Zhu Lin (tennis)
Zhu Lin is a Chinese tennis player. On 17 February 2020, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 69, while on 24 February 2020 she rached her highest WTA doubles ranking of world 103. As of 16 March 2020, she has won one WTA title in total, winning 2019 Jiangxi Open in doubles. Along with one WTA doubles title, she also won one doubles title on the WTA 125K series as well as eleven singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 25 February 2019, she entered top 100 in singles, reaching ranking of world 93.
Playing for China at the Fed Cup, Zhu has score of 4–3.
Early life and background
Zhu Lin was born on 28 January 1994 to Zhu Jiangming and Chen Yunqi in Wuxi, China. Her Father introduced her to tennis at age 4. She has a very aggressive style of play, and her signature shot and also favorite shot is forehand. Her tennis idol growing up was Martina Hingis. In free times, she enjoys shopping, watching movies and cooking. She stated that, if she weren't a tennis player, would probably work in travel industry like her mother.Junior career
She made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2009 at the age of 15, at the China Junior 1 Open, where she also reached her first final that was in singles category. She lost in that final from turkish player Melis Sezer in straight-sets. Next week, she played at China Junior 2 Open, where she also had success, reaching semifinal, in both singles and doubles. She continues having success on her next tournament, where she won title in singles and reaching semifinal in doubles, on 2009 Widjojo Soejono Semen Gresik Jr Championships. Next week she also had success, winning her first doubles titles, and also reaching semifinal in singles, at the Solo Open International Junior Championships. Towards the end of the year, she also reached one singles final, at the PHINMA International Juniors, where she lost, but won two doubles titles, at PHINMA International Juniors and PHINMA International Juniors. In January 2010, she debut at the junior grand slams, playing at the Australian Open, where she was stopped in third-round by czech player Kristýna Plíšková. In April 2010, she reached quartefinal, at the Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships, in both singles and doubles. At the end of May 2010, she played at the Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships in New Delhi, India. There she reached semifinal in singles and final in doubles, but lost in that final. In September 2010, she lost in first round of junior US Open, in singles. Towards the end of the year, she also won China Junior 2 - Xiamen in singles. In January 2011, she played at Australian Open where she lost in second-round in both singles and doubles. It was her last junior doubles tournament. Her last junior singles tournament was at the China Junior 10 Dalian, where she lost in third round. Her highest junior combine ranking was place of 39, that she reached on the 17 January 2011.Professional career
2009-13: Playing at the ITF Tour
Zhu debut at the ITF Tour in June 2009, at the $10,000 Qianshan, China, where she was stopped in second round. In October 2010, she played her first ITF final, at the $10,000 Nonthaburi, Thailand, but lost in that final from Nungnadda Wannasuk. Later, on 24 October, she won her first ITF singles title, at the $10,000 Khon Kaen, Thailand. In November 2010, she won her first doubles title, at the $10,000 Manila, Phlippines. In 2011, Zhu won one ITF singles title, at the $10,000 Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2012, Zhu didn't have much success, reaching only one final in singles, at the $10,000 Pattaya, Thailand where she lost. In 2013, she made her debut at the WTA 125K level series, playing at the Suzhou Ladies Open, but lost in first round in both category.2014: Success on ITF Tour; WTA debut
Zhu started year really well. On her first tournament in year, she reached final where she lost from slovak tennis player Lenka Wienerová. In March, she won $10,000 Ankara, Turkey, defeating belarussian player Iryna Shymanovich. In June, she won three consecutive tournaments. First, on 1st of June, Zhu won her first $25K level tournament, in Belikpapan, Indonesia. Then, she won $10,000 Tarakan, Indonesia, and next week she won $10,000 Solo, Indonesia. Next week, she also reached her first significant final, at the Xi'an Open, but lost in that final from Duan Yingying. In August, she played her first grand slam qualifications, where she was so close to qualifier for main draw. Zhu defeated Giulia Gatto-Monticone and Arina Rodionova, but lost in third round from Zheng Saisai. Zhu made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Hong Kong Tennis Open. Having entered the qualifying tournament, she defeated Wang Yafan, Raluca Olaru, and Elitsa Kostova for a spot in the main draw, where she subsequently recorded her first ever main-draw win at the WTA level by defeating Kristýna Plíšková in the first round, but was stopped in second round by slovak player Jana Čepelová. In September, Zhu played qualification at the Premier 5 level tournament - Wuhan Open, but failed to qualify. Next week, she played her first Premier Mandatory tournament in main draw at the China Open. In first round, she defeated russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but lost from Simona Halep in second round.2015: Grand Slam debut
In January, Zhu played in qualifications at the Australian Open, but failed to qualify. At the BNP Paribas Open, she reached second round, defeating Francesca Schiavone in first round, but lost in second round from another italian, Sara Errani. After that, she failed to qualify at the Miami Open, Mutua Madrid Open and French Open. Zhu made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, where she lost to Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets. At the US Open, she lost in first round of qualification.2016: Success in doubles at the ITF Tour
