Sun Fajing

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Sun Fajing
孙发京
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 27)
Shanxi, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$212,423
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 351 (10 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 429 (15 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 181 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 181 (26 February 2024)
Last updated on: 29 February 2024.

Sun Fajing (Chinese: 孙发京; pinyin: Sūn Fājīng; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n fá tɕíŋ]; born 3 October 1996) is a Chinese tennis player.

Sun has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 351 achieved on 10 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 181 achieved on 26 February 2024. He has reached 13 career singles finals posting a record of 5 wins and 8 losses, all coming on the ITF Futures tour. Additionally, he has reached 31 doubles finals posting a record of 16 wins and 15 losses, which includes 2 ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles.

Career[edit]

Sun made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Chengdu Open, where he was granted a wildcard entry in the doubles draw alongside compatriot He Yecong. They were defeated in the first round by Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in straight sets 4–6, 5–7.

The following year, he was again given a wildcard at the 2017 Chengdu Open with partner Te Rigele, and again he would lose in the first round to Nenad Zimonjic and Santiago Gonzalez in straight sets 4–6, 4–6.

In his third main draw appearance, he and partner Zhizhen Zhang were given a wildcard entry into the doubles draw of the 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open but lost in the first round to Marcin Matkowski and Nicholas Monroe 4–6, 2–6.

His fourth and most recent ATP appearance (also his third at the tournament) was a wildcard entry into the doubles draw of the 2019 Chengdu Open pairing up with Wang Aoran, and to round up an 0–4 record he lost to Dominic Inglot and Austin Krajicek 1–6, 6–0, [8–10].

He was given a wildcard at the 2023 China Open (tennis) partnering Zhou Yi (tennis). He received also a wildcard in doubles partnering Li Zhe (tennis) at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 13 (5–8)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–8)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 Thailand F1, Hua Hin Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2017 Indonesia F1, Jakarta Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti 6–7(4-7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2017 China F5, Luzhou Futures Hard Australia Bradley Mousley 7–6(7-2), 6–2
Loss 1–3 Mar 2018 Qatar F1, Doha Futures Hard Netherlands Scott Griekspoor 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–4 May 2018 China F6, Lu'an Futures Hard Finland Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2019 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Sweden Filip Bergevi 6–7(2-7)
Win 2–5 May 2019 M25 Lu'an, China World Tennis Tour Hard China Cui Jie 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Jun 2019 M25 Hengyang, China World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Harry Bourchier 6–7(7-9), 1–6
Win 3–6 Jul 2019 M25 Kunshan, China World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-Hua 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–7 Jul 2019 M25 Qujing, China World Tennis Tour Hard China Bai Yan 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–8 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Christoph Negritu 6–7(5-7), 6–7(5-7)
Win 4–8 Jun 2023 M25 Martos, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Spain Pedro Vives Marcos 7–6(7-3), 6–4
Win 5–8 Aug 2023 M25 Anning, China World Tennis Tour Clay China Cui Jie 6–3, 4-6, 6–2

Doubles: 31 (16–15)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (14–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–13)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 China F1, Anning Futures Clay China Wang Aoran Spain Enrique Lopez-Perez
Chinese Taipei Lin Hsin
walkover
Loss 0–2 Jul 2016 China F10, Longyan Futures Hard China Wang Aoran China Bai Yan
China Li Zhe
6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2016 China F11, Anning Futures Clay China Wang Aoran China Ning Yuqing
China Qiu Zhuoyang
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Mar 2017 Egypt F8, Longyan Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara
Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [7–10]
Win 2–3 May 2017 China F8, Fuzhou Futures Hard China Te Rigele United States Alexander Sarkissian
New Zealand Finn Tearney
6–2, 6–4
Win 3–3 Jul 2017 China F12, Shenzhen Futures Hard Vietnam Lý Hoàng Nam Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara
India Karunuday Singh
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Oct 2017 Suzhou, China Challenger Hard China Xin Gao China Gong Maoxin
China Zhang Ze
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–4 Dec 2017 Thailand F12, Hua Hin Futures Hard China Xin Gao South Korea Chung Hong
South Korea Song Min-kyu
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Win 5–4 Mar 2018 Qatar F3, Doha Futures Hard Hong Kong Wong Chun-hun Czech Republic Marek Gengel
Czech Republic Matej Vocel
6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–5 May 2018 China F4, Wuhan Futures Hard China Wang Ruikai China Te Rigele
Japan Yuta Shimizu
6–7(3-7), 3–6
Loss 5–6 Jun 2018 China F7, Luzhou Futures Hard Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara New Zealand Rhett Purcell
Germany Sami Reinwein
5–7, 3–6
Win 6–6 Jun 2018 China F8, Yinchuan Futures Hard Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara Thailand Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
Japan Kento Takeuchi
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 7–6 May 2019 M25 Wuhan, China World Tennis Tour Hard China Te Rigele Japan Sora Fakuda
Japan Yuki Mochizuki
6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss 7–7 Jun 2019 M25 Luzhou, China World Tennis Tour Hard China Xin Gao China Wang Aoran
China Wu Hao
6–3, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 8–7 Jul 2019 M25 Kunshan, China World Tennis Tour Hard China Xin Gao China Hua Runhao
China Zeng Shihong
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–7 Jul 2019 M25 Qujing, China World Tennis Tour Hard China Hua Runhao Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara
New Zealand Rhett Purcell
6–1, 6–1
Win 10–7 Sep 2019 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard China Xin Gao Australia Marc Polmans
Australia Scott Puodziunas
2–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 11–7 May 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou Australia Jayden Court
Australia Dane Sweeny
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 12–7 May 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou Australia Blake Bayldon
Australia Jordan Smith
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 12–8 Jun 2022 M25 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou Thailand Congsup Congcar
Japan Shintaro Imai
4–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 13–8 Jul 2022 M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Niklas Schell Italy Stefano Battaglino
Italy Lorenzo Rottoli
6–4, 6–2
Loss 13–9 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard United States Bruno Kuzuhara Australia James Frawley
Germany Christoph Negritu
4–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Loss 13–10 Oct 2022 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Seita Watanabe Australia Thomas Fancutt
Australia Brandon Walkin
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 13–11 Nov 2022 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Hong Kong Coleman Wong Japan Tomohiro Masabayashi
Japan Seita Watanabe
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 13–12 Apr 2023 M15 Singapore, Singapore World Tennis Tour Hard Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara Indonesia Justin Barki
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
1–6, 1–6
Win 14–12 Apr 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei Ray Ho Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara
Thailand Pruchya Isaro
6–4, 7–5
Win 15–12 Jun 2023 M25 La Nucia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Egypt Amr Elsayed Greece Dimitris Sakellaridis
Greece Stefanos Sakellaridis
6–2, 6–3
Win 16–12 Jul 2023 M25 Bakio, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Spain John Echeverria France Robin Bertrand
Switzerland Noah Lopez
6–3, 6–2
Loss 16–13 Jul 2023 M25 Roda de Bara, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Spain John Echeverria Spain Alberto Barroso Campos
Spain Pedro Vives Marcos
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 16–14 Jul 2023 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Philippines Francis Casey Alcantara France Dan Added
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 16–15 Aug 2023 M25 Anning, China World Tennis Tour Clay United States Evan Zhu China Cui Jie
China Wang Xiaofei
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]

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