In this Chinese name, the family name is Peng (彭).
Peng Shuai 彭帅
Peng at the 2019 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports)
China
Residence
Tianjin and Beijing, China
Born
(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38) Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro
2001
Retired
2022
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Coach
Carlos Rodríguez
Prize money
US$ 9,617,653
Singles
Career record
497–323 (60.6%)
Career titles
2
Highest ranking
No. 14 (22 August 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
4R (2011, 2015)
French Open
3R (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon
4R (2011, 2012, 2014)
US Open
SF (2014)
Doubles
Career record
341–203 (62.7%)
Career titles
23
Highest ranking
No. 1 (17 February 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
F (2017)
French Open
W (2014)
Wimbledon
W (2013)
US Open
SF (2017)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals
W (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup
17–9 (65.4%)
Medal record
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou
Team
2010 Guangzhou
Singles
2010 Guangzhou
Doubles
Peng Shuai
Traditional Chinese
彭帥
Simplified Chinese
彭帅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Péng Shuài
IPA
[pʰə̌ŋ ʂwâɪ]ⓘ
Peng Shuai (Chinese: 彭帅; pinyin: Péng Shuài; Mandarin pronunciation:[pʰə̌ŋ ʂwâɪ]ⓘ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), becoming the first Chinese tennis player to achieve that ranking in any discipline.[1] She peaked at world No. 14 of the singles rankings in August 2011, and won two singles and 23 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
Peng won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the singles final. At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Peng won her first major title, in women's doubles with Hsieh Su-wei. She also won the women's doubles title at the 2014 French Open with Hsieh. Her best performance at a major in singles came at the 2014 US Open where she reached the semifinals, becoming the third Chinese tennis player in history to reach a major semifinal after Zheng Jie and Li Na.
Peng was known for playing with two hands on both sides and hitting very flat. She defeated many top-10 and top-5 players, including Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Janković, Agnieszka Radwańska, Marion Bartoli, and Vera Zvonareva.
In November 2021, in what was suspected to be a forced disappearance, Peng disappeared from public after making a post on Weibo. It detailed an affair involving Zhang Gaoli, a retired Chinese Vice Premier, who reportedly forced her to have sex with him. The news became widely censored in China. International concerns for Peng grew, and the WTA suspended all its events in the country. Peng has made some limited public appearances since the incident and announced her retirement from professional tennis. Although unsatisfied with the case, the WTA announced that it would return to China in 2023.
^Keating, Steve (27 August 2014). "Pioneering Peng carries Chinese torch in Li's absence". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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