Buyunchaokete
.jpg) Bu at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Buyunchaokete |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  China |
| Born | 19 January 2002 Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | January 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $202,480 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (19 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 123 (26 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 274 (23 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 378 (29 July 2024) |
| Last updated on: 12 August 2024. | |
Buyunchaokete (Chinese: 布云朝克特; born 19 January 2002) is a Chinese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 123 achieved on 19 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 274 achieved on 23 October 2023.[1] He is the current No. 3 Chinese player.[2]
Career
2023: Maiden Challenger title, first Masters win
He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Seoul Open, defeating Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets. As a result, he moved close to 80 positions up at a new career-high ranking of No. 164 on 8 May 2023.[1]
He won his first match at a Masters 1000 level as a wildcard at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters against Miomir Kecmanović.
2024: Top 125 and Grand Slam debuts
He won his second Challenger at the 2024 Wuxi Open in China, defeating Egor Gerasimov and becoming the youngest Chinese player to win multiple titles at this level.[3] As a result he climbed 50 positions back up back to the top 200 at world No. 189 on 20 May 2024. Two months later, he reached the top 150 at No. 147 on 22 July 2024, following another Challenger title in Granby, Canada. He reached the top 125 following a semifinal showing at the 2024 Lincoln Challenger on 12 August 2024. Ranked No. 123, he made his Grand Slam debut, after qualifying for the main draw at the US Open. He was defeated in the first round by Casper Ruud.
Davis Cup
He represents China at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 0–2.[4]
Name
According to the ATP Tour, his name is Buyunchaokete - one word - but goes by Bu or his American name, Bert.[5][6] For technical reasons his name on the websites of tennis' governing bodies is displayed as either Bu Yunchaokete or Yunchaokete Bu.
Personal life
Bert was born in an ethnic Mongolian family from Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. His father died when he was young, and his mother remarried. Following the Mongolian custom of attaching more importance to the paternal family, Bert continued to live with his grandparents. But his grandparents did not know Mandarin, so in order to allow him to receive a better education in the city, he was sent to the Urumqi SOS Children's Village. At the age of 5 (2007), he was discovered by coach Luo Yong and sent to Huzhou for training. [7]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Aleksandar Vukic
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Lloyd Harris
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2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2024 | Wuxi, China | Challenger | Hard |  Egor Gerasimov
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2024 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  Terence Atmane
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6–3, 6–7, (7–9), 6–4 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Mattia Bellucci
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Ray Ho
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Alberto Barroso Campos
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6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2022 | M25 Chiang Rai, Thailand | WTT | Hard |  Shintaro Imai
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | WTT | Hard | Shintaro Imai
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | WTT | Hard | Cui Jie
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–1 | Aug 2022 | M25 Tbilisi, Georgia | WTT | Hard |  Edan Leshem
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6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Dec 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Mark Lajal
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4-6, 1-6 |
References
- ^ a b "Bu Yunchaokete | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Bu, 22, makes Chinese tennis history; Pouille returns to Challenger titletown". 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Davis Cup – Players".
- ^ "Yunchaokete Bu | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "China's Bu: 'I hope I can inspire'". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Bùyúnzhāokètè bù dí ǒuxiàng mù léi, sài hòu chéngqīng liǎng gè wùjiě" 布云朝克特不敌偶像穆雷，赛后澄清两个误解 [Buyunchaokete lost to his idol Murray and clarified two misunderstandings after the game]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
External links
- Buyunchaokete at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Buyunchaokete at the International Tennis Federation
- Buyunchaokete at the Davis Cup
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