Zheng Jie

Zheng Jie
郑洁
Zheng at the 2015 French Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceChengdu, Sichuan
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 41)
Chengdu
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro16 January 2003
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$6,157,773
Singles
Career record384–266
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 15 (18 May 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2010)
French Open4R (2004)
WimbledonSF (2008)
US Open3R (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
Doubles
Career record437–213
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 3 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2006)
French OpenSF (2006)
WimbledonW (2006)
US OpenSF (2010, 2013)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2014)
French OpenSF (2008, 2015)
WimbledonSF (2006)
US Open1R (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup22–9
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Zheng Jie
Simplified Chinese郑洁
Traditional Chinese鄭潔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Jié
Wade–GilesCheng Chieh
IPA[tʂə̂ŋ tɕjɛ̌]

Zheng Jie (born 5 July 1983) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In May 2009, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15.

Zheng is one of China's most successful tennis players. She won four singles titles on the WTA TourHobart in 2005, Estoril, Stockholm in 2006, and Auckland in 2012. She also won 15 career doubles titles, eleven of them with Yan Zi, including Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2006. She won the bronze medal in doubles with Yan Zi at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 3. Zheng reached the singles semifinals at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated world No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, in the process, becoming the first Chinese player to advance to the semifinals at a major tournament. She also reached the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open.


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