Zhu Zhenzhen (born 15 August 1989) is a Chinese

wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, a ...

player. She became the first Chinese wheelchair tennis player to compete at a

major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

at the

2020 Australian Open The 2020 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, from 20 January to 2 February 2020. It was the 108th edition of the Australian Open, the 52nd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. T ...

, where she reached the singles semifinals by defeating the defending champion and world No. 1

Diede de Groot Diede de Groot (born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player who is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. De Groot is a 31-time major champion, having won 16 titles in singles, and 15 titles in doubles. In 2021, she ...

Personal life

Zhu contracted

osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis (OM) is an infection of bone. Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness. The long bones of the arms and legs are most commonly involved in children e.g. the femur and humerus, while the ...

when she was two years old. She started playing wheelchair tennis in 2005 aged 16.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Zhenzhen 1989 births Living people People from Liaocheng Chinese female tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for China Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games 21st-century Chinese women