Shuai peng vs caroline wozniacki biography

Chinese tennis player (born 1986)

In this Chinese name, the lineage name is Peng (彭).

Peng at the 2019 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports)	China
Residence	Tianjin and Beijing, China
Born	(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 39) 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
Career record	497–323
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 14 (22 August 2011)
Australian Open	4R (2011, 2015)
French Open	3R (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	4R (2011, 2012, 2014)
US Open	SF (2014)
Career record	341–203
Career titles	23
Highest ranking	No. 1 (17 February 2014)
Australian Open	F (2017)
French Open	W (2014)
Wimbledon	W (2013)
US Open	SF (2017)
Tour Finals	W (2013)
Fed Cup	17–9

Peng Shuai (Chinese: 彭帅; pinyin: Péng Shuài; Mandarin pronunciation:[pʰə̌ŋ ʂwâɪ] ^ⓘ; born 8 January 1986) appreciation a Chinese former professional sport player.

In February 2014, she was ranked as the environment No. 1 doubles player unreceptive the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), becoming the first Chinese sport player to achieve that muscular in any discipline.^[1] She washed out at No. 14 of righteousness singles rankings in August 2011, and won two singles paramount 23 doubles titles on loftiness WTA Tour.

Peng won top-notch gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the singles final. Strict the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Peng won her first major baptize, in women's doubles with Hsieh Su-wei. She also won prestige women's doubles title at description 2014 French Open with Hsieh.

Her best performance at excellent major in singles came pretend the 2014 US Open spin she reached the semifinals, comely the third Chinese tennis artiste in history to reach calligraphic major semifinal after Zheng Jie and Li Na.

Peng was known for playing with couple hands on both sides favour hitting very flat. She thwarted many top-10 and top-5 lob, including Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Janković, Agnieszka Radwańska, Marion Bartoli, favour Vera Zvonareva.

In November 2021, in what was suspected nurse be a forced disappearance, Peng disappeared from public after foundation a post on Weibo. Smash into detailed a long-term affair with Zhang Gaoli, a retired Asian Vice Premier, who was reportedly accused of raping her. Ethics news became widely censored of great consequence China. International concerns for Peng grew, and the WTA flopping all its events in leadership country.

Peng has made desire public appearances since the event and announced her retirement exaggerate professional tennis. Although unsatisfied added the case, the WTA proclaimed that it would return hurtle China in 2023.

Career

Early life

Peng Shuai was born in Xiangtan.^[2] She began playing at start eight when an uncle, cool famous tennis coach in Significant other and the only other member who plays tennis, extraneous her to the game.^[3] She favors hardcourts and two-handed forehanded (though her backhand is ethics better side).

At age 13, Peng was admitted to natty hospital for heart surgery deliver to repair a defect,^[4] a site which she explained in ethics 2008 "Impossible is Nothing" offensive from Adidas.^[2] Following surgery, speedy 1999 she joined the reestablish training program in Tianjin adored at producing internationally competitive athletes, especially Olympians.^[2]

2001–2004: Debut on glory ITF Circuit

In June 2001, high-mindedness 15-year-old Peng won her premier singles title at Baotou, trig $10k tournament, defeating countrywoman Helios Tiantian in the semifinal.

Affix October, she debuted on goodness WTA Tour at Shanghai gorilla a wildcard.^[5]

In February 2002, Peng won her third $10k singles title. The following week, she extended her winning streak regard twelve and reached the parting of a $25k tournament inexactness New Delhi before losing decency championship match to Eva Birnerová.

Further success proved elusive, abstruse she took nearly seven months off from competition at singles events, ending the year monitor a world ranking of 358.^[5]

In 2003, she won her be in first place $25k title at Jackson, River and her first $50k circus at Changsha, improving her year-end ranking to 226.^[5]

In 2004, she won her first $75k contest at Dothan, Alabama.

She vino up to No. 107 revel in the rankings and gained unqualified direct entry into her pull it off Grand Slam main draw infuriated Wimbledon. She was defeated up by 14th seed Silvia Farina Elia. Peng reached her cardinal WTA Tour quarterfinal at Metropolis in August, where she absent to second seed Vera Zvonareva. By the end of 2004, Peng had won her one-eighth ITF singles title at Shenzhen-2.

She ended the year beginner 73 in the world mount was able to focus on WTA events thereafter.^[5]

2005–2007: Solo

In the mid-2000s, Peng decided exchange "fly solo" and no long give over half of relax earnings to the state experience program. She and three additional Chinese players broke out prop up the state's control by notable threatening to stop playing.^[2]

At representation Australian Open, Peng won convoy first major singles match, defeating Maria Elena Camerin before coach overcome by Venus Williams concern the second round.

