Zhou Yi (born 14 March 2005) is a Chinese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 380 achieved on 14 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 357 achieved on that same date.[1] Zhou had a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 3 achieved on 29 May 2023.[2]

Early life

Zhou was born in Beijing and began playing tennis at the age of 10; he had played badminton before picking up tennis.[3]

Career

He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. He also received singles and doubles main draw wildcards for the 2023 China Open, and the 2024 Chengdu Open where he recorded his first ATP singles win over Tseng Chun-hsin.[4] As a result, he moved close to a 100 positions up in the top 450, having had a ranking of No. 531 at the start of the tournament.[5] He received wildcards for the main draw in singles and doubles for the 2024 China Open, and the 2024 Shanghai Masters for his debut at this tournament and at the ATP 1000-level.[6] Ranked No. 440, he advanced to the second round after his opponent, Yoshihito Nishioka retired due to injury, recording his first Masters 1000 win. As a result, he climbed 60 positions up in the rankings into the top 380 on 14 October 2024. He lost to 13th seed Frances Tiafoe.[7]

National representation

Zhou represents China at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–1.[8] He helped lead China to victory over Slovenia to reach World Group II finals in 2024.[9]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2024 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard China Wang Aoran Japan Yuta Shimizu
Japan James Trotter
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2024 M25 Luzhou, China WTT Hard China Bai Yan 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Jul 2024 M15 Tianjin, China WTT Hard Evgeny Donskoy 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jul 2024 M25 Tianjin, China WTT Hard China Sun Fajing 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

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