She won title at the Launceston International, that was her first tournament in the year where she played doubles. In April, she reached final at the $25,000 Kashiwa, Japan, where she lost in the final in doubles. In the late of July, she won Lexington Challenger, together with her partner Hiroko Kuwata. At the Wuhan Open, she failed to qualify in singles, but reached second round in doubles, where together with Han Xinyun lost from Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová. At the China Open, she also failed to qualify in singles, and in doubles she lost in first round. In November, she reached her first $100K final in doubles. It was at the Shenzhen Longhua Open, but lost together with Han Xinyun from You Xiaodi and Nina Stojanović.2019: First main-draw Grand slam win, first WTA doubles titles
At the Dubai Championships, Zhu made one of her biggest win, defeating reigning Doha champion Elise Mertens, but lost in second round from Lesia Tsurenko.After losing six first-round matches at the grand slams, Zhu clinched her first singles victory at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2019 US Open, beating compatriot teenager Wang Xinyu in straight sets, before she lost from Madison Keys in second round.
In September, she played and also won her first WTA final, at the 2019 Jiangxi International Women's Open. There,she and her partner Wang Xinyu, defeated Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai in all-chinese final.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.Singles
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.- Sourced per WTA
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2019 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Doubles| | Jiangxi Open, China | International | Hard |  Wang Xinyu | Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai | 6–2, 7–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard |  Nungnadda Wannasuk | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2011 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard |  Nadia Abdalá | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2012 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard |  Anna Tyulpa | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Lenka Wienerová | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Iryna Shymanovich | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2014 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Qiang | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2014 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Clay |  Ankita Raina | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | Wang Yan | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Solo, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard |  Lavinia Tananta | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Xi'an, China | 50,000 | Hard | Duan Yingying | 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Dec 2014 | ITF Hong Kong, China | 50,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2016 | Kōfu International Open, Japan | 25,000 | Hard |  Susanne Celik | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | May 2017 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 80,000 | Hard | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | May 2017 | Jin'an Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Ankita Raina | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | May 2018 | Jin'an Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Liu Fangzhou | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–9 | Aug 2018 | Jinan International Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–9 | Jan 2019 | ITF Singapore, Singapore | 25,000 | Hard |  Han Na-lae | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Aug 2019 | Koser Jewelers Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard |  Madison Brengle | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Oct 2019 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Peng Shuai | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–11 | Nov 2019 | Liuzhou Open, China | 60,000 | Hard |  Arina Rodionova | 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–11 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Peng Shuai | 6–3, 1–3, ret. |
| Loss | 12–12 | Jan 2020 | ITF Hong Kong, China | 25,000 | Hard |  Zarina Diyas | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard |  Juan Ting-fei | Chen Yi Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Kim Ji-young Kim Jin-hee | 6–4, 6–7, |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Li Yihong |  Gabriela Talabă Patricia Maria Țig | 6–2, ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Li Yihong | Nicoleta-Cătălina Dascălu Raluca Șerban | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2016 | Launceston International, Australia | 75,000 | Hard | You Xiaodi |  Nadiia Kichenok  Mandy Minella | 2–6, 7–5, |
| Loss | 4–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | You Xiaodi | Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin | 5–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2016 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Hiroko Kuwata | Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2016 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Han Xinyun |  Nina Stojanović You Xiaodi | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Industrial Bank Cup, China | 60,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Han Xinyun Ye Qiuyu | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2019 | Manchester Trophy Challenger, England | 100,000 | Grass | Duan Yingying | Robin Anderson Laura-Ioana Paar | 6–4, 6–3 |