He was selected to play for China’s Davis Cup team. He is also the oldest man to have won a Grand Slam as the last of mixed doubles titles came in 2016 with Martina Hingis when he was 42 at the time of their French Open success. Asian tennis is on the rise again with Naomi Osaka and Hyeon Chung enjoying plenty of success so far this year. He defeated Riccardo Ghedin (6–1, 6–4). Did you know she travels with a sports psychologist?
He has competed in seven Olympics and won bronze in the men’s singles at the 1996 Atlanta Games. She reached a career-high of world No. The 38-year-old will be fondly remember for his likeable personality and instantly recognisable style that saw him become the first Asian-born man to crack the ATP top 10. She made a name for herself in 2005 when she captured her maiden WTA Tour title at the Hobart International and she added two more titles to her collection in 2006 and another in 2012. After upsetting Denis Istomin in the first round (6–3, 1–6, 6–3), Zhang was defeated by world No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic (6–2, 6–1), who went on to win the tournament for the sixth time. The rankings used are ATP Rankings for men (since 23 August 1973 for singles, and 1 March 1976 for doubles) and WTA Rankings for women (since 3 November 1975 for singles, and 4 September 1984 for doubles). As a wildcard at SW19, she beat Dominica Cibulkova and Ana Ivanoivic before losing to Serena Williams in the semis while in Melbourne her brilliant run was ended by Justine Henin. Hewett recovered from 1-3 in deciding set.
She was the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam when she won the French Open in 2011 and three years later she proved her major success was no fluke when she won the Australian Open. Rising to ninth in the rankings in 2003, Srichaphan’s full-throttle style never saw him go beyond round four of a Grand Slam but he did post wins against Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Marat Safin along the way. Na also finished runner-up at the 2011 and 2013 Australian Opens and she remains the only Asian player to have won a singles Grand Slam while she also reached a career-high of No 2 in the world. Oh, and have we mentioned that he has appeared in a Bollywood movie? The former Buddhist monk has also tried his hand on the Asian Tour golf circuit but fell well below the cut required. Despite a comfortable win for Djokovic, he heaped praise on the youngster, saying he has "Top 100 stuff. They beat Kevin Anderson and Dmitry Tursunov, 6–2, 6–1.
I have to wear sunglasses, a hat, a mask, everything… But after retirement I will go back to Japan for sure” – Nishikori. "[5], "Wild Card Zhang Surprises No.14 Gasquet in 2nd Round", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zhang_Ze&oldid=945371649, Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 March 2020, at 14:59. He reached a career-high of No 4 in the world rankings in 2015 and also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Three of her Grand Slam doubles titles came with Martina Hingis with the only major missing from her collection being the French Open, while she won two mixed doubles Slams with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi and one with Bruno Soares from Brazil. Injuries have also taken its toll in the last year and he has slipped down the rankings, but he has made a steady comeback.
He was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam when he teamed up with Japan’s Rika Hiraki at the 1997 French Open. 33 and 31-seed Fernando Verdasco in four sets: 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6.
Her best performances in the Grand Slams came in the semi-final in Wimbledon in 2008 and the last four at the Australian Open two years later. 8. Find all of player’s data from 1st place to 1605 place at one time. In the 2012 China Open, Zhang defeated world No.14 Richard Gasquet 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the second round, before he lost to Florian Mayer on the following day.[4]. Gao Ming 高敏 – Diver. In October 2013, Zhang teamed up with Roger Federer at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters.
Here is a great winner’s speech after her success in Melbourne in 2014. Winning the boys title at SW19 at just 17 was a warning signal to anyone out there who would underestimate the man from Nagercoil. [1], On 28 March 2010, Zhang won the first single's title of his professional career in an ITF Futures event in Mengzi City, China. This article lists the professional tennis players who reached the highest ranking among their compatriots during the Open Era.
In February 2008, Zhang made his first appearance in the qualifying draw of an ATP Challenger tournament in Melbourne, defeating Mikal Statham (5–7, 7–5, 6–4). However, the region has produced a lot of greats in the past and Peter Hampshire rates Asia’s historical stars. Another Wimbledon semi-finalist, Amritaj competed alongside brother Anand in the 1976 doubles to add to four Grand Slam singles quarters. A graceful player who never relied on brute force to beat opponents, the French Open quarter-finalist won 55 singles titles during his career and reached a high of six in Lance Tingay’s amateur rankings. On 11 September 2017, Garbiñe Muguruza and Rafael Nadal made Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to simultaneously top both the ATP and the WTA rankings, with Muguruza making her debut in the No. Swiatek defeated Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.
Bhupathi failed to win a singles title during his professional career, but he was on another level when it came to doubles.
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