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 2025 Career SR
Australian Open SF A QF QF QF 1R 0 / 5
French Open A A 1R 1R F 0 / 3
Wimbledon A A A QF 1R 0 / 2
US Open A A 1R 1R NH 0 / 2

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Career SR
Australian Open SF A SF F SF F 0 / 5
French Open A A SF SF SF 0 / 3
Wimbledon A A A SF SF 0 / 2
US Open A A SF SF NH 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: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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
Loss 2025 Australian Open Hard Japan Manami Tanaka China Li Xiaohui
China Wang Ziying
2–6, 3–6

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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