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Wu Yibing

呉易昺　/　うー・いーびん

Tennis player from People's Republic of China

October 14, 1999 (age 26)　・　Hangzhou, People's Republic of China

tennis player

My Take

Wu Yibing is one of those athletes whose record carries genuine historical weight. Reaching and then winning an ATP Tour-level singles final at the 2023 Dallas Open made him the first Chinese man in the Open Era to do it, and I don't think people outside tennis fully grasp how big that breakthrough is for a country that's produced far more on the women's side. Born in Hangzhou in 1999 and standing 183cm, he carried real pressure as a pioneer. What I respect most is doing it first, with no domestic blueprint to follow. I'm curious whether his body holds up long enough to build on it.

Overview

Wu Yibing (Chinese: 吴易昺; pinyin: Wú Yìbǐng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ǔ î pìŋ]; born 14 October 1999) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Wu is the first Chinese player in the Open Era to reach and to win an ATP Tour-level singles final, doing so at the 2023 Dallas Open. He has been ranked as high as world No.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wu Yibing
Name (Japanese): 呉易昺
Reading: うー・いーびん
Born: October 14, 1999 (age 26)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/w.y.bing/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%89%E6%98%93%E6%98%BA

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