Zhizhen Zhang Bio

• Nickname is ZZZ. "My full name is too hard for people to say, so I just tell them to say whatever they want to call me and I will respond," says Zhang. "Then it became ZZZ because there are three Zs in my name. It is much easier for people outside of China to say. And it sounds cool. Triple-Z. I also like to sleep, so 'ZZZ' is perfect."
• Father, Zhang WeiHua, was a famous soccer defender and played for Shanghai ShenHua.
• Mother, Qin Wei, was a shooter.
• Started playing tennis at age 4 because he was quite small and his father didn’t want him to be a soccer player.
• Has trained in Australia and France.
• Favourite surface is hard.
• Idol is Roger Federer.
• Likes playing computer and mobile games.
• Enjoys both Chinese and Western pop music.

Biographical information from ATP. Information might not be up to date.