Carol Zhao
Biography
Carol Zhao (born June 20, 1995 in Chongqing, China) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 132 on June 11, 2018 and her career-high junior rank of No. 9 on January 1, 2013. She won the Australian Open junior doubles title in 2013. Zhao was a member of the Stanford University tennis team from September 2013 to May 2016. She ended her college career with a 76–16 overall record and helped the team win the 2016 NCAA championship. She also was the 2015 NCAA singles runner-up. Zhao turned professional in June 2016. In 2013, she won the doubles title at the ITF 25K in Granby, her first pro title. In 2017, she captured her first singles title with a win over Junri Namigata at the ITF 25K in Nanao. Also in 2017, Zhao won her second singles title after defeating Liu Fangzhou at the ITF 100K in Shenzhen.
Zhao was born in Chongqing, China to Ping and Lily Zhao and started playing tennis at the age of five, with the encouragement of her grade school teacher. At the age of seven, she and her family emigrated to Canada and settled in the city of Richmond Hill, Ontario. In September 2010, she relocated to Montréal to be part of the National Training Centre until August 2013.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $75,000 / $80,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 / $60,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $10,000 / $15,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2013 | Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Sofiya Kovalets (UKR) | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2017 | Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Zhang Ling (HKG) | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2017 | Nanao, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | Junri Namigata (JPN) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2017 | Shenzhen, China | 100,000 | Hard | Liu Fangzhou (CHN) | 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 / $80,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 / $60,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–5) |
| $10,000 / $15,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2013 | Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Erin Routliffe (CAN) | Martina Caregaro (ITA) Anna Floris (ITA) |
2–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2013 | Granby, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Lena Litvak (USA) | Julie Coin (FRA) Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2014 | Granby, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Erin Routliffe (CAN) | Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) Riko Sawayanagi (JPN) |
Walkover |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2015 | Gatineau, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore (AUS) | Victoria Rodríguez (MEX) Marcela Zacarías (MEX) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2016 | Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman (CAN) | Natela Dzalamidze (RUS) Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2016 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Pegula (USA) | Asia Muhammad (USA) Taylor Townsend (USA) |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2016 | Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Jamie Loeb (USA) | Ashley Weinhold (USA) Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2016 | El Paso, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Sanaz Marand (USA) | Ashley Weinhold (USA) Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 3–6 | Jan 2017 | Petit-Bourg, France | 15,000 | Hard | Mayo Hibi (JPN) | Emilie Francati (DEN) Charlotte Robillard-Millette (CAN) |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9] |
| Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2017 | Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Charlotte Robillard-Millette (CAN) | Raluca Georgiana Șerban (ROU) Oana Georgeta Simion (ROU) |
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [2–10] |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2017 | Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Charlotte Robillard-Millette (CAN) | Angelina Gabueva (RUS) Olga Puchkova (RUS) |
7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 5–7 | Jul 2017 | Granby, Canada | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez (AUS) | Alexa Guarachi (CHI) Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–7 | Oct 2017 | Saguenay, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Francesca Di Lorenzo (USA) Erin Routliffe (NZL) |
Walkover |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2013 | Australian Open | Hard | Ana Konjuh (CRO) | Oleksandra Korashvili (UKR) Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) |
5–7, 6–4, [10–7] |
Record against top-100 players
Zhao's win-loss record (6–11, 35%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
| Player | Top-100 record | Overall record |
| Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kristýna Plíšková (CZE) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Verónica Cepede Royg (PAR) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Ons Jabeur (TUN) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Ana Ivanovic (SRB) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Mona Barthel (GER) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Christina McHale (USA) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Monica Niculescu (ROU) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Madison Brengle (USA) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Tatjana Maria (GER) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Nicole Gibbs (USA) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Total | 6–11 | 7–11 |
- *Statistics as of June 5, 2018