Zhu Benqiang (; ; born 13 March 1979) is a former professional

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player from the People's Republic of China.

Biography

Zhu, a right-handed player from

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, was a regular member of the

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from 1999 to 2005. He played in a total of 15 ties and competed in 30 matches, for 19 wins. One of his wins was a rare triple bagel, over Kuwait's Musaad Al-Jazzaf in Shenzhen in 2002. He won China the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II final against

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in 2004 when he came from two sets down to defeat Young-Jun Kim in the fifth and decisive match. He won a gold medal with

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in the mixed doubles at the

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and competed in the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

. His best performance on the ATP Tour was in the doubles at the 2003 Shanghai Open. He and partner

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became the first players from China to reach a tour-level doubles final. They lost the final to Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley.

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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