Began playing tennis at age 6 to lose weight Father, Kang, was a boxer and current works as a PE teacher; mother, Fang, is an interior designer Speaks Chinese and English, which he learned in kindergarten Favourite surface is hard and shot is backhand Idol growing up was Andy Murray because of his playing style and tactics Earliest tennis memory is watching eventual champion David Nalbandian at2005 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai Enjoys listening to pop music, reading psychology booksand playing basketball and video games Favourite athlete is Kevin Durant and team is Golden State Warriors (NBA) If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a singer Favourite singer is Jay Chou from Chinese Taipei Did not play from March 2019-January 2022 due toelbow, lower back, shoulder and wrist injuries

Rose from No. 1,869 in March 2022 to career-high No. 54in May2023, becoming top-ranked Chinese player in Pepperstone ATP Rankings history (at the time) after missing March 2019-January 2022 due to injuries. In July, Zhizhen Zhang became the highest-ranked Chinese man at No. 52

Saved 4 championship points vs. Isner at 2023 Dallas following SF win over No. 8 Fritz, becoming 1st Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title, reach an ATP Tour final and earn a Top-10 win

Qualified at 2022 US Open and became 1st Chinese man to reach US Open 3R in tournament history (since 1881), falling to World No. 1 and defending champion Medvedev

Posted 40-7 record in main draw and qualifying matches across all levels in 2022, winning 3 ATP Challenger Tour titles and an ITF World Tenis Tour title in Orange Park, FL, USA

Swept 2017 US Open boys’ singles title and boys’ doubles title w/Hsu to become World No. 1 junior, then won Shanghai Challenger title a week later as 496th-ranked WC