Tennis
16 defeats in a row. Chinese tennis player ends the season with a terrible losing streak
Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai finished the season with a terrible streak of 16 consecutive losses.
Zhang Shuai hasn’t won singles since late January 2023, when she defeated Madison Brengle.
The Chinese woman ranks 34th in doubles and 206th in singles in the WTA rankings.
Zhang won her 13th career WTA title in doubles in 2023 (Abu Dhabi, February 2023).
other longest streak of defeats On the WTA tour:
- Sandi Collins (USA) – 17 times (1984–1987)
- Arancha Rus (Netherlands) – 17 matches (2013)
- Sonia Jeyaseelan (Canada) – 16 times (2001)
- Anna Carolina Shmidlova (Slovakia) – 16 matches (2016)
16 defeats in a row. Chinese tennis player ends the season with a terrible losing streak
Source: Sport UA
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