Zhang Ze

Zhang Ze
张择

Country (sports)
Residence	Nanjing, China
Born	Nanjing, China
Died
Height
Turned pro	2005
Retired	2023
Plays	right-handed
Coach	Jiang Wei
Prize money	US$1,106,768
Singles
Career record	19–41 (ATP World Tour, Grand Slam main draw and Davis Cup matches)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 148 (27 May 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2014, 2015)
French Open	Q2 (2012, 2019)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2012, 2014, 2015)
US Open	Q3 (2014)
Doubles
Career record	12–28
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 78 (18 March 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2015)
Medal record Representing Men's tennis Asian Games Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team Event Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Mixed Doubles

Zhang Ze (Template:Zh; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ tsɤ̌]; born July 4, 1990), is a Chinese former professional tennis player. Zhang's career highlights include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2012 China Open (defeating Richard Gasquet en route), playing the Australian Open main draw in two consecutive years (2014 and 2015), and teaming up with Roger Federer to play doubles at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters.

Career

Zhang's early years were spent on the ITF Circuit throughout Asia. In February 2008, Zhang made his first appearance in the qualifying draw of an ATP Challenger tournament in Melbourne, defeating Mikal Statham. In the second round, Zhang lost to Nima Roshan.

On 28 March 2010, Zhang won the first single's title of his professional career in an ITF Futures event in Mengzi City, China. He defeated Riccardo Ghedin. Just under two months later, on 22 May, Zhang reached his first final on the Challenger Tour in Fergana, Uzbekistan, after entering as a qualifier. He lost to Evgeny Kirillov.

In 2010, Zhang became, for the first time in his career, Chinese champion in both singles and doubles of the QuanYunHui. He was selected to play for China’s Davis Cup team.

On 22 May 2011, exactly a year to the day of his first final on the Challenger Tour, Zhang won his second ITF single's title by defeating Lee Hsin-han in Guiyang, China.

He played the qualifying rounds at the 2012 Wimbledon, and the 2012 US Open, where he made it to the second round but lost.

In the 2012 China Open, Zhang defeated world No.14 Richard Gasquet in the second round, before he lost to Florian Mayer on the following day.

In October 2013, Zhang teamed up with Roger Federer at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. They beat Kevin Anderson and Dmitry Tursunov. However, the pair were defeated in the second round.

In January 2014, Zhang qualified in men's singles for the 2014 Australian Open, his first grand slam tournament. In the first round he lost to world No. 33 and 31-seed Fernando Verdasco in four sets.

In January 2015, 187-ranked Zhang earned one of eight wildcards to the 2015 Australian Open men's singles main draw. Zhang was the highest-ranked men's singles player from China at the time and was the only China representative in men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles (male). In singles he lost in the first round to unseeded Australian two-time Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt, ranked 87 in the world at the time, in four sets. In men's doubles, Zhang and partner Lee Hsin-han of Taiwan were given a wildcard to the main draw and faced number 2 seeds Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin of France in the first round and lost in straight sets. In mixed doubles, Zhang and partner Chang Kai-Chen of Taiwan were given a wildcard to the main draw and they advanced to the second round.

In October 2015, Zhang was one of three players to receive a wildcard into the main draw of the China Open. After upsetting Denis Istomin in the first round, Zhang was defeated by world No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament for the sixth time. Despite a comfortable win for Djokovic, he heaped praise on the youngster, saying he has "Top 100 stuff."

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 26 (10–16)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (2–5) ITF Futures Tour (8–11)

Titles by surface Hard (9–16) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	China F2, Shenzhen	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Zeng Shaoxuan	4–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss	0–2	Template:Dts	China F3, Taizhou	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	0–3	Template:Dts	Israel F2, Eilat	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andrej Martin	1–6, 1–6
Win	1–3	Template:Dts	China F2, Mengzi	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Ghedin	6–1, 6–4
Loss	1–4	Template:Dts	Korea F3, Changwon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jordan Cox	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1–5	[[2010 Fergana Challenger – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Evgeny Kirillov	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	1–6	Template:Dts	China F2, Mengzi	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	1–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Win	2–6	Template:Dts	China F6, Guiyang	Futures	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Lee Hsin-han	6–1, 6–0
Win	3–6	Template:Dts	China F7, Shenzhen	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon An Jae-sung	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–7	Template:Dts	China F2, Shenzhen	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Austin Krajicek	6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	3–8	Template:Dts	Australia F1, Toowoomba	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Érik Chvojka	2–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
Win	4–8	Template:Dts	China F5, Chengdu	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss	4–9	Template:Dts	China F6, Chengdu	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	5–9	Template:Dts	Netherlands F3, Breda	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thiemo de Bakker	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win	6–9	Template:Dts	Kazakhstan F1, Aktobe	Futures	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Marek Semjan	6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Loss	6–10	Template:Dts	Kazakhstan F2, Aktobe	Futures	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Marek Semjan	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win	7–10	Template:Dts	China F3, Yuxi	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chung Hyeon	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Win	8–10	Template:Dts	China F5, Chengdu	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dzmitry Zhyrmont	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	8–11	Template:Dts	China F10, Xi'an	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Li Zhe	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	8–12	[[2016 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Yūichi Sugita	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	8–13	[[2016 Zhuhai Challenger – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Zhuhai, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Thomas Fabbiano	7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Win	9–13	[[2017 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	San Francisco, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Vasek Pospisil	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	9–14	[[2017 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jason Jung	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	9–15	[[2018 Pingshan Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]]	Shenzhen, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ilya Ivashka	4–6, 2–6
Win	10–15	[[2018 Chengdu Challenger – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Chengdu, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Henri Laaksonen	2–6, 5–2 ret.
Loss	10–16	Template:Dts	Greece, Heraklion	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ryan Peniston	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 36 (16–20)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (11–13) ITF Futures Tour (5–7)

