Buyunchaokete Explained

Buyunchaokete
Fullname:Buyunchaokete
Birth Date:2002 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Turnedpro:January 2022
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$202,480
Singlesrecord:1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 125 (12 August 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 125 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2024)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2024)
Doublesrecord:0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 274 (23 October 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 378 (29 July 2024)
Updated:12 August 2024

Buyunchaokete (; born 19 January 2002) is a Chinese tennis player.He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 125, achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 274 achieved on 23 October 2023.[1] He is the current No. 3 Chinese player.[2]

Career

2023: Maiden Challenger title, first Masters win

He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Seoul Open, defeating Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets. As a result, he moved close to 80 positions up at a new career-high ranking of No. 164 on 8 May 2023.

He won his first match at a Masters 1000 level as a wildcard at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters against Miomir Kecmanović.

2024: Top 125 debut

He won his second Challenger at the 2024 Wuxi Open in China, defeating Egor Gerasimov and becoming the youngest Chinese player to win multiple titles at this level.[3] As a result he climbed 50 positions back up back to the top 200 at world No. 189 on 20 May 2024. Two months later, he reached the top 150 at No. 147 on 22 July 2024, following another Challenger title in Granby, Canada. He reached the top 125 following a semifinal showing at the 2024 Lincoln Challenger on 12 August 2024.

Davis Cup

He represents China at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 0–2.[4]

Name

According to the ATP, his full name is Buyunchaokete, but goes by Bu or his American name, Bert.[5] For technical reasons his name is often displayed as Bu Yunchaokete or Yunchaokete Bu.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0bgcolor=moccasinSeoul, South Koreabgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Aleksandar Vukic7–6(7–4), 6–4
bgcolor=FFAO7ALoss1–1Gwangju, South KoreaChallengerHard Lloyd Harris2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win2–1Wuxi, ChinaChallengerHard Egor Gerasimov6–4, 6–1
Win3–1Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Terence Atmane6–3, 6–7, (7–9), 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Mattia Bellucci6–4, 6–2
Win2–0M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Ray Ho6–4, 7–5
Win3–0M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Alberto Barroso Campos6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Win4–0M25 Chiang Rai, ThailandWTTHard Shintaro Imai6–3, 7–5
bgcolor=FFAO7ALoss4–1M15 Chiang Rai, ThailandWTTHard Shintaro Imai5–7, 4–6
Win5–1M15 Chiang Rai, ThailandWTTHard Cui Jie6–1, 6–4
Win6–1M25 Tbilisi, GeorgiaWTTHard Edan Leshem6–3, 2–6, 6–3
bgcolor=FFAO7ALoss6–2M25 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Mark Lajal4-6, 1-6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bu Yunchaokete | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Rankings | Singles. ATP Tour.
  3. Web site: Bu, 22, makes Chinese tennis history; Pouille returns to Challenger titletown. 13 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Davis Cup – Players.
  5. Web site: Yunchaokete Bu | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.