Zhang Ze (Chinese: 张择; pinyin: Zhāng Zé; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ tsɤ̌]; born July 4, 1990), is a Chinese male tennis player.

Zhang Ze
张择
Country (sports) China
ResidenceNanjing, China
Born (1990-07-04) July 4, 1990 (age 33)
Nanjing, China
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2005
Playsright-handed
CoachJiang Wei
Prize moneyUS$1,102,532
Singles
Career record19–41 (ATP World Tour, Grand Slam main draw and Davis Cup matches)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 148 (27 May 2013)
Current rankingNo. 886 (23 May 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2014, 2015)
French OpenQ2 (2012, 2019)
WimbledonQ2 (2012, 2014, 2015)
US OpenQ3 (2014)
Doubles
Career record12–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 78 (18 March 2019)
Current rankingNo. 445 (23 May 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam Event
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonMixed Doubles
Last updated on: 23 May 2022.

Zhang's career highlights include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2012 China Open (defeating Richard Gasquet en route), playing the Australian Open main draw in two consecutive years (2014 and 2015), and teaming up with Roger Federer to play doubles at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters.

Career

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Zhang's early years were spent on the ITF Circuit throughout Asia. In February 2008, Zhang made his first appearance in the qualifying draw of an ATP Challenger tournament in Melbourne, defeating Mikal Statham. In the second round, Zhang lost to Nima Roshan.[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. He defeated Riccardo Ghedin.[2] Just under two months later, on 22 May, Zhang reached his first final on the Challenger Tour in Fergana, Uzbekistan, after entering as a qualifier. He lost to Evgeny Kirillov.[3]

In 2010, Zhang became, for the first time in his career, Chinese champion in both singles and doubles of the QuanYunHui. He was selected to play for China’s Davis Cup team.

On 22 May 2011, exactly a year to the day of his first final on the Challenger Tour, Zhang won his second ITF single's title by defeating Lee Hsin-han in Guiyang, China.

He played the qualifying rounds at the 2012 Wimbledon, and the 2012 US Open, where he made it to the second round but lost.

In the 2012 China Open, Zhang defeated world No.14 Richard Gasquet in the second round, before he lost to Florian Mayer on the following day.[4]

In October 2013, Zhang teamed up with Roger Federer at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. They beat Kevin Anderson and Dmitry Tursunov. However, the pair were defeated in the second round.

In January 2014, Zhang qualified in men's singles for the 2014 Australian Open, his first grand slam tournament. In the first round he lost to world No. 33 and 31-seed Fernando Verdasco in four sets.

In January 2015, 187-ranked Zhang earned one of eight wildcards to the 2015 Australian Open men's singles main draw. Zhang was the highest-ranked men's singles player from China at the time and was the only China representative in men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles (male). In singles he lost in the first round to unseeded Australian two-time Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt, ranked 87 in the world at the time, in four sets. In men's doubles, Zhang and partner Lee Hsin-han of Taiwan were given a wildcard to the main draw and faced number 2 seeds Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin of France in the first round and lost in straight sets. In mixed doubles, Zhang and partner Chang Kai-Chen of Taiwan were given a wildcard to the main draw and they advanced to the second round.

In October 2015, Zhang was one of three players to receive a wildcard into the main draw of the China Open. After upsetting Denis Istomin in the first round, Zhang was defeated by world No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament for the sixth time. Despite a comfortable win for Djokovic, he heaped praise on the youngster, saying he has "Top 100 stuff."[5]

