Zheng Jie is a
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professional
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player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles.
Zheng is one of the most successful tennis players from China. She has won three WTA singles titles –
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in 2005 and
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and
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in 2006. She has also won twelve doubles titles, eleven of them with
Yan ZiYan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
including
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and the
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in 2006. She won the bronze medal in doubles with Yan Zi at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 3. Zheng has reached the singles semi-finals at the
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, defeating a World No. 1 in the process (
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), and becoming the first Chinese female player to advance to the semi-finals at a Grand Slam. She also advanced to the semi-finals at the
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.
Personal life
Zheng graduated from the Sichuan Sports Academy in June 2000.
At
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in 2008, she gained recognition when she became the first Chinese player ever to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament, defeating then-World No. 1
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en route. She donated her winnings to the victims of the
2008 Sichuan EarthquakeThe 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...
in her native province.
Zheng was coached by Jiang Hong Wei, China's national women's tennis team head coach, but she is now coached by her husband Zhang Yu, who is also her hitting partner. They became close during the period after her severe ankle injury. Zheng is on the advisory staff of Yonex and uses their rackets. She wears clothing by Anta and appears in their advertising campaigns, and she is a Rolex testimonee together with Roger Federer and Ana Ivanović.
Zheng started playing tennis when she was 10, after she saw her older sister play and thought tennis would be good exercise. At first, it was just for exercise. Zheng was rather small (at 5', 4.5"), and she and her parents were afraid that she would not have a career in the tennis world. (In fact, she was called "xiao bu dier" by her parents, which translates into something along the lines of "small kid." Her stature was no surprise though, for both her parents were short.) They considered her focusing more on her studies, so that if she did not make it in tennis she would be able to get a different job. However, her foreign coach saw potential in her, and told her parents and her something along the lines of, "There are many people in China who read books, but there are few who are national heroes." After that, her parents agreed to allow her to pursue tennis as a profession.
Nearly a year after the Sichuan earthquake that shook her home province, she visited there and brought with her tennis balls and rackets to distribute to the children there.
Zheng Jie keeps in a small vial pieces of her ankle bone that were removed during the ankle surgery of 2007. She says she keeps it because it is a part of her, and that it makes her cherish being able to play tennis again and life in general. She says that although it made her world ranking plunge, it also made her grow up a lot.
In 2009, Zheng Jie separated from the Chinese Tennis Association. Zheng talked about how it protected her in times of injury and when she was not playing well, for the CTA would back her completely and give her medical support. Now she manages her own money, which puts her at risk but also means that success will be more profitable.
Playing style
Zheng's game is characterized by consistency and intellect. She is not the strongest player, but makes up for this with her careful thinking about where to place her shots and willingness to change game plans if a strategy is not working. Her shots are very well placed and can be quite deep in the court, making Zheng an excellent defensive counterpuncher. Zheng has good foot speed which allows her to keep points in play that normally would be winners; so few shots get by her that some admiring journalists have begun calling her "the Great Wall of China." Having played many years in doubles, Zheng is also a comfortable net player. Zheng has powerful ground strokes that are often deep enough to push opponents off the baseline. Zheng's best shot is her backhand. Zheng's main weakness is her serve; however she is sometimes able to neutralize her weak serve with her quickness or by serving to the body or to the opponent's weaker groundstroke.
2002
In May 2002, she won two successive $25,000
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singles tournaments, at
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and
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, right after reaching her first $50,000 tournament quarterfinal, at
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, Japan. That September, she gained direct entry into a WTA tournament at
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, and reached Round Two before losing to
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. She ended the year as World No. 183.
2003
In 2003, she qualified for Hyderabad and took a love set against
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in the main draw first round, only to lose the match in three sets. She also qualified for
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, but then lost to
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.
Later in the year, she defeated
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in the first round of a $25,000 ITF tournament, Alona Bondarenko in the first round of qualifying for
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, and
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at another $50,000 ITF event in July, where she reached the quarterfinal; but it was in August at Bronx that she won her first $50,000 tournament, beating
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,
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,
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,
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and (in the final)
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to this end.
Although Kirilenko avenged this defeat in qualifying at the US Open, Zheng proceeded to qualify for Bali in September with victories over
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and
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. She then defeated
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in the first round of the main draw before bowing out to
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.
However, the very next month she defeated Tanasugarn at the Japan Open, where she reached her first WTA semifinal before losing to
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.
At the end of October, she reached another WTA quarterfinal at
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with a second-round win over
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before losing in three sets to
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.
In December, she was a losing finalist at two successive $50,000 tournaments, falling in three sets to countrywoman
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at
Changsha (after victories over
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,
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and
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) and, also in three sets, to the same Sesil Karatantcheva (after beating
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in the semifinal) at
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. Consequently, Zheng broke into the World Top 100, with a year-end ranking of 93.
2004
The following year brought further improvements in her singles results. She reached the quarterfinals at Hyderabad and Doha
(where she comfortably beat
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in Round Two), and the second round at Miami and Vienna (where she beat
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). Then at the French Open, playing only her second Grand Slam singles main draw (after gaining direct entry to the
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but losing in the first round), she defeated
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,
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, and
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in succession to reach the fourth round, where she lost to
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. She was the first Chinese women to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam.
