Personal

Coached by Tim Nicholls; trains in Guangzhou
Father is Zhu Jiangming (works in finance); mother is Chen Yunqi (travel agent); father introduced her to tennis at age 4
Aggressive player; favorite shot is forehand; tennis idol growing up was Martina Hingis
Enjoys shopping, watching movies and cooking
If she was not a tennis player, would probably work in travel industry like her mother

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2023 - Hua Hin.

Finalist (2): 2024 - Hua Hin; 2023 - Osaka

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2019 - Nanchang (w/X.Wang).
Finalist (2): 2023 - Hua Hin (w/X.Wang); 2022 - Guadalajara (w/X.Wand).

ADDITIONAL
Chinese Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2017-18, 2022

Career in Review

Earned maiden singles title in Hua Hin (d. Tsurenko), the same day achieving runner-up in doubles (w/Wang Xinyu). A strong 2023 season, also achieving runner-up at Osaka (l. Krueger) as well as semifinals at Monterrey (l. Vekic), Birmingham (l. Krejcikova), Cleveland (l. Alexandrova) and Zhuhai Elite Trophy as a wild card (l. Zheng).

In 2022, reached QF at Seoul (l. Maria) and 2r at four other WTA tournaments. Also won 13th, 14th and 15th career titles on ITF Circuit, including at W100 event in Landisville, PA

Won biggest career title at end of 2021, at WTA 125K Series event at Seoul. Also in 2021 reached 2r at Australian Open and Wimbledon (l. Mertens at both tournaments)

Ended 2020 ranked at No.91 for her second successive Top 100 finish, recording career-high ranking of No.69 on February 17. Season highlight was QF run at Acapulco

Played primarily on the ITF Circuit in 2019, winning three titles and finishing runner-up at three further tournaments. First broke into Top 100 on February 25 and finished the season at No.83

Won first Grand Slam main draw match of career at 2019 US Open, defeating compatriot Wang Xinyu in 1r before falling to Keys

Lifted first WTA doubles title at 2019 Nanchang (w/Wang Xinyu)

Highlight of 2018 season was second career WTA SF at Nanchang (l. Zheng). At tour level, also made 2r at Hiroshima (l. Tomljanovic) and fell 1r on four occasions (including Australian Open)

Won two ITF Circuit titles in 2018, at $60k Luan-CHN and $60k Jinan-CHN

Prior to 2018, best results on tour were SF at Kuala Lumpur in 2016 (l. Svitolina) and QF runs at Taipei City, Nanchang and Tianjin in 2017

Notched first Top-20 win of career over No.17 Kvitova at 2017 Tianjin

Won doubles title at WTA 125K Series event at Zhengzhou in 2017 (w/Han)

Member of Chinese Bille Jean King Cup Team, 2017-18, 2022

Was selected to participate in the 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore

Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Hong Kong - as qualifier, l. Cepelova in 2r

Winner of 15 singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in China in 2009