Li Zhe (tennis) explained

Li Zhe
李喆
Residence:Tianjin, China
Birth Date:1986 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Tianjin, China
Turnedpro:2004
Coach:Christophe Lambert
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$ 791,369
Singlesrecord:6–14
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 193 (11 November 2019)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 596 (1 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2019)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2016)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2016)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2019)
Doublesrecord:9–29
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 136 (28 February 2011)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 481 (1 July 2024)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:11–11
Updated:30 June 2024

Li Zhe (; ;[1] born September 20, 1986) is a Chinese tennis player who plays mainly on the ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Tours. On 11 November 2019, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 193. His highest doubles ranking of world No. 136 was achieved on 28 February 2011.

Li represents his native country of China competing during the Davis Cup. He competes in both singles, for which he has a record of 6–3, and doubles where his record is 5–8, for a combined total record of 11–11. He has reached 27 career singles finals, boasting a record of 14 wins and 13 losses, including a 0–2 record in ATP Challenger finals. Additionally he has reached a bountiful 81 doubles finals with a record of 53 wins and 28 losses, including a 6–7 record in ATP Challenger finals.

Personal

Li Zhe was born in Tianjin, China on September 20, 1986.[2] He began playing tennis at age 8 and turned professional in 2004. He plays right-handed, and his favorite surface is hard court.[3] His goal as a professional tennis player is to enter the top 100 ranked tennis players in the world.[4]

Career

In December 2018, Li defeated his compatriot Ze Zhang in three sets to win the 2019 Australian Open Asia-Pac Wildcard Play-off, which secured a wildcard place for him to make his Grand Slam singles debut at age 32 at the 2019 Australian Open.[5]

He received a wildcard in doubles partnering Sun Fajing at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 29 (16–13)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour (16–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (16–13)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1China F3, TaizhouFuturesHard Gong Maoxin4–6, 5–7
Win1–1China F4, TaizhouFuturesHard Satoshi Iwabuchi2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win2–1China F4, GuiyangFuturesHard Gong Maoxin6–4, 6–3
Loss2–2China F4, ChengduFuturesHard Im Kyu-tae6–7(8–10), 1–6
Win3–2Canada F3, MississaugaFuturesHard Steven Diez6–2, 6–3
Win4–2Israel F8, Ramat HaSharonFuturesHard Chang Yu6–4, 7–5
Win5–2China F9, ShenyangFuturesHard Wu Di1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win6–2China F1, GuangzhouFuturesHard Bai Yan6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss6–3China F6, PutianFuturesHard Bai Yan2–6, 1–6
Loss6–4China F8, ShenzhenFuturesHard Bai Yan6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win7–4China F9, ZhangjiagangFuturesHard Nikola Milojević6–2, 6–2
Loss7–5China F5, WuhanFuturesHard Wu Di6–3, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win8–5China F6, WuhanFuturesHard Bai Yan6–4, 6–3
Loss8–6China F8, ZhangjiagangFuturesHard Wu Di3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Win9–6China F10, Xi'anFuturesHard Zhang Ze6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win10–6China F11, Xi'anFuturesHard He Yecong6–1, 6–1
Loss10–7Australia F6, Alice SpringsFuturesHard Robin Staněk2–6, 3–6
Loss10–8China F10, LongyanFuturesHard Lee Duck-hee4–6, 4–6
Loss10–9Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Janko Tipsarević2–6, 3–6
Win11–9China F4, LuzhouFuturesHard Shuichi Sekiguchi6–3, 6–0
Loss11–10China F10, KunshanFuturesHard Prajnesh Gunneswaran3–6, 1–6
Loss11–11China F14, TianjinFuturesHard Nikola Milojević4–6, 2–6
Win12–11Japan F5, KashiwaFuturesHard Yusuke Takahashi6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win13–11China F7, LuzhouFuturesHard Wu Di2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win14–11China F8, YinchuanFuturesHard Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul6–3, 6–3
Loss14–12Nov 2019style=background:#FFE4B5Shenzhen, China P.R.style=background:#FFE4B5ChallengerHard Zhang Zhizhen3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss14–13M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Akira Santillan6–2, 6–7(3−7), 2−6
Win15–13M15 Tianjin, ChinaWorld Tennis TourHard Lee Kuan-yi6–3, ret.
Win16–13M15 Tianjin, ChinaWorld Tennis TourHard Cui Jie4–6, 7–6(8−6), 6−4

