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Jimmy Wang (tennis)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Yeu-tzuoo (Chinese: 王宇佐; pinyin: Wáng Yǔzuǒ), who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985) is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player. Until the emergence of Lu Yen-hsun, Wang was the highest ranked player from Taiwan. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 141 pounds. Wang's trademark look is his wearing a white baseball cap backwards.

Wang Yeu-tzuoo
王宇佐
Wang at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
ResidenceTaipei, Taiwan
Born (1985-02-08) February 8, 1985 (age 39)
Saudi Arabia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,150,226
Singles
Career record41-48
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 85 (6 March 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2006)
Wimbledon3R (2014)
US Open2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record7–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (22 July 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2013)
US Open1R (2006)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006)
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Men's Team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Macau Men's singles
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir Men's singles
Last updated on: 11 September 2021.
Jimmy Wang
Traditional Chinese王宇佐
Simplified Chinese王宇佐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Yǔzuǒ

Tennis career

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Juniors

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Wang started playing tennis at age seven and quickly emerged as one of Asia's most highly touted junior players. He made the final of the 2001 Australian Open Boys' Singles (losing to Janko Tipsarević) and the final of the US Open Boys' Singles (losing to Gilles Müller).

As a junior, he compiled a 136–52 win–loss record in singles (and 78–57 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 3 in the world junior singles rankings in April 2001 (and No. 8 in doubles).

Junior Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: F (2001)
French Open: 1R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledon: SF (2001)
US Open: F (2001)

Pro tour

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Wang turned pro in 2003 and has improved his game and ranking year each he has been on the professional circuit. In 2005, Wang broke into the ATP Top 100 for the first time by virtue of three straight Challenger final appearances, winning a title at Istanbul, Turkey. The 21-year-old also reached the quarterfinal round of the ATP event in Bangkok, Thailand, and lost to Rafael Nadal in the 1st round in Beijing, China at the China Open. Wang made his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2004, losing to Andy Roddick in the first round. In 2006, he reached the second round, bowing out to James Blake 3 sets to 1.

Wang's best Grand Slam performance to date came at Wimbledon in 2014, where he defeated Alejandro González and Mikhail Youzhny to advance to the third round, ultimately losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

He was a member of the Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team, compiling a 17–6 record in Davis Cup action since 2001.

Near the end of his career, Wang took breaks from competing due to a persistent wrist injury. With several years of recovery, he decided to play in doubles while helping out the young players. He was content with the results during 2019 and briefly considered making a comeback for some time. However, Wang got tired of traveling around the world to train and compete, which made him start thinking about retirement from professional tennis. His decision was strengthened after getting married and the birth of his child, and Wang eventually started focusing on other things.[1] In September 2019, he played his last match at the 2019 OEC Kaohsiung in doubles with Hsu Yu-hsiou.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2001 Australian Open Hard   Janko Tipsarević 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 2001 US Open Hard   Gilles Müller 6–7(5–7), 2–6

