Make your way through levels and make multiple histories! Reviewing Zheng Qinwen’s path to the 2026 China Open championship

On October 11, Beijing time, in the 2026 China Open women's singles final, Zheng Qinwen defeated Andreeva 2-0 and won her first China Open women's singles championship and her first 1,000-match championship title. At the same time, it also made history in China Open: the first local player to win the women's singles championship!

At this China Tennis Open, Zheng Qinwen went through many rounds of fierce battles and got into better shape. The video takes you back to Zheng Qinwen’s path to the 2026 China Open championship.

In the first round, Zheng Qinwen fought hard for 2 hours and 44 minutes, defeating Chinese player Shi Han who broke through the qualifying round 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-2.

In the second round, Zheng Qinwen faced the No. 15 seed, Russian player Kalinskaya. He lost the first set tiebreaker 4-7, but fought back 6-4 in the second set. When leading 3-0 in the final set, his opponent retired due to injury, and finally won the 50th WTA1000 main draw match of his career.

In the third round, she fought fiercely for nearly three hours and defeated the 18th seed, Czech player Buzkova 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-5.

In the fourth round, against the "biggest dark horse" of this tournament, Armenian player Chalayeva, Zheng Qinwen defeated her opponent 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 and reached the top eight of the 1000 event for the tenth time in her career.

In the fifth round, Zheng Qinwen defeated the No. 6 seed and Ukrainian star Svitolina in straight sets, advancing to the semi-finals. He returned to the China Open semi-finals after two years, tied his best record at the China Open, and won his first victory at the age of 24.

In the sixth round, Zheng Qinwen defeated Belgian star Mertens 2-0, reaching the China Open final for the first time and becoming the first local player to reach the China Open women's singles final.

In the seventh round final, Zheng Qinwen maintained his form. Zheng Qinwen defeated Russian player Andreeva 2-0 and finally won the championship!