Titles by surface Hard (14–16) Clay (1–3) Grass (1–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	China F2, Shenzhen	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Zeng Shaoxuan	Template:Flagicon Rylan Rizza Template:Flagicon Kaes Van't Hof	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Australia F2, Berri	Futures	Grass	Template:Flagicon Zeng Shaoxuan	Template:Flagicon Kaden Hensel Template:Flagicon Adam Hubble	6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	China F5, Chongqing	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Zeng Shaoxuan	Template:Flagicon Chen I-ta Template:Flagicon Yi Chu-huan	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	China F6, Jiaxing	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Zeng Shaoxuan	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin Template:Flagicon Xue Feng	7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win	3–2	Template:Dts	France F13, Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Fabrice Martin Template:Flagicon Adil Shamasdin	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–3	Template:Dts	Israel F1, Eilat	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	Template:Flagicon Andrej Martin Template:Flagicon Miloslav Mečíř	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–4	Template:Dts	Azerbaijan F2, Baku	Futures	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	Template:Flagicon Matwé Middelkoop Template:Flagicon Antal van der Duim	6–7(8–10), 5–7
Win	4–4	Template:Dts	China F3, Chongqing	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin Template:Flagicon Li Zhe	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss	4–5	[[2010 Astana Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Astana, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	Template:Flagicon Mikhail Elgin Template:Flagicon Nikolaus Moser	0–6, 4–6
Loss	4–6	[[2011 ATP China Challenger International – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Wuhai, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Feng He	Template:Flagicon Lee Hsin-han Template:Flagicon Yang Tsung-hua	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	4–7	[[2012 Ningbo Challenger – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Ningbo, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Sanchai Ratiwatana Template:Flagicon Sonchat Ratiwatana	4–6, 2–6
Loss	4–8	Template:Dts	Kazakhstan F2, Aktobe	Futures	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Victor Baluda Template:Flagicon Mate Pavić	2–6, 3–6
Loss	4–9	[[2013 Beijing International Challenger – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Beijing, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Toshihide Matsui Template:Flagicon Danai Udomchoke	6–4, 6–7(6–8), [8–10]
Loss	4–10	[[2014 Prague Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lee Hsin-han	Template:Flagicon Roman Jebavý Template:Flagicon Jiří Veselý	1–6, 3–6
Win	5–10	[[2016 Chengdu Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Chengdu, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Gao Xin Template:Flagicon Li Zhe	6–3, 4–6, [13–11]
Loss	5–11	[[2016 ZS-Sports China International Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Qingdao, China, P.R.	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Danilo Petrović Template:Flagicon Tak Khunn Wang	2–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss	5–12	[[2017 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	San Francisco, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Matt Reid Template:Flagicon John-Patrick Smith	7–6(7–4), 5–7, [7–10]
Win	6–12	[[2017 Zhuhai Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Zhuhai, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Ruan Roelofse Template:Flagicon Yi Chu-huan	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	6–13	[[2017 China International Suzhou – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Suzhou, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Gao Xin Template:Flagicon Sun Fajing	6–7(5–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss	6–14	[[2018 Qujing International Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Qujing, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wu Di	Template:Flagicon Aliaksandr Bury Template:Flagicon Peng Hsien-yin	7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–12]
Win	7–14	[[2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Nanchang, China, P.R.	Challenger	Clay (i)	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Ruben Gonzales Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7]
Loss	7–15	[[2018 Kunming Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Anning, China, P.R.	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Aliaksandr Bury Template:Flagicon Lloyd Harris	3–6, 4–6
Win	8–15	[[2018 Guzzini Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Recanati, Italy	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Escobar Template:Flagicon Fernando Romboli	2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win	9–15	[[2018 Chengdu Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Chengdu, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Mikhail Elgin Template:Flagicon Yaraslav Shyla	6–4, 6–4
Win	10–15	[[2018 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Bradley Mousley Template:Flagicon Akira Santillan	w/o
Win	11–15	[[2018 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Shanghai, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Hua Runhao Template:Flagicon Zhang Zhizhen	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win	12–15	[[2018 Ningbo Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Ningbo, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Cheng-peng Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Win	13–15	[[2018 Liuzhou International Challenger – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Liuzhou, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Cheng-peng Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Win	14–15	[[2019 Bangkok Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Bangkok, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Cheng-peng Template:Flagicon Christopher Rungkat	6–4, 6–4
Win	15–15	[[2019 Zhuhai Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Zhuhai, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Max Purcell Template:Flagicon Luke Saville	6–4, 6–4
Loss	15–16	[[2019 Nottingham Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Nottingham, Great Britain	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Aisam Qureshi	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Loss	15–17	[[2019 Yokkaichi Challenger – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Yokkaichi, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Nam Ji-sung Template:Flagicon Song Min-kyu	3–6, 6–3, [12–14]
Loss	15–18	[[2020 Bangkok Challenger II – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Bangkok, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gong Maoxin	Template:Flagicon Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Escobar	3–6, 3-6
Loss	15–19	Template:Dts	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hua Runhao	Template:Flagicon Petros Chrysochos Template:Flagicon Mark Whitehouse	6–4, 2–6; [6–10]
Loss	15–20	Template:Dts	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hua Runhao	Template:Flagicon Yuki Mochizuki Template:Flagicon Takuto Niki	3–6, 4–6
Win	16–20	Template:Dts	M15 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hua Runhao	Template:Flagicon Makoto Ochi Template:Flagicon Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi	6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]

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