At the Olympics in
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, she lost her first round match to
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. In September, she won a $25,000 ITF tournament at
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, defeating
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in the semifinal and
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in the final. She later made it to the finals in a $50,000 tournament in
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, before losing to fellow countrywomen
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. Zheng ended the year world-ranked 67.
2005
Zheng started 2005 by capturing her first WTA singles title at Hobart, after wins over
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,
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,
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,
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and
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.
She qualified for Dubai with wins over
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, Maria-Elena Camerin and Virginia Ruano-Pascual, and went on to defeat
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in the main draw before succumbing to
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. Dulko gained her revenge in the quarterfinal at Estoril in April.
But Zheng remained in fine form, and reached the her second WTA final at Rabat, Morocco in May, losing to
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after wins over
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,
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and
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, followed by a walk-over against Na Li who had to retire at 3–3 from an ankle sprain.
A three-set loss to
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in the first round of the French Open prevented Zheng from defending her ranking points accrued there the previous year. In August, she reached the second round at Los Angeles by again beating
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, the Canadian Open quarterfinal (with wins over
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and
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), and another quarterfinal at New Haven (after defeating
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and
Émilie LoitÉmilie Loit is a retired French professional female tennis player. She was born in Cherbourg, France.She rose to fame when she played against American superstar Serena Williams before losing 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 in a tough first round 2003 Australian Open match.In her career Loit has won three career...
in qualifying, and
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in the main draw, though she was assisted by entering the tournament with a first-round bye and as a lucky loser in the final-round of qualifying to
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).
At the end of the month, she advanced to the second round at the US Open by defeating
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. Further first-round wins in September over
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(at Bali) and
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(at
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) could not be consolidated on in subsequent rounds of the respective tournaments; but at
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, the last tournament she would play all year, she reached the semifinal with wins over
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,
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and
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, before suffering her second loss of the year to
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. This string of results lifted her to a career-high world ranking of 42 in early October 2005.
2006
2006 started poorly for Zheng in singles, with a string of six successive first-round losses dipping her ranking to World No. 56 by the end of February. However, after a first round loss in Indian Wells, her 2006 singles breakthrough came at
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where she reached the quarterfinals with wins over
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and
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before falling to
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.
Zheng's new found confidence earned a title at her next tournament in Estoril, where she defeated top-seeded
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en route to the final before a victory over compatriot
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whom was forced to retire at one set each. In
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, Zheng displayed yet reached the quarterfinals where she lost to second-seeded Czech
Nicole VaidišováNicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...
.
In August, Zheng won the tournament in Stockholm without dropping a set. In the final, she defeated the top seed and former World No. 2
Anastasia MyskinaAnastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
. A knee injury hampered Zheng's singles progess towards the end of 2006. Her US Open ended in a second round defeat to
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and her last competitive match of the season saw her worst loss in terms of rankings, where she fell in the second round of Zurich qualifying to World No. 139 Joanna Sacowicz of Poland.
However, in December, Zheng took part in the
Asian GamesThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
in Doha, Qatar. After a surprising first round loss in the team event, she went into the singles competition as the second seed. She ended up winning the gold medal, with victories over
Shikha UberoiShikha Uberoi is a professional tennis player from India, though an American citizen . She has been ranked as high as 122nd in the world in singles ....
,
Chan Yung-janChan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
, Aiko Nakamura and
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. She also took gold in doubles with partner Yan Zi, defeating Yung Jan Chan and
Chuang Chia-jungChuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she reached the final of the women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber...
of Chinese Taipei. To end 2006, Zheng won the Chinese National Championships, with a three set victory over her doubles partner in the final.
2007
2007 started well for Zheng, where she reached a second Hobart quarterfinal before losing to eventual champion
Anna ChakvetadzeAnna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
.
At the Australian Open, Zheng put in an extremely disappointing performance, losing to then 97th ranked
Julia SchruffJulia Schruff is a professional German tennis player.Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No...
of Germany after holding match point on more than one occasion. In doubles, her title defense with Yan Zi ended in the semifinals with a defeat to Yung Jan Chan and Chia Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei – the same partnership which they managed to defeat in the final of the Doha Asian Games just 1 month previously.
Zheng competed in the both the singles and doubles (with
Yan ZiYan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
) of the French Open. At the beginning of the tournament, she sustained an ankle injury, hampering her performance. She was knocked out in the first round of the singles competition by
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, and also lost in the first round in the doubles portion.
The ankle injury sustained at the French Open ruled her out of
WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
to defend her doubles title. She withdrew from all events for the rest of the year because of the ankle injury. Her ranking suffered as a result, ending the year ranked World No. 163.
2008
Zheng Jie's return to the tour was successful; in singles, she won two qualifying matches in Gold Coast before losing to Alisa Kleybanova. In doubles, she and Zi Yan reached the final, only to lose to the third seeds, Safina and Szávay. However, in Sydney, the duo won the title, beating second seeds Sugiyama and Srebotnik and reigning US Open champions Dechy and Safina along the way. At the
Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, the duo made it to the seminfinals, beating the Williams sisters along the way, before losing to the 12th seeds Peer and Azarenka.
Zheng qualified for the main draw of the French Open, and then reached the third round before losing to Russia's
Dinara SafinaDinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
.
