Wu Yibing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu (吴).

Wu Yibing (Chinese: 吴易昺; pinyin: Wú Yìbǐng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ǔ î pìŋ];^[3] born 14 October 1999) is a Chinese professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 54 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on 10 April 2023, making him the second highest-ranked male Chinese player in history, behind Zhang Zhizhen^[1] He also a career-high doubles ranking of No. 295, achieved on 23 April 2018.^[4] Wu is the first Chinese man in the Open Era to reach, and to win, an ATP Tour-level singles final, doing so at the 2023 Dallas Open.^[1]

Wu Yibing
吴易昺

Wu at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	China
Residence	Hangzhou, China
Born	(1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 24) Hangzhou, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2017
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Gerardo Azcurra Marcos Baghdatis (2023–)^[1]
Prize money	US$1,101,535
Singles
Career record	19–25 (43.2% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)^[2]
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 54 (29 May 2023)
Current ranking	No. 285 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2023)
French Open	1R (2023)
Wimbledon	1R (2023)
US Open	3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	2–3 (40.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main-draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 295 (23 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 571 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (2023)
Australian Open Junior	SF (2017)
French Open Junior	1R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2015, 2016, 2017)
US Open Junior	W (2017)
Medal record Men's tennis Representing  China Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Singles
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Wu became the world No. 1 in the ITF Junior Circuit ranking^[5] after winning the boys' singles title at the 2017 US Open.

Wu represented China at the 2017 Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0. He defeated Jason Jung in his first Davis Cup match.

Juniors

In December 2016, Wu reached the final of the 2016 Orange Bowl, a Grade A junior event, losing to Miomir Kecmanović in the final.

In 2017, Wu reached the semifinals in both boys' singles and doubles at the Australian Open, and won both the boys' singles and doubles champions (with Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yu-hsiou) at the US Open, thus became the first Chinese male to win a Grand Slam title.^[6]

Professional career

2017–2018: ATP and Masters debuts, first ATP win

In September 2017 he made his ATP debut at the 2017 Chengdu Open as a wildcard. In October 2017 he made his Masters debut at the Shanghai Masters as a wildcard.

In 2018, Wu recorded his first ATP win against Li Zhe at the Shanghai Masters. In the second round he won the first set against Kei Nishikori.^[7]

2019–2021: Hiatus due to injury

He did not compete from March 2019 to December 2021 due to injury.

2022: Historic major debut, top 125

In 2022, he won three Challenger titles in the United States, including back-to-back trophy runs in July in Rome, Georgia and Indianapolis, Indiana. As a result, he reached the top 200 at a career-high of No. 174, on 25 July 2022.^[8] His four career total Challenger titles made him the most decorated Chinese player in the circuit's history.^[9]

At the US Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut.^[10] He became the first male Chinese in the Open Era to qualify at the US Open, winning his last qualifying match before Zhang Zhizhen also won his last match later in the same day.^{[11][12][13][14]} Wu won his first round match against 31st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, becoming the first male Chinese player to win a US Open match in the Open era and a Grand Slam match in 63 years since Mei Fu Chi at Wimbledon 1959.^[15][16] He beat fellow qualifier Nuno Borges in five sets in the second round to become the first Chinese male player to reach the third round of any Grand Slam event since Kho Sin-Kie in 1946 Wimbledon. He also became the first Chinese man ever to reach the third round in the tournament history (since 1881).^[17][18] As a result, he moved 43 positions up to world No. 131 in the rankings on 12 September 2022. He then lost to world No. 1, Daniil Medvedev, in the third round.

He finished his year ranked No. 119, 1000 spots higher than his ranking at the end of the 2021 season.

2023: First Chinese ATP champion in the Open Era, top 60

Wu started his season playing the first Adelaide International, where, in qualifying, he defeated Ugo Humbert but lost to Alexei Popyrin. He received a wildcard into the 2023 Australian Open, where he lost to Corentin Moutet in the first round.^[19]

Following a final showing in the Cleveland Challenger, Wu made his debut in the top 100 at world No. 97 on 6 February 2023, becoming the second Chinese male player to do so after Zhang Zhizhen four months earlier.^[20][21]

In Dallas, Wu defeated Michael Mmoh in the first round, then claimed the biggest win of his career by defeating third seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round to reach his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal.^[22] He then beat Adrian Mannarino to become the first Chinese player since Pan Bing in 1995 to reach an ATP Tour level semifinal, and only the second ever player from China to do so.^[23] By defeating top seed and world No. 8 Taylor Fritz in the semifinals, he became the first Chinese male ever to defeat a top 10 ranked player and to make an ATP Tour level final in the Open Era.^[24][25][26] He went one step further to win the title defeating John Isner after saving four championship points in the match, and become the first Chinese man in the Open Era to win an ATP title. In doing so, he became the highest-ranked Chinese player in the history of the ATP Rankings, and overtook Zhang to become the first Chinese player to enter the top 60 on 13 February 2023.^[26][27] He received a wildcard for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Jaume Munar for his first win at this tournament.^[28] At the 2023 Miami Open he recorded also his first win at this Masters against Kyle Edmund.^[1]

After losing in the first round of Barcelona and Madrid, Wu won his first match on clay by beating Richard Gasquet in Rome in three sets, before losing to Francisco Cerúndolo in the second round. In Geneva, he reached his first quarterfinal on clay, after beating Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Marco Cecchinato. He retired in the quarterfinals against Alexander Zverev. At the French Open, he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, he lost to tenth seed Frances Tiafoe.

