Chinese tennis player
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu (吴).
Wu Yibing
吴易昺 Wu at the 2023 French Open |
| Country (sports) |  China |
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| Residence | Hangzhou, China |
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| Born | (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25)
Hangzhou, China |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Turned pro | 2017 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Coach | Gerardo Azcurra
Marcos Baghdatis (2023–) |
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| Prize money | US $1,186,230 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 21–27 |
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| Career titles | 1 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 54 (29 May 2023) |
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| Current ranking | No. 404 (14 October 2024) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
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| French Open | 1R (2023) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
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| US Open | 3R (2022) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 2–3 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 295 (23 April 2018) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| French Open | 2R (2023) |
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Medal record
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| Last updated on: 16 October 2024. |
Wu Yibing (Chinese: 吴易昺; pinyin: Wú Yìbǐng; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 14 October 1999) is a Chinese professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as No. 54 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on 29 May 2023, making him the third highest-ranked male Chinese player in history, behind Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 295, achieved on 23 April 2018. Wu is the first Chinese player in the Open Era to reach and to win an ATP Tour-level singles final, doing so at the 2023 Dallas Open.
Wu became the world No. 1 in the ITF Junior Circuit ranking after winning the boys' singles title at the 2017 US Open.
Wu represented China at the 2017 Davis Cup, where he has a win/loss record of 1–0. He defeated Jason Jung in his first Davis Cup match.
Juniors
In December 2016, Wu reached the final of the 2016 Orange Bowl, a Grade-A junior event, losing to Miomir Kecmanović in the final.
In 2017, Wu reached the semifinals in both boys' singles and doubles at the Australian Open, and won both the boys' singles and doubles champions (with Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yu-hsiou) at the US Open, thus became the first Chinese male to win a Grand Slam title.
Professional career
2017–2018: ATP and Masters debuts, first ATP Tour win
In September 2017 he made his ATP debut at the 2017 Chengdu Open as a wildcard.
In October 2017 he made his Masters debut at the Shanghai Masters as a wildcard.
In 2018, Wu recorded his first ATP win against Li Zhe at the Shanghai Masters. In the second round, he won the first set against Kei Nishikori.
2019–2021: Hiatus due to injury
He did not compete from March 2019 to December 2021 due to injury.
2022: Historic major debut, top 125
In 2022, he won three Challenger titles in the United States, including back-to-back trophy runs in July in Rome, Georgia and Indianapolis, Indiana. As a result, he reached the top 200 at a career-high of No. 174, on 25 July 2022. His four career total Challenger titles made him the most decorated Chinese player in the circuit's history.
At the US Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut. He became the first male Chinese in the Open Era to qualify at the US Open, winning his last qualifying match before Zhang Zhizhen also won his last match later in the same day. Wu won his first round match against 31st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, becoming the first male Chinese player to win a US Open match in the Open era and a Grand Slam match in 63 years since Mei Fu Chi at Wimbledon 1959. He beat fellow qualifier Nuno Borges in five sets in the second round to become the first Chinese male player to reach the third round of any Grand Slam event since Kho Sin-Kie in 1946 Wimbledon. He also became the first Chinese man ever to reach the third round in the tournament history (since 1881). As a result, he moved 43 positions up to world No. 131 in the rankings on 12 September 2022. He then lost to world No. 1, Daniil Medvedev, in the third round.
He finished his year ranked No. 119, 1000 spots higher than his ranking at the end of the 2021 season.
2023: First Chinese ATP champion in the Open Era, top 60
Wu started his season playing the first Adelaide International, where, in qualifying, he defeated Ugo Humbert but lost to Alexei Popyrin. He received a wildcard into the 2023 Australian Open, where he lost to Corentin Moutet in the first round.
Following a final showing in the Cleveland Challenger, Wu made his debut in the top 100, at world No. 97 on 6 February 2023, becoming the second Chinese male player to do so after Zhang Zhizhen four months earlier.
In Dallas, Wu defeated Michael Mmoh in the first round, then claimed the biggest win of his career by defeating third seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round to reach his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal. He then beat Adrian Mannarino to become the first Chinese player since Pan Bing in 1995 to reach an ATP Tour-level semifinal, and only the second ever player from China to do so. By defeating top seed and world No. 8 Taylor Fritz in the semifinals, he became the first Chinese male ever to defeat a top 10 ranked player and to make an ATP Tour level final in the Open Era. He went one step further to win the title defeating John Isner, after saving four championship points in the match, and become the first Chinese man in the Open Era to win an ATP Tour title. In doing so, he became the highest-ranked Chinese player in the history of the ATP rankings, and overtook Zhang to become the first Chinese player to enter the top 60 on 13 February 2023. He received a wildcard for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Jaume Munar for his first win at this tournament. At the 2023 Miami Open, he recorded also his first win at this Masters against Kyle Edmund.
After losing in the first round of Barcelona and Madrid, Wu won his first match on clay beating Richard Gasquet in Rome in three sets, before losing to Francisco Cerúndolo in the second round. In Geneva, he reached his first quarterfinal on clay, after beating Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Marco Cecchinato. He retired in his quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverev. At the French Open, he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, he was beaten by tenth seed Frances Tiafoe.
