Zheng Saisai

Zheng Saisai
郑赛赛
Zheng Saisai at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceXi'an, Shaanxi, China
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2008[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAlan Ma
Prize moneyUS$ 4,172,017
Singles
Career record334–236 (58.6%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 34 (2 March 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2020)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US Open2R (2014, 2016, 2017)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record232–163 (58.7%)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 15 (11 July 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2013, 2016)
French OpenF (2019)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US OpenQF (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open1R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–6 (64.7%)
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team Event
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Singles
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.
Zheng Saisai
Traditional Chinese鄭賽賽
Simplified Chinese郑赛赛

Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai (Chinese: 郑赛赛; born February 5, 1994) is a Chinese tennis player. On 2 March 2020, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 34. On 11 July 2016, she peaked at No. 15 in the doubles rankings. In her career, she won one WTA Tour singles title in 2019 (at the Premier event in Silicon Valley), and five WTA doubles titles. She also reached the final of the 2019 French Open in doubles with compatriot Duan Yingying, and won three singles and three WTA 125 doubles titles, as well as twelve singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for China Fed Cup team, Zheng has a win–loss record of 11–6.

Early life and background

Zheng started playing tennis at age eight at tennis academy where mother worked. She stated that her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin. Her favorite tournaments are Australian Open and Wimbledon. Zheng is coached by Alan Ma (马伟开). Her favorite shot is drop shot.

Her father is of Tibetan ethnicity. She also has a Tibetan name, Suodian Zhuoma (Chinese: 索典卓玛).[2]

Her nickname is Jaguar, for her footwork and defence.

Professional career

2008–12: ITF & WTA debut, top 100 in doubles

Zheng at the 2010 US Open

Zheng began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in June 2008, at the age of 14, where, at the $25k Qian Shan, she lost in the first round of qualifying against fellow Chinese Zhou Xiao. Her first main-draw appearance happened next year, at a $10k event in Jiangmen in February. In July 2009, she played her first ITF singles final and also win the trophy, at the $10k Shenzhen, after defeating Sabina Sharipova in the final. On the same tournament, she also made her doubles debut, but lost in the first round. In July 2010, she won her first ITF doubles title at the $10k Hefei, alongside Tian Ran. She won one singles title, at the $10k Taipei in October 2010.

In September 2011, Zheng made her WTA Tour debut in both singles and doubles at the Guangzhou International Open. There she won her first doubles title, partnering Hsieh Su-wei and defeating Chan Chin-wei and Han Xinyun in straight sets. In singles, she lost in the first round. Week later, she made her debut at the Premier Mandatory China Open as a wildcard player only in singles, but lost in round one. During the year, she also performed on the ITF Circuit in doubles, winning the $100k Ningbo Challenger alongside Tetiana Luzhanska in September 2011, right before she made her WTA Tour debut. As the year passed by, Zheng progressed more and more in doubles ranking, starting the year as No. 794 and finishing the year as world No. 108. In singles, she rose from 670 to No. 276.

At the 2012 French Open, Zheng made her doubles Grand Slam debut and also won her first match there. Later, she had her first attempts to be part of the Grand Slam tournament main draw in singles, but lost in the qualifying of Wimbledon, and later of the US Open. In July 2012, she won her first singles match at the Premier-level Stanford Classic, defeating Ayumi Morita in the first round. For the second year-in-a-row, she played at the China Open as wildcard player, but again lost in the first round. This time she also played in doubles, but lost in the first round. During the season, she progress in singles ranking, entering top 150 for the first time in September 2012 and finished year as world No. 133. In doubles, she debuted in the top 100 in February 2012, then rose to No. 84 in July, but finished the year as world No. 98.

2013–15: Progress, Australian Open SF in doubles

Zheng at the 2014 China Open

Zheng had a strong start of the year, reaching Australian Open doubles semifinal as her first significant major result. In that semifinal match, she partnered with Varvara Lepchenko, and they were defeated by Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua, in straight sets. She still do not shine in singles, but continued with good performances in doubles, reaching quarterfinals at the French Open, also with Lepchenko, where they were defeated by top-seeded Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, in straight sets.[3] In August, she made progress in singles, reaching the final of the Suzhou Ladies Open, but lost to Shahar Peer. By the end of the year, in singles, she reached two WTA 125 quarterfinals, in Nanjing and Taipei, while at both those tournaments she reached semifinals in doubles. She also reached semifinal of the International-level Japan Women's Open in doubles. In the doubles ranking, Zheng debut in the top 50 in doubles, getting to place 49 in March, and then rose to No. 38, that also was her year-end ranking. In singles, she made ups and downs in the rankings, but spent whole year inside top 200. She finished the year as world No. 162.

