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Zheng Jie (zhs=??t=??p=Zh�ng Ji�, IPA-cmnt???? t?j??; born 5 July 1983 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese (Chinese people) professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of May 17, 2010, Zheng is ranked World No. 24 in singles and World No. 16 in doubles.
Zheng is one of the most successful tennis players in Chinas history. She has won three WTA singles titles at Hobart in 2005 and Estoril and Stockholm in 2006. She has also won twelve doubles titles, eleven of them with Yan Zi including Wimbledon (The Championships, Wimbledon) and the Australian Open in 2006. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 3. Zheng has reached the singles semi-finals at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first Chinese player to reach the semi-finals at a Grand Slam, and at the 2010 Australian Open. She also won the bronze medal in doubles with Yan Zi at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was the first Chinese player to defeat a World No. 1 (by defeating Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon in 2008) as well as the first Chinese player to reach the top 15.
Playername: Zheng Jie
Allias Name: Zhingy, Little Jie
Residence: Chengdu, Sichuan, China (People's Republic of China)
Date of birth: 1983-07-05
Placebirth: Chengdu, Sichuan, China (People's Republic of China)
Height: 1.64 Mtr
Weight: 57 Kg
Turnedpro: 16 January 2003
Plays: Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Careerprizemoney: US $2,690,931