Chinese tennis player (born 1973)
Li Fang (Chinese : 李芳 ; pinyin : Lǐ Fāng , born 1 January 1973) is a retired female tennis player from China . She is widely regarded as the first professional tennis player from China.[citation needed ]
Li turned professional in 1990, and won two WTA doubles titles in her career. In singles, Li Fang reached three finals on the WTA tour (Hobart 1995, Makarska and Pattaya in 1998), losing all of them. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics . Li played seven years on the China Fed Cup team . She retired in 2001.
Personal
Li Fang was born in Hengyang in Hunan province to father Li Jianmin and mother Zhou Shanglian. As of 2014, Li Fang runs a tennis academy in Frisco, Texas.
WTA Tour career finals
Legend
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV (4)
Singles: 3 runner-up
Doubles: 2 titles
ITF finals
Singles (18–6)
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
12 March 1990
Murcia , Spain
Clay
Sabrina Lucchi
6–2, 7–5
Win
2.
9 July 1990
Fayetteville, United States
Hard
Im Sook-ja
6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Loss
3.
4 March 1991
Granada , Spain
Clay
Isabel Cueto
3–6, 3–6
Loss
4.
11 March 1991
Murcia, Spain
Hard
Maite Martínez
6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win
5.
25 March 1991
Bilbao , Spain
Hard
Estefania Bottini
6–3, 6–1
Loss
6.
29 April 1991
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Hard
Wang Shi-ting
4–6, 2–6
Win
7.
29 July 1991
Acireale , Italy
Clay
Jana Pospíšilová
6–0, 7–5
Win
8.
5 August 1991
Nicolosi , Italy
Hard
Kylie Johnson
6–2, 6–4
Win
9.
2 September 1991
Bangkok , Thailand
Hard
Tang Min
7–5, 6–2
Win
10.
9 September 1991
Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Tang Min
6–0, 7–6(8–6)
Win
11.
23 September 1991
Kuroshio, Japan
Hard
Naoko Kijimuta
6–3, 6–4
Win
12.
7 October 1991
Matsuyama, Japan
Hard
Chen Li-Ling
6–4, 6–3
Win
13.
14 October 1991
Kyoto, Japan
Hard
Hiromi Yoshihara
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Win
14.
21 October 1991
Oita, Japan
Hard
Kristine Kunce
6–3, 6–0
Loss
15.
28 October 1991
Saga , Japan
Grass
Ei Iida
3–6, 3–6
Win
16.
6 April 1997
Phoenix , United States
Hard
Kristina Brandi
6–1, 6–2
Win
17.
20 April 1997
Wichita , United States
Hard
Sandra Cacic
6–2, 6–2
Win
18.
6 July 1997
Flushing , United States
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
7–5, 7–5
Win
19.
4 August 1997
Wichita , United States
Hard
Laura Golarsa
6–3, 6–2
Loss
20.
13 July 1998
Mahwah, United States
Hard
Amy Frazier
w/o
Win
21.
21 June 1999
Vaihingen, Germany
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
6–4, 7–6
Loss
22.
1 August 1999
Salt Lake City , United States
Hard
Kristina Brandi
4–6, 3–6
Win
23.
19 September 1999
Hopewel, United States
Hard
Jana Nejedly
6–0, 6–4
Win
24.
26 September 1999
Kirkland, United States
Hard
Yi Jing-Qian
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Doubles (8–5)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
7 May 1990
Manila , Philippines
Hard
Chen Li-Ling
Lin Ning Tang Min
6–3, 6–0
Win
2.
29 April 1991
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hard
Tang Min
Tanti Trayono Agustina Wibisono
7–5, 6–3
Win
3.
6 May 1991
Manila, Philippines
Hard
Tang Min
Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–3)
Win
4.
5 August 1991
Nicolosi, Italy
Hard
Tang Min
Gabriella Boschiero Kylie Johnson
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Win
5.
2 September 1991
Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Tang Min
Suvimol Duangchan Benjamas Sangaram
6–4, 6–2
Loss
6.
9 September 1991
Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Tang Min
Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss
7.
23 September 1991
Kuroshio , Japan
Hard
Tang Min
Naoko Kinoshita Emiko Takahashi
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
8.
30 September 1991
Hokkaido , Japan
Hard
Tang Min
Yukie Koizumi Miki Mizokuchi
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
9.
14 October 1991
Kyoto , Japan
Hard
Tang Min
Diana Gardner Paulette Moreno
6–4, 7–5
Loss
10.
30 September 1991
Saga, Japan
Grass
Tang Min
Lupita Novelo Kristine Kunce
7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win
11.
4 September 1995
Tianjin, China
Hard
Chen Li-Ling
Kirstin Freye Tessa Price
6–2, 6–3
Loss
12.
6 July 1997
Flushing, United States
Hard
Keri Phebus
Janet Lee Lindsay Lee-Waters
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win
13.
19 September 1999
Hopewel, United States
Hard
Alina Jidkova
Dawn Buth Kim Grant
6–3, 6–3
See also
References
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