Who is Qinwen Zheng?
Qinwen Zheng is a professional tennis player from China who competes on the WTA Tour. She was born on October 8, 2022, which makes her 21 years old currently.
What did Qinwen Zheng achieve at the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy?
In an all-Chinese battle, top-ranked Chinese Qinwen Zheng defeated countrywoman Lin Zhu to reach the final of the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.
Zheng won 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in three hours and 19 minutes. This was her eighth match in a row as she also won the WTA 500 in Zhengzhou, China earlier this month.
Which country is Qinwen Zheng from?
Zheng was born in Shiyan in the Hubei Province and represents China.
Was Qinwen Zheng a good junior?
Zheng peaked at No 6 in the junior world rankings in September 2019. She won 5 ITF junior titles, including the prestigious Eddie Herr International Championship in 2018.
In the majors, she reached the juniors semi-finals of the French Open and US Open in 2019.
How many titles has Qinwen Zheng won?
The Chinese player has won two WTA singles titles – both coming in 2023. Her first title came at the WTA 250 in Palermo in July on clay while her second on home soil – at the WTA 500 event in Zhengzhou.
What is Zheng’s highest ranking?
Zheng’s highest ranking is No 18, which she first achieved in October 2023. With her run to the final of the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy, she will break into the top 15 for the first time next week and achieve a new career-high ranking. You can find her latest ranking and her rankings history on her WTA Tour profile page.
What is her best performance at the Grand Slams?
Zheng reached her the quarter-finals of the 2023 US Open, which has been the best showing by her at the Majors.
Seeded 23rd, she beat Nadia Podoroska, Kaia Kanepi and Lucia Bronzetti to reach the last 16 for the first time in New York. Zheng then upset fifth seed and last year’s runner-up, Ons Jabeur, to advance to the quarters where she went down to Aryna Sabalenka.
She also reached the fourth round at Roland-Garros in 2022, where she lost in three sets to world No 1 Iga Swiatek.
How much prize money has she won in her career?
As of October 23, 2023, Zheng has won $2,361,918 in career prize money. You can find her latest prize money stats on her WTA Tour profile page.
Is Qinwen Zheng on social media?
The Chinse player is active on Instagram, where she has more than 38,700 followers.
