Yang Jingzhu (born 19 January 1976) is a Chinese former professional

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player. In 1999 he made his only

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main draw appearance, partnering

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in doubles at the

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. He and Si were beaten in the first round by the world's top ranked doubles pair,

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and

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. Yang featured in five

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ties for China and also represented his country in

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s. He was a men's doubles bronze medalist at the 2001 Universiade in Beijing and also competed at the

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in Busan.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Jingzhu 1976 births Living people Chinese male tennis players Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games bronze medalists for China Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games tennis players for China 21st-century Chinese sportsmen