Evan Zhu (born August 15, 1998 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American tennis player.[1]

Evan Zhu
Country (sports) United States
Born (1998-08-15) August 15, 1998 (age 26)
Ann Arbor, USA
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
CoachChris Begg
Shariq Khan
Prize moneyUS $134,275
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 271 (6 March 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1147 (11 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 371 (12 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 620 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2018)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Zhu has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 271, achieved on 6 March 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 371 achieved on 12 August 2019.

Zhu made his ATP main draw doubles debut at the 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships doubles tournament, where he partnered Martin Redlicki having received a wildcard into the tournament.[2] At UCLA, he and Redlicki were the 2018 NCAA doubles champions, defeating the team of Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State, 6–7 (8), 7–6 (4), 1–0 (9), on May 28, 2018.

His older sister, Amy Zhu, is also a professional tennis player playing on the WTA Tour.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/WTT (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2016 USA F28, Claremont Futures Hard   Sebastian Fanselow 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2017 USA F34, Harlingen Futures Hard   J. J. Wolf 7–6(7–1), 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2018 USA F28B, Waco Futures Hard   Roy Smith 6–3, ret.
Loss 1–3 Feb 2022 M15 Naples, USA WTT Clay   Jonathan Mridha 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–4 Apr 2022 M15 Sunrise, USA WTT Clay   Sekou Bangoura 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 Nov 2024 M15 Guatemala City, Guatemala WTT Hard   Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures/WTT (6–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2022 Cali Open, Colombia Challenger Clay   Keegan Smith   Malek Jaziri
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
5–7, 4–6
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 USA F8, Plantation Futures Clay   Michael Zhu   Caio Zampieri
  Fernando Romboli
walkover
Loss 0–2 Oct 2016 USA F32, Harlingen Futures Hard   John McNally   Luke Bambridge
  Evan King
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2017 Tunisia F27, Hammamet Futures Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Luís Britto
  Marcelo Zormann
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Aug 2018 USA F22, Edwardsville Futures Hard   Nicolas Meister   Liam Caruana
  Nicolás Álvarez
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [7–10]
Win 2–3 Aug 2018 USA F23, Boston Futures Hard   Martin Redlicki   Felix Corwin
  Paul Oosterbaan
7–5, 6–7(13–15), [10–1]
Win 3–3 Mar 2019 M25 Bakersfield, USA WTT Hard   Martin Redlicki   Ian Dempster
  Jacob Dunbar
6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–4 May 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard   Jody Maginley   Austin Rapp
  George Goldhoff
3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–5 Jun 2019 M25 Tulsa, USA WTT Hard   Martin Redlicki   Maxime Cressy
  Bernardo Saraiva
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 3–6 Mar 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Kazuma Kawachi   Vladislav Melnic
  Colin Sinclair
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 4–6 Jan 2022 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard   Ezekiel Clark   Filip Bergevi
  Mick Veldheer
7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–7 Feb 2022 M15 Naples, USA WTT Clay   Ezekiel Clark   Blu Baker
  Jesse Witten
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [11–13]
Win 5–7 Feb 2022 M15 Naples, USA WTT Clay   Ezekiel Clark   Blu Baker
  Jesse Witten
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 5–8 Aug 2023 M25 Anning, China WTT Clay   Sun Fajing   Cui Jie
  Wang Xiaofei
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 6–8 May 2024 M25 Baotou, China WTT Clay (i)   Te Rigele   Cui Jie
  Sun Fajing
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 6–9 Oct 2024 M25 Louisville, USA WTT Hard   Jody Maginley   J. J. Mercer
  Johannus Monday
5–7, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Evan Zhu Bio". UCLABruins.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships doubles draw" (PDF).
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