Zheng's breakthrough in women's tennis occurred at Wimbledon. Despite only being ranked World No. 133, Zheng was given a
wild cardThe term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
into the main draw. In the third round, she defeated the first seed and World No. 1
Ana IvanovićAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
6–1, 6–4. This was her first victory against a top 10 player. Zheng then beat
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of Hungary, the 15th seed, in the fourth round, and 18th-seeded
Nicole VaidišováNicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...
of the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. This made Zheng the first Chinese women's tennis player ever to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament. She also became the first wild card to reach the semifinals of the women's singles at Wimbledon. In the semifinals, Zheng lost to two-time Wimbledon champion and former World No. 1
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. Zheng's strong Wimbledon performance elevated her ranking from World No. 133 to World No. 40.
She donated her prize money from the tournament and spent time helping the victims and post-reconstruction effort of the
12 May earthquakeThe 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...
that killed nearly 70,000 people and left 5 to 10 million homeless in her home province
Sichuan' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
. She did the same with her French Open prize money earlier in the year.
In August 2008, Zheng competed for China in both singles and doubles at the
Beijing OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. In the singles portion, Zheng made it to the third round before losing to sixth-seeded
Dinara SafinaDinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
of Russia, who eventually won the singles silver medal. Zheng had better results in doubles with her partner
Yan ZiYan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
, where they were seeded eighth. After losing in the semifinals to the fourth-seeded Spanish team of
Anabel Medina GarriguesAna Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
and
Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
for a spot in the gold medal final, they won the bronze medal match against the Ukrainian sisters team of Alona and
Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
. This was the second Olympics tennis medal ever won by China.
After the Olympics, Zheng entered the US Open. She advanced to the third round before losing a tight match to second-seeded
Jelena JankovićJelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
of Serbia.
Zheng was seeded third in the Tier III Guangzhou International Open held in September and made it to the semifinals before losing to top-seeded
Vera ZvonarevaVera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
.
Ranked World No. 30, Zheng returned in September to Beijing for the
China OpenThe China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
Tier II tournament. She advanced to the semifinals before losing to World No. 7 and fourth-seeded
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
of Russia. Based on her strong China Open performance, Zheng became Asia's highest ranked women's singles player at World No. 26, her highest to-date career WTA singles ranking. She later reached World No. 23 on 20 October 2008.
In March 2009, Zheng was awarded the WTA Tour "Comeback of the Year" Award for 2008, as she rebounded from an injury-marred 2007.
2009
In January at the Australian Open, Zheng was seeded 22nd in women's singles. She advanced to the Round of 16 and faced 8th seed
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
of Russia. Zheng trailed 1–4 in the opening set, but was forced to retire with a left wrist injury after hitting the court while reaching for a ball. This was the furthest that Zheng progressed at women's singles at this tournament in her career.
In the doubles portion of the tournament, she and her partner
Yan ZiYan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
were eliminated in the third round, by
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and
María José Martínez SánchezMaría José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
.
Zheng returned to action at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, and made it to the third round before losing to World No. 1
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. She and her partner,
Yan ZiYan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
, lost in the first round in doubles to the Bondarenko sisters.
Seeded 4th at the
2009 Monterrey OpenThe 2009 Monterrey Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Monterrey Open and was categorized as an International tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour...
, she made it to the semifinals before losing to #2 seed
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. After this result, she rose up to world no. 17, her highest so far on the tour.
Zheng was seeded 17th at the Sony Ericsson Open. She advanced to the Round of 16 before losing to
Serena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
in three sets. Zheng's strong performance helped her to reach world No. 16, the highest ranking ever by a Chinese tennis player (
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had also reached world No. 16 in 2007).
At the
Rome MastersThe Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
, Zheng lost to World No. 1
Dinara SafinaDinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
in three sets.
At the
Madrid MastersThere are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
, Zheng fell to
Amélie MauresmoAmélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
in the second round. Despite the loss, on May 18, Zheng became the highest-ranked Chinese player in history, at No. 15.
At the
2009 French OpenThe 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, Zheng (seeded 15th) progressed to the second round before losing
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in straight sets.
At the
2009 AEGON ClassicThe 2009 AEGON Classic is a tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 28th edition of the event, known that year as the AEGON Classic, It is taking place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, from June 8 through June 14, 2009.-Seeds:*...
at Birmingham, the first tournament on grass, Zheng was the top seed but lost to the eventual champion
Magdaléna RybárikováMagdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
in the third round. Next at the
2009 AEGON InternationalAgnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Virginie Razzano.-Seeds:# Elena Dementieva # Svetlana Kuznetsova # Jelena Janković # Vera Zvonareva ...
. Zheng advanced to the second round before losing to Canadian
Aleksandra WozniakAleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
.
Seeded 16th at the
2009 Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
, Zheng was upset in the second round by
Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
in straight sets. As she was a semifinalist the previous year, Zheng's ranking fell out of the top twenty to World No. 24.
Zheng's next tournament was the LA Women's Tennis Championships as part of her US Open Series campaign. She advanced to the 4th round before losing to 13th seeded
Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
in three sets.
At the
TorontoDinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Aravane Rezaï.Elena Dementieva won in the final, 6–4, 6–3, against Maria Sharapova.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
, Zheng advanced to the third round before losing to
Lucie ŠafářováLucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
.
At the
2009 US OpenThe 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
, Zheng, who was seeded 21, advanced to the third round before losing in straight sets to the number 13 seed,
Nadia PetrovaNadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
6–4, 6–1.
Zheng ended the year with a 28–22 singles record and she finished the year ranked World No. 36.
2010
Zheng began her tour season at the
Moorilla Hobart InternationalThe Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
, where she made it to the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual tournament champion Alona Bondarenko.
