Wang Yeu-tzuoo (), who also goes by Jimmy Wang, (born February 8, 1985) is a professional

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player from

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. Until the emergence of

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, 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

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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

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Boys' Singles (losing to

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) and the final of the US Open Boys' Singles (losing to

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). 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 (

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French Open: 1R (

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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

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, Turkey. The 21-year-old also reached the quarterfinal round of the ATP event in

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, and lost to

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in the 1st round in

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, China at the China Open. Wang made his

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debut at

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in 2004, losing to

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in the first round. In 2006, he reached the second round, bowing out to James Blake 3 sets to 1. Wang's best

performance to date came at

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, where he defeated Alejandro González and

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to advance to the third round, ultimately losing to

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. Yeu-Tzuoo is a member of the

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, compiling an impressive 17–6 record in Davis Cup action since 2001. His coach is Serb

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Performance timeline

Singles

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 29 (13–16)

Doubles: 16 (6–10)

External links

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Wang recent match results

Wang world ranking history
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jimmy 1985 births Living people Taiwanese male tennis players Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei