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In 2013, she had an outstanding doubles year that saw her claim five titles including Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Championship and the WTA Championships crown with her playing partner Hsieh.
In February 2014, Peng Shuai became the first Chinese player, (male or female) to achieve the Number 1 World Ranking in singles or doubles, an outstanding achievement:
Check out her interview on the WTA website here
In 2014, she continued her incredible success claiming the French Open Doubles title and also making her first semi-final appearance in a Grand Slam at the US Open in New York.
Off the court, she is a quiet person with a bubbly smile, who enjoys Chinese cuisine, reading, swimming and shopping. Peng Shuai was born in the year of the cow and has a lucky cow on her tennis bag for whenever she competes.
You can follow Peng Shuai on Weibo or see her WTA player
profile here
PENG SHUAI
Peng Shuai was born in Hunan, China and is currently the highest ranked Chinese tennis player in singles and doubles in the WTA rankings.
She began playing tennis at the age of eight after being introduced to the sport by her uncle. During her highly successful WTA career, she has finished inside the top 50 of the WTA singles rankings for eight of the last nine seasons, and achieved a career high ranking of 14 in August, 2011.
- Youngest woman to rank #1 in WTA history.
- 209 weeks at #1 in WTA Rankings
- Youngest player in the Open Era to win the singles title at Wimble don
- Youngest Grand Slam Champion in the 20th century at the Austra lian Open (1997)
- Led Switzerland to it’s only Fed Cup final in 1998
- Became the youngest ever Junior Grand Slam winner at 1993
Roland Garros
After a brief retirement, Martina returned to the WTA in 2013 to exclusively play doubles. At the end of 2014, Martina holds 43 singles and 40 doubles titles including five Grand Slam Singles and nine doubles crowns.
In 2013 and in recognition of Martina’s tremendous contribution to tennis, she was inducted into the International Hall of Fame.
Off-the-court, Martina launched her own tennis clothing line in collaboration with Tonic apparel; Tonic Tennis by Martina Hingis, and is also a World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador of Polio Eradication.
You can follow Martina on Twitter or see her WTA player
profile here
MARTINA HINGIS
Swiss-Born Martina Hingis is one of tennis’ most popular and successful players. Martina began playing tennis at the age of 2 and has achieved a long list of career highlights during her illustrious playing career.
- Winner of the 2016 Torneo U16 Foligno, Italy
- Number 1 Junior in China within his age group
- Won the Australian Open Junior Wild Card Tournament and reached 2nd round
- At only 15, qualified for an ITF Futures Tournament, winning three rounds
- Reached Quarter Finals of ITF China Junior Shenzhen (G3)
- Reached Quarter Finals in both singles and doubles of China Junior 13 Jiaxing (G5)
MU TAO
Mu Tao was born in Dalian, China in April, 2000 and is considered one of the future superstars of Chinese tennis. The talented right-handed began playing tennis at the age of 10 after being introduced to the sport by his father.
The 15-year-old dreams of becoming a player like Roger Federer, who is also his idol because of Federer’s elegance and philanthropist spirit, has already achieved a string of impressive performances in his relatively short career.
The 180cm right-hander enjoys football and boxing in his spare time and enjoys playing tennis on hard and clay courts. Mu Tao is currently training in China but also looking to expand his experience through academy training in Europe and the USA.
