Wu Yibing
吴易昺
Wu at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceHangzhou, China
Born (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 24)
Hangzhou, China
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGerardo Azcurra
Marcos Baghdatis (2023–)[1]
Prize moneyUS$1,101,535
Singles
Career record19–24 (44.2% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)[2]
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 54 (29 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 119 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record2–3 (40.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main-draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 295 (23 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 571 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2023)
Australian Open JuniorSF (2017)
French Open Junior1R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2015, 2016, 2017)
US Open JuniorW (2017)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Singles
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Wu Yibing (Chinese: 吴易昺; pinyin: Wú Yìbǐng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ǔ î pìŋ];[3] born 14 October 1999) is a Chinese professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 54 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on 10 April 2023, making him the second highest-ranked male Chinese player in history, behind Zhang Zhizhen[1] He also a career-high doubles ranking of No. 295, achieved on 23 April 2018.[4] Wu is the first Chinese man in the Open Era to reach, and to win, an ATP Tour-level singles final, doing so at the 2023 Dallas Open.[1]

Wu became the world No. 1 in the ITF Junior Circuit ranking[5] after winning the boys' singles title at the 2017 US Open.

Wu represented China at the 2017 Davis Cup, where he has a W/L 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.[6]

Professional career

2017–2018: ATP and Masters debuts, first ATP 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.[7]

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.[8] His four career total Challenger titles made him the most decorated Chinese player in the circuit's history.[9]

At the US Open he qualified to make his Grand Slam debut.[10] 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.[11][12][13][14] 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.[15][16] 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).[17][18] 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.[19]

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.[20][21]

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.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24][25][26] 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 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.[26][27] He received a wildcard for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Jaume Munar for his first win at this tournament.[28] At the 2023 Miami Open he recorded also his first win at this Masters against Kyle Edmund.[1]

After losing in the first round of Barcelona and Madrid, Wu won his first match on clay by 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 the quarterfinals against Alexander Zverev. At the French Open, he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, he lost to tenth seed Frances Tiafoe.

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2023 Miami Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments[29]
Australian Open A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A A A 3R 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–4 0 / 5 3–5 38%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open Q1 A A NH A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters 1R 2R A NH A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Career statistics[30]
Tournaments 2 4 0 0 0 1 11 Career total: 18
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 1–2 3–5 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 13–15 20–24
Win Percentage 33% 38% 0% 0% 0% 67% 46% 45.45%
Year-end ranking 313 306 857 890 1119 119 121 $619,134

Doubles

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments[29]
Australian Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters 2R A A NH A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics[30]
Tournaments 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 3
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–3
Win Percentage 33%  –   –   –   –   –  50% 40%
Year-end ranking 304 624 1178 1250 1542 1149

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2023 Dallas Open, United States 250 Series Hard (i) United States John Isner 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(14–12)

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–2)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2017 China F3, Anning Futures Clay Serbia Danilo Petrović 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 2–0 Sep 2017 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun 7–6(8–6), 0–0 ret.
Loss 2–1 July 2018 China F10, Shenzhen Futures Hard China Te Rigele 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–1 Apr 2022 M15 Orange Park, USA World Tennis Tour Clay United States Michael Zheng 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win 4–1 Jun 2022 Orlando, USA Challenger Hard Australia Jason Kubler 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–1 ret.
Win 5–1 Jul 2022 Rome, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Ben Shelton 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–1 Jul 2022 Indianapolis, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Aleksandar Kovacevic 6–7(10–12), 7–6(15–13), 6–3
Loss 6–2 Oct 2022 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard Australia Li Tu 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 6–3 Feb 2023 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Aleksandar Kovacevic 6–3, 5–7, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2017 Spain F12, Lleida Futures Clay Bolivia Boris Arias Italy Erik Crepaldi
Germany Pascal Meis 		6–7(3–7), 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2017 US Open Hard Argentina Axel Geller 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 2017 US Open Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou Japan Toru Horie
Japan Yuta Shimizu 		6–4, 5–7, [11–9]

Exhibition finals

Result    Date    Tournament Surface       Opponent       Score
Win Jul 2023 Ultimate Tennis Showdown, Los Angeles, USA Hard United States Taylor Fritz 11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0

Record against top 10 players

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Wu's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 2 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–4r) at 2023 Geneva
Number 3 ranked players
Spain David Ferrer 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(7–9), 4–6) at 2018 Auckland
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–3, 0–6, 3–6) at 2018 Shanghai
Number 5 ranked players
United States Taylor Fritz 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2023 Atlanta
Russia Andrey Rublev 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6) at 2023 Halle
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6) at 2018 Chengdu
France Gilles Simon 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Shanghai
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–3) in 2023 Rome
Number 8 ranked players
United States John Isner 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(14–12)) at 2023 Dallas
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Barcelona
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–7(4–7), 1–6, 1–6) at 2023 French Open
Number 10 ranked players
Canada Denis Shapovalov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–1), 6–4) at 2023 Dallas
United States Frances Tiafoe 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (6–7(4–7), 3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Total 4–12 25% 3–7
(30%) 		1–3
(25%) 		0–2
(0%) 		* Statistics correct as of 27 July 2023.

Wins over top 10 players

Wu has a 1–4 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2023 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score WYR
2023
1. United States Taylor Fritz 8 Dallas Open, United States Hard (i) SF 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 97

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External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten male singles tennis players of the Asian Tennis Federation countries
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Chinese male singles tennis players
US Open boys' singles champions
US Open boys' doubles champions
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