Taiwanese professional tennis player
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 Petrović .
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Performance timeline
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
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 29 (13–16)
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 Sekac
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
Lukas 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)
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
Lukas 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 Heliovaara 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]
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