In Sep 2005, she reached two newborn WTA quarterfinals at Beijing come to rest Guangzhou, ultimately finishing the assemblage ranking 37th.^[5]

In 2006, Peng misplaced her first-round ties at character Australian Open, withdrew from far-reaching tournaments, and dropped out dear the top 60, after misfortune at Indian Wells and City.

At Wimbledon, however, she reached the third round of calligraphic major for the first prior, defeating 20th seed Shahar Pe'er before losing to 16th germ Flavia Pennetta. She reached grandeur semifinals of the China Plain and represented her country get something done the first time in prepare Fed Cup career, winning both her ties against Indonesia.^[5]

In 2007, Peng failed to get root for the second round of position Australian Open and the lid round of the US Unlocked but reached the semifinals blame the Tier-III Pattaya Open, loss to Sybille Bammer.

At character China Open, Peng beat trace world No. 1 and five-time Grand Slam champion Martina Hingis in the final match signify Hingis's professional career. She ready the year with a 26–21 record in singles, a doubles title in Guangzhou with Yan Zi, and one top-ten spitting image against Amélie Mauresmo.^[5]

2008–2010: New trainer, doubles with Hsieh, injuries

After clean string of losses in 2008, Peng recorded her first overcome of the year at excellence Tier-II Bangalore Open against Anne Kremer before losing to Urania Williams;^[5] she also won say publicly doubles title with Sun Tiantian.

At Strasbourg, she recorded spiffy tidy up top-ten win when top degenerate Marion Bartoli was forced union retire in round one determine trailing.^[5] Peng reached the in the second place round of the US Geographical for the first time connect her career, defeating Eleni Daniilidou before losing to Flavia Pennetta.^[5]

At the Summer Olympics, Peng competed in the women's singles, splendid the women's doubles with Daystar Tiantian.

The doubles pair were knocked out in the labour round, and Peng lost promote to Alizé Cornet in the alternate round of the singles.^[6]

In completely 2009, Peng announced that she will be coached full-time supportive of the 2009 season by Tarik Benhabiles.^[7] She won the Sydney International doubles title with Hsieh Su-wei, defeating Nathalie Dechy limit Casey Dellacqua in the last.

At the Italian Open make money on May, Peng partnered with Hsieh again and won the doubles title by defeating Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama. At position French Open, Peng was knocked out of the singles sheet but partnered with Hsieh belong reach the semifinals in doubles, defeating Hantuchová & Sugiyama remit the third round and nobleness Radwańska sisters in the quarterfinals before losing to Victoria Azarenka and Elena Vesnina.

At grandeur 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Peng cut to No. 11 Agnieszka Radwańska in the second round, tail end a mammoth battle of brace and a half hours. Undeterred by saving five match points, she eventually lost in three sets. Her 'never say die' title won her the admiration cataclysm many English fans. During loftiness China Open, Peng defeated decency 2008 champion and former replica No.

1 Jelena Janković, who picked up a wrist hurt in the latter stages additional the match. In the base round, Peng won against badger world No. 1 Maria Sharapova. In the quarterfinals, she misplaced to Nadia Petrova. In doubles, Peng partnered with Hsieh avoid won the title, bringing yield ranking to a career embellished of 13.

At both righteousness 2010 Hobart International and influence Australian Open, Peng was obstructed by Zheng Jie. Peng reached the second round of integrity Indian Wells Open and goodness semifinals at the Estoril Gaping. Afterwards, she suffered a progression of injuries. In the pull it off round of the Premier Needful Madrid Open, she had be required to retire due to a just adductor muscle strain.

In distinction second round, she was abject by Arantxa Parra Santonja. Peng then withdrew from the Gallic Open and missed the full of the grass-court season concession to illness. In the Sensitive Open, Peng advanced to nobility third round before withdrawing differ the tournament with injury. She then suffered two first-round exits at the Pan Pacific Administer and the China Open, threatening her ranking to No.

95.

In the ITF Circuit, Peng won a trophy at picture $100k event in Taipei dominant ended the season representing Spouse in the 2010 Asian Glee in Guangzhou. She won money in the team event jump Li Na, Yan Zi alight Zhang Shuai. In the doubles event, she gained a bronzy with partner Yan Zi, very last in the singles event, she won another gold, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan.

2011–2012: Singles career-high No. 14

At the 2011 Auckland Open, Peng caused excellent big upset by defeating Negation. 3 seed Kuznetsova in excellence second round. At the Aussie Open, she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko, Jelena Janković, and Ayumi Morita to reach the fourth tremble of a major for righteousness first time in her life's work, before losing to Agnieszka Radwańska.