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 26 (10–16)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–5)
ITF Futures Tour (8–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–16)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2009China F2, ShenzhenFuturesHard Zeng Shaoxuan4–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss0–2May 2009China F3, TaizhouFuturesHard Gong Maoxin3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss0–3Feb 2010Israel F2, EilatFuturesHard Andrej Martin1–6, 1–6
Win1–3Mar 2010China F2, MengziFuturesHard Riccardo Ghedin6–1, 6–4
Loss1–4Apr 2010Korea F3, ChangwonFuturesHard Jordan Cox4–6, 3–6
Loss1–5May 2010Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Evgeny Kirillov3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss1–6Jan 2011China F2, MengziFuturesHard Gong Maoxin1–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Win2–6May 2011China F6, GuiyangFuturesHard (i) Lee Hsin-han6–1, 6–0
Win3–6Jun 2011China F7, ShenzhenFuturesHard An Jae-sung6–4, 6–2
Loss3–7Jan 2012China F2, ShenzhenFuturesHard Austin Krajicek6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss3–8Feb 2012Australia F1, ToowoombaFuturesHard Érik Chvojka2–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
Win4–8Apr 2012China F5, ChengduFuturesHard Wu Di7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss4–9Apr 2012China F6, ChengduFuturesHard Wu Di1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win5–9Jul 2012Netherlands F3, BredaFuturesClay Thiemo de Bakker6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win6–9Feb 2013Kazakhstan F1, AktobeFuturesHard (i) Marek Semjan6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Loss6–10Mar 2013Kazakhstan F2, AktobeFuturesHard (i) Marek Semjan3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win7–10Mar 2014China F3, YuxiFuturesHard Chung Hyeon7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Win8–10Apr 2014China F5, ChengduFuturesHard Dzmitry Zhyrmont3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss8–11Jul 2015China F10, Xi'anFuturesHard Li Zhe2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss8–12Feb 2016Kyoto, JapanChallengerHard (i) Yūichi Sugita7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8–13Mar 2016Zhuhai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Thomas Fabbiano7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Win9–13Feb 2017San Francisco, USAChallengerHard (i) Vasek Pospisil7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss9–14Sep 2017Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Jason Jung4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss9–15Mar 2018Shenzhen, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Ilya Ivashka4–6, 2–6
Win10–15Aug 2018Chengdu, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Henri Laaksonen2–6, 5–2 ret.
Loss10–16May 2021Greece, HeraklionFuturesHard Ryan Peniston4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 36 (16–20)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–13)
ITF Futures Tour (5–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (14–16)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 2009China F2, ShenzhenFuturesHard Zeng Shaoxuan Rylan Rizza
Kaes Van't Hof
3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Feb 2009Australia F2, BerriFuturesGrass Zeng Shaoxuan Kaden Hensel
Adam Hubble
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win2–1Aug 2009China F5, ChongqingFuturesHard Zeng Shaoxuan Chen I-ta
Yi Chu-huan
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss2–2Aug 2009China F6, JiaxingFuturesHard Zeng Shaoxuan Gong Maoxin
Xue Feng
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win3–2Sep 2009France F13, Bagnères-de-BigorreFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Fabrice Martin
Adil Shamasdin
6–4, 6–4
Loss3–3Jan 2010Israel F1, EilatFuturesHard Wu Di Andrej Martin
Miloslav Mečíř
2–6, 3–6
Loss3–4Feb 2010Azerbaijan F2, BakuFuturesHard (i) Wu Di Matwé Middelkoop
Antal van der Duim
6–7(8–10), 5–7
Win4–4Apr 2010China F3, ChongqingFuturesHard Wu Di Gong Maoxin
Li Zhe
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss4–5Aug 2010Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard (i) Wu Di Mikhail Elgin
Nikolaus Moser
0–6, 4–6
Loss4–6Jul 2011Wuhai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Feng He Lee Hsin-han
Yang Tsung-hua
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss4–7Sep 2012Ningbo, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 2–6
Loss4–8Mar 2013Kazakhstan F2, AktobeFuturesHard (i) Gong Maoxin Victor Baluda
Mate Pavić
2–6, 3–6
Loss4–9Jul 2013Beijing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Toshihide Matsui
Danai Udomchoke
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [8–10]
Loss4–10Jun 2014Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Lee Hsin-han Roman Jebavý
Jiří Veselý
1–6, 3–6
Win5–10Aug 2016Chengdu, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Gao Xin
Li Zhe
6–3, 4–6, [13–11]
Loss5–11Aug 2016Qingdao, China, P.R.ChallengerClay Gong Maoxin Danilo Petrović
Tak Khunn Wang
2–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss5–12Feb 2017San Francisco, USAChallengerHard (i) Gong Maoxin Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [7–10]
Win6–12Mar 2017Zhuhai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Ruan Roelofse
Yi Chu-huan
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss6–13Oct 2017Suzhou, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Gao Xin
Sun Fajing
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss6–14Mar 2018Qujing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Wu Di Aliaksandr Bury
Peng Hsien-yin
7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–12]
Win7–14Apr 2018Nanchang, China, P.R.ChallengerClay (i) Gong Maoxin Ruben Gonzales
Christopher Rungkat
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7]
Loss7–15Apr 2018Anning, China, P.R.ChallengerClay Gong Maoxin Aliaksandr Bury
Lloyd Harris
3–6, 4–6
Win8–15Jul 2018Recanati, ItalyChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Gonzalo Escobar
Fernando Romboli
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win9–15Aug 2018Chengdu, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Mikhail Elgin
Yaraslav Shyla
6–4, 6–4
Win10–15Sep 2018Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Bradley Mousley
Akira Santillan
w/o
Win11–15Sep 2018Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Hua Runhao
Zhang Zhizhen
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win12–15Oct 2018Ningbo, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Win13–15Oct 2018Liuzhou, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Win14–15Feb 2019Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
6–4, 6–4
Win15–15Mar 2019Zhuhai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Max Purcell
Luke Saville
6–4, 6–4
Loss15–16Jun 2019Nottingham, Great BritainChallengerGrass Gong Maoxin Santiago González
Aisam Qureshi
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Loss15–17Aug 2019Yokkaichi, JapanChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu
3–6, 6–3, [12–14]
Loss15–18Jan 2020Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela
Gonzalo Escobar
3–6, 3-6
Loss15–19May 2021M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Hua Runhao Petros Chrysochos
Mark Whitehouse
6–4, 2–6; [6–10]
Loss15–20Jun 2021M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Hua Runhao Yuki Mochizuki
Takuto Niki
3–6, 4–6
Win16–20Jun 2021M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Hua Runhao Makoto Ochi
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]

References

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  1. ^ "Melbourne Challenger". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ^ "China F2 Futures". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. ^ "ATP Results: Fergana 2010". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Wild Card Zhang Surprises No.14 Gasquet in 2nd Round".
  5. ^ "Is China Tennis' Next Frontier?".
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