Things became better for Zheng in singles in 2014. She had her major main-draw debut in singles, passed qualifying at the US Open and also then her first match-win there. She defeated Stefanie Vögele in the first round, but then lost to Lucie Šafářová. She then had success at both WTA Tour and WTA 125 tournaments. On WTA Tour, she first reached quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open and then semifinals of the Tianjin Open, while on the Challenger Tour, she reached quarterfinals in Suzhou, Ningbo and Taipei. During the year, she reached one final in doubles, at the Malaysian Open in April. On 13 October 2014, she entered top 100 in singles, when she reached the spot of world No. 92. Zheng finished 2014 season as the 97th.[4] In doubles, she had ups and downs but spent the whole year inside top 100 and finished 81st.

During the year, Zheng made good performances, both in singles and doubles. Her most valued title of the year was at the Premier-level Stanford Classic in doubles event in August. That was her first final and title from higher-level tournament, than International. Along with that, in October she won Tianjin Open, also in doubles. In singles, her most recognized result of the year was in the first week of the year, at the Shenzhen Open, where she reached semifinal. In the second half of the year, she reached two quarterfinals, at the Japan Open and Guangzhou Open. On the WTA Challenger Tour, she reached final of the Dalian Open in singles, while in doubles she won the title, and so she did at the Jiangxi Open. On the ITF Circuit, she won two $75k titles in singles and one in doubles. At the end of the year, she was handed a wildcard for the WTA Elite Trophy in singles. However, she lost both matches in the round-robin group, to Madison Keys and Venus Williams.

2016–18: Top 25 in doubles & top 50 in singles year-end rankings

2019–21: First WTA title, top 35, French Open doubles final, Olympics

At the 2019 French Open, Zheng made her first Grand Slam final, alongside Duan Yingying; they lost against Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic, in straight sets.[5]

In August, Zheng won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2019 Silicon Valley Classic when she defeated second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the final.[6]

She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34 on 2 March 2020, following a second quarterfinal showing at the Qatar Ladies Open.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]

Singles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 1R A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
French Open A A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Wimbledon A Q2 A Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R NH A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open A Q3 Q1 2R 1R 2R 2R Q1 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–4 1–4 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0 / 22 7–22 24%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[a] DNQ RR DNQ SF NH 0 / 2 1–4 20%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A A A QF 2R A 2R QF 1R 0 / 5 8–5 62%
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 A 1R Q2 A A 1R NH 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Miami Open A A A A 2R 1R A A 1R NH 2R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Madrid Open A A A A A Q1 2R A 3R NH 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Italian Open A A A A A Q1 Q1 A 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R A A 1R NH A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R A A 2R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A 1R 1R A 2R A NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open 1R 1R Q1 A 1R 1R A 2R 3R NH 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 3 3 6 21 24 10 12 23 4 18 Career total: 126
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–2 2–3 1–3 6–6 9–22 13–24 5–10 13–12 21–24 6–4 10–18 1 / 126 86–128 40%
Win (%) 0% 40% 25% 50% 29% 35% 33% 52% 47% 60% 36% Career total: 40%
Year-end ranking 276 133 162 97 70 85 94 46 39 41 80 $4,172,018

Doubles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A SF 1R 1R SF 3R A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 8 10–8 56%
French Open A 2R QF 2R 2R QF QF 1R F A 2R 0 / 9 18–8 69%
Wimbledon A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A A 3R NH A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
US Open A 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R QF A A 0 / 8 9–8 53%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 9–4 2–3 2–4 9–4 6–3 0–2 10–4 0–1 1–1 0 / 30 40–29 58%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A A A 2R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Indian Wells Open A A 1R A A 2R A A A NH 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A A A A 1R SF A A A NH 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A 2R A A A NH QF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Italian Open A A A 2R A 1R QF A A A 2R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R A A 1R NH A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R A A 2R A 1R 1R A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A 1R 1R A 2R A NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R NH 0 / 7 0–7 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 8 11 11 15 23 8 10 15 5 16 Career total: 123
Titles 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 Career total: 5
Finals 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 Career total: 13
Overall win–loss 4–0 2–8 13–10 7–11 16–13 23–23 10–8 4–9 17–14 8–5 15–14 4 / 122 119–115 51%
Year-end ranking 108 98 39 81 39 24 65 151 27 28 43

