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Zheng Qinwen (Chinese: 郑钦文; pinyin: Zhèng Qīnwén; IPA: [ʈʂə̂ŋ tɕʰínwə̌n]; born 8 October 2002) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the first Asian tennis player, male or female, to win an Olympic gold in singles.
Won WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2022; reached first WTA final at Tokyo (l. Samsonova) and also made SF at Melbourne Summer Set 1, as qualifier), QF at Toronto and R16 at Roland Garros. Broke into Top 50 at No.46 after run to fourth round in Paris that year.
Jan 25, 2024 · Zheng Qinwen has reached her first Grand Slam final. In fact, she is the first person from China to do so in 10 years. Zheng grew up watching the last Chinese Grand Slam winner, Li Na,...
Aug 3, 2024 · Zheng, a 21-year-old rising star, took advantage of an erratic performance from Donna Vekic of Croatia to give China its first Olympic medal in singles, on the same court that Li notched...
Aug 4, 2024 · These were Chinese flags—hundreds of them—waving in boisterous support for Qinwen Zheng, 21, who would soon take gold by defeating Croatia’s Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 in the women’s singles ...
Jan 7, 2022 · China's Zheng Qinwen carries a quiet confidence about her and the 19-year-old has the game and results to back it up. In just her fourth WTA main draw appearance, Zheng advanced to her first WTA semifinal at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set.
Aug 3, 2024 · Zheng Qinwen arrived at the Paris Olympics as a top-10 player but an unlikely candidate to win the title. She will leave as China’s first-ever tennis singles champion, the biggest accolade...
