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Shang Juncheng
商竣程
Shang in 2021
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, United States
Born (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)
Beijing, China[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$98,205
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 184 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 184 (7 November 2022)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open JuniorQF (2021)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2021)
US Open JuniorF (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest ranking0
Current ranking0
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2021)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021)
US Open Junior1R (2021)
Last updated on: 19 September 2022.
Shang Juncheng
Simplified Chinese商竣程
Traditional Chinese商竣程
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShàng Jùnchéng

Useless Clown feet Shang Juncheng (Chinese: 商竣程; pinyin: Shāng Jùnchéng; also known as Jerry Shang; born 2 February 2005) is a Chinese tennis player.

Shang reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 184 in 7 November 2022. He also reached the No. 1 ITF junior ranking in July 2021.

Shang made his debut on the professional tour at the 2022 Rio Open where he received a wildcard into the main draw. He was defeated by Pedro Martínez in the first round, 6–3, 6–4.

Personal life

Shang currently trains and lives at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[3]

Shang is the son of former footballer Shang Yi and former table tennis player Wu Na.[4]

Career

2019: First ITF title

In 2019, Shang was the first player born in 2005 to win a tournament on the ITF Junior Circuit.[5]

2021: Junior Major finalist

Shang played in the 2021 Roland Garros Junior Division and reached the quarterfinals. He lost to Sean Cuenin in 2 sets (4–6, 5–7).

He also played in the 2021 Wimbledon Junior Division and reached the semifinals. He lost to Victor Lilov in 2 sets (3–6, 1–6).

Shang played in the 2021 US Open Junior Division and reached the final. He lost to Daniel Rincón in 2 sets (2–6, 6–76–8).

2022: ATP and historic Masters and top 200 debut

Shang received a wildcard to play ATP Tour 500 event at 2022 Rio Open main draw after Argentine Juan Martín del Potro announced his retirement from professional tennis.

He received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of Indian Wells, where he beat Francisco Cerúndolo in the first round and his opponent Mats Moraing retired in the second round. Having qualified into the main draw, he became the first Chinese man to play at Indian Wells and the first player from his country to qualify for an ATP Masters 1000. He was defeated by Jaume Munar in straight sets.[6] He won his first title at the 2022 Lexington Challenger becoming the youngest Chinese player to win a trophy in the Challenger Tour history.[7] He reached the top 200 at world No. 195 on 19 September 2022.

ITF World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 6 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 M15 Fayetteville, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–0 Oct 2021 M15 Naples, USA World Tennis Tour Clay Portugal Duarte Vale 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–0 Oct 2021 M15 Vero Beach, USA World Tennis Tour Clay Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 4–0 Feb 2022 M15 Naples, USA World Tennis Tour Clay United States Felix Corwin 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
Win 5–0 Aug 2022 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard Ecuador Emilio Gómez 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Aug 2022 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Canada Gabriel Diallo 5–7, 6–7(5–7)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2021 US Open Hard Spain Daniel Rincón 2–6, 6–7(6–8)

References

  1. ^ "JERRY SHANG ON THE RISE: A TENNIS STUDENT-ATHLETE WITH BIG DREAMS". www.imgacademy.com.
  2. ^ "Rankings Singles". atptour.com.
  3. ^ "Top seed Juncheng "Jerry" Shang wins 2021 Easter Bowl boys' 18s singles title". www.usta.com.
  4. ^ "前国安前锋:儿子选网球因兴趣 盼他成职业网球手". junengjituan.com (in Chinese).
  5. ^ "Juncheng Shang writes history for 2005 generation as the first player." www.tennisworldusa.org.
  6. ^ "Li Na Inspired Shang Juncheng; Now Shang is Stepping into the Sun | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. ^ "Shang and Zhang Create Chinese Challenger History | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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