6][7] but then lost to Sara Errani.
She failed to qualify for the Miami Open, Madrid Open and French Open. Zhu made her major singles debut at Wimbledon, where she lost to Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets. At the US Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying.
2016: Success in doubles on the ITF Circuit edit
She won the title at the Launceston International, her first tournament in the year where she played doubles. In April at the $25k event in Kashiwa, Japan, she reached the final in doubles. In late July, she won the Lexington Challenger, partnering with Hiroko Kuwata. At the Wuhan Open, she failed to qualify in singles, but reached the second round in doubles together with Han Xinyun, they lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová. At the China Open, she also failed to qualify in singles, and in doubles, she was eliminated in the first round. In November, she reached her first $100k final in doubles at the Shenzhen Open, but lost with Han Xinyun against You Xiaodi and Nina Stojanović.
2019–20: First major win & WTA Tour doubles title, top 100 debut edit
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At the Dubai Championships, Zhu made one of her biggest wins, defeating reigning Doha champion Elise Mertens, but lost in the second round to Lesia Tsurenko.[8] On 25 February 2019, she entered the top 100 in singles, reaching world No. 93.[9]
After losing six first-round matches, Zhu clinched her first singles victory at a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open, beating compatriot teenager Wang Xinyu in straight sets, before she lost to Madison Keys in the second round.[10]
In September, she played her first WTA Tour final, at the 2019 Jiangxi International Open, where she and Wang Xinyu defeated Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai in an all-Chinese final.[11]
2021: First WTA Challenger singles title edit
In December, she won her first singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour in Seoul, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in the final.[12]
2022: WTA 1000 and top 60 debuts edit
At the Guadalajara Open, she defeated Alizé Cornet in the first round. She followed up this win with a loss against Daria Kasatkina in the second round. Two weeks later, she reached her then career-high singles ranking of 58.[4]
2023: Major fourth round, first top-10 win & WTA Tour title, singles top 50 & doubles top 100 edit
The start of the season was promising for Zhu. In the opening week, she reached the quarterfinal at the Auckland Open after defeating Venus Williams.[4] Her journey continued at the Australian Open where she reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam championship for the first time in her career, and also defeated two seeds on the way, 32nd seed Jil Teichmann and sixth seed Maria Sakkari, her first top-10 win.[13][4] She lost a tight three-set match to Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round.[14]
In Hua Hin, Thailand, she defeated seventh seed Wang Xinyu in the semifinals with whom she reached the doubles final at the same tournament.[15] She won her first WTA Tour singles title defeating Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko in the final.[16] As a result, she reached new career-high rankings of No. 41 in singles and No. 90 in doubles, on 6 February 2023.
In doubles, she reached the third round at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Taiwanese Wu Fang-hsien.
After reaching for the first time the third round at the US Open and following that finishing as runner-up at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka, she achieved a career-high of No. 31 in singles and No. 82 in doubles, on 18 September 2023.[17]
2024 edit
She also reached the third round in doubles at the 2024 Australian Open, again partnering Wu Fang-hsien.[18]
Performance timelines edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[19]
Singles edit
Current through the 2023 China Open.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 4R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 0 / 17 | 9–17 | 35% |
| Year-end championship | |||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | NH | SF | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
| National representation | |||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | A | A[b] | PO | 0 / 0 | 6–4 | 60% | ||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Miami Open | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| China Open | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | NH | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0 / 14 | 4–14 | 22% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | Career total: 89 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 9–9 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 6–7 | 24–19 | 1 / 74 | 68–77 | 47% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 7 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Overall win–loss | 3–4 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 9–9 | 5–8 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 4–7 | 8–12 | 28–24 | 1 / 89 | 75–93 | 45% |
| Year-end ranking[d] | 139 | 173 | 140 | 104 | 114 | 83 | 91 | 140 | 62 | $2,949,666 | |||
Doubles edit
Current through the 2023 Canadian Open.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | 1R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | RR | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
| National representation | |||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | A | A[b] | PO | 0 / 0 | 1–0 | 100% | ||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wuhan Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| China Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Career total: 50 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–3 | 4–5 | 4–7 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 7–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 9–7 | 8–9 | 1 / 50 | 36–49 | 42% |
| Year-end ranking[e] | 302 | 231 | 123 | 174 | 539 | 134 | 118 | 319 | 109 | ||||
WTA Tour finals edit
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2023 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | WTA 250 | Hard |  Lesia Tsurenko
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | WTA 250 | Hard |  Ashlyn Krueger
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3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2024 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | WTA 250 | Hard |  Diana Shnaider
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3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2019 | Jiangxi International, China |
International[f] | Hard | Wang Xinyu
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Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai
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6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2022 | Abierto Zapopan, Mexico |
WTA 250 | Hard | Wang Xinyu
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Kaitlyn Christian  Lidziya Marozava
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2023 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand |
WTA 250 | Hard | Wang Xinyu
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 Chan Hao-ching Wu Fang-hsien
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1–6, 6–7(6–8) |
WTA Challenger finals edit
Singles: 1 (title) edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | Seoul Open, South Korea | Hard (i) |  Kristina Mladenovic
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6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (title) edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | Zhengzhou Open, China | Hard | Han Xinyun
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Jacqueline Cako  Julia Glushko
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7–5, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals edit
Singles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner–ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard |  Nungnadda Wannasuk
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2011 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard |  Nadia Abdalá
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7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2012 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard |  Anna Tyulpa
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Lenka Wienerová
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7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Iryna Shymanovich
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2014 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Qiang
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2014 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Clay |  Ankita Raina
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7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | Wang Yan
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4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Solo, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard |  Lavinia Tananta
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6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Xi'an, China | 50,000 | Hard | Duan Yingying
