Zhu Benqiang

Zhu Benqiang (Chinese: 朱本强; pinyin: Zhū Běnqiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂú pə̀n tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 13 March 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the People's Republic of China.

Zhu Benqiang
朱本强

Full name	Zhu Benqiang
Country (sports)	China
Born	(1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 46) Hubei, China
Plays	Right-handed (Double handed backhand)
Prize money	$79,836
Singles
Career record	14–13
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 276 (19 May 2003)
Doubles
Career record	5–7
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 131 (9 August 2004)

Biography

Zhu, a right-handed player from Hubei, was a regular member of the China Davis Cup team from 1999 to 2005. He played in a total of 15 ties and competed in 30 matches, for 19 wins. One of his wins was a rare triple bagel, over Kuwait's Musaad Al-Jazzaf in Shenzhen in 2002. He won China the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II final against South Korea in 2004 when he came from two sets down to defeat Young-Jun Kim in the fifth and decisive match.^[1]

He won a gold medal with Li Na in the mixed doubles at the 2001 Summer Universiade and competed in the 2002 Asian Games.^[2][3]

His best performance on the ATP Tour was in the doubles at the 2003 Shanghai Open. He and partner Zeng Shaoxuan became the first players from China to reach a tour-level doubles final.^[4] They lost the final to Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley.^[4]

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	2003	Shanghai, China	Hard	Zeng Shaoxuan	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	2–6, 4–6