Zheng was unseeded at the
2010 Australian OpenThe 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, the first Grand Slam of the year. After three set wins over Peng Shaui, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Marion Bartoli, as well as a straights sets fourth round win over Alona Bondarenko, Zheng made Australian open history by becoming the first Chinese player to reach an Australian Open semifinal when she took out unseeded
Maria KirilenkoMaria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian...
in the quarter-finals. In the semi-final match, she lost to former World No.1 and 2004 champion Justine Henin.
Zheng next competed at the Dubai Tennis Championships as the sixteenth seed, but was upset in the first round by
Alicia MolikAlicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
in three sets. Next competing at the first-ever Malaysian Open, Zheng reached the second round as the third seed, where she was defeated by Chang Kai-Chen. However, Zheng won the doubles title at the event with Yung-jan Chan, defeating Anastasia and Arina Rodionova in a championship tie-break.
Zheng next competed at the
2010 BNP Paribas OpenThe 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
, where she was seeded eighteenth. She advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to #2 seed Caroline Wozniacki. In doubles, Zheng and Chan reached the semifinals of the tournament.
Zheng next competed at the Sony Ericsson Championships, but lost in her second-round match with Virgine Razzano. She and doubles partner Chan Yung-jan reached the semi-finals.
Zheng was seeded fifth at the
2010 Polsat Warsaw OpenThe 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, where she reached the finals of the singles before losing to the defending champion,
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. She also advanced to the semi-finals of the doubles portion of the tournament.
Zheng was seeded 26th at the
2010 French OpenThe 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
and reached the second round before losing to
Anastasia PivovarovaAnastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova...
.
Zheng began her grass court season at the
2010 AEGON InternationalThe 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
, where she was unseeded. She advanced to the second round before losing to British wildcard
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.
At Wimbledon, Zheng was the 23rd seed, but lost in the second round to
Petra KvitováPetra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
, who herself made it to the semifinals.
Zheng was unseeded at the
2010 Bank of the West ClassicThe 2010 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and is a part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from...
in Stanford, where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the first round. In doubles, she reached the final where she lost a close three set match to Leizel Huber and Lindsay Davenport. At her next tournament in San Diego, Zheng reached the second round before losing to
Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
. In consolation, Zheng partnered with Maria Kirilenko to win her second doubles title of the year by defeating second seeded
Lisa RaymondLisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
and
Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
in the final.
Her next singles tournament was the
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's OpenThe 2010 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament that were played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, United States, with the men playing from August 14 through August 22, 2010, and the women...
, where Zheng lost to the eleventh-seed
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in the first round. In doubles, Jie teamed with Yung-jan Chan and made it to the quarterfinals. Next playing at the
2010 Rogers CupThe 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Zheng reached the quarterfinals before losing to
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
in straight sets.
Zheng next competed at the
2010 US OpenThe 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
in singles and doubles. In singles, Zheng was the 21st seed, however she was upset in the second round by a resurgent
Ana IvanovićAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
. In doubles, she and Yung-jan Chan reached the semifinals before losing to Nadia Petrova and Liezel Huber. Following the tournament Zheng withdrew from all scheduled tournaments citing a wrist injury, which kept her off of the tour until February 2011.
2011
Zheng was scheduled to compete at the
Hong Kong Tennis ClassicThe Hong Kong Tennis Classic is a women's exhibition tennis tournament held in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, in the first week of January...
exhibition tournament in Team Asia-Pacific alongside Li Na and
Mark PhilippoussisMark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
, as well as competing as the third seed at the
2011 Moorilla Hobart InternationalThe Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
. Zheng hadn't rehabilitated from her wrist injury sufficiently, and withdrew from both tournaments, as well as the Australian Open, where she was a semi-finalist in 2010.
Jie made a return to the tour at the
2011 PTT Pattaya OpenThe 2011 PTT Pattaya Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the PTT Pattaya Open and was part of the International category on the 2011 WTA Tour...
in Thailand. She was seeded seventh but was defeated by
Akgul AmanmuradovaAkgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands...
in the first round 6–4, 7–6(6).
Zheng next competed at the
2011 Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsThe 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons...
. In the first round, Zheng defeated
Kristina BarroisKristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No...
6–3, 2–6, 6–4. In the second, she was defeated by
Patty SchnyderPatty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
, 1–6, 6–0, 6–2. At the
2011 Qatar Ladies OpenThe 2011 Qatar Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and the first since 2008 which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, Zheng was trounced by
Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
6–2, 6–2. Zheng next played at the
2011 BNP Paribas OpenThe 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
, where she was a quarter-finalist in 2010. Zheng continued her string of losses, falling 6–3, 6–2 to
Sofia ArvidssonLena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
.
At the
2011 Sony Ericsson OpenThe 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
, Zheng won a tough three-setter over
Sorana CîrsteaSorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3. Zheng lost to her next opponent, the fourth seed and World #4
Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
, 6–2, 6–1. Her next event was the
2011 Family Circle CupThe 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina,...
in Charleston. In the first round, Zheng defeated qualifier Monica Puig 3–6, 7–6(10),7–5 in a match lasting over three hours. In the next round she faced seeded
Yanina WickmayerYanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
for the first time, losing 6–4 6–0.
Zheng then competed at the
2011 Estoril OpenThe 2011 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
as the seventh seed. Her first-round opponent was Italian
Romina OprandiRomina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:...