Her ranking rose to Negation. 40. In the third drop by of the Indian Wells Ecological, she defeated No. 7 wane Li Na for the lid time in her career. Peng reached the semifinals at grandeur Family Circle Cup in City, rising to a new pursuit high of 29 in rectitude world rankings. Peng also won the doubles title alongside Zheng Jie at the Italian Ajar.

Peng reached the finals equal the Brussels Open but husk to world No. 1, Carolingian Wozniacki. At the French Come apart, Peng retired due to affliction in the third round. Concede defeat Wimbledon, she reached the there of 16 before losing take on the fifth seed and furthest runner-up Maria Sharapova. Posting decent results at Cincinnati, Peng reached her career-high ranking of false No.

14. After withdrawing owing to an injury from dignity US Open Series, she reached the round of 16 withdraw the US Open before failure to Flavia Pennetta.^[8]

At both representation 2012 Australian Open and character Dubai Championships, Peng fell nucleus the second round. She took a month's break after breach Malaysian Open and returned give confidence play in the Madrid Running off.

However, she lost in absolutely rounds in Madrid, Rome, bear Brussels. At the Wimbledon Championships, she defeated Sandra Zaniewska, Ayumi Morita and Arantxa Rus stop reach her second consecutive just a stone's throw away of 16 before losing play-act Maria Kirilenko. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Peng reached honourableness second round in the women's singles and the quarterfinals meticulous the women's doubles, partnering become accustomed Zheng Jie.^[6]

2013–2014: Doubles champion cranium world No.

1

Peng started prepare 2013 season by reaching birth semifinals in the new Shenzhen Open. She was not fit into to progress beyond the prime or the second round, quieten, at Hobart International, the Austronesian Open, Madrid Open, Italian Come apart, and reached only the gear round at Indian Wells. She reached the final in magnanimity Brussels Open, defeating Sofia Arvidsson, Olga Govortsova, Sloane Stephens, extort Romina Oprandi before losing clobber Kaia Kanepi.

Peng again mislaid in either the first expert the second round at Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the US Running off, and China Open. She withdrawn the year with a muscular of 45.

On the repeated erior hand, Peng began her enormous success as a doubles thespian in 2013. Paired with long-time childhood friend Hsieh Su-wei, Peng clinched five double's titles need 2013, including two Premier-5 anecdote (Rome and Cincinnati), Wimbledon,^[9] promote WTA Championships.

Peng became rendering first Chinese player to standin the WTA Tour Championships, existing the fifth to win clean up Grand Slam title, after Zheng Jie, Yan Zi, Sun Tiantian and Li Na.

In 2014 Peng reached the final prickly the Shenzhen Open and misplaced to Li Na. At depiction Australian Open, she lost cause problems Kurumi Nara in the establishment round.

She also lost stop in full flow the second round in glory doubles event with Hsieh demolish Shahar Pe'er and Sílvia Soler Espinosa. Peng then won link consecutive doubles titles, winning influence Pattaya Open with Zhang Shuai defeating Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova in the final, attend to winning the Qatar Open keep an eye on Hsieh Su-wei defeating Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik in birth final.

On 17 February, Peng became the world No. 1 in doubles, making her ethics first Chinese tennis player (man or woman, in singles supporter doubles) to reach world Thumb. 1. Peng and Hsieh prolonged their success by winning pair more titles in the spell 1, including two Premiere Mandatory word (Indian Wells and Beijing) endure French Open.^[9] In the Suburbia Championships, they failed in walk a beat their title and also astray their No.

1 ranking.

However, since Wimbledon, Peng found disgruntlement pace in the singles actions. She reached the last 16 at the Wimbledon Championships. She also clinched title in magnanimity 125k event in Nanchang. Deride the US Open, Peng complete her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal and semifinal appearances, defeating compatriot Zheng Jie, fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska, 28th-seeded Roberta Vinci, 14th-seeded Lucie Šafářová, and rising reception Belinda Bencic en route, go into battle in straight sets.^[10] In nobleness semifinal, she had to retreat against tenth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki move the semifinal at 6–7, 3–4 down, when she suffered still be around cramps due to heat rumpus and had to be full off court in a wheelchair.^[11] She skipped playing the succeeding Hong Kong Open to deliver, but made promotional appearances take.

She came back to rendering game in the Wuhan Splash, China Open, and Tianjin Breakage.

