Zheng Saisai

Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai (Chinese: 郑赛赛; born February 5, 1994) is a Chinese tennis player. She has won one WTA singles title at the Premier level 2019 Silicon Valley Classic, four WTA doubles titles, and reached the finals of the 2019 French Open in doubles with her countrywoman Duan Yingying. She has also won three WTA 125K singles and two WTA 125K doubles titles, as well as eleven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zheng (郑).
Zheng Saisai
郑赛赛
Zheng Saisai at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports) China
ResidenceXi'an, Shaanxi, China
Born (1994-02-05) February 5, 1994
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2008[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAlan Ma and Goran Tošić
Prize moneyUS$3,787,683
Singles
Career record316–216 (59.4%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 34 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 41 (14 December 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2020)
French Open1R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US Open2R (2014, 2016, 2017)
Doubles
Career record214–149 (59.0%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 15 (11 July 2016)
Current rankingNo. 28 (14 December 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2013, 2016)
French OpenF (2019)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US OpenQF (2019)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open1R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–6 (64.7%)
Last updated on: 17 December 2020.
Zheng Saisai
Traditional Chinese鄭賽賽
Simplified Chinese郑赛赛

On 2 March 2020, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 34. On 11 July 2016, she peaked at No. 15 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for China Fed Cup team, Zheng has a win–loss record of 11–6.

Early life and background

Zheng started playing tennis at age eight at tennis academy where mother worked. She stated that her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin. Her favorite tournaments are Australian Open and Wimbledon. Zheng is coached by Alan Ma (马伟开). Her favorite shot is drop shot.

Her father is of Tibetan ethnicity. She also has a Tibetan name, Suodian Zhuoma (Chinese: 索典卓玛).[2]

Her nickname is 'jaguar', for her footwork and defence.

Professional career

2008–11: ITF debut

Zheng began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in June 2008, at the age of 14, where she lost in first round of qualification against her fellow countrywoman, Zhou Xiao. Her first main-draw appearance happened next year, at a US$10K event in February.

2011-13: WTA debut in both singles and doubles

In September, Zheng made her WTA debut in both singles and doubles at the Guangzhou International. There she won her first doubles title, partnering Hsieh Su-wei and defeating Chan Chin-wei and Han Xinyun in straight sets.

2013: First Grand Slam semifinal in doubles

At the 2013 Australian Open, Zheng reached semifinals with her partner Varvara Lepchenko from United States, and they were defeated by Australian combination Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua, in straight sets. She also reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, also with Lepchenko, where they were defeated by number-one seed, Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, in straight sets.

2014-19: Top 100 debut in singles

On 13 October 2014, she entered top 100 in singles, when she reached world No. 92. Zheng finished 2014 season as the 97th.

2019: First title in singles, Grand Slam runner–up

At the 2019 French Open, Zheng made her first Grand Slam final appearance with her partner Duan Yingying; they lost against Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic, with score 2–6, 3–6. In August, Zheng won her first WTA title at the Silicon Valley Classic where she defeated 10th seeded Aryna Sabalenka.

Career statistics
Main article: Zheng Saisai career statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 1R A 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Wimbledon A Q2 A Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R NH 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open A Q3 Q1 2R 1R 2R 2R Q1 1R A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–4 1–4 1–2 0–4 1–1 0 / 20 6–20 23%
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Career total: 2
Year-end ranking 276 133 162 97 70 85 94 46 39 $3,787,683

Doubles
Tournament2012201320142015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021W–L
Australian Open A SF 1R 1R SF 3R A 1R 1R 10–7
French Open 2R QF 2R 2R QF QF 1R F A 17–8
Wimbledon 1R 2R A 1R 1R A A 3R NH 3–5
US Open 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R QF A 9–8
Win–Loss 1–3 9–4 2–3 2–4 9–4 6–3 0–2 10–4 0–1 39–28

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Duan Yingying Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic		 2–6, 3–6

References
  1. "Saisai Zheng". WTA.
  2. http://jingji.sports.cn/ywyl/2015/1106/139264.html
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