Chen Li (tennis)

Chen Li (born 13 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from China.[1]

Chen Li (陳 莉)
Country (sports) China
Born (1971-03-13) 13 March 1971
Xiangtan, Hunan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Prize money$92,814
Singles
Career record145–88
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 112 (21 October 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record62–47
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 135 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (1994)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–14
Medal record
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1990 BeijingWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place1994 HiroshimaWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1998 BangkokWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1990 BeijingWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1994 HiroshimaWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1994 HiroshimaWomen's team

Career

Chen, who comes from the city of Xiangtan in Hunan, played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s and won one title, the doubles at the 1994 China Open, with Li Fang as her partner. In 1996 she was runner-up in the singles at the Nokia Open in Beijing. En route to the final, which she lost to Wang Shi-ting, she accounted for three seeded players, Francesca Lubiani, Yayuk Basuki and Sandrine Testud.[2] She competed as a wildcard at the 1997 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by Natalia Medvedeva.[3]

A two-time Olympian, Chen represented China at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At the Barcelona Olympics she lost in the first round to eventual bronze medalist Mary Joe Fernández. In Atlanta she competed in both the singles and doubles draws. She lost to top seed Monica Seles in the singles but her and Yi Jing-Qian made the second round of the doubles competition.[4] They progressed in a walkover after fifth seeded Australian pairing had to withdraw when Rennae Stubbs was taken ill to hospital.[5] In the second round the Chinese pair were beaten in three sets by the team from Thailand.

Chen won a total of seven medals for China at the Asian Games. This includes a gold medal in the women's doubles with Li Fang at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.

In Fed Cup competition, Chen featured in 17 ties for a record 7–14 overall. One of these ties was against the United States in the second round of the World Group in the 1993 Federation Cup.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 runner-up
Outcome    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up Oct 1996 China Open, Beijing Tier IV Hard Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 title
Outcome    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner Feb 1994 China Open, Beijing Tier IV Hard China Li Fang Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
United Kingdom Valda Lake		 6–0, 6–2

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–7)
Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 31 October 1988 Saga, Japan Grass Japan Maya Kidowaki 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard China Tang Min 6–7, 0–6
Win 3. 30 September 1991 Sekisho, Japan Hard South Korea Park Sung-hee 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. 7 October 1991 Matsuyama, Japan Hard China Li Fang 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 10 February 1992 Bangkok, Thailand Hard China Yi Jing-Qian 7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 6. 17 February 1992 Bandung, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Irawati Iskandar 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 24 February 1992 Solo, Indonesia Hard China Yi Jing-Qian 3–6, 4–6
Win 8. 21 June 1993 Tianjin, China Hard China Yi Jing-Qian 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Win 9. 12 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard South Korea Choi Ju-yeon 6–1, 6–4
Win 10. 31 July 1995 Austin, United States Hard China Yi Jing-Qian 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win 