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay China Duan Yingying Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 3–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (1–0)
International / WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 Jiangxi International Open, China International Hard China Wang Qiang 5–7, 0–4 ret.
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Silicon Valley Classic, United States Premier Hard Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
Premier / WTA 500 (1–1)
International / WTA 250 (4–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Han Xinyun
6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Apr 2014 Malaysian Open International Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Hungary Tímea Babos
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 May 2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg,
France
International Clay Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
China Liang Chen
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win 2–2 Aug 2015 Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. Premier Hard China Xu Yifan Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–2 Oct 2015 Tianjin Open, China International Hard China Xu Yifan Croatia Darija Jurak
United States Nicole Melichar
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 3–3 Jan 2016 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard China Xu Yifan United States Vania King
Romania Monica Niculescu
1–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Mar 2019 Abierto Mexicano, Mexico International Hard Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Jun 2019 French Open Grand Slam Clay China Duan Yingying Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Jan 2020 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard China Duan Yingying Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 4–6 Feb 2020 Dubai Championships, UAE Premier Hard Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 4–7 Mar 2021 Monterrey Open, Mexico WTA 250 Hard United Kingdom Heather Watson United States Caroline Dolehide
United States Asia Muhammad
2–6, 3–6
Win 5–7 Oct 2021 Courmayeur Open, Italy WTA 250 Hard (i) China Wang Xinyu Japan Eri Hozumi
China Zhang Shuai
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 5–8 Nov 2021 Linz Open, Austria WTA 250 Hard (i) China Wang Xinyu Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Kamilla Rakhimova
4–6, 2–6

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1–0 Aug 2013 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard Israel Shahar Pe'er 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2015 Dalian Open, China Hard Israel Julia Glushko 2–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–1 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard China Wang Yafan 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–2 May 2018 Kunming Open, China Clay Russia Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–2 Apr 2019 Kunming Open, China Clay China Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2015 Jiangxi Open, China Hard Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Wang Yafan
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 2–0 Sep 2015 Dalian Open, China Hard China Zhang Kailin Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Croatia Darija Jurak
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Sep 2021 Columbus Challenger, U.S. Hard (i) China Wang Xinyu Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Croatia Nuria Párrizas Díaz
6–1, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$75,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (5–3)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10,000 tournaments (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2009 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Apr 2010 ITF Ningbo, China 10,000 Hard China Tian Ran 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jun 2010 ITF Hefei, China 10,000 Hard China Duan Yingying 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–2 Oct 2010 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 10,000 Hard Hong Kong Zhang Ling 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Jan 2011 ITF Muzaffarnagar, India 25,000 Grass Slovenia Tadeja Majerič 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–4 Jan 2011 Burnie International, Australia 25,000 Hard Canada Eugenie Bouchard 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–5 Apr 2012 ITF Wenshan, China 50,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–5 May 2012 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass Australia Monique Adamczak 7–5, 6–2
Win 4–5 Oct 2012 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 25,000 Hard Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–6 Sep 2013 ITF Sanya, China 50,000 Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–6 May 2014 Anning Open, China 50,000 Clay Serbia Jovana Jakšić 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–6 Apr 2015 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 75,000 Hard Japan Naomi Osaka 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 7–6 May 2015 Anning Open, China (2) 75,000 Clay China Han Xinyun 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 7–7 Mar 2017 Zhuhai Open, China 60,000 Hard Czech Republic Denisa Allertová 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 8–7 Apr 2017 Blossom Cup, China 60,000 Hard China Liu Fangzhou 6–2, 6–3
Win 9–7 Apr 2017 Kunming Open, China 100,000+H Clay Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 7–5, 6–4
Win 10–7 Apr 2018 Industrial Bank Cup, China (2) 60,000 Hard China Liu Fangzhou 6–3, 6–1
Win 11–7 Oct 2018 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 100,000 Hard Slovakia Jana Čepelová 7–5, 6–1
Loss 11–8 Nov 2018 Shenzhen Open, China 100,000 Hard Serbia Ivana Jorović 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 12–8 Sep 2021 Portugal Ladies Open 60,000+H Hard France Harmony Tan 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$75,000 tournaments (2–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–4)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2010 ITF Hefei, China 10,000 Hard China Tian Ran China Bai Xi
China Zhang Kailin
6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 10,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Juan Ting-fei Chinese Taipei Kao Shao-yuan
China Wang Qiang
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2–1 May 2011 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Japan Yurika Sema
Japan Erika Takao
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2011 Beijing Challenger, China 75,000 Hard United States Tetiana Luzhanska Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Sep 2011 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard United States Tetiana Luzhanska Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Han Xinyun
6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 3–3 Feb 2012 Launceston International, Australia 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying Japan Kotomi Takahata
Japan Shuko Aoyama
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Mar 2012 ITF Sanya, China 25,000 Hard Japan Erika Sema China Liang Chen
China Zhou Yimiao
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Mar 2012 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Marta Sirotkina
4–6, 1–6
Win 5–4 Mar 2012 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn China Sun Shengnan
China Han Xinyun
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–4 May 2012 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 50,000 Hard United States Jessica Pegula Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 6–5 Sep 2012 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard United States Tetiana Luzhanska Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
2–6, 5–7
Loss 6–6 Apr 2014 Nanning Open, China 25,000 Hard Hong Kong Zhang Ling China Zhang Kailin
China Han Xinyun
6–7(8–10), 6–7(3–7)
Win 7–6 May 2014 Empire Slovak Open 75,000 Clay Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Russia Margarita Gasparyan
Russia Evgeniya Rodina
6–4, 6–2
Win 8–6 May 2015 Anning Open, China 75,000 Hard China Xu Yifan China Yang Zhaoxuan
China Ye Qiuyu
7–5, 6–2
Win 9–6 Jul 2018 Open Contrexéville, France 100,000 Clay Belgium An-Sophie Mestach India Prarthana Thombare
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 9–7 Nov 2019 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Hong Kong Ng Kwan-yau Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
2–6, 6–7(5–7)