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6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Dec 2014 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 50,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2016 | Kōfu International, Japan | 25,000 | Hard |  Susanne Celik
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | May 2017 | Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan | 80,000 | Hard | Magdaléna Rybáriková
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | May 2017 | Jin'an Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Ankita Raina
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | May 2018 | Jin'an Open, China (2) | 60,000 | Hard | Liu Fangzhou
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6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–9 | Aug 2018 | Jinan International, China | 60,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–9 | Jan 2019 | ITF Singapore, Singapore | 25,000 | Hard |  Han Na-lae
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Aug 2019 | Landisville Challenge, United States |
60,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Oct 2019 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Peng Shuai
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2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–11 | Nov 2019 | Liuzhou Open, China | 60,000 | Hard |  Arina Rodionova
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2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–11 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Peng Shuai
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6–3, 1–3 ret. |
| Loss | 12–12 | Jan 2020 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 25,000 | Hard |  Zarina Diyas
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 13–12 | Mar 2022 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard |  Rebecca Marino
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–12 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 25,000 | Hard | Victoria Mboko
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6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–12 | Aug 2022 | Landisville Challenge, United States |
100,000 | Hard | Elizabeth Mandlik
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6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Juan Ting-fei
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Chen Yi Varatchaya Wongteanchai
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5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan
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Kim Ji-young Kim Jin-hee
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Li Yihong
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 Gabriela Talabă Patricia Maria Țig
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6–2, ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Li Yihong
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Nicoleta-Cătălina Dascălu Raluca Șerban
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3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2016 | Launceston International, Australia | 75,000 | Hard | You Xiaodi
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Nadiia Kichenok  Mandy Minella
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2–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | You Xiaodi
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Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin
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5–7, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2016 | Lexington Challenger, United States |
50,000 | Hard |  Hiroko Kuwata
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Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller
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6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2016 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Han Xinyun
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 Nina Stojanović You Xiaodi
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4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Blossom Cup, China | 60,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata
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Han Xinyun Ye Qiuyu
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2019 | Manchester Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass | Duan Yingying
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Robin Anderson Laura Ioana Paar
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6–4, 6–3 |
Head-to-head record edit
Record against top 10 players edit
- She has a 2–10 (17%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H |
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| 2014 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | Simona Halep
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No. 2 | China Open, China | Hard | 2R | 5–7, 4–6 | No. 167 | 0–1 |
| 2015 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–2 |  Caroline Wozniacki
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No. 5 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 1–6 | No. 122 | 0–2 |
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–3 | Elina Svitolina
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No. 3 | China Open, China | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 2–6 | No. 118 | 0–2 |
| 2019 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–4 |  Karolína Plíšková
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No. 3 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 1R | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | No. 101 | 0–2 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Madison Keys
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No. 9 | US Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 1–6 | No. 122 | 0–1 |
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–6 | Coco Gauff
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No. 7 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | QF | 3–6, 2–6 | No. 84 | 0–1 |
| Win | 1–6 |  Maria Sakkari
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No. 6 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4 | No. 87 | 1–1 |
| Loss | 1–7 |  Iga Świątek
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No. 1 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 1R | 1–6, 3–6 | No. 34 | 0–1 |
| Win | 2–7 | Caroline Garcia
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No. 7 | Tennis in the Land, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–1 | No. 48 | 1–1 |
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Loss | 2–8 | Aryna Sabalenka
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No. 2 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | 3R | 1–6, 0–6 | No. 33 | 0–4 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Elena Rybakina
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No. 4 | TotalEnergies Open, Qatar | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 1–6 | No. 57 | 1–2 |
| Loss | 2–10 | Jessica Pegula
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No. 5 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 1–4 ret. | No. 63 | 0–2 |
Notes edit
- ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ 2010: WTA ranking–642, 2011: WTA ranking–601, 2012: WTA ranking–567, 2013: WTA ranking–580
- ^ 2010: WTA ranking-889, 2011: WTA ranking-696, 2012: WTA ranking-704, 2013: WTA ranking-955
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References edit
- ^ "WTA Profile Info".
- ^ "Singles and Doubles Titles". ITF.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile".
- ^ a b c d WTA Insider (January 21, 2023). "From comedy to heartbreak, five things to know about Zhu Lin". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Junior ITF Profile".
- ^ "Something Rotten in the Desert: A WTA Debacle". 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Shame on Zhu: Chinese Qualifier Goes into Denial Mode to Score Controversial Set Point".
- ^ "'No words can describe how happy I am': Zhu outlasts Mertens in Dubai marathon", WTA, 18 February 2019
- ^ "Ranking History".
- ^ "Keys finds right notes for Zhu win at US Open", WTA, 28 August 2019
- ^ Rebecca Peterson Wins Maiden Title at Jiangxi, 15 September 2019
- ^ "Zhu sweeps past Mladenovic in Seoul to win first WTA 125 title".
- ^ "Zhu upsets No.6 Sakkari to reach fourth round of Australian Open".
- ^ WTA Staff (January 22, 2023). "Azarenka predicts big things for Zhu after late-night Aussie Open battle". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Tsurenko advances past Andreescu, to face Zhu in Hua Hin final".
- ^ "Zhu triumphs over Tsurenko to win first title in Hua Hin". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3689574/rankings-watch-siniakova-returns-to-doubles-no-1-kenin-up-40-spots
- ^ https://twitter.com/PDChinaSports/status/1748238862953161189
- ^ "Zhu Lin [CHN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
External links edit
- Zhu Lin at the Women's Tennis Association
- Zhu Lin at the International Tennis Federation
- Zhu Lin at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Zhu Lin on Weibo (in Chinese)
