Zheng Saisai

Zheng Saisai
郑赛赛

Zheng Saisai at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports)	China
Residence	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Born	(1994-02-05) February 5, 1994 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Alan Ma and Goran Tošić
Prize money	US$ 3,787,683
Singles
Career record	316–216
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 34 (2 March 2020)
Current ranking	No. 34 (2 March 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2016, 2020)
French Open	1R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	2R (2014, 2016, 2017)
Doubles
Career record	214–149
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 15 (11 July 2016)
Current ranking	No. 24 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2013, 2016)
French Open	F (2019)
Wimbledon	3R (2019)
US Open	QF (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
Wimbledon	3R (2019)
US Open	1R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	11–6
Medal record Representing China Women's tennis Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Event Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore Doubles 2010 Singapore Singles
Last updated on: 11 May 2020.

Zheng Saisai
Traditional Chinese	鄭賽賽
Simplified Chinese	郑赛赛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Sài Sài IPA [ʈʂə̂ŋ sâɪ sâɪ]

Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai (Chinese: 郑赛赛; born February 5, 1994) is a Chinese tennis player. She has won one WTA singles title at the Premier level 2019 Silicon Valley Classic, four WTA doubles titles, and reached the finals of the 2019 French Open in doubles with her countrywoman Duan Yingying. She has also won three WTA 125K singles and two WTA 125K doubles titles, as well as eleven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

On 28 October 2019, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 11 July 2016, she peaked at No. 15 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for China Fed Cup team, Zheng has a win–loss record of 11–6.

Early life and background

Zheng started playing tennis at age eight at tennis academy where mother worked. She stated that her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin. Her favorite tournaments are Australian Open and Wimbledon. Zheng is coached by Alan Ma (马伟开). Her favorite shot is drop shot.

Her father is of Tibetan ethnicity. She also has a Tibetan name, Suodian Zhuoma (Chinese: 索典卓玛).

Her nickname is 'jaguar', for her footwork and defence.

Professional career

2008–11: ITF debut

Zheng began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in June 2008, at the age of 14, where she lost in first round of qualification against her fellow countrywoman, Zhou Xiao. Her first main-draw appearance happened next year, at a US$10K event in February.

2011-13: WTA debut in both singles and doubles

In September, Zheng made her WTA debut in both singles and doubles at the Guangzhou International. There she won her first doubles title, partnering Hsieh Su-wei and defeating Chan Chin-wei and Han Xinyun in straight sets.

2013: First Grand Slam semifinal in doubles

At the 2013 Australian Open, Zheng reached semifinals with her partner Varvara Lepchenko from United States, and they were defeated by Australian combination Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua, in straight sets. She also reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, also with Lepchenko, where they were defeated by number-one seed, Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, in straight sets.

2014-19: Top 100 debut in singles

On 13 October 2014, she entered top 100 in singles, when she reached world No. 92. Zheng finished 2014 season as the 97th.

2019: First title in singles, Grand Slam runner–up

At the 2019 French Open, Zheng made her first Grand Slam final appearance with her partner Duan Yingying; they lost against Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic, with score 2–6, 3–6. In August, Zheng won her first WTA title at the Silicon Valley Classic where she defeated 10th seeded Aryna Sabalenka.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

• Sourced from WTA

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	Q1	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	2R	0 / 5	2–5	29%
French Open	A	A	Q1	Q2	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R		0 / 5	0–5	0%
Wimbledon	A	Q2	A	Q1	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	NH	0 / 5	1–5	17%
US Open	A	Q3	Q1	2R	1R	2R	2R	Q1	1R		0 / 5	3–5	38%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–4	2–4	1–4	1–2	0–4	1–1	0 / 20	6–20	23%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[1]	DId Not Qualify				RR	DId Not Qualify			SF		0 / 2	1–4	20%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			2R	Not Held			P	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open	A	A	Q1	A	1R	Q2	A	A	1R	P	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	1R	P	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	2R	A	3R	P	0 / 2	3–2	60%
China Open	1R	1R	Q1	A	1R	1R	A	2R	3R		0 / 6	3–6	33%
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open[2]	A	A	A	A	A	QF	2R	A	2R	QF	0 / 4	8–4	67%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	A	1R	P	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	P	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	2R		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[3]	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	A		0 / 3	1–3	25%
Career statistics
Tournaments	2	3	3	6	21	24	10	12	23	4	Career total: 108
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	Career total: 2
Overall Win–Loss	0–2	2–3	1–3	6–6	9–22	13–24	5–10	13–12	21–24	6–4	1 / 108	76–110	41%
Win (%)	0%	40%	25%	50%	29%	35%	33%	52%	47%	60%	Career total: 41%
Year-end ranking	276	133	162	97	70	85	94	46	39		$3,787,683

Notes

• ¹ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
• ² The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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 two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
• ³ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.