2024: Return
Wu made his return from an injury that halted his 2023 season at the challenger in Jinan, where despite being inactive for the majority of the season, he won the title, defeating Rio Noguchi in the final.
He then received a wildcard for Shanghai, and beat Sumit Nagal and 25th seed Nicolás Jarry to become the second-ever Chinese man to reach the third round of Shanghai, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.
Performance timelines
Singles
Current through the 2024 Hangzhou Open.
Doubles
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam (0–0)
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| ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
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| ATP 500 (0–0)
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| ATP 250 (1–0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (1–0)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Finals by setting
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| Outdoor (0–0)
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| Indoor (1–0)
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ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (5–2)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (5–2)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Sep 2017
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Shanghai, China
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Challenger
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Hard
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 Lu Yen-hsun
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7–6, 0–0 ret.
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| Win
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2–0
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Jun 2022
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Orlando, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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 Jason Kubler
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6–7, 6–4, 3–1 ret.
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| Win
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3–0
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Jul 2022
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Rome, USA
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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 Ben Shelton
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7–5, 6–3
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| Win
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4–0
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Jul 2022
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Indianapolis, USA
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Aleksandar Kovacevic
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6–7, 7–6, 6–3
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| Loss
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4–1
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Oct 2022
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Seoul, South Korea
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Challenger
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Hard
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Li Tu
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6–7, 4–6
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| Loss
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4–2
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Feb 2023
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Cleveland, USA
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Aleksandar Kovacevic
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6–3, 5–7, 6–7
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| Win
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5–2
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Aug 2024
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Jinan, China
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Challenger
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Hard
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 Rio Noguchi
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7–5, 6–3
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend
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| ITF Futures/WTT (2–1)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Mar 2017
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China F3, Anning
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Futures
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Clay
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 Danilo Petrović
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6–4, 7–6
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| Loss
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1–1
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Jul 2018
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China F10, Shenzhen
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Futures
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Hard
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Te Rigele
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6
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| Win
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2–1
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Apr 2022
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M15 Orange Park, USA
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WTT
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Clay
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Michael Zheng
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7–6, 7–5
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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May 2017
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Spain F12, Lleida
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Futures
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Clay
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 Boris Arias
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 Erik Crepaldi
 Pascal Meis
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6–7, 4–6
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Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Exhibition finals
| Result
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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Jul 2023
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Ultimate Tennis Showdown, Los Angeles, USA
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Hard
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Taylor Fritz
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11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0
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Wins over top 10 players
Wu has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
References
- ^ "Inside Wu's Mindset: 'It's Not About Winning Or Losing'".
- "Yibing Wu – Overview – ATP World Tour". ATP. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- "The pronunciation by Wu Yibing himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour.
- "Junior ITF – Ranking List". ITFTennis.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "US Open 2017: Wu Yibing wins boys' singles and doubles title, says Chinese tennis is on the rise". FirstPost. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ATP
- "Wu Yibing Surges to Career High After Indianapolis Challenger Title". ATP Tour.
- "Wu Yibing Ready to Get Back in the Fast Lane". ATP Tour.
- "Former US Open Boys' Champ Wu Yibing Earns Win in Qualifying Debut". ATP Tour.
- @usopen (26 August 2022). "Yibing Wu makes history for 🇨🇳!The 22-year-old becomes the first Chinese man to qualify for the #usopen men's sin…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Wu Yibing & Zhang Zhizhen Make Chinese History, Qualify for US Open". ATP Tour.
- "Better Together: Yibing Wu, Zhizhen Zhang Share US Open Honours". ATP Tour.
- "Wu Yibing, Zhang Zhizhen make history for China by qualifying for 2022 US Open main draw".
- "Wu ends China's 63-year wait for men's Grand Slam match win". AP NEWS. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- "Five Years After Boys' Titles, Yibing Wu is Back at US Open with Big Goals". 30 August 2022.
- @ATPMediaInfo (1 September 2022). "Wu Yibing defeats fellow qualifier Nuno Borges 6–7(3) 7–6(4) 4–6 6–4 6–4 to become 1st Chinese man to reach @USOpen…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Wu Yibing: From Raking Leaves to the US Open Spotlight". ATP Tour.
- "Millman, Fourlis awarded Australian Open Wildcards". Australian Open. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- "China's Yibing Wu Breaks Top 100, Mover of Week". ATP Tour.
- "Wu Yibing on Top 100 Breakthrough: 'It's Just the Beginning for Me' | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Wu Keeps Rising with Shapovalov Upset in Dallas". ATP Tour.
- "China's Wu makes history at Dallas Open". 11 February 2023.
- "Wu Yibing defeats Taylor Fritz to become first Chinese man to reach an ATP final in Open Era".
- "Wu Becomes First Chinese Man to Reach ATP Tour Final with Fritz Upset in Dallas". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Wu Yibing Becomes First Chinese ATP Tour Titlist in History". ATP Tour.
- "Ranking Reaction: Wu Yibing soars from No. 97 to No. 58 after historic first ATP title in Dallas".
- "Match Point Drama As Wu Yibing Makes Epic Diving Shot To Win His First Career Indian Wells Match". Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Yibing Wu | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "Yibing Wu | Rankings History | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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Wu at the 2023 French Open
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