Doubles: 81 (53–28)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–7)
ITF Futures Tour (47–21)
Titles by surface
Hard (51–26)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0China F4, TianjinFuturesHard Wang Yu jr. David To
Marcus Walker
6–1, 6–2
Loss1–1China F5, GuangzhouFuturesHard Xue Feng James Cerretani
Jesse Huta Galung
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss1–2Italy F25, ImperiaFuturesClay Wang Yu jr. Fabio Colangelo
Mattia Livraghi
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Italy F27, BolzanoFuturesClay Wang Yu jr. Dušan Karol
David Luque-Velasco
3–6, 5–7
Win2–3China F2, TianjinFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Chang Huai-en
Lee Hsin-han
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win3–3China F3, BeijingFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Matthew Ebden
Jose Statham
0–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss3–4FuturesHard Gong Maoxin Antal van der Duim
Boy Westerhof
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss3–5FuturesHard Gong Maoxin Hiroki Kondo
Hiroyasu Sato
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [2–10]
Win4–5Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Gong Maoxin G.D. Jones
Daniel King-Turner
6–1, 7–5
Loss4–6Korea Rep. F4, SeogwipoFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Yaoki Ishii
Hiroki Kondo
4–6, 5–7
Win5–6Japan F6, AkishimaFuturesCarpet Gong Maoxin Wang Yu jr.
Xu Junchao
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win6–6Japan F7, AriakeFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Minh Le
Lee Hsin-han
6–2, 6–1
Win7–6Japan F8, OsakaFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Hiroki Kondo
Hiroyasu Sato
6–4, 6–3
Loss7–7China F1, GuangzhouFuturesHard Wang Yu jr. Lee Hsin-han
Yang Tsung-hua
0–6, 3–6
Loss7–8Korea Rep. F1, DaeguFuturesHard Kim Young-jun G.D. Jones
Daniel King-Turner
2–6, 4–6
Loss7–9Korea Rep. F2, SeogwipoFuturesHard Clément Reix Satoshi Iwabuchi
Gouichi Motomura
3–6, 2–6
Win8–9Korea Rep. F3, ChangwonFuturesHard Wang Yu jr. Ervin Eleskovic
Frederik Nielsen
6–2, 6–3
Loss8–10Korea Rep. F4, GimcheonFuturesHard Wang Yu jr. G.D. Jones
Daniel King-Turner
4–6, 1–6
Win9–10China F7, NingboFuturesHard Wang Yu jr. Gong Maoxin
Xue Feng
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss9–11Australia F6, DarwinFuturesHard Wang Yu jr. Kaden Hensel
Adam Hubble
4–6, 3–6
Loss9–12Azerbaijan F1, BakuFuturesHard (i) Gong Maoxin Petru-Alexandru Luncanu
Matwé Middelkoop
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–12]
Loss9–13China F3, ChongqingFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Wu Di
Zhang Ze
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win10–13China F4, GuiyangFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Chang Yao-lun
Daniel Yoo
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss10–14Korea F3, ChangwonFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Nikolaus Moser
Max Raditschnigg
2–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss10–15Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Brendan Evans
Toshihide Matsui
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win11–15China F5, WuhanFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Ma Yanan
Yu Xinyuan
7–5, 6–3
Win12–15China F6, JiaxingFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Gao Peng
Gao Wan
6–4, 6–3
Win13–15Karshi, UzbekistanChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Divij Sharan
Vishnu Vardhan
6–3, 6–1
Win14–15Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Gong Maoxin Yuki Bhambri
Ryler DeHeart
6–3, 6–4
Win15–15China F8, ShanghaiFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Harri Heliövaara
Jose Statham
7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win16–15China F1, MengziFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Lee Hsin-han
Yi Chu-huan
6–1, 6–1
Win17–15China F2, MengziFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Lee Hsin-han
Yi Chu-huan
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win18–15China F3, ChengduFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Chen Ti
Xu Junchao
6–0, 6–3
Win19–15China F4, ChengduFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Im Kyu-tae
Hiroki Kondo
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win20–15China F7, ShenzhenFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Jun Woong-sun
Daniel Yoo
6–0, 6–3
Win21–15China F8, HuizhouFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Gao Peng
Gao Wan
6–4, 6–2
Win22–15Canada F3, MississaugaFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Peter Aarts
Daniel Chu
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win23–15Indonesia F4, JakartaFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Yuki Bhambri
Rohan Gajjar
6–3, 6–2
Win24–15Thailand F5, PhuketFuturesHard (i) Kelsey Stevenson Weerapat Doakmaiklee
Kirati Siributwong
6–4, 4–6, [10–3]
Win25–15China F5, ChengduFuturesHard Gao Xin Chang Yu
Wu Di
2–2 ret.
Win26–15Israel F7, AshkelonFuturesHard Chang Yu Saar Steele
Amir Weintraub
6–3, 6–2
Win27–15China F8, FuzhouFuturesHard Gao Xin Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa
6–2, 6–3
Win28–15China F10, ShenyangFuturesHard Gao Xin Huang Liang-chi
Yi Chu-huan
6–4, 7–5
Win29–15Hong Kong F2, Hong KongFuturesHard Chang Yu Gao Peng
Patrik Rosenholm
6–4, 6–4
Loss29–16Turkey F6, AntalyaFuturesHard Chang Yu Chen Ti
Hiroki Kondo
0–6, 2–6