Doubles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	W–L
Australian Open	A	SF	1R	1R	SF	3R	A	1R	1R	10–7
French Open	2R	QF	2R	2R	QF	QF	1R	F		17–8
Wimbledon	1R	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	3R	NH	3–5
US Open	1R	2R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	QF		9–8
Win–Loss	1–3	9–4	2–3	2–4	9–4	6–3	0–2	10–4	0–1	39–28

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2019	French Open	Clay	Duan Yingying	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	2–6, 3–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (1–0) International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2018	Jiangxi Open, China	International	Hard	Wang Qiang	5–7, 0–4 ret.
Win	1–1	Aug 2019	Silicon Valley Classic, United States	Premier	Hard	Aryna Sabalenka	6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–1)
International (3–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2011	Guangzhou Open, China	International	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	Chan Chin-wei Han Xinyun	6–2, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Apr 2014	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Tímea Babos Chan Hao-ching	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	May 2015	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	International	Clay	Nadiia Kichenok	Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen	6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win	2–2	Aug 2015	Silicon Valley Classic, United States	Premier	Hard	Xu Yifan	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–1, 6–3
Win	3–2	Oct 2015	Tianjin Open, China	International	Hard	Xu Yifan	Darija Jurak Nicole Melichar	6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss	3–3	Jan 2016	Shenzhen Open, China	International	Hard	Xu Yifan	Vania King Monica Niculescu	1–6, 4–6
Win	4–3	Mar 2019	Mexico Open, Mexico	International	Hard	Victoria Azarenka	Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	6–1, 6–2
Loss	4–4	Jun 2019	French Open, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Duan Yingying	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	2–6, 3–6
Loss	4–5	Jan 2020	Shenzhen Open, China	International	Hard	Duan Yingying	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	2–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss	4–6	Feb 2020	Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates	Premier	Hard	Barbora Krejčíková	Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová	5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