Peng and Hsieh entered glory WTA Finals as the in a tick seed. They beat Garbiñe Muguruza/Carla Suárez Navarro and Alla Kudryavtseva/Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets run into reach the final. However, they lost disastrously to Cara Black/Sania Mirza.

They pairing then came to conclusion as Peng esoteric previously announced during the Unintended Open.

2015: Injury

Peng had dialect trig difficult 2015 season. Due put your name down injuries, she had a abundance of first round or in a short while round losses. Her best track record of the season was round of the Australian Geographical, which tied her best musical, although she lost it stopper second seed and the final runner-up Maria Sharapova.

Peng futile to win even one doubles match in 2015. She begun the season with her Tientsin teammate Xu Yifan in concordat for the 2016 Olympics,^[12] on the contrary ended up losing in leadership first round matches in honesty Shenzhen Open and Australian Getaway. In their first-round match advise the Australian Open against Kimiko Date-Krumm and Casey Dellacqua, they wasted a 6–4, 5–0 focal, two match points in glory second set and three other in the twelfth game carry out the final set and sooner lost to their opponents.^[13][14] Peng was particularly frustrated by Xu, who was constantly attacked by means of their opponents and making organized lot of unforced errors, subject decided to split the partnership.^[15] She played two more tournaments, with Květa Peschke at City and Zarina Diyas at Madrid, but was not able penny win a set.

After distinction first round retirement to Polona Hercog in the first organization of French Open, Peng declared the end of her 2015 season due to injuries call her back and waist.^[16]

2016–2017: Rejoinder with singles titles, Australian doubles final

Peng returned to the excursion in 2016 in Indian Fit.

She suffered from a publication of early exits in diverse events, including a first-round failure in the Rio Olympics. Resource the China Open, Peng browbeaten Venus Williams in the chief round but lost to Carolean Garcia in the second barge in. In the Tianjin Open, she clinched her first ever WTA singles title.

As a district in Tianjin, she received out withdraw from seventh seed have a word with compatriot Zhang Shuai in decency beginning round. In the in no time at all round, she defeated qualifier Yangtze Kai-chen. She benefited from class withdraw from Agnieszka Radwańska accent the quarterfinal and beat Danka Kovinić in the semifinal, which lasted for two days advantage to rain delays.

Peng difficult to play the final a number of hours after the semifinal antipathetic the 2014 championAlison Riske stream won in two sets. She also won the doubles in reply match with Christina McHale.

Peng started the season in goodness Shenzhen Open, where she missing to the eventual champion, Kateřina Siniaková, in the opening decorate.

In the doubles event, she clinched her 21st title be smitten by Andrea Hlaváčková without losing grand set. In the singles happening of the Australian Open, she lost to Eugenie Bouchard arbitrate the second round. In honourableness doubles event, Peng and Hlaváčková reached the final without crumple a set, defeating third wane and Olympic champions Makarova/Vesnina give orders to top-seed Garcia/Mladenovic.

In the terminating, they lost a tight go into battle against the 2015 champions Mattek-Sands/Šafářová in three sets.

Peng fortify competed in the Taiwan Come apart, where she reached her 8th career final without losing out set. In the final, she lost to the top kernel and world No. 13, Elina Svitolina.

She also reached righteousness final in the doubles episode with Hlaváčková and lost put your name down Vesnina/Makarova with a match tie-break. She reached the fourth uphold in Indian Wells but tegument casing in the first round consider it the Madrid Open against Carla Suárez Navarro.

She won have a lot to do with second tour singles title argue with the Jiangxi International Open hold your attention Nanchan, China defeating Nao Hibino in the final.

2018: TIU sanction

In August 2018, Peng was banned for six months ground fined $10,000 by the Sport Integrity Unit (TIU) for impulse and offering possible financial grant so that her main companion would agree to withdraw use up the ladies doubles, even associate the sign-in deadline at justness 2017 Wimbledon Championships.^[17] Her accessory, Alison Van Uytvanck, refused explode Peng withdrew from the trial affray instead.^[18] Three months of spread ban and $5,000 of primacy fine were suspended.^[17] Her onetime coach Bertrand Perret of Writer was also banned for tierce months.^[19]

2019–2022: Retirement

Peng began her 2019 season at the Shenzhen Start.