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2023 Miami Open.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments^[29]
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	NH	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–4	0 / 5	3–5	38%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	NH	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Miami Open	Q1	A	A	NH	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Shanghai Masters	1R	2R	A	NH			A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–4	0 / 6	3–6	33%
Career statistics^[30]
Tournaments	2	4	0	0	0	1	11	Career total: 18
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	Career total: 1
Overall win–loss	1–2	3–5	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	13–15	20–24
Win Percentage	33%	38%	0%	0%	0%	67%	46%	45.45%
Year-end ranking	313	306	857	890	1119	119	121	$619,134

Doubles

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments^[29]
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0 / 1	1–1	50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Shanghai Masters	2R	A	A	NH			A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Career statistics^[30]
Tournaments	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	Career total: 3
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–3
Win Percentage	33%	–	–	–	–	–	50%	40%
Year-end ranking	304	624	1178	1250	1542	1149

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend (singles) Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Finals (0–0) ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (0–0) Indoor (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2023	Dallas Open, United States	250 Series	Hard (i)	John Isner	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(14–12)

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (4–2) Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2017	China F3, Anning	Futures	Clay	Danilo Petrović	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Win	2–0	Sep 2017	Shanghai, China	Challenger	Hard	Lu Yen-hsun	7–6^(8–6), 0–0 ret.
Loss	2–1	July 2018	China F10, Shenzhen	Futures	Hard	Te Rigele	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win	3–1	Apr 2022	M15 Orange Park, USA	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Michael Zheng	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
Win	4–1	Jun 2022	Orlando, USA	Challenger	Hard	Jason Kubler	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 3–1 ret.
Win	5–1	Jul 2022	Rome, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ben Shelton	7–5, 6–3
Win	6–1	Jul 2022	Indianapolis, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Aleksandar Kovacevic	6–7^(10–12), 7–6^(15–13), 6–3
Loss	6–2	Oct 2022	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Li Tu	6–7^(5–7), 4–6
Loss	6–3	Feb 2023	Cleveland, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Aleksandar Kovacevic	6–3, 5–7, 6–7^(2–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2017	Spain F12, Lleida	Futures	Clay	Boris Arias	Erik Crepaldi   Pascal Meis	6–7^(3–7), 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2017	US Open	Hard	Axel Geller	6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	2017	US Open	Hard	Hsu Yu-hsiou	Toru Horie   Yuta Shimizu	6–4, 5–7, [11–9]

Exhibition finals

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	Jul 2023	Ultimate Tennis Showdown, Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Taylor Fritz	11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0

Record against top 10 players

Wu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player	Record	Win %	Hard	Clay	Grass	Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Daniil Medvedev	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (4–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 2 ranked players
Alexander Zverev	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (1–4^r) at 2023 Geneva
Number 3 ranked players
David Ferrer	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–7^(7–9), 4–6) at 2018 Auckland
Number 4 ranked players
Kei Nishikori	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–3, 0–6, 3–6) at 2018 Shanghai
Number 5 ranked players
Taylor Fritz	1–1	50%	1–1	–	–	Lost (4–6, 6–7^(5–7)) at 2023 Atlanta
Andrey Rublev	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 2–6) at 2023 Halle
Number 6 ranked players
Félix Auger-Aliassime	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 1–6) at 2018 Chengdu
Gilles Simon	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Shanghai
Number 7 ranked players
Richard Gasquet	1–0	100%	–	1–0	–	Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–3) in 2023 Rome
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(14–12)) at 2023 Dallas
Diego Schwartzman	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Barcelona
Number 9 ranked players
Roberto Bautista Agut	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (6–7^(4–7), 1–6, 1–6) at 2023 French Open
Number 10 ranked players
Denis Shapovalov	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (7–6^(7–1), 6–4) at 2023 Dallas
Frances Tiafoe	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (6–7^(4–7), 3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Total	4–12	25%	3–7 (30%)	1–3 (25%)	0–2 (0%)	* Statistics correct as of 27 July 2023^[update].

Wins over top 10 players

Wu has a 1–4 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2023	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	WYR
2023
1.	Taylor Fritz	8	Dallas Open, United States	Hard (i)	SF	6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–4	97

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External links

•  Tennis portal

• Wu Yibing at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Wu Yibing at the International Tennis Federation  
• Wu Yibing at the Davis Cup
• Wu Yibing on Instagram
• Wu Yibing on Weibo (in Chinese)