At Wimbledon Zheng Jie reached the semifinals in 2008, becoming the first Chinese player, man or woman, to fight into the final-four at a Slam, while two-time major winner Li (2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open) made it to the quarters three times in 2006, 2010 and 2013.

Zhang was the last Chinese player to reach the quarters in 2019, and no other has gone beyond that mark since then.

Apparently not as dangerous on grass as she is on hard courts and clay, China's 5th seed Zheng Qinwen remains a force to be reckoned with, having shown impressive recent form of her own on grass by reaching the HSBC Championship final at the Queen's Club two weeks ago.

With a final run at last year's Australian Open and a gold-medal finish at the Paris Olympics, Zheng is fired up and ready to back up her elite credentials on all surfaces, with this year's Wimbledon a fitting opportunity to prove it.

The 22-year-old's best result at Wimbledon was a third-round run on her tournament debut in 2022.

China's world No 82 Yuan Yue has also qualified for the women's main draw through ranking, while 307th-ranked Zhu Lin will appear in the main draw as well, via the protected ranking policy.

In the men's draw, world No 69 Buyunchaokete will be the sole Chinese representative, with higher-profile aces Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng both having withdrawn due to injuries.