, who won the match 6–4, 6–2.
Zheng then played in a qualification tournament for the first time since 2008 at the
2011 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaThe 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour...
, as the second seed. She lost in the second round of qualifying to Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 2–6, 5–7. However, Zheng reached the main draw as a lucky loser, but lost to the wildcard
Alberta BriantiAlberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
6–4, 7–5. Next playing in Brussels, Zheng lost to
Ayumi Moritais a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
in the first round in three sets; after losing her points from reaching the finals of Warsaw, a Premier tournament no longer on the WTA Tour, Zheng dropped from No. 47 to world No. 80, her lowest ranking since 2008.
At 2011 Roland Garros, she defeated
Sandra ZahlavovaSandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165...
in the first round 6–4, 6–3. In the second round Zheng lost to ninth-seeded
Petra KvitováPetra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
of the Czech Republic. Zheng partnered
Peng ShuaiPeng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
in doubles, losing in the second round.
Zheng then participated in three grass court tournaments. Firstly at the
2011 AEGON ClassicThe 2011 AEGON Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 30th edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, originally scheduled between 6 and 12 June 2011, but the final was rescheduled to 13 June 2011 due...
, Zheng lost to Yaroslava Shvedova in a tight first round contest. Zheng then played at the
2011 AEGON InternationalThe 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
, qualifying for the main draw by beating
Ayumi Moritais a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
6–3 6–1, Edina Gallovits-Hall 2–6 6–3 6–1, and finally
Melanie OudinMelanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
6–4 6–1. Zheng lost in the first round of the main draw, 6–4 6–4, to
Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
. At the
2011 Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, Zheng reached the second round for the third consecutive year, beating
Zuzana OndráškováZuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...
7–5, 6–0, before losing in disappointing fashion to Japanese qualifier
Misaki Doiis a professional Japanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 116, which she reached on March 21, 2011 Her career high in doubles is 222, which she reached...
, 6–3, 6–1. In doubles, Zheng and Peng reached the quarter-finals, losing a tight three set match to eventual champions
Květa PeschkeKvětoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...
and
Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
.
Zheng began her campaign at the US Open Series at the
2011 Citi OpenThe 2011 Citi Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Citi Open, and was a part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
in Maryland, however she was beaten in the first round by
Jill Craybas- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
2–6, 6–3, 6–2. Zheng next made the third round of the
2011 Mercury Insurance OpenThe 2011 Mercury Insurance Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 2nd edition of the Southern California Open since the tournament left the tour in 2007. It is classified as one of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
in San Diego, beating
Mirjana LucicMirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina...
in three sets in the first round, and seeded
Roberta VinciRoberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
6–4, 6–2 in the second. In the third, Jie lost to
Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–2, 4–6, 6–4. Zheng next entered the qualification tournament for the
2011 Rogers CupThe 2011 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 122nd edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. In the first qualification round she defeated Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 6–4, 3–6, 7–6. In the next qualification round Zheng faced Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm for the first time, and by winning that match 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, she qualified for the main draw. In the first round of the main draw Zheng waltzed past fellow qualifier
Alberta BriantiAlberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
6–2, 6–1, setting up a second round match with second seed
Kim ClijstersKim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
. In the second round, she lost the first set 6–3, however, she proceeded to the third round because Clijsters retired at 2–1 down in the second set due to an abdominal injury. In the third round, Zheng contested a close match with
Serena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
, but eventually lost 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. After a strong performance Zheng leapt from World No. 82 to No. 65 when the next rankings list were released.
Following on from Toronto, Zheng entered the qualification tournament for the
2011 Western & Southern OpenThe 2011 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, with six new courts being built for the tournament...
in Cincinnati; as the twenty-fourth seed, Zheng overcame
Coco VandewegheCoco Vandeweghe is an American professional tennis player. She played on the junior circuit, where she reached a high ranking of junior world no. 15, but is gradually playing more senior tournaments. She won the 2008 US Open Girls' singles championship.She made her WTA debut in Los Angeles, and...
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 in the first qualification round, setting up a match with twelfth seed Johanna Larsson, who she overwhelmed 6–1, 6–2 to qualify for the main draw. In the first round she faced
Julia GorgesJulia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
, and won that match 6–2, 1–6, 6–4. In the second round she lost to
Jelena JankovicJelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
in three sets. At the
2011 US OpenThe 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, Zheng overcame
Vitalia DiatchenkoVitalia Diatchenko is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 105, which she reached on July 27, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No. 60, which she reached on February 21, 2011.-Career highlights:...
in the first round before losing in three sets to
Andrea PetkovicAndrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
.
Zheng played a tournament in her native China for the first time in two years at the
2011 Guangzhou International Women's OpenThe 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, where she was unseeded. She defeated sixth seeded
Alberta BriantiAlberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
,
Noppawan LertcheewakarnNoppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:...
and fourth seeded
Petra MarticPetra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
before losing to
Magdalena RybarikovaMagdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
in the semi-finals. Zheng plays next at the
2011 Toray Pan Pacific OpenThe 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
in Japan, where she fell to qualifier
Coco VandewegheCoco Vandeweghe is an American professional tennis player. She played on the junior circuit, where she reached a high ranking of junior world no. 15, but is gradually playing more senior tournaments. She won the 2008 US Open Girls' singles championship.She made her WTA debut in Los Angeles, and...
after a tough three-setter in the first round.
