Zhou Yi (tennis) explained

Zhou Yi
Birth Date:14 March 2005
Birth Place:Beijing, China
Height:NaN1.93
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$189,734
Singlesrecord:5–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 380 (14 October 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 380 (14 October 2024)
Doublesrecord:1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 357 (14 October 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 357 (14 October 2024)
Updated:16 October 2024

Zhou Yi (born 14 March 2005) is a Chinese tennis player.He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 380 achieved on 14 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 357 achieved on that same date.[1] Zhou had a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 3 achieved on 29 May 2023.[2]

Early life

Zhou was born in Beijing and began playing tennis at the age of 10; he had played badminton before picking up tennis.[3]

Career

He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. He also received singles and doubles main draw wildcards for the 2023 China Open, and the 2024 Chengdu Open where he recorded his first ATP singles win over Tseng Chun-hsin.[4] As a result he moved close to a 100 positions up in the top 450, having had a ranking of No. 531 at the start of the tournament.[5] He received wildcards for the main draw in singles and doubles for the 2024 China Open, and the 2024 Shanghai Masters for his debut at this tournament and at the ATP 1000-level.[6] Ranked No. 440, he advanced to the second round after his opponent, Yoshihito Nishioka retired due to injury, recording his first Masters 1000 win. As a result he climbed 60 positions up in the rankings into the top 380 on 14 October 2024. He lost to 13th seed Frances Tiafoe.[7]

National representation

Zhou represents China at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–1.[8] He helped lead China to victory over Slovenia to reach World Group II finals in 2024.[9]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1M25 Luzhou, ChinaWTTHard Bai Yan6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win1–1M15 Tianjin, ChinaWTTHard Evgeny Donskoy6–3, 6–4
Win2–1M25 Tianjin, ChinaWTTHard Sun Fajing4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yi Zhou Overview ATP Tour Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: www.itftennis.com/en/players/yi-zhou/800576487/chn/jt/S/overview/. itftennis.com. 2024-04-27.
  3. Web site: www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/fast-learner-zhou-reaping-rewards-after-trading-badminton-for-tennis/. itftennis.com. 2024-04-27.
  4. Web site:
    1. NextGenATP Shang sinks Nishikori on home soil in Chengdu
    . 19 September 2024. ATPTour.
  5. Tseng just retired at 6-2 1-6 1-3 0-30 so that's a first ATP Tour win for former junior #3 Yi Zhou. The 19yo will enter the Top 500 after this event.... 1836656621583298583. damiankust. 19 September 2024.
  6. Our final three wildcards for the 2024 #RolexShanghaiMasters have been announced . 1840384056065925219. 29 September 2024. SH_RolexMasters.
  7. Web site: After two-day delay, Taylor Fritz up and running in Shanghai; Tiafoe, Giron also win. 7 October 2024.
  8. Web site: Davis Cup - Players. daviscup.com. 2024-04-27.
  9. Web site: Zhou Yi shines to lead China past Slovenia in Davis Cup qualifier-Xinhua. english.news.cn. 2024-04-27.