Zeng Shaoxuan

Zeng Shaoxuan
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Birthday:	August 29, 1981
Size:	185 cm
Weight:	83 kg
1st professional season:	2001
Resignation:	2009
Playing hand:	Right
Trainer:	Xie Zhao
Prize money:	$ 119,093
singles
Career record:	5:10
Highest ranking:	299 (January 4, 2010)
Double
Career record:	18:15
Highest ranking:	129 (August 9, 2004)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Zeng Shaoxuan ( Chinese  曾 少 眩 , Pinyin Zēng Shàoxuàn ; born August 29, 1981 in Nanjing ) is a former Chinese tennis player .

Career

Advancement in the world rankings (until 2003)

Zeng played his first professional tournaments in 2001 and had his first double appearance at a tournament on the ATP World Tour . In Shanghai he received a wildcard for double field with Xu Ran . There they failed to the fourth seeded Czech Petr Luxa and Radek Štěpánek . In 2002 he made his debut for the Chinese Davis Cup team in the match against Kuwait . Thanks to his success on the ITF Future Tour , he made it into the top 300 in the world rankings in mid-2003 . He received another wild card for the tournament in Shanghai. At the side of Zhu Benqiang , he advanced to the final, in which they had to admit defeat to the Australian pairing Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley . He finished the year in 149th place, his best place to date.

Career best in doubles and participation in the Asian Games (2004-2006)

On the ATP Challenger Tour , Zeng increasingly reached the semifinals and worked his way up to 129th in the world rankings, which also meant his best career placement. On the ATP World Tour played in the main draw in Beijing and Shanghai, but did not survive the first round. In the world rankings, he briefly fell out of the top 1000 in the world, and by September 2006 worked his way back to close to the top 300 through several futures titles and a semi-finals in Shanghai. At the Asian Games he played in doubles, team competitions and mixed. He could only win a match in mixed with Yan Zi , but was eliminated there in the quarterfinals.

First title on the Challenger Tour and participation in the Olympic Games (2007-2008)

After twelve double titles on the Future Tour, Zeng won his first title on the Challenger Tour in March. Together with his partner Yu Xinyuan , he defeated the duo Sebastian Rieschick and Wang Yeu-tzuoo in the final in Ho Chi Minh City in two sets. He was able to repeat this success later that year in New Delhi . After his third title in Guangzhou , he was back in the top 150 in January 2008, while he was only just under the top 600 in doubles. In June he won his last title on the Challenger Tour for the fourth time with his doubles partner Yu. In Reggio nell'Emilia he defeated Mariano Hood and Leonardo Mayer in the final . At the Summer Olympics in Beijing , Zeng took part in singles and doubles . Both in singles - against David Nalbandian - and in doubles - against the Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski - he was eliminated without winning a set.

Last Davis Cup appearance and withdrawal from professional sport (2009)

In 2009, Zeng won his only three individual titles on the Futuretour, which improved him in the world rankings. He played in the Davis Cup for the last time in September. In the encounter against Thailand , with two wins in singles and winning the doubles game, he made a significant contribution to China staying in Group I of the Oceania / Asia zone. To date, with 12 double victories, he is the player with the most wins. Overall, he has a score of 4: 4 in singles and 12: 6 in doubles. At the first Shanghai Masters , Zeng received a wildcard for the individual field . There he defeated the top 50 player Dudi Sela in the first round and moved into the second round of a tournament of the ATP World Tour in singles for the first time. There he was clearly defeated by the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in two sentences. This was also his last tournament, he achieved his best placement in January of the following year with 299th place. After his active career, Zeng worked as a tennis coach in a youth performance center in China.

successes

Legend (number of victories)

Grand Slam

ATP World Tour Finals

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

ATP World Tour 500 Series

ATP World Tour 250 Series

ATP Challenger Tour (4)

Double

Tournament victories

No.	date	competition	Topping	partner	Final opponent	Result
1.	March 18, 2007	Ho Chi Minh City	Hard court	Yu Xinyuan	Sebastian Rieschick Wang Yeu-tzuoo	7: 6 2 , 6: 3
2.	December 7, 2007	New Delhi	Hard court	Yu Xinyuan	Pavel Chekhov Mikhail Jelgin	6: 3, 6: 3
3.	February 2, 2008	Guangzhou	Hard court	Yu Xinyuan	Phillip King Danai Udomchoke	1: 6, 6: 3, [10: 5]
4th	June 28, 2008	Reggio nell'Emilia	sand	Yu Xinyuan	Mariano Hood Leonardo Mayer	6: 3, 6: 4

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	partner	Final opponent	Result
1.	September 28, 2003	Shanghai	Hard court	Zhu Benqiang	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	2: 6, 4: 6

Web links

• ATP profile Zeng Shaoxuan (English)
• ITF profile of Zeng Shaoxuan (English)
• ITF junior profile Zeng Shaoxuan (English)
• Davis Cup Statistics for Zeng Shaoxuan (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lei Lei: Tennis school aims to produce Li Na's successor. In: usa.chinadaily.com.cn. July 20, 2015, accessed November 15, 2018 . 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zeng is the family name here, Shaoxuan is the first name.