Summer Youth Olympic Games

Singles: 1 (silver medal)

Result Year Host nation Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2010 Singapore Hard Russia Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (gold medal)

Result Year Host nation Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2010 Singapore Hard China Tang Haochen Slovakia Jana Čepelová
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Zheng's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[8]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Germany Angelique Kerber 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–1) at 2016 Doha
Japan Naomi Osaka 1–3 25% 1–2 0–1 Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2020 Olympics
Australia Ashleigh Barty 0–5 0% 0–2 0–2 0–1 Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6) at 2019 Beijing
Romania Simona Halep 0–3 0% 0–1 0–1 0–1 Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2021 Madrid
Serbia Jelena Janković 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 Strasbourg
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Rome
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2021 Miami
United States Venus Williams 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2019 US Open
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2016 Hong Kong
Number 2 ranked players
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2017 Zhuhai
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–2, ret.) at 2016 Shenzhen
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 7–5) at 2016 Olympics
Russia Vera Zvonareva 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–1) at 2020 Doha
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 2–2 50% 2–2 Lost (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2020 Doha
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2016 Shenzhen
Spain Paula Badosa 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2015 Miami
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (2–6, 0–6) at 2021 Rome
Number 3 ranked players
Greece Maria Sakkari 2–1 67% 2–0 0–1 Won (7–6(7–5), 6–2) at 2019 San Jose
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Won (2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2017 Madrid
United States Sloane Stephens 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2019 Beijing
Number 4 ranked players
United States Sofia Kenin 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2016 Indian Wells Qualifying
France Caroline Garcia 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2015 Beijing
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 1–2 33% 1–2 Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2020 Doha
United Kingdom Johanna Konta 1–3 25% 0–2 0–1 1–0 Lost (2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2016 Stanford
Canada Bianca Andreescu 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 1–6) at 2019 Acapulco
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2016 French Open
Australia Samantha Stosur 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2019 Mallorca
Number 5 ranked players
Canada Eugenie Bouchard 1–2 33% 1–2 Won (7–6(7–1), 6–1) at 2016 Doha
Italy Sara Errani 0–3 0% 0–3 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2016 Dubai
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (6–7(5–7), 2–6) at 2015 Pattaya
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2014 US Open
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2016 Doha
Number 7 ranked players
United States Danielle Collins 2–1 67% 2–1 Lost (6–7(5–7), 1–6) at 2021 Adelaide
United States Madison Keys 1–1 50% 1–1 Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2019 WTA Elite Trophy
Italy Roberta Vinci 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (0–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2016 Beijing
Number 8 ranked players
Russia Daria Kasatkina 0–3 0% 0–1 0–1 0–1 Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2017 Wimbledon
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2018 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
Germany Julia Görges 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2017 US Open
Russia Veronika Kudermetova 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (0–5, ret.) at 2019 Tianjin
Germany Andrea Petkovic 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (7–5, 2–6, 4–6) at 2016 Eastbourne
Number 10 ranked players
France Kristina Mladenovic 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2019 Indian Wells
Total 21–63 25% 19–42
(31%)
1–13
(7%)
1–8
(11%)
last updated 14 January 2023

Wins over top-10 players

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2016
1. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová No. 6 Shenzhen Open Hard 1R 6–2, ret.
2. Germany Angelique Kerber No. 2 Qatar Ladies Open Hard 2R 7–5, 6–1
3. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska No. 5 Rio Olympics Hard 1R 6–4, 7–5
2017
4. Ukraine Elina Svitolina No. 10 Madrid Open Clay 1R 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2019
5. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka No. 10 Stanford Classic Hard F 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2020
6. Netherlands Kiki Bertens No. 6 Qatar Ladies Open Hard 3R 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Notes

  1. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  2. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ a b In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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