Zheng has received a wildcard into the
2011 China OpenThe 2011 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the China Open, and was part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. In the first round she beat
Alberta BriantiAlberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
, although Brianti was leading 4-0 in the deciding set. In the second round she lost to
Agnieszka RadwanskaAgnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 24 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 8. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a WTA Tour singles title when she...
6-1, 6-4.
Zheng played her final event of the season at the
HP OpenThe 2011 HP Open is a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the third edition of the HP Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
in Osaka. She amazingly won her first match versus
Zuzana KučováZuzana Kučová , is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Her career high singles ranking is No. 101, achieved on June 7, 2010. She is the sister of Kristína Kučová.-Tennis career:...
6-1, 6-1 and after that the beat fifth-seeded Australian
Jarmila GajdosovaJarmila Gajdošová , known as Jarmila Groth from 2009 to 2011, is an Australian tennis player...
7-5, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals, which had to be postponed because of rain. After a one day delay, Zheng beat
Petra CetkovskaPetra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:...
0-6, 7-5, 6-3. Zheng later lost to top-seeded
Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
7-6, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals. By virtue of this performance, Zheng entered the Top 50, ending the season ranked World #48.
Doubles career
The highlights of her doubles career to date have been her two Grand Slam tournament victories in 2006, detailed below:
Australian Open 2006
Partner:  People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
| Round |
Opponents |
Score |
Notes |
| First Round |
 Russia Evgenia LinetskayaEvgenia Simonovna Linetskaya is a Russian-born Israeli 5' 9" right-handed professional tennis player.Through May 2009, her career high in singles was # 35 on July 4, 2005.-Early success:...
/ Russia Galina VoskoboevaGalina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
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6–1, 6–0 |
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| Second Round |
 Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lourdes Domínguez Lino is a Spanish professional female tennis player. On 11 September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
/ Spain Maria Sánchez Lorenzo María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo is a retired Spanish professional tennis player.Her highest WTA ranking has been World No...
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6–4, 6–0 |
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| Third Round |
Russia Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
/  Italy Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
[7] |
6–1, 6–2 |
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| Quarterfinal |
Spain Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
/  Argentina Paola SuárezPaola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
[4] |
4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Saved three match points. |
| Semifinal |
 Japan Shinobu Asagoe Shinobu Asagoe is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.-Career:2000 was the first year in which she finished in the WTA top 100 . In the US Open that year, she defeated Patty Schnyder, a top 50 player...
/  Slovenia Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
[9] |
6–2, 7–6(2) |
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| Final |
 United States Lisa RaymondLisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
/  Australia Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
[1] |
2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3 |
Saved two championship points in the second set tiebreak, and needing only a single championship point of their own to claim the title. |
Wimbledon 2006
At
WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, Zheng and
Max MirnyiMax Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
, seeded two, reached the semifinals of the Mixed Doubles, where they were beaten by
Bob BryanRobert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998...
and
Venus WilliamsVenus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
(who were unseeded), 7–5, 7–5. She triumphed in women's doubles with
Yan ZiYan Zi , is a Chinese professional tennis player.-Career summary:In 2005, at the age of 20, Yan Zi won her first and only WTA Tour singles title at the Guangzhou Tier III tournament. The tournament did not have any major players....
over Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, capturing China's first Wimbledon title. With her win, she became the first Chinese tennis player to amass over $1 million in career earnings. Their route to the final was so:
| Partner: People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
| Round |
Opponents |
Score |
Notes |
| First Round |
 Hungary Melinda CzinkMelinda Czink is a Hungarian professional female tennis player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37....
/ United States Vania KingVania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
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6–3, 6–1 |
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| Second Round |
 Slovakia Janette HusárováJanette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva...
/ Russia Vera ZvonarevaVera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
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6–0, 7–6 (4) |
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| Third Round |
Italy Maria Elena Camerin Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
/ Italy Tathiana GarbinTathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
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4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
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| Quarterfinals |
 South Africa Liezel HuberLiezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
/ United States Martina Navratilova [7] |
4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
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| Semifinals |
 Zimbabwe Cara BlackCara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...
/ Australia Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
[2] |
6–2, 7–6 (3) |
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| Final |
Spain Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
/ Argentina Paola SuárezPaola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
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6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
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WTA Tour singles finals (5)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) |
Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) |
Premier (0/1) |
| Tier IV & V (3/1) |
International (0/0) |
| Outcome |
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Tournament |
Location |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| Winner |
1. |
14 January 2005 |
Moorilla Hobart International The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
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Australia Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Australia |
Hard |
Argentina Gisela DulkoGisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
2 May 2005 |
GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem The Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Fes, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa....
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 Morocco RabatRabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, MoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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Clay |
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner |
3. |
7 May 2006 |
Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
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 Portugal EstorilEstoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
, Portugal |
Clay |
People's Republic of China Li NaLi Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
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6–7(5), 7–5, retired |
| Winner |
4. |
13 August 2006 |
Nordea Nordic Light Open The Nordea Nordic Light Open was a tennis tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden . Held from 2002 to 2008, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
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 Sweden StockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden |
Hard |
Russia Anastasia MyskinaAnastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
22 May 2010 |
Polsat Warsaw Open The 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
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 Poland WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland |
Clay |
 Romania Alexandra DulgheruAlexandra Dulgheru is a Romanian professional tennis player. She achieved a singles career high of World No. 26 on April 11, 2011. Her career high in doubles was World No. 47 on March 21, 2011.She is coached by Gabriel Urpi.-Biography:...