WTA 125 series finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1–0	Aug 2013	Suzhou Open, China	Hard	Shahar Pe'er	2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2015	Dalian Open, China	Hard	Julia Glushko	2–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win	2–1	Apr 2018	Zhengzhou Open, China	Hard	Wang Yafan	5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	2–2	May 2018	Kunming Open, China	Clay	Irina Khromacheva	6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	3–2	Apr 2019	Kunming Open, China	Clay	Zhang Shuai	6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2015	Jiangxi International, China	Hard	Chang Kai-chen	Chan Chin-wei Wang Yafan	6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Win	2–0	Sep 2015	Dalian Open, China	Hard	Zhang Kailin	Chan Chin-wei Darija Jurak	6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2009	ITF Shenzhen, China	10,000	Hard	Sabina Sharipova	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Apr 2010	ITF Ningbo, China	10,000	Hard	Tian Ran	6–2, 6–3
Loss	1–2	Jun 2010	ITF Hefei, China	10,000	Hard	Duan Yingying	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–2	Oct 2010	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	10,000	Hard	Zhang Ling	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Jan 2011	ITF Muzaffarnagar, India	25,000	Grass	Tadeja Majerič	6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Loss	2–4	Jan 2011	Burnie International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Eugenie Bouchard	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–5	Apr 2012	ITF Wenshan, China	50,000	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–5	May 2012	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Grass	Monique Adamczak	7–5, 6–2
Win	4–5	Oct 2012	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	25,000	Hard	Zarina Diyas	6–4, 6–1
Loss	4–6	Sep 2013	ITF Sanya, China	50,000	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	6–3, 6–4
Win	5–6	May 2014	Kunming Open, China	50,000	Clay	Jovana Jakšić	6–2, 6–3
Win	6–6	Apr 2015	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	75,000	Hard	Naomi Osaka	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	7–6	May 2015	Kunming Open, China (2)	75,000	Clay	Han Xinyun	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	7–7	Mar 2017	Zhuhai Open, China	60,000	Hard	Denisa Allertová	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	8–7	Apr 2017	Industrial Bank Cup, China	60,000	Hard	Liu Fangzhou	6–2, 6–3
Win	9–7	Apr 2017	Kunming Open, China (3)	100,000+H	Clay	Zarina Diyas	7–5, 6–4
Win	10–7	Apr 2018	Industrial Bank Cup, China (2)	60,000	Hard	Liu Fangzhou	6–3, 6–1
Win	11–7	Oct 2018	Suzhou Open, China	100,000	Hard	Jana Čepelová	7–5, 6–1
Loss	11–8	Nov 2018	Shenzhen Longhua Open, China	100,000	Hard	Ivana Jorović	3–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2010	ITF Hefei, China	10,000	Hard	Tian Ran	Bai Xi Zhang Kailin	6–0, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Oct 2010	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	10,000	Hard	Juan Ting-fei	Kao Shao-yuan Wang Qiang	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win	2–1	May 2011	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Chan Hao-ching	Yurika Sema Erika Takao	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss	2–2	Aug 2011	Beijing International Challenger, China	75,000	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–2	Sep 2011	Ningbo Open, China	100,000	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Chan Chin-wei Han Xinyun	6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss	3–3	Feb 2012	Launceston International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Hsieh Shu-ying	Kotomi Takahata Shuko Aoyama	6–4, 6–4
Win	4–3	Mar 2012	ITF Sanya, China	25,000	Hard	Erika Sema	Liang Chen Zhou Yimiao	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–4	Mar 2012	ITF Phuket, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Chan Chin-wei	Natela Dzalamidze Marta Sirotkina	4–6, 1–6
Win	5–4	Mar 2012	ITF Phuket, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	Sun Shengnan Han Xinyun	6–3, 6–3
Win	6–4	May 2012	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	50,000	Hard	Jessica Pegula	Chan Chin-wei Hsu Wen-hsin	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss	6–5	Sep 2012	Ningbo Open, China	100,000	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen	2–6, 5–7
Loss	6–6	Apr 2014	ITF Nanning, China	25,000	Hard	Zhang Ling	Zhang Kailin Han Xinyun	6–7(8–10), 6–7(3–7)
Win	7–6	May 2014	Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia	75,000	Clay	Stephanie Vogt	Margarita Gasparyan Evgeniya Rodina	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–6	May 2015	Kunming Open, China	75,000	Hard	Xu Yifan	Yang Zhaoxuan Ye Qiuyu	7–5, 6–2
Win	9–6	Jul 2018	Grand Est Open 88, France	100,000	Clay	An-Sophie Mestach	Prarthana Thombare Eva Wacanno	3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	9–7	Nov 2019	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Ng Kwan-yau	Tamarine Tanasugarn Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	2–6, 6–7(5–7)

Summer Youth Olympic Games

Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)

Result	Year	Host nation	Surface	Opponent	Score
Silver medal	2010	Singapore	Hard	Daria Gavrilova	6–2, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

Result	Year	Host nation	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold medal	2010	Singapore	Hard	Tang Haochen	Jana Čepelová Chantal Škamlová	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

Wins over top 10 players

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2016
1.	Petra Kvitová	No. 6	Shenzhen Open, China	Hard	1R	6–2, ret.
2.	Angelique Kerber	No. 2	Qatar Open, Qatar	Hard	2R	7–5, 6–1
3.	Agnieszka Radwańska	No. 5	Summer Olympics, Brazil	Hard	1R	6–4, 7–5
2017
4.	Elina Svitolina	No. 10	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	1R	2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2019
5.	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 10	Silicon Valley Classic, United States	Hard	F	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2020
6.	Kiki Bertens	No. 6	Qatar Open, Qatar	Hard	3R	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

External links

• Zheng Saisai at the Women's Tennis Association
• Zheng Saisai at the International Tennis Federation
• Zheng Saisai at the Billie Jean King Cup