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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career SR
Australian Open SF A QF QF QF 0 / 4
French Open A A 1R 1R F 0 / 3
Wimbledon A A A QF 0 / 1
US Open A A 1R 1R 0 / 2

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career SR
Australian Open SF A SF F SF 0 / 4
French Open A A SF SF 0 / 2
Wimbledon A A A SF 0 / 1
US Open A A SF SF 0 / 2

Grand Slam tournament finals

Wheelchair singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2024 French Open Clay Netherlands Diede de Groot 6–4, 2–6, 3–6

Wheelchair doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard Japan Yui Kamiji Netherlands Diede de Groot
Netherlands Aniek van Koot 		3–6, 2–6

References

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