Wu Yibing
Wu Yibing (Chinese: 吴易昺; pinyin: Wú Yìbǐng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ǔ î pìŋ];[2] born 14 October 1999) is a Chinese tennis player. He has become world no.1 in the ITF Juniors ranking [3] after winning boys' singles title of the 2017 US Open.
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| Residence | Hangzhou, China | |||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1999 Hangzhou, China | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) | |||||||||||||
| Coach | Chen Yanbei Nahum García Sánchez | |||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$114,311 | |||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | 3–5 (37.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 (1 Challengers, 1 Futures, 1 Grand Slam Junior)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 299 (10 September 2018) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 332 (15 October 2018) | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open Junior | SF (2017) | |||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 2R (2016) | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2017) | |||||||||||||
| US Open Junior | W (2017) | |||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–2 (33.3% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 (1 Grand Slam Junior) | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 295 (23 April 2018) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 368 (1 October 2018) | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open Junior | SF (2017) | |||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 1R (2016) | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2015, 2016, 2017) | |||||||||||||
| US Open Junior | W (2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 1 October 2018. | ||||||||||||||
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In December 2016, Wu reached the final of the 2016 Orange Bowl, a Grade A junior event, losing to Miomir Kecmanović in the final.
Wu represented China at the 2017 Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0. He defeated Jason Jung in his first Davis Cup match.
In 2017, Wu reached semi-finals in both boys' singles and doubles at the Australian Open, and won both the boys' singles and doubles champions (with Taiwan's Hsu Yu-hsiou) at the US Open, thus became the first Chinese male to win a Grand Slam title.[4]
In October 2018 Wu won the first set against Kei Nishikori at Shanghai Masters.[5]
Challengers and Futures finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2017 | China F3, Anning | Futures | Clay |  |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2017 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard |  |
7–6(8–6), 0–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–1 | July 2018 | China F10, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2017 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay |  |
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2017 | US Open | Hard |  | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2017 | US Open | Hard | |
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6–4, 5–7, [11–9] |
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References
- "Yibing Wu - Overview - ATP World Tour". ATP. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- "The pronunciation by Wu Yibing himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- "Junior ITF - Ranking List". ITFTennis.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "US Open 2017: Wu Yibing wins boys' singles and doubles title, says Chinese tennis is on the rise". FirstPost. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ATP
External links
- Wu Yibing at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Wu Yibing at the International Tennis Federation
- Wu Yibing at the Davis Cup
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