Zhang Ling

Date of Birth:

28 October 1989

Residence:

Hong Kong

Height:

5'8" (1.78m)

Weight:

165lbs (75kg)

Plays:

Right (double-handed backhand)

Current WTA Ranking (Singles):

No. 245 (18 May 2013)

Career-High WTA Ranking (Singles):

No. 184 (12 Sep 2011)

Current WTA Ranking (Doubles):

No. 362 (15 May 2013)

Career-High WTA Ranking (Doubles) No. 219 (22 Jun 2009)

HK National Women's Ranking:

No. 2 (4 Jul 2012)

Fed Cup Debut:

2007

Singles (W-L):

17-8

Doubles (W-L):

7-8

Status:

Elite

» Runner-up in women's singles at C25 Changwon, C25 Goyang, and C25 Incheon (Jun 2012).
» Competed in the Australian Open 2012 women's singles qualifying but went out in the first round to Mihaela Buzarnescu (WTA 158) of Romania, 6-1, 6-2.
» In October, lost to Hsieh Su-Wei, 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-1, in the final round of qualifying at the US$220,000 Guangzhou International Women's Open 2011.
» Reached final round of the U.S. Open 2011 women's singles qualifying before falling to Britain's Laura Robson (WTA 173).
» Reached semifinals of C50 Lexington in Kentucky, USA. New career-high WTA Singles Ranking No. 184.
» Reached third career C25 final in Granby, Canada, but lost to Stephanie Dubois (WTA 112) in title match, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
» Beat Kristyna Pliskova (WTA 248), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, to reach round two of women's singles qualifying at the French Open before losing to Olga Govortsova (WTA 123) in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
» Saved match points to beat WTA No. 174 Iryna Bremond of France, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2, to win maiden C25 singles title at the US$25,000 ITF Women's Circuit event in Sanya, China (Mar 2011).
» Won all her matches at No. 1 singles but HK narrowly lost in the promotional playoff to Indonesia 2-1 during the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group II Qualifying in Thailand (Feb 2011).
» Reached second round of women's singles at the 16th Asian Games before falling to top seed Kimiko Date of Japan, 6-4, 6-4 (Nov 2010).
» Competed in the 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open qualifying (Sep 2010).
» Competed in the 2010 US Open women's singles qualifying (Aug 2010).
» Won sixth career US$10,000 pro circuit singles title at Tarakan, Indonesia. Reached maiden US$25,000 final in singles the following week at Tanjung Selor (May 2010).
» Reached quarterfinals in women's singles at the 5th East Asian Games (Dec 2009).
» 11th All China Games, Shandong: Reached R16 in women's doubles (w/ Jessica Yang), R16 in mixed doubles (w/ Brian Hung), and R16 in women's singles (Oct 2009).
» Qualified and reached second round of career-first US$100,000 ITF Women's Circuit event in Tokyo (Oct 2009).
» Beat Zhang Shuai (WTA 208) 6-1, 6-4, to qualify for the US$220,000 WTA Guangzhou Open (Sep 2009).
» Won back-to-back C10 singles and doubles in consecutive weeks at Nonthaburi, Thailand. Teamed up with Jessica Yang to win their first pro circuit doubles title as a tandem during the second week at Nonthaburi (Aug 2009).
» Together with Jessica Yang, Lam Po Kuen, and Venise Chan were members of the first-ever HK contingent to compete in the women's team event at the 11th All China Games where they placed 8th out of 23 participating teams (Jul 2009).
» Reached sixth career pro circuit women's doubles final at C25 Balikpapan but lost to top seeds Yayuk Basuki and Romana Tedjakusuma in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Career-high WTA doubles ranking No. 223 (15 Jun 2009).
» At the ACG Qualies in Jiangmen, successfully gained berths for the 11th All China Games in women's doubles (w/ Jessica Yang), mixed doubles (w/ Brian Hung), and women's singles (Apr 2009).
» Won third career women's singles title at C10 North Shore City, New Zealand (Mar 2009).
» Won third career women's doubles title (w/ Hwang I-Hsuan) at C50 Delhi, India (Dec 2008).
» Singles reached R16 of C50 Kurume, Japan (May 2008) and semifinals C25 Gimcheon, Korea (Apr 2008). Doubles runner-up finishes at C25 Sorrento, Australia (Dec 2008), C25 Bastad, Sweden (Jun 2008), and semifinals at C25 Mount Gambier, Australia (Oct 2008), C10 Kyoto, Japan, (Sep 2008), C25 Tsukuba, Japan (Sep 2008), C25 Zwevegem, Belgium (Jul 2008).
» Won second career women's doubles title (w/ Varatchaya Wongteanchai) at C25 Pune (Nov 2007).
» Reached semifinals C25 Tsukuba, Japan (Sep 2007).
» Fed Cup debut, Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Qualifying, Christchurch, New Zealand. Against Uzbekistan in the round robins, defeated world No. 208 Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-3, 6-3, to set up the team's 2-1 win (Apr 2007).
» Won career-first pro circuit title at C10 Wellington (Mar 2007). Won C10 Tokyo (Aug 2007).
» Went 6-1 at number one singles to help the Hong Kong Junior Fed Cup team (Girls' 16U) to a third place finish at the Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Bangkok that secured the territory's second-ever qualification to the World Finals since the inauguartion of the event in 1985.

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

Season-Ending Singles

2011 No. 212

2010 No. 221

2009 No. 326

2008 No. 361

2007 No. 517

2006 No. 635

Season-Ending Doubles

2012 No. 1198

2010 No. 376

2009 No. 358

2008 No. 288

2007 No. 723

Career-High Women's Singles

No. 184 (12 Sep 2011)

Career-High Women's Doubles

No. 219 (22 Jun 2009)

ITF World Junior Circuit

Career-High Combined Ranking

No. 16 (27 Aug 2007)

          Women's Singles(7):

          2011     C25 Sanya, China
          2010     C10 Tarakan, Indonesia
          2009     C10 Nonthaburi 2, Thailand
                      C10 Nonthaburi 1, Thailand
                      C10 North Shore City, New Zealand
          2007     C10 Tokyo, Japan
                      C10 Wellington, New Zealand

          Women's Doubles(6):

          2010     C25 Tanjung Selor, Indonesia (w/ Liu Wan-Ting)
          2009     C10 Nonthaburi 2, Thailand (w/ Jessica Yang)
                      C10 Nonthaburi 1, Thailand (w/ Jessy Rompies)
          2008     C50 Delhi, India (w/ Hwang I-Hsuan)
          2007     C25 Pune, India (w/ Varatchaya Wongteanchai)
          2006    C10 Jakarta 2, Indonesia (w/ Stefania Boffa)

          Girls' Singles(7):

          2007    Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia (G1)
                     18th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Junior Championships, Philippines (G1)
          2005    Open Preventiva ITF Junior, Spain (G5)
                     China Junior I, Beijing (G2)
                     Thamrin Cup International Jr Championships, Jakarta (G4)
                     Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament (G5)
          2004    Hong Kong Open Jr Championships (G4)

          Girls' Doubles(3):

          2005    Open Preventiva ITF Junior (G5)
                     Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament (G5)
          2004    Singapore International Jr Championships (G5)

          Ladies' Singles(1):
          2006     CRC Open

          Mixed Doubles(1):
          2008     CRC Open

Check out Zhang Ling's activities and results on the ITF Women's Circuit and her Fed Cup Record in detail.