Li Fang (tennis)
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Hunan |
Born | Heyang(Hunan Province) | 1 January 1973
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $535,067 |
Singles | |
Career record | 265–133 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 18 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 36 (8 June 1998) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1992) |
French Open | 2R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
US Open | 2R (1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 86–62 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (21 February 1994) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1992) |
French Open | 1R (1992) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1992) |
US Open | 2R (1992) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 20–13 |
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.
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 Fangs 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[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Jan 1995 | Hobart International | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | Apr 1998 | Makarska International Championships | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | Nov 1998 | PTT Pattaya Open | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 titles[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | Jul 1993 | Austrian Open, Kitzbühel | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | Feb 1994 | China Open, Beijing | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
ITF finals[]
Singles (18–6)[]
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 12 March 1990 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 9 July 1990 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 March 1991 | Granada, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 March 1991 | Murcia, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 25 March 1991 | Bilbao, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 April 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 29 July 1991 | Acireale, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 5 August 1991 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 7–6(8–6) |
Winner | 11. | 23 September 1991 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 7 October 1991 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 14 October 1991 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 21 October 1991 | Oita, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 15. | 28 October 1991 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 16. | 6 April 1997 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 20 April 1997 | Wichita, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 18. | 6 July 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 4 August 1997 | Wichita, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 20. | 13 July 1998 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | ![]() |
w/o |
Winner | 21. | 21 June 1999 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1 August 1999 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 23. | 19 September 1999 | Hopewel, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 24. | 26 September 1999 | Kirkland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Doubles (8–5)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 2. | 29 April 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 6 May 1991 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 4. | 5 August 1991 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 5. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 September 1991 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 September 1991 | Hokkaido, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 14 October 1991 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 10. | 30 September 1991 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 11. | 4 September 1995 | Tianjin, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 6 July 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner | 13. | 19 September 1999 | Hopewel, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Li Fang at the Women's Tennis Association
- Li Fang at the International Tennis Federation
- Li Fang at the Billie Jean King Cup
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