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Michael Zheng
Country (sports) United States
Born (2004-01-27) January 27, 2004 (age 20)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeColumbia
Prize money$5,266
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 520 (13 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 520 (13 November 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1445 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1473 (13 November 2023)
Last updated on: 13 November 2023.

Michael Zheng (born January 27, 2004) is an American tennis player.

Zheng has a career high ATP singles ranking of 520 achieved on 13 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1445 achieved on 30 January 2023.[1]

Junior career and college

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Zheng reached the final of the Wimbledon boys' singles tournament in 2022, losing in the final to Mili Poljičak.[2] He is enrolled to play college tennis at Columbia.[3][4] In the 2022–23 season, his first year at Columbia, he became the first first-year student athlete at the school to be named an ITA All-American, in addition to winning Ivy League player of the year.[5] He represented Columbia at the NCAA tennis tournament in singles, where he was eliminated by Ondřej Štyler.[6] He reached the final of the 2024 NCAA Division I tennis men's singles championships, where he lost to Filip Planinsek of Alabama.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Zheng | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ McIver, Alastair (July 11, 2022). "Wimbledon | Poljicak spoils the American party".
  3. ^ "Michael Zheng - Men's Tennis". Columbia University Athletics.
  4. ^ Coleman, Brian (June 10, 2022). "Junior Player Spotlight: Michael Zheng, Dwight Global Online School". New York Tennis Magazine.
  5. ^ "Zheng Becomes First First-Year In Program History To Earn All-American Status". Columbia University Athletics. May 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Michael Zheng's Run In NCAA Singles Championships Ends In Round Of 16". Columbia University Athletics. May 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Filip Planinsek Wins NCAA Singles Championship". Bama Central. May 25, 2024.
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Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:American male tennis players Category:People from Montville, New Jersey Category:Columbia Lions men's tennis players