Meilen Tu

Insights

Best run came in 2002 at Wimbledon

Her only Grand Slam result better than the round of 64 was a round-of-32 finish at Wimbledon in 2002, when she was 24. Across 31 tournaments, that was her peak result.

Most of her Slam appearances ended in the first round

Tu reached the round of 128 in 19 of her 31 Grand Slam tournaments, far more than any other result tier. That means 61% of her Slam events ended at the opening hurdle.

Her strongest stretch was 2001-2002

In 2001 and 2002 she produced all of her deepest runs: four round-of-64 results in 2001, then a round-of-32 and three round-of-64s in 2002. Those two seasons account for her entire top-end Grand Slam output.

She was most active in 2001-2002, then faded to sporadic appearances

Tu played all four majors in both 2001 and 2002, but after that she never again appeared in a full Slam set. From 2003 onward she had only seven total appearances across six seasons.

Her career opened and closed with long gaps

Her first Slam was the 1994 US Open at age 16, then she did not return until 1997. After 2008, her Grand Slam career ended with an Australian Open first-round loss at age 29.