Zhu Zhenzhen

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Zhu Zhenzhen
Country (sports) China
ResidenceLiaocheng, China
Born (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 34)
Turned pro2007
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record187–58
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 5 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2020)
French Open1R (2022, 2023)
WimbledonQF (2023)
US Open1R (2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
MastersRR (2021, 2022)
Paralympic GamesQF (2016)
Doubles
Career record133–42
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (31 December 2021
Current rankingNo. 5 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2023)
French OpenSF (2022, 2023)
WimbledonSF (2023)
US OpenSF (2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesF (2021)
Paralympic GamesQF (2016)
Medal record
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles

Zhu Zhenzhen (born 15 August 1989) is a Chinese wheelchair tennis player. She became the first Chinese wheelchair tennis player to compete at a major at the 2020 Australian Open, where she reached the singles semifinals by defeating the defending champion and world No. 1 Diede de Groot.[1][2]

Personal life[edit]

Zhu contracted osteomyelitis when she was two years old.[3] She started playing wheelchair tennis in 2005 aged 16.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zhu Zhenzhen - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Zhenzhen Zhu dreams of developing wheelchair tennis in China". International Paralympic Committee. 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ “Wheelchair sister flower” Liaocheng prepares for the Tokyo Paralympics, yqqlm.com, 21 July 2020