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LibraBiography
Zhang Zhizhen (Chinese: 张之臻; pinyin: Zhāng Zhīzhēn; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ ʈʂɻ̩́ ʈʂə́n]; born 16 October 1996), is a Chinese professional tennis player. He has won two singles and two doubles titles on the Challenger tour and two singles and two doubles titles on the Futures Tour. He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 136 in February 2020.
Career
Zhang made his first ATP tour debut in the 2015 Shenzhen Open. As a qualifier, he defeated Japanese Go Soeda in straight sets in the first round. He eventually lost to the 6th seed Jiří Veselý in straight sets.
In the 2017 ATP Shenzhen Open, Zhang, as a qualifier, upset the 4th seed and world No. 39 Paolo Lorenzi in the second round. He then lost to Henri Laaksonen in the third round.
On 26 November 2017, defeating Te Rigele 5–7, 7–6, 6–3, Zhang won the China Tennis Grand Prix Cup title for the first time.
In 2019, Zhang won two ATP challenger titles in Jinan and Shenzhen. At the ATP level, he reached the second rounds at Zhuhai and Beijing, both as wildcard holder, defeating German Dominik Koepfer and British Kyle Edmund in the first round matches respectively.
Challengers and Futures Finals
Singles: (4–4)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–4) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (3–2) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–4) |
| Hard (3–2) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | France F10, Mont-de-Marsan | Futures | Clay | Adrien Puget | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | France F13, Bourg-En-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Jordi Samper Montaña | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2017 | China F9, Lu'an | Futures | Hard | Alexander Sarkissian | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | China F11, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 2–6, 7–5, 5–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2017 | China F13, Yinchuan | Futures | Hard | Sora Fukuda | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2018 | Italy F18, Casinalbo | Futures | Clay | Jelle Sels | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2019 | Jinan, China P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Go Soeda | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen, China P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Li Zhe | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: (4–5)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–4) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (4–5) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–4) |
| Hard (4–5) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 2014 | China F8, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Bai Yan | Hua Runhao Qiu Zhuoyang | 6–4, 4–6, [10–3] | |
| Loss | Jul 2015 | France F14, Saint-Gervais | Futures | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | Calo Silva Ricardo Urzúa-Rivera | 6–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2015 | Belarus F2, Minsk | Futures | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | Egor Gerasimov Ilya Ivashka | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2016 | Nanchang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Wu Di | Nicolas Barrientos Ruben Gonzales | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Apr 2017 | China F5, Luzhou | Futures | Hard | He Yecong | Xia Zihao Peng Hsien-yin | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jun 2017 | China F10, Kunshan | Futures | Hard | He Yecong | Gao Xin Li Zhe | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2017 | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Gao Xin | Chen Ti Yi Chu-huan | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Sep 2018 | Shanghai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Hua Runhao | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze | 4–6, 6–3, [4–10] | |
| Loss | Jan 2019 | Tunisia M15, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Jannik Sinner | Gábor Borsos Péter Nagy | 1–6, 6–3, [7–10] |