On May 17, 2024, the ATP Bordeaux 175 Challenger entered the quarterfinals, and Chinese player Shang Juncheng dared to fight and defeated the British star Evans 2:0. Ranked 89th in the instant rankings, the Wimbledon Open main draw is locked. He became the third Chinese male player to reach the top 100 after Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yixuan.
Just 19 years old, he is not a strong body, but since his debut, he has created countless surprises for Chinese tennis and has become a veritable boy chasing the wind!
World No. 1 in junior men's singles
Shang Juncheng, born in Beijing on February 2, 2005, is a Chinese tennis player, holding the racket with a left-handed double reverse, Shang Juncheng began to learn to play tennis at the age of 5, and in 2021, Shang Juncheng won the men's singles runner-up in the US Open junior group, becoming the junior world No. 1.
The second youngest challenge champion in Asian history
In August 2022, Shang Juncheng won his first Challenger title in Lexington, USA, becoming the second-youngest Challenger champion in Asian history at the age of 17 years and 6 months (second only to Wang Yuzuo).
The first post-05 player to reach the top 200 in the ATP
In March 2022, Shang Juncheng held a wild card to participate in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying tournament, defeating Francisco Cerundolo 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying, winning his first victory on tour and his first victory against the TOP100, winning the first set 6-3 in the qualifying round and receiving the withdrawal gift from his opponent Mats Moran, successfully breaking through the qualifying round and entering the main tournament of the Masters for the first time in his career, becoming the first player in the history of Chinese mainland men's tennis to reach the main match through the Masters qualifying round. On September 19, Shang Juncheng broke into the TOP200 for the first time in the world rankings, becoming the first post-05 player to reach the TOP200 in the ATP.
The first Chinese men's player to win the main draw of the Australian Open
In 2023, in the first round of the Australian Open qualifiers, Shang Juncheng defeated Fabian Mauroran 6-4, 7-6 after saving two set points in the second set to win the first Grand Slam adult tournament; In the second round of the qualifying round, Shang Juncheng defeated former TOP10 player Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the decisive round; In the decisive round, Shang Juncheng defeated Jungbol Pirosh 6-3, 6-4, and reached the main draw in his first career Grand Slam adult tour; In the first round of the main event, Shang Juncheng fought fiercely for 2 hours and 55 minutes, defeating Oscar Ott 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 to win the first Grand Slam adult main event, which is also the first victory of Chinese mainland men's tennis in the Australian Open men's singles main draw since the Open era.
Reached the semi-finals of the Tour for the first time
In January 2024, Shang Juncheng, who entered the Hong Kong Open with a wild card, defeated Laszllo Gjere 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 after saving two match points in the first round of the Hong Kong Open, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, and defeated Francis Tiafoe 6-4 in the quarter-finals, winning the TOP20 for the first time in his career and reaching the semi-finals of the tour for the first time.
Reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time
In January 2024, Shang Juncheng held a wild card to play in the main draw of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year, defeating Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 1-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round and Sumit Nagar in the second round 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, and reaching the round of 32 of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. In the third round against Carlos Alcaraz, Shang retired when he was down 1-6, 1-6, 0-1.