1. Shang Juncheng is a Chinese professional tennis player.
28 Facts About Shang Juncheng
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Shang Juncheng reached his career-high singles ranking of world No 47 on 21 October 2024.
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Shang Juncheng is the son of former national footballer Shang Juncheng Yi and former table tennis world champion Wu Na.
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In 2019, Shang Juncheng was the first player born in 2005 to win a tournament on the ITF Junior Circuit.
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Shang Juncheng played in the French Open and reached the quarterfinals, in which he lost to Sean Cuenin in two sets.
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Shang Juncheng played in the Wimbledon Junior Event and reached the semifinals.
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Shang Juncheng made his debut on the professional tour, after receiving a wildcard to play in the main draw of the ATP Tour 500 event at the 2022 Rio Open, after Juan Martin del Potro announced his retirement from professional tennis.
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Shang Juncheng was defeated by Pedro Martinez in the first round.
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Shang Juncheng received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of Indian Wells, where he beat Francisco Cerundolo in the first round and his opponent Mats Moraing retired in the second.
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Shang Juncheng was defeated by Jaume Munar in straight sets.
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Shang Juncheng received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2022 Miami Open.
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Shang Juncheng won his first title in Lexington, United States becoming the youngest Chinese player to win a trophy in the Challenger Tour history and the youngest since Carlos Alcaraz in 2020 Alicante.
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Shang Juncheng reached the top 200 at world No 195 on 19 September 2022.
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Shang Juncheng made his Grand Slam debut by qualifying at the Australian Open, after defeating Fabian Marozsan, 16th seed Fernando Verdasco and Zsombor Piros, becoming the youngest male player at the tournament and the youngest Grand Slam men's qualifier since 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz at the 2021 Australian Open.
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Shang Juncheng became the 10th Chinese mainland player to reach the main draw at this Major in 2023.
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Shang Juncheng defeated Oscar Otte in the first round, becoming the first Chinese male player to win a match at the Australian Open in the Open Era.
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Shang Juncheng then lost in straight sets to Frances Tiafoe in the second round.
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Shang Juncheng received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open.
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Shang Juncheng reached the top 150 on 17 July 2023.
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Shang Juncheng played his first ATP tour event in his homeland at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships where he lost to Mackenzie McDonald.
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Shang Juncheng received a wildcard for the next Asian tournaments the China Open in Beijing, where he lost to Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, and the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters, where he lost to Japanese Yosuke Watanuki, both in the first round.
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Shang Juncheng received a wildcard for the Australian Open where he defeated Mackenzie McDonald in the first round and qualifier Sumit Nagal in the second to reach the third round of a Major for the first time in his career.
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Shang Juncheng retired in the third set in his next match against world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz.
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Shang Juncheng was awarded a wildcard into the main draw at the 2024 Miami Open and in April, he received a wildcard for the 2024 Madrid Open where he defeated qualifier Corentin Moutet in a four hour epic match.
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Shang Juncheng reached the top 100 at world No 89 on 20 May 2024.
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Shang Juncheng reached another Grand Slam third round at the US Open with wins over 27th seed Alexander Bublik and Roberto Carballes Baena and entered the top 70 in the rankings on 9 September 2024.
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Shang Juncheng defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final to claim his maiden ATP Tour title becoming only the second Chinese mens titlist in the Open Era after Wu Yibing.
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Shang Juncheng began his season at the ATP 250 Hong Kong Open, where he defeated Coleman Wong, Pedro Martinez, and Fabian Marozsan en route to the semi-finals, where he retired against Kei Nishikori due to illness.