Wu Di (tennis)

Wu Di
吴迪

Country (sports)	China[1]
Residence	Shanghai,[1] China
Born	(1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 Wuhan, Hubei, China[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[2]
Coach	Davide Sanguinetti
Prize money	US$ 615,527[1]
Singles
Career record	19–26 (at ATP and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)[3]
Career titles	0 1 Challengers, 12 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 140 (25 April 2016)
Current ranking	No. 249 (16 April 2018)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2013, 2014, 2016)
French Open	Q2 (2013)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2016, 2017)
US Open	Q3 (2014)
Doubles
Career record	1–7 (at ATP and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0 3 Challengers, 3 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 186 (2 April 2018)
Current ranking	No. 186 (16 April 2018)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	18–11 (62.07%)
Medal record Representing  China Men's tennis Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Event
Last updated on: 16 April 2018.

Wu Di (Chinese: 吴迪; pinyin: Wú Dí; Mandarin pronunciation: [ǔ tǐ]; born 14 September 1991) is a professional Chinese tennis player.

Professional career

Wu participated in the 2012 Hopman Cup together with the country's best female player Li Na. Wu had the chance to try out in a much bigger stage but he could not manage to win a match.

In the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off men's final, Wu defeated Thai Danai Udomchoke 7–6(1) 6–4 to obtain his wildcard to compete in the 2013 Australian Open main draw. On his way to the final,Wu beat top seed Yuichi Sugita of Japan and No.4 seed and compatriot Ze Zhang. In the main draw, Wu lost to Ivan Dodig in four sets.^[4]

In late 2013, he once again qualified for the 2014 Australian Open by winning the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Plays-off men's final, on the route to the main draw, Wu defeated countryman Zhe Li 6–3, 6–3, Yuki Bhambri of India 7–6(6), 6–4 and compatriot Ze Zhang 6–0, 6–3. However, He lost to Kenny de Schepper 5–7, 5–7, 6–7(2) in the first round of the main draw.

Wu Di earned his biggest win in his career by upsetting Denis Istomin in four sets in the Asia Pacific Davis Cup singles rubber.

Singles titles

Wu Di has won 12 ITF Futures events and one Challenger title.

Challenger finals

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 July 2012	Beijing International Challenger	Hard	Grega Žemlja	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2.	5 September 2015	Shanghai Challenger	Hard	Yuki Bhambri	6–3, 0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner	1.	31 January 2016	Tennis Championships of Maui	Hard	Kyle Edmund	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	27 March 2016	Gemdale ATP Challenger	Hard	Dudi Sela	4–6, 3–6

Futures titles (12)

Legend (Singles)
Futures

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	11 April 2010	Chongqing, F3	Hard	Marin Bradarić	7–5, RET
2.	13 June 2010	Jiaxing, F6	Hard	Gong Maoxin	7–5, 5–7, 6–4
3.	16 January 2011	Mengzi City, F1	Hard	Joshua Milton	2–6, 7–5, 6–3
4.	22 April 2012	Chengdu, F6	Hard	Zhang Ze	6–1, 7–6(8–6)
5.	27 May 2012	Fuzhou, F8	Hard	Chen Ti	6–1, 6–2
6.	3 June 2012	Gimcheon, F3	Hard	Michael McClune	6–1, 6–1
7.	8 April 2013	Chengdu, F1	Hard	Boy Westerhof	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
8.	15 April 2013	Chengdu, F2	Hard	Nick Kyrgios	6–3, 6–3
9.	10 March 2014	Nishitama, F1	Hard	Takuto Niki	6–2, 6–4
10.	7 April 2014	Chengdu, F4	Hard	Borna Ćorić	6–4, 6–2
11.	18 May 2015	Wuhan, F5	Hard	Li Zhe	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
12.	22 June 2015	Zhangjiagang, F8	Hard	Li Zhe	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3

Doubles titles

Challenger finals

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 August 2010	Astana Cup	Hard	Zhang Ze	Michail Elgin Nikolaus Moser	0–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	27 April 2015	Anning Challenger	Hard	Bai Yan	Karunuday Singh Andrew Whittington	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	5 September 2015	Shanghai Challenger	Hard	Yi Chu-huan	Thomas Fabbiano Luca Vanni	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	7 March 2016	Zhuhai Challenger	Hard	Hsieh Cheng-peng	Gong Maoxin Yi Chu-huan	6–2, 1–6, [5–10]
Winner	3.	12 September 2016	Nanchang Challenger	Hard	Zhang Zhizhen	Nicolás Barrientos Ruben Gonzales	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Runner-up	3.	2 January 2017	Bangkok Challenger	Hard	Yūichi Sugita	Grégoire Barrère Jonathan Eysseric	3–6, 2–6

Futures titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	11 May 2009	Wuhan, F4	Hard	Bai Yan	Feng Xue Zeng Shaoxuan	6–2, 6–1
2.	5 April 2010	Chongqing, F3	Hard	Zhang Ze	Gong Maoxin Li Zhe	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
3.	17 March 2014	Yuxi, F3	Hard	Li Zhe	Lim Yong-kyu Nam Ji-sung	6–4, 6–4

References

External links

• Wu Di at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Wu Di at the International Tennis Federation
• Wu Di at the Davis Cup