Career
Currently Number. 182 in the world, he is China"s highest-ranked male singles player. Zhang"s career highlights include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2012 China Open (defeating Richard Gasquet en route), playing the Australian Open main draw on two consecutive occasions (2014 and 2015), and teaming up with Roger Federer to play doubles at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. Zhang"s early years were spent on the International Tennis Federation Circuit throughout Asia.
In February 2008, Zhang made his first appearance in the qualifying draw of an Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger tournament in Melbourne, defeating Mikal Statham (5-7, 7-5, 6-4).
In the second round, Zhang lost to Nima Roshan (6-7(6), 1-6). He defeated Riccardo Ghedin (6-1, 6-4).
Just under two months later, on 22 May, Zhang reached his first final on the Challenger Tour in Fergana, Uzbekistan, after entering as a qualifier. He lost to Evgeny Kirillov (6-3, 2-6, 6-2).
He played the qualifying rounds at the 2012 Wimbledon, and the 2012 United States Open, where he made it to the second round but lost.
In the 2012 China Open, Zhang defeated world Number.14 Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round, before he lost to Florian Mayer on the following day. In October 2013, Zhang teamed up with Roger Federer at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. They beat Kevin Anderson and Dmitry Tursunov, 6-2, 6-1.
However, the pair were defeated in the second round.
In January 2014, Zhang qualified in men"s singles for the 2014 Australian Open, his first grand slam tournament. In the first round he lost to world Number.
33 and 31-seed Fernando Verdasco in four sets: 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6. In January 2015, 187-ranked Zhang earned one of eight wildcards to the 2015 Australian Open men"s singles main draw.
Zhang was the highest-ranked men"s singles player from China at the time and was the only China representative in men"s singles, men"s doubles, and mixed doubles (male).
In October 2015, Zhang was one of three players to receive a wildcard into the main draw of the China Open. Challenger finals
Futures titles (8).