{"id":11484,"date":"2009-08-28T19:55:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T23:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/?p=11484"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:23:52","slug":"zhang-shuai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=11484","title":{"rendered":"Zhang Shuai 1989 \u5f20\u5e05"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zhang Shuai (21 January 1989) is from Tianjin, ranked 6th in China in 2008. She&#8217;s playing Irina Buryachok (07\/05\/1986) of Ukraine on court 17 at 2009 US Open, Qualifying Round on Wednesday August 26, 2009. She had bit trouble closing out the first set .. but nevertheless won in two sets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2026, won <a href=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/articles\/news\/mertens-and-zhang-are-crowned-ao-2026-womens-doubles-champions\">AO doubles<\/a> w\/ Elise Mertens<\/li>\n<li>2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46932\">USO<\/a>, fm qualifying round<\/li>\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45499\">retired from a match in tears<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2022, vs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44828\">Coco Gauff<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; R of 16<\/li>\n<li>2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44244\">Stosur\/Zhang<\/a> def Dolehide\/Sanders<\/li>\n<li>2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43013\">quarter<\/a> @ Wimbledon vs Halep<\/li>\n<li>2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/articles\/match-report\/stosur-and-zhang-clinch-womens-doubles-title\">AO won<\/a> w\/ Sam Stosur (Zhang&#8217;s first GS)<\/li>\n<li>2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=40919\">quarters @ Aussie<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=41667\">US Open<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=38014\">China Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2013.08.22, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=38357\">US Open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She looks like a very promising player, has right physique; very easy on the eye.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/CIMG8228-Copy-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47374 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/CIMG8228-Copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Chinese girls are definitely making an inroad in tennis.<br \/>\nAny one still remembers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=11836\">Hu Na \u80e1\u5a1c<\/a> who requested political asylum in the USA in 1983 now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=5615\">settled in Taipei<\/a>? Taiwan? I&#8217;m skeptical of people from China end up in Taiwan &#8211; most likely they can\u2019t make it in the open world.<\/p>\n<p>Zhang and Buryachok&#8217;s match was very enjoyable, both are sleek and pretty, and don&#8217;t grunt. We spotted Irina miles away. Her outfit is striking, she wore them well. They traded many long rallies, corner to corner. Many seemingly impossible shots only followed by stunning returns. Up close and personal, those girls hit so hard and accurate. Pumpkin loves Zhang&#8217;s backhand.<br \/>\nAll baseline.<br \/>\nBit boring.<br \/>\nI MISS Boris Becker, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras ..<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zaQ-lWF5wBA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"560\" height=\"340\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zaQ-lWF5wBA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>..<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=709\">Wondering if Zhang Shuai has changed her name<\/a>?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=1855\">Huang Shuai<\/a> (the school girl who rebelled against her teacher during the Cultural Revolution) was the name she was born with ..<br \/>\nWhat about Peng Shuai (born in 1986)?<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n..<br \/>\nA quick serve game from Zhang below..<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/XzFrLa3vgAc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"560\" height=\"340\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/XzFrLa3vgAc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I went with Pumpkin plus few more friends and kids. Ran into countless buddies. Sandy told me ..<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I figure it out, your daughter looks like <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mulan\">Mu Lan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The couple who sat next to me,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s your daughter?&#8221; the wife pointed to Zhang Shuai.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0CIMG8153-kids-Copy.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11594\" title=\"kids .. ..\" src=\"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0CIMG8153-kids-Copy-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"kids .. .. \" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a>Then few moments later, Pumpkin reappeared across the court, sat down with other kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat must be your daughter.\u201d The wife said triumphantly.<\/p>\n<p>ha ha ha ..<\/p>\n<p>This couple&#8217;s daughter who&#8217;s working now played tennis in high school, and had reached the national level.<br \/>\n\u201cDid she get scholarship?\u201d I asked, thinking of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=11383\">Lady Red last weekend<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d The Ivies do not dole out athletic scholarships.<br \/>\n\u201cWhere did she go?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cCornell.\u201d<br \/>\nThe wife added that it required 3 hours of practice daily. \u201cNo money no play.\u201d<br \/>\nShe told her daughter .. the mothers \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The weather was nice. The <del datetime=\"2009-08-28T23:49:00+00:00\">Shea<\/del>CitiField commuter parking lot, that was free during the qualifying round in the past is now charging $18. The commuter rate now is $4 (used to be $3 for many many years) and has to be in before 9am. Used to be 10am on a game day. The parking lot E is still free. There is a miniature golf attracting many spectators who got bored with tennis overdoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0CIMG8191-good-not-used.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11590\" title=\"Irina Buryachok\" src=\"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0CIMG8191-good-not-used-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"smack ..\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0CIMG8147-good.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11589\" title=\"eyes on the ball .. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.IreneEng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0CIMG8147-good-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"eyes on the ball .. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the game&#8217;s over, Zhang is patient with autography seekers as well as photo requests. One man in his 30 or possible 40s asked,<br \/>\n\u201c\u4f60\u5e9c\u4e0a\u662f\u90a3\u91cc\uff1f\u201d Where are you from.<br \/>\nShe paused, because the usage is kind of old, deferential to a senior.<br \/>\n\u201cFrom Tianjin.\u201d<br \/>\nIrene\u2019s thinking: man, get hold of yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zhang Shuai (21 January 1989) is from Tianjin, ranked 6th in China in 2008. She&#8217;s playing Irina Buryachok (07\/05\/1986) of Ukraine on court 17 at 2009 US Open, Qualifying Round on Wednesday August 26, 2009. She had bit trouble closing out the first set .. but nevertheless won in two sets. 2026, won AO doubles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,19],"class_list":["post-11484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-tennis","tag-us-open"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}