JIUJIANG/STARNBERG, May 4, 2026
Coleman Wong is the champion of the inaugural Jiangxi Open. The No. 4 seed of the ATP Challenger 75 hard-court tournament defeated third-seeded Australian Adam Walton 7-5, 7-6(4) in Sunday’s singles final.
Wong fired 10 aces and won 74 per cent of his first-service points to seal victory in one hour and 51 minutes.
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The 21-year-old from Hong Kong advanced to the championship match with wins in the bottom half of the draw over Kazakh veteran Mikhail Kukushkin, Rio Noguchi of Japan, seventh-seeded Chinese Yunchaokete Bu and Fajing Sun of China.
By lifting his first trophy on the ATP Challenger Tour, Wong pocketed $17,00 in prize money as well as 75 ATP Ranking points.
The first edition of the Jiangxi Open offered a total prize pool of $107,000 and was hosted by the Jiujiang International Tennis Center.
Jiujiang is a historic city located in southeastern China along the southern banks of the Yangtze River. Known as a key gateway to the scenic Mount Lushan, Jiujiang combines natural beauty with cultural significance. The area has long attracted poets, scholars, and travelers thanks to its misty mountains, waterfalls, and lakes. Today, Jiujiang is also an important regional transport and economic hub, while still retaining its charm as a destination for nature lovers and those interested in traditional Chinese heritage.
