Peng Shuai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Peng Shuai

Chinese tennis player

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1986

Place of Birth: Xiangtan, Hunan, China

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Peng Shuai

  • Peng Shuai (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Péng Shuài; Mandarin pronunciation: [p???? ?wâi]; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese professional female tennis player.
  • She reached a career-high of world No.
  • 1 in the doubles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association as the first Chinese tennis player (male or female, and in singles or doubles) in February 2014.
  • In August 2011, she peaked at No.
  • 14 of the singles rankings.
  • Peng has won two singles and 22 doubles titles.
  • She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final.
  • At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Peng won her first ladies' doubles championship with Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and again won at the 2014 French Open with Hsieh.
  • Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament in singles came at the 2014 US Open when she reached the semifinals, becoming the third Chinese tennis player in history to make a major semifinal after Zheng Jie and Li Na. Peng is known for playing with two hands on both sides and hits very flat.
  • She has defeated many top-10 and top-5 players, including Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva, Kim Clijsters, Amélie Mauresmo, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Vera Zvonareva.

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