Jimmy Wang (tennis)

Wang Yeu-tzuoo
王宇佐

Wang at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	Chinese Taipei
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Born	(1985-02-08) February 8, 1985 Saudi Arabia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,057,983
Singles
Career record	40–47
Career titles	0 5 Challengers, 7 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 85 (March 6, 2006)
Current ranking	No. 118 (January 29, 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2006)
French Open	1R (2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2014)
US Open	2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	7–19
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 190 (July 22, 2013)
Current ranking	No. 600 (January 29, 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2013)
US Open	1R (2006)
Medal record Asian Games 2006 Doha Team Event East Asian Games 2005 Macau Singles Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir Singles
Last updated on: January 29, 2015.

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Wang Yeu-tzuoo (Chinese: 王宇佐; pinyin: Wáng Yǔzuǒ), who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985 in Saudi Arabia) is a professional tennis player from Taiwan. 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.

Tennis career

Juniors

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

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.

Yeu-Tzuoo is a member of the Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team, compiling an impressive 17–6 record in Davis Cup action since 2001. His coach is Serb Dejan Petrovic. Wang.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

Won tournament; reached the Finals; Semifinals; Quarterfinals; Rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; reached a Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup or Fed Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a Bronze, Silver (F or S) or Gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

External links

• Jimmy Wang at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jimmy Wang at the International Tennis Federation
• Jimmy Wang at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Jimmy Wang at the Davis Cup
• Wang recent match results
• Wang world ranking history