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Zheng Qinwen reaches China Open final and rises to No. 28
China’s Zheng Qinwen has reached the final of the China Open, a major WTA event in Beijing.
She beat Belgian player Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2 in the semi-final.
Zheng’s run has lifted her 26 places to No.
28 in the live rankings.
She had fallen as low as No.
160 after an elbow injury disrupted her 2025 season and the start of 2026.
Her strong showing at the US Open helped her return to the top 50 before this latest rise.
Zheng will play third seed Mirra Andreeva in the final, and a win would move Zheng up to No.
23.
Andreeva is already assured of a career-high No.
3 ranking, while Mertens and semi-finalist Nikola Bartunkova have each risen five places.
Zheng Qinwen reached the China Open final after beating Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2 in the semi-final.
The run lifted her 26 places to No 28 in the live WTA Rankings, up from No 54 before the tournament.
She had also beaten sixth seed Elina Svitolina in the quarter-final.
Zheng will face third seed Mirra Andreeva in the final.
A title would move Zheng up another five places to No 23.
- Who
- Zheng Qinwen, a Chinese tennis player.
- What
- She reached the China Open final and climbed to No 28 in the live WTA Rankings.
- When
- The article was published on October 10, 2026; the match date is not stated.
- Where
- The China Open in Beijing.
- Why
- Her run to the final, including wins over Elina Svitolina and Elise Mertens, raised her ranking.
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Zheng fell to No 160 in the rankings after an elbow injury kept her out of the latter stages of the 2025 season and the start of the 2026 campaign.
Zheng won seven matches, including three in qualifying, and reached the quarter-final.
Zheng beat sixth seed Elina Svitolina.
Zheng beat 13th seed Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final.
Zheng is scheduled to face third seed Mirra Andreeva.
- Current live ranking
- No 28
- Ranking before China Open
- No 54
- Semi-final score
- 7-5, 6-2
- Final opponent
- Mirra Andreeva
- Potential ranking after a title
- No 23
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