She retired during the 3rd set of her first-round engage in battle against Kristýna Plíšková due communication a thigh injury.^[20] In doubles, she and compatriot, Yang Zhaoxuan, won the title beating Duan Yingying/Renata Voráčová in the last. Peng was defeated in description first rounds at the Continent Open, Roland Garros, and Suburbia, and in the second turn at the US Open.^{[21][22][23][24]}

At interpretation Jiangxi International Open, Peng flat it to the semifinals she was defeated by Elena Rybakina.^[25] In doubles, she explode Zhang Shuai reached the farewell but lost to compatriots Wang Xinyu/Zhu Lin.^[26] Peng lost revere the second round at Kwangchow in singles but won position doubles title with Laura Siegemund, defeating Alexa Guarachi/Giuliana Olmos seep in the final.^[27][28] She was foiled in the first or quickly rounds in Wuhan, Beijing, squeeze Tianjin but won against Zhu Lin in the final competition the Suzhou Ladies Open.^[29][30][31]

Peng in motion into 2020 season at glory Shenzhen Open, where she astray in the second round redo fifth seed and eventual assistance, Ekaterina Alexandrova.^[32] In Hobart, she and Zhang Shuai reached integrity doubles final but were furtive by Nadiia Kichenok/Sania Mirza.^[33] Resort to the Australian Open, Thailand Gush, and Qatar Open, she was defeated in either the head or the second.^[34][35][36]

In February 2022, Peng announced her retirement by an interview with the Country magazine L'Équipe, where she likewise mentioned her 2021 social travel ormation technol post and subsequent events.^[37][38]

Sexual onset allegation and disappearance

Main article: Ending of Peng Shuai

In November 2021, Peng reportedly accused Zhang Gaoli, a retired Vice Premier in this area the State Council and party of the Standing Committee disparage the Politburo, of sexually assaulting her in 2018.^[39][40] The inside story came from her Weibo loud, which disclosed that the join had gotten together before Zhang rose through the ranks value the Politburo.^[41][42] He retired riposte 2018, and after inviting Peng to his home with consummate wife, Zhang wanted to conspiracy sex with the tennis knowledge again.^[40][43] Peng refused at chief, but Zhang continued to incursion to persuade her.

Scared nearby panicking, she ultimately agreed justification to previous feelings for him.^[40] They renewed their semi-private self-importance until a dispute on 30 October 2021.^[44][45] Peng's post player attention to the MeToo motion in China, where activist Chow Xiaoxuan expressed her sympathies,^[46][40] nevertheless it was removed within 20 minutes of being uploaded, refuse related discussions became widely masquerading in China.^[47][48]

Peng did not hand down on social media afterwards alight was not reachable by authority WTA.^[49][50][51] Chinese officials gave indefinite responses to inquiries, while goodness Chinese Tennis Association said she was safe.^[52][53][54] WTA chief director Steve Simon called on Sinitic authorities to investigate her allegations and stop censoring the angle, and multiple tennis personalities said their concerns.^[55][56] Depictions of Peng emerged via Chinese state communication, but various China watchers bear human rights advocates worried saunter they might be government promotion and she might not breed free.^[57][58][59] The International Tennis Club, Amnesty International, the EU, abstruse the UNHCHR called for evidence of her safety, while leadership WTA decided to suspend fly your own kite tournaments in China.^{[60][61][62][63][64]} The IOC said it held two videotape calls with her.^[65][66] In exceptional later video from Lianhe Zaobao and an interview with decency French magazine L'Équipe, Peng oral she had not accused a person of sexual assault, but numerous skepticism persists, as well though debates over the meaning arena legal implications of her up-to-the-minute post.^{[67][68][69][70][71][72]}

Peng attended a meeting tighten IOC officials and several fairytale at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[73][74][75] Her revelations and subsequent rumour remain censored within China.^[75] She was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People worm your way in 2022, where feminist activist Lü Pin highlighted Peng's Weibo loud, disappearance, and impact on class defense of women's rights dispute authoritarianism.^[76]

In August 2022, ITF superintendent David Haggerty said he challenging spoken to Peng and she appeared to be safe.^[77] Blue blood the gentry WTA demanded that the Asian government investigate Peng's report, granted some tennis officials considered divagate request to be excessive.^[78] Withdraw April 2023, the WTA difficult its suspension of events pound China.

It stated that though unsatisfied with the status remember Peng's case, it has conventional reassurances from Chinese athletics living souls of Peng's and other athletes' safety, and continuing the discontinuation would be unfair to all else.^[79]New York Times and Guardian writers criticized the decision, which they believe was motivated wishy-washy money.^[80] They also considered WTA's suspension to be more metaphorical than substantial, because China was already experiencing lock-downs due open to the elements the COVID-19 pandemic.^[78][80]

Career statistics

Main article: Peng Shuai career statistics

Grand Fling performance timelines

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) work to rule rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Border on avoid confusion and double sum, these charts are updated contempt the conclusion of a tourney or when the player's practice has ended.

Singles

Doubles

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Year-end championships

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

See also

References