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6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles wins (14)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam (2) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (2) |
Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (2) |
Premier 5 (1) |
| Tier III (2) |
Premier (1) |
| Tier IV & V (3) |
International (1) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| 1. |
14 January 2005 |
Australia Hobart The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
, Australia |
Hard |
 Mainland China Yan Zi |
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
Russia Dinara SafinaDinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
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6–4, 7–5 |
| 2. |
12 February 2005 |
 India Hyderabad, India |
Hard |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
People's Republic of China Li Ting
People's Republic of China Sun TiantianSun Tiantian is a Chinese female tennis player.- Career :In September 2000, Tiantian won two successive US$10,000 ITF singles titles, a feat she would repeat in June 2001, when she won another two back-to-back....
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6–4 6–1 |
| 3. |
28 January 2006 |
Australia Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, Australia |
Hard |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
United States Lisa RaymondLisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
Australia Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
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2–6 7–6(7) 6–3 |
| 4. |
14 May 2006 |
 Germany BerlinThe German Open, sponsored from 2006 through 2008 as the Qatar Telecom German Open, was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. Held since 1896, it was one of the oldest tournaments for women...
, Germany |
Clay |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
Russia Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
Italy Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
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6–2 6–3 |
| 5. |
21 May 2006 |
Morocco Rabat The Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Fes, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa....
, MoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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Clay |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
United States Ashley HarkleroadAshley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. Her career prize money to date is $1,022,094...
United States Bethanie MattekBethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida, but trains in Phoenix, Arizona...
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6–1 6–3 |
| 6. |
24 June 2006 |
 Netherlands s'HertogenboschThe Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
, Netherlands |
Grass |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
 Serbia Ana IvanovićAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
Russia Maria KirilenkoMaria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian...
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3–6 6–2 6–2 |
| 7. |
8 July 2006 |
 United Kingdom Wimbledon, Great Britain |
Grass |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
Spain Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
Argentina Paola SuárezPaola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
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6–3 3–6 6–2 |
| 8. |
26 August 2006 |
United States New Haven This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
, United States |
Hard |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur |
6–4 6–2 |
| 9. |
15 April 2007 |
United States Charleston The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
, United States |
Clay |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
People's Republic of China Peng ShuaiPeng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
People's Republic of China Sun Tiantian |
7–5 6–0 |
| 10. |
26 May 2007 |
 France StrasbourgThe Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
, France |
Clay |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
Australia Alicia MolikAlicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
People's Republic of China Sun Tiantian |
6–3 6–4 |
| 11. |
11 January 2008 |
Australia SydneyThe 2008 Medibank International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, Australia |
Hard |
People's Republic of China Yan Zi |
 Ukraine Tatiana PerebiynisTetyana Yurevna Perebiynis , born on December 15, 1982 is a Top 100 female professional tennis player born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she lives. She is an only child. She reached the Wimbledon junior girls' singles final in 2000, and won the Wimbledon juniors doubles final that year...
 Belarus Tatiana PoutchekTatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. ....
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6–4 7–6(5) |
| 12. |
28 February 2010 |
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Hard |
 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-janChan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
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Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Russia Arina RodionovaArina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010...
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6–7(4) 6–2 10–7 |
| 13. |
8 August 2010 |
United States San Diego, USA |
Hard |
Russia Maria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian...
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United States Lisa RaymondLisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
Australia Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
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6–4 6–4 |
| 14. |
15 May 2011 |
Italy Rome The 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour...
, Italy |
Clay |
People's Republic of China Peng ShuaiPeng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
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United States Vania KingVania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
 Kazakhstan Yaroslava ShvedovaYaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
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6–2 6–3 |
Doubles (17)
- 2011 : ITF/Taipei
- 2005 : ITF/Beijing 1
- 2004 : ITF/Shenzhen 1
- 2003 : ITF/Redding, ITF/Gorizia, ITF/Orbetello, ITF/Sedona, ITF/Paducah
- 2002 : ITF/Hull (w/Sun), ITF/Tipton, ITF/Ho Chi Minh City, ITF/Cagliari, ITF/Taranto, ITF/Maglie, ITF/Shanghai, ITF/Tianjin 1
- 2001 : ITF/Hohhot
Singles performance timeline
| NM5 |
means an event that is neither a Premier Mandatory nor a Premier 5 tournament. |
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 US OpenThe 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
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| Tournament | 2000 The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S...
| 2001 The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
| 2002 The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events....
| 2003 The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
| 2004 The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events....