Win30–16Turkey F7, AntalyaFuturesHard Chang Yu Mate Delić
Ilija Vučić
7–5, 3–6, [11–9]
Win31–16China F4, FuzhouFuturesHard Gao Xin Gao Peng
Gao Wan
6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Win32–16China F3, YuxiFuturesHard Wu Di Lim Yong-kyu
Nam Ji-sung
6–4, 6–4
Win33–16China F4, ChengduFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Huang Liang-chi
Hung Jui-chen
6–3, 6–4
Win34–16China F5, ChengduFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Victor Baluda
Ilya Ivashka
0–1 ret.
Win35–16Thailand F4, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Phassawit Burapharitta
Grittaboon Prahmanee
6–0, 6–1
Win36–16China F6, PutianFuturesHard Gong Maoxin Peng Hsien-yin
Yang Tsung-hua
6–1, 6–3
Loss36–17Turkey F2, AntalyaFuturesHard Kim Cheong-eui Artem Smirnov
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
3–6, 0–6
Loss36–18Turkey F3, AntalyaFuturesHard Ruan Roelofse Lucas Miedler
Maximilian Neuchrist
4–6, 4–6
Win37–18Turkey F4, AntalyaFuturesHard Ruan Roelofse Jan Choinski
Kevin Krawietz
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Win38–18Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Gao Xin Takashi Saito
Yusuke Watanuki
6–0, 6–7(4–7), [10–1]
Win39–18China F4, YuxiFuturesHard Gao Xin Kim Cheong-eui
Boy Westerhof
6–4, 6–4
Win40–18China F6, WuhanFuturesHard Gao Xin Bai Yan
Arata Onozawa
7–5, 6–3
Win41–18Gimcheon, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Jose Statham Dean O'Brien
Ruan Roelofse
6–4, 6–2
Win42–18China F10, Xi'anFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Bai Yan
Chen Ti
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [13–11]
Loss42–19China F11, Xi'anFuturesHard Sriram Balaji Bai Yan
Hsieh Cheng-peng
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [7–10]
Loss42–20Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Chen Ti Bai Yan
Riccardo Ghedin
2–6, 5–7
Win43–20Australia F6, Alice SpringsFuturesHard Gao Xin Alex Bolt
Jordan Thompson
3–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Win44–20Australia F7, CairnsFuturesHard Gao Xin Finn Tearney
Yusuke Watanuki
6–1, 6–2
Win45–20Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Bai Yan Sander Arends
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Win46–20China F10, LongyanFuturesHard Bai Yan Sun Fajing
Wang Aoran
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss46–21Chengdu, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gao Xin Gong Maoxin
Zhang Ze
3–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Loss46–22Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gao Xin Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yi Chu-huan
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [0–10]
Win47–22China F4, LuzhouFuturesHard Gao Xin Peng Hsien-yin
Jimmy Wang
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss47–23China F7, WuhanFuturesHard Gao Xin Shintaro Imai
Kaichi Uchida
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win48–23China F10, KunshanFuturesHard Gao Xin He Yecong
Zhang Zhizhen
6–3, 6–2
Win49–23China F11, ShenzhenFuturesHard Gao Xin Wu Hao
Xia Zihao
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win50–23Australia F6, ToowoombaFuturesHard Bradley Mousley Nathan Pasha
Darren Polkinghorne
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win51–23Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Alex Lawson JC Aragone
Liam Broady
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss51–24Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Go Soeda Gonçalo Oliveira
Akira Santillan
6–2, 4–6, [10–12]
Win52–24Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Gonçalo Oliveira Enrique López Pérez
Hiroki Moriya
6–2, 6–1
Loss52–25Shenzhen, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Gonçalo Oliveira Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss52–26Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Hugo Nys Andre Goransson
Sem Verbeek
2–6, 4–6
Loss52–27M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Bu Yunchaokete Charles Broom
Constantin Franzen
5–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss52–28M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Gao Xin Skander Mansouri
Akira Santillan
3–6, 0–6
Win53–28M15 San Diego, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Yang Tsung-Hua Ethan Quinn
Siem Woldeab
6–4, 3–6, [10−8]

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1AA1RQ3Q2A0 / 10–1
French OpenQ2AAQ1AAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonQ2AAQ1style=color:#767676NHAA0 / 00–0
US OpenAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00–00 / 10–1

Rankings

Year end ATP rankings

Year Singles Doubles
2012 385 359
2011 374 181
2010 449 146
2009 753 396
2008 552 548
2007 894 600
2006 968 453
2005 1187 666
2004 n/a  n/a

Sponsorship

In November 2010, Zhe Li signed as a spokesperson for Dunlop Sport, after gaining recognition as the captain of the Chinese national men's tennis team and winning the China Tennis Grand Prix men's doubles title.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The pronunciation by Li Zhe himself. ATPWorldTour.com. 2018-10-16.
  2. Web site: Zhe Li – Tennis Players - Tennis. ATP World Tour. 2019-05-20.
  3. Web site: Pro Circuit - Player Profile - LI, Zhe (CHN) . ITF Tennis . 2013-09-05.
  4. Web site: Google Translate . 2013-09-05.
  5. Web site: 2019 AO Asia-Pac. Wildcard Play-off: Zhe Li makes Grand Slam debut at 32!.
  6. Web site: Google Translate . 2013-09-05.