14 Facts About Zheng Qinwen

Zheng Qinwen is a Chinese professional tennis player.

Zheng Qinwen reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 19 by the WTA on 22 May 2023.

Zheng Qinwen left home when she was eight to train in Wuhan, and was inspired by Li Na's run to the 2011 French Open title.

Zheng Qinwen later trained with Li's former coach Carlos Rodriguez in Beijing.

Zheng Qinwen made her WTA Tour debut at the Palermo Ladies Open, where she recorded her first win defeating second seed Liudmila Samsonova in the first round.

Zheng Qinwen lost her semifinal match to second seed Simona Halep, in straight sets.

Zheng Qinwen moved into the fourth round after Alize Cornet's retirement.

Zheng Qinwen was still happy about her performance and glad that she was able to play against the world's number one.

Zheng Qinwen debuted at Wimbledon and defeated Sloane Stephens in the first round.

Zheng Qinwen won her second match at this major against Greet Minnen, before falling to the eventual champion, Elena Rybakina, in the third round.

At the US Open, Zheng Qinwen defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the first round and Anastasia Potapova in the second.

Zheng Qinwen was beaten in the third round by Jule Niemeier, in straight sets.

Zheng Qinwen became the second teenager to make a WTA 500-level or higher final in the season after Coco Gauff.

Zheng Qinwen began 2023 with a win over former world No 2 player Anett Kontaveit in the first round of the Adelaide International, surviving match points in the third set to triumph in a final set tiebreak, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the second.