Zhu Benqiang Explained

Zhu Benqiang
朱本强
Fullname:Zhu Benqiang
Birth Date:13 March 1979
Birth Place:Hubei, China
Plays:Right-handed
(Double handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$79,836
Singlesrecord:14–13
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 276 (19 May 2003)
Doublesrecord:5–7
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 131 (9 August 2004)

Zhu Benqiang (; ; born 13 March 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the People's Republic of China.

Biography

Zhu, a right-handed player from Hubei, was a regular member of the China Davis Cup team from 1999 to 2005. He played in a total of 15 ties and competed in 30 matches, for 19 wins. One of his wins was a rare triple bagel, over Kuwait's Musaad Al-Jazzaf in Shenzhen in 2002. He won China the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II final against South Korea in 2004 when he came from two sets down to defeat Young-Jun Kim in the fifth and decisive match.[1]

He won a gold medal with Li Na in the mixed doubles at the 2001 Summer Universiade and competed in the 2002 Asian Games.[2] [3]

His best performance on the ATP Tour was in the doubles at the 2003 Shanghai Open. He and partner Zeng Shaoxuan became the first players from China to reach a tour-level doubles final.[4] They lost the final to Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley.[4]

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Notes and References

  1. News: Davis Cup: China defeats South Korea 3-2. 26 September 2004. Associated Press.
  2. News: Five-Event Universiade Tennis Concludes With Three Golds to China. https://web.archive.org/web/20011106171343/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20010831/447289A.htm. dead. November 6, 2001. 31 August 2001. Xinhua News Agency. 13 February 2016.
  3. News: Roster of Chinese delegation for Asian Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107074050/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-08/29/content_543066.htm. dead. November 7, 2012. 29 August 2002. Xinhua News Agency. 13 February 2016.
  4. News: Chinese duo settle for silver in Shanghai Open. 29 September 2003. China Daily. 13 February 2016.