1. Wu Yibing is a Chinese professional tennis player.
15 Facts About Wu Yibing
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Wu Yibing has been ranked as high as No 54 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he first achieved on 29 May 2023, making him the third highest-ranked male Chinese player in history, behind Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng Wu Yibing has a career-high doubles ranking of world No 295, achieved on 23 April 2018.
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Wu Yibing defeated Jason Jung in his first Davis Cup match.
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Wu Yibing did not compete from March 2019 to December 2021 due to injury.
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Wu Yibing became the first male Chinese in the Open Era to qualify at the US Open, winning his last qualifying match before Zhang Zhizhen won his last match later in the same day.
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Wu Yibing beat fellow qualifier Nuno Borges in five sets in the second round to become the first Chinese male player to reach the third round of any Grand Slam event since Kho Sin-Kie in 1946 Wimbledon.
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Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man ever to reach the third round in the tournament history.
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Wu Yibing then lost to world No 1, Daniil Medvedev, in the third round.
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Wu Yibing finished his year ranked No 119,1000 spots higher than his ranking at the end of the 2021 season.
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Wu Yibing received a wildcard into the 2023 Australian Open, where he lost to Corentin Moutet in the first round.
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Wu Yibing then beat Adrian Mannarino to become the first Chinese player since Pan Bing in 1995 to reach an ATP Tour-level semifinal, and only the second ever player from China to do so.
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Wu Yibing went one step further to win the title defeating John Isner, after saving four championship points in the match, and become the first Chinese man in the Open Era to win an ATP Tour title.
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Wu Yibing received a wildcard for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Jaume Munar for his first win at this tournament.
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Wu Yibing retired in his quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverev.
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Wu Yibing then received a wildcard for Shanghai, and beat Sumit Nagal and 25th seed Nicolas Jarry to become the second-ever Chinese man to reach the third round of Shanghai, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.