Wang Yeu-tzuoo 王宇佐 | |
Residence: | Taipei, Taiwan |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1985 |
Birth Place: | Saudi Arabia |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Turnedpro: | 2001 |
Retired: | 2019 |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | US$ 1,150,226 |
Singlesrecord: | 41-48 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 85 (6 March 2006) |
Australianopenresult: | 2R (2006) |
Frenchopenresult: | 1R (2006) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2014) |
Usopenresult: | 2R (2012) |
Doublesrecord: | 7–20 |
Doublestitles: | 0 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 190 (22 July 2013) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (2013) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2006) |
Australianopenmixedresult: | 1R (2006) |
Updated: | 11 September 2021 |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
T: | 王宇佐 |
S: | 王宇佐 |
P: | Wáng Yǔzuǒ |
Wang Yeu-tzuoo, who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985) is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player. Until the emergence of Lu Yen-hsun, Wang was the highest ranked player from Taiwan. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 141 pounds. Wang's trademark look is his wearing a white baseball cap backwards.
Wang started playing tennis at age seven and quickly emerged as one of Asia's most highly touted junior players. He made the final of the 2001 Australian Open Boys' Singles (losing to Janko Tipsarević) and the final of the US Open Boys' Singles (losing to Gilles Müller).
As a junior, he compiled a 136–52 win–loss record in singles (and 78–57 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 3 in the world junior singles rankings in April 2001 (and No. 8 in doubles).
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: F (2001)
French Open: 1R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledon: SF (2001)
US Open: F (2001)
Wang turned pro in 2003 and has improved his game and ranking year each he has been on the professional circuit. In 2005, Wang broke into the ATP Top 100 for the first time by virtue of three straight Challenger final appearances, winning a title at Istanbul, Turkey. The 21-year-old also reached the quarterfinal round of the ATP event in Bangkok, Thailand, and lost to Rafael Nadal in the 1st round in Beijing, China at the China Open. Wang made his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2004, losing to Andy Roddick in the first round. In 2006, he reached the second round, bowing out to James Blake 3 sets to 1.
Wang's best Grand Slam performance to date came at Wimbledon in 2014, where he defeated Alejandro González and Mikhail Youzhny to advance to the third round, ultimately losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
He was a member of the Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team, compiling a 17–6 record in Davis Cup action since 2001.
Near the end of his career, Wang took breaks from competing due to a persistent wrist injury. With several years of recovery, he decided to play in doubles while helping out the young players. He was content with the results during 2019 and briefly considered making a comeback for some time. However, Wang got tired of traveling around the world to train and compete, which made him start thinking about retirement from professional tennis. His decision was strengthened after getting married and the birth of his child, and Wang eventually started focusing on other things.[1] In September 2019, he played his last match at the 2019 OEC Kaohsiung in doubles with Hsu Yu-hsiou.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Janko Tipsarević | 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 | |
Loss | 2001 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |||
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | Q3 | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | |||
US Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | Q3 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 13 | 7–13 | ||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Canada Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Shanghai | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Japan F4, Fukuoka | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 2–0 ret. | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kao-Hsiung | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 5–5 ret. | ||
Loss | 1–2 | Thailand F2, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 1–3 | United Arab Emirates F2, Abu Dhabi | Futures | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | 6–7(0–7), 2–6 | ||
Win | 2–3 | Uzbekistan F1, Karshi | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 2–4 | Uzbekistan F2, Guliston | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 | ||
Win | 3–4 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 3–5 | Japan F5, Fukuoka | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 ret. | ||
Win | 4–5 | USA F28, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 4–6 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 5–6 | Indonesia F2, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Ti Chen | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
Loss | 5–7 | Dharwad, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | ||
Win | 6–7 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Win | 7–7 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Tomas Behrend | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Win | 8–7 | Spain F13, Lanzarote | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 8–8 | Valladolid, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
Loss | 8–9 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Michael Berrer | 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 1–6 | ||
Win | 9–9 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Michael Berrer | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 9–10 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Waske | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 9–11 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | ||
Win | 10–11 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Win | 11–11 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 12–11 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 12–12 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 12–13 | Thailand F5, Phuket | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Loss | 12–14 | Leon, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 12–15 | Chitre, Panama | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 12–16 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
Win | 13–16 | China F4, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Philippines F1, Manila | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Hendri-Susilo Pramono Febi Widhiyanto | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Win | 2–0 | Philippines F2, Manila | Futures | Hard | ![]() | Dirk Stegmann Coenie Van Wyk | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 3–0 | China F1, Kunming | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 3–1 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 3–2 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Clay | Michael Berrer | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 3–3 | Spain F13, Lanzarote | Futures | Hard | Ti Chen | Komlavi Loglo ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(10–8), 4–6 | ||
Loss | 3–4 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Sebastian Rieschick | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 3–5 | Uzbekistan F2, Namangan | Futures | Hard | Ti Chen | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 3–6 | Mexico F3, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 4–6 | USA F14, Chico | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 5–6 | Indonesia F5, Palembang | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 5–7 | Thailand F4, Phuket | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(10–12), 4–6 | ||
Loss | 5–8 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(0–7), [4–10] | ||
Win | 6–8 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Philipp Marx | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 6–9 | China F4, Luzhou | Futures | Hard | Peng Hsien-yin | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
Loss | 6–10 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | Hsu Yu Hsiou | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua | 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [2–10] |