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Peng Shuai
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Peng.
Peng Shuai (born January 8, 1986, Hunan, China) is a professionale
female tennis player from the People's Republic of China.
In 2001, she debuted on the WTA Tour at Shanghai. 2004 was
the first time she finished the year in the WTA top 100. In that year, she
reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at Cincinatti losing to Vera Zvonareva.
She also made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon. In January 2005, she reached
her first WTA Tour semifinal at Sydney. On the way, she upset the no. 2 seed
Anastasia Myskina in the second round in straight sets. An ankle injury in
February made her miss several tournaments in February and March. On August
15, 2005, she reached her career best singles ranking (31st) and as of September
2005 is among the top 5 Asian female tennis players.
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