Full name Zhao Yijing Prize money $63,439 Country (sports) China Name Zhao Yijing | Residence Liaoning, China Role Tennis Player Retired Active Turned pro 2004 | |
Born February 7, 1989 (age 35)
Liaoning, China ( 1989-02-07 ) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Zhao Yijing (born February 7, 1989) is a professional Chinese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. 11 June 2012, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 244. On 9 July 2012, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of No. 222.
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2011
Zhao was accepted as a wildcard into the qualifying of the 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open, where she defeated 8th seed Hsu Wen-hsin and 2nd seed Mădălina Gojnea. She was accepted into the main draw where she defeated Misaki Doi in the first round, 6-4 6-3. This was her first WTA main draw appearance. In the second round she lost to Tetiana Luzhanska, 4-6, 6-2, 5-7. After this good result, she rose 92 ranks to 345. She then also reached the final of a $10,000 ITF event, losing to Luksika Kumkhum, leaving her end of year ranking at 318, an increase of 538 ranks from 2010.
2012
Zhao started off the year playing ITF events in China, losing in the first round of the Blossom Cup, then moving on to win both the singles and doubles in Pingguo.