Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen has climbed to a career-high world No. 4 in the latest WTA rankings.

The 22-year-old's rise was fueled by a strong showing at the Queen's Club Championships last week, a key grass-court warm-up event ahead of Wimbledon.

Zheng Qinwen of China returns the ball during the women's singles first round match between Zheng Qinwen of China and Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 28, 2023. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua)

Zheng, the reigning Olympic champion, reached the semifinals on grass for the first time in her career, highlighted by a 6-2, 6-4 win over home favorite Emma Raducanu.

The achievement builds on her momentum from earlier this month at the French Open, where Zheng reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 victory over Russia's Liudmila Samsonova.