Performance timeline

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Key
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) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 1R 2R Q1 Q1 A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
French Open A A A Q1 1R A A A A A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 1R Q2 2R 2R Q1 A A A 1R 2R 3R Q3 0 / 6 5–6 45%
US Open Q2 A Q1 Q2 1R Q1 A A A A 2R Q2 Q3 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 0 / 13 7–13 35%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada Masters A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai A A A A A A A A A A Q2 A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 29 (13–16)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–9)
ITF Futures (8–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–15)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2001 Japan F4, Fukuoka Futures Hard   Gouichi Motomura 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Loss 1–1 Aug 2001 Chinese Taipei F2, Kao-Hsiung Futures Hard   Tasuku Iwami 6–4, 5–7, 5–5 ret.
Loss 1–2 Nov 2001 Thailand F2, Nonthaburi Futures Hard   Aisam Qureshi 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Feb 2002 United Arab Emirates F2, Abu Dhabi Futures Hard   Marco Chiudinelli 6–7(0–7), 2–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2002 Uzbekistan F1, Karshi Futures Hard   Igor Kunitsyn 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Apr 2002 Uzbekistan F2, Guliston Futures Hard   Branislav Sekáč 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 3–4 May 2002 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard   Tuomas Ketola 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–5 Jun 2002 Japan F5, Fukuoka Futures Hard   Gouichi Motomura 2–6, 4–6 ret.
Win 4–5 Nov 2002 USA F28, Costa Mesa Futures Hard   Doug Bohaboy 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–6 Jun 2003 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard   Gregory Carraz 2–6, 3–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2003 Indonesia F2, Jakarta Futures Hard   Ti Chen 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 5–7 Oct 2003 Dharwad, India Challenger Hard   Danai Udomchoke 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win 6–7 Nov 2003 Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung Futures Hard   Jun Kato 6–4, 6–1
Win 7–7 Mar 2005 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard   Tomas Behrend 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 8–7 Jun 2005 Spain F13, Lanzarote Futures Hard   Artem Sitak 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–8 Jul 2005 Valladolid, Spain Challenger Hard   Filip Prpic 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 8–9 Aug 2005 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Michael Berrer 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 1–6
Win 9–9 Sep 2005 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Michael Berrer 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–10 Mar 2006 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet   Alexander Waske 2–6, 4–6
Loss 9–11 May 2007 Uzbekistan F2, Namangan Futures Hard   Lukáš Rosol 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 10–11 Jun 2007 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard   Jan Vacek 6–3, 6–2
Win 11–11 Jul 2007 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 12–11 May 2011 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard   Miguel Gallardo Valles 7–5, 7–5
Loss 12–12 Oct 2011 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 5–7, 3–6
Loss 12–13 Nov 2011 Thailand F5, Phuket Futures Hard   Laurent Rochette 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 12–14 Apr 2013 Leon, Mexico Challenger Hard   Donald Young 2–6, 2–6
Loss 12–15 Feb 2014 Chitre, Panama Challenger Hard   Wayne Odesnik 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–16 May 2014 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard   Go Soeda 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 13–16 Apr 2016 China F4, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard   Lee Duckhee 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (6–10)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–5)
ITF Futures (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–8)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2001 Philippines F1, Manila Futures Hard   Hiroki Kondo   Hendri-Susilo Pramono
  Febi Widhiyanto 		6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Dec 2001 Philippines F2, Manila Futures Hard   Hiroki Kondo   Dirk Stegmann
  Coenie Van Wyk 		6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Apr 2002 China F1, Kunming Futures Hard   Danai Udomchoke   James Auckland
  Simon Dickson 		5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Mar 2003 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet   Jan Hájek   Amir Hadad
  Andy Ram 		6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–2 May 2004 Forest Hills, United States Challenger Clay   Michael Berrer   Jason Marshall
  Bruno Soares 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 3–3 Jun 2005 Spain F13, Lanzarote Futures Hard   Ti Chen   Komlavi Loglo
  Rafael Moreno-Negrin 		5–7, 7–6(10–8), 4–6
Loss 3–4 Mar 2007 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard   Sebastian Rieschick   Yu Xinyuan
  Zeng Shaoxuan 		6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 3–5 May 2007 Uzbekistan F2, Namangan Futures Hard   Ti Chen   Lukáš Rosol
  Martin Slanar 		2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 3–6 May 2011 Mexico F3, Córdoba Futures Hard   Adam El Mihdawy   Chris Letcher
  Brendan Moore 		4–6, 3–6
Win 4–6 Jun 2011 USA F14, Chico Futures Hard   Vahe Assadourian   Edward Corrie
  Trevor Dobson 		6–4, 6–4
Win 5–6 Oct 2011 Indonesia F5, Palembang Futures Hard   Danai Udomchoke   Harri Heliövaara
  Hiroki Kondo 		6–0, 6–1
Loss 5–7 Nov 2011 Thailand F4, Phuket Futures Hard   Victor Baluda   Sonchat Ratiwatana
  Sanchai Ratiwatana 		6–7(10–12), 4–6
Loss 5–8 Nov 2012 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard   Uladzimir Ignatik   Mikhail Elgin
  Igor Zelenay 		6–4, 6–7(0–7), [4–10]
Win 6–8 Mar 2013 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger Hard   Dudi Sela   Florin Mergea
  Philipp Marx 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 6–9 Apr 2017 China F4, Luzhou Futures Hard   Peng Hsien-yin   Gao Xin
  Zhe Li 		6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 6–10 Sep 2018 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Challenger Hard   Hsu Yu Hsiou   Hsieh Cheng-peng
  Yang Tsung-hua 		7–6(7–3), 2–6, [2–10]

References

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  1. ^ "【動誌專訪】好久不見台灣網壇「少年球王」！為家人移居澳洲展開新生活──王宇佐". Dongzhu Sports (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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