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also...
| 2008 The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...
| 2009 The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events....
| 2010 The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
| 2011 The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
| 2012 The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2012 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Summer Olympics, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of...
| Career win ratio | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
|
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
4R |
SF |
A |
|
0 / 7 |
8–7 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
4R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
|
0 / 8 |
14–9 |
WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
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A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
3R |
A |
SF |
2R |
2R |
2R |
|
0 / 5 |
9–5 |
| US Open |
A |
A |
LQ |
LQ |
1R |
2R |
2R |
A |
3R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
|
0 / 9 |
9–8 |
| SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
|
0 / 30 |
N/A |
| Win–loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
3–4 |
1–3 |
4–4 |
0–2 |
12–3 |
7–4 |
8–4 |
3–3 |
|
|
39–28 |
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics...
|
A |
Not Held |
1R |
Not Held |
3R |
Not
Held |
0 / 2 |
2–2 |
| Year-End Championship |
| WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
|
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments |
| Indian Wells |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
3R |
2R |
QF |
1R |
|
0 / 6 |
1–6 |
| Key Biscayne |
A |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
QF |
2R |
4R |
4R |
2R |
2R |
|
0 / 7 |
11–7 |
| Madrid There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
|
Not Held |
2R |
1R |
1R |
|
0 / 3 |
1–3 |
| Beijing The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
|
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
1R |
A |
|
|
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments |
| Dubai |
Not
Held |
Not Tier I |
3R |
1R |
2R |
|
0 / 3 |
3–3 |
| Rome |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
A |
1R |
LQ |
3R |
1R |
LQ |
|
0 / 6 |
3–6 |
| Cincinnati |
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
1R |
1R |
3R |
|
0 / 2 |
0–2 |
| Montréal / Toronto |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
3R |
2R |
A |
A |
3R |
QF |
3R |
|
0 / 4 |
8–4 |
| Tokyo The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
2R |
A |
2R |
A |
|
|
0 / 4 |
2–4 |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) |
| Charleston The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
3R |
A |
NM5 |
0 / 2 |
2–2 |
| Moscow The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| Doha The Qatar Ladies Open , known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. was the main tournament sponsor...
|
Not Tier I |
1R |
Not
Held |
0 / 1 |
2–1 |
| Berlin |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
3R |
1R |
A |
0 / 3 |
2–3 |
| Zurich The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at...
|
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
Not
Tier I |
0 / 1 |
1–2 |
| San Diego |
Not Tier I |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Not
Held |
NM5 |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| Year end ranking |
789 |
457 |
183 |
94 |
79 |
44 |
33 |
163 |
25 |
36 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
Women's doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career win ratio | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
|
A |
QF |
1R |
W |
SF |
SF |
3RYZ |
3R |
1 / 7 |
22–26 |
| French Open |
A |
1R |
3R |
SF |
1R |
3R |
QF |
3R |
0 / 6 |
11–17 |
WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
|
A |
3R |
A |
W |
A |
3R |
3R |
1R |
1 / 4 |
13–16 |
| US Open |
1R |
2R |
QF |
QF |
A |
QF |
1R |
SF |
0 / 6 |
13–19 |
| Grand Slam win ratio |
0 / 1 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
2 / 4 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
2 / 23 |
N/A |
| Grand Slam win–loss |
0–1 |
6–10 |
5–8 |
21–23 |
4–6 |
11–15 |
10–14 |
2–1 |
N/A |
59–78 |
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics...
|
NH |
QF |
Not Held |
SF-BYZ |
Not Held |
0 / 2 |
|
| Year-End Championship |
| WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
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A |
A |
A |
SF |
A |
A |
A |
|
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments |
| Indian Wells |
A |
A |
A |
2R |
QF |
F |
2R |
SFYJ |
0 / 1 |
11–5 |
| Key Biscayne |
A |
QF |
A |
1R |
QF |
1R |
1R |
SFYJ |
0 / 6 |
7–6 |
| Madrid There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
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Not Held |
1R |
2R |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
| Beijing The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
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NH |
Not Tier I |
SF |
|
0 / 1 |
3–1 |
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments |
| Dubai |
Not Tier I |
1R |
QFYJ |
0 / 2 |
2–2 |
| Rome |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
A |
0 / 4 |
1–4 |
| Cincinnati |
NH |
Not Tier I |
SF |
QF |
0 / 2 |
4–2 |
| Montréal / Toronto |
A |
A |
2R |
QF |
A |
A |
1R |
QF |
0 / 4 |
5–4 |
| Tokyo The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
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A |
A |
A |
QF |
SF |
A |
1R |
|
0 / 3 |
3–3 |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) |
| Doha The Qatar Ladies Open , known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. was the main tournament sponsor...
1 |
Not Tier I |
2R |
Not Held |
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| Charleston The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
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A |
1R |
A |
A |
W |
A |
Not Tier 1 |
1 / 2 |
4–1 |
| Berlin |
A |
QF |
A |
W |
A |
A |
Not Held |
1 / 2 |
5–1 |
| Zurich The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at...
1 |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
A |
NT1 |
Not Held |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| Year-end ranking |
74 |
38 |
30 |
3 |
21 |
15 |
24 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
YZ = with
Yan ZiYan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
YJ = with
Chan Yung-janChan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
Mixed doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career win ratio | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
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– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1RDN |
– |
0 / 1 |
0–1 |
| French Open |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2RMM |
– |
SFMB |
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0 / 2 |
|
WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
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– |
– |
– |
– |
SFMM |
– |
– |
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0 / 1 |
|
| US Open |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
0 / 0 |
|
| Grand Slam win ratio |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 4 |
|
| Grand Slam win–loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
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0–0 |
|
0–0 |
|
|
DN = with
Daniel NestorDaniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
MB = with
Mahesh BhupathiMahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...
MM = with
Max MirnyiMax Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
Key
- xR = lost in x round
- SF = semifinalist
- QF = quarterfinalist
- F = finalist
- W = won
- – = did not play
- NH = not held
- Qx = lost in round x of qualifying
External links
Zheng Jie's blog
- China's Aspiring Aces article from Time Magazine
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...