Shuai Zhang is a Chinese professional tennis player. She is a doubles specialist and in July 2022, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of No.2. Shuai has two Grand Slam doubles titles and she is the women’s doubles defending champion at the US Open. In 2022, she also made it to the finals of Wimbledon women’s doubles.

Player Profile

Zhang Shuai was born on January 21, 1989, in Tianjin, China. She stands 177 cm tall and she is right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Her parents are former athletes and her English name is ‘Rose’.

Height / weight 1.77 m / 66 kg
Born 21 Jan 1989
Nationality China China
Playing Style Right Handed
Nickname Rose
Official Site http://www.zhang-shuai.com

She turned pro in 2003 and is coached by Liu Shuo. Throughout her career, she has earned $8,909,447 in prize money.

Career

She made her Grand Slam main draw debut in 2009 at the US Open. 2011 was the first year that she made it past the qualifying rounds of the majors, appearing in all the main draws. She reached her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinals in 2016 at the Australian Open. Her second Grand Slam quarterfinals was at the 2019 Wimbledon.

As a doubles player, she reached her first quarterfinals at the 2012 US Open. She reached her second US Open quarters in 2017. The following year, she made it to the semifinals of the same majors. She won her first Grand Slam women’s doubles event at the 2019 Aussie Open. She followed that with a quarterfinals finish at the French Open.

In 2021, she won her second Grand Slam women’s doubles title at the US Open. In 2022, she reached the finals of Wimbledon. She was paired with Elise Mertens at the time. They were defeated by Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.

Career Record

Singles

  • Highest Singles Ranking: 23(November 14, 2016)
  • Current Singles Ranking: 35 (August22, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

  • Australian Open - QF (2016)
  • French Open - 4R (2020)
  • Wimbledon - QF (2019)
  • US Open - 3R (2016, 2017, 2019)

Other Singles Tournaments

  • Olympic Games - 2R (2016)

Doubles

  • Highest Doubles Ranking: 2 (July 11,2022)
  • Current Doubles Ranking: 5 (August22, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

  • Australian Open - W (2019)
  • French Open - QF (2019)
  • Wimbledon - F (2022)
  • US Open - W (2021)

Other Doubles Tournaments

  • Tour Finals - SF (2019)
  • Olympic Games -2R (2016)

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

  • Australian Open - SF (2022)
  • French Open - QF (2019)
  • Wimbledon - SF (2021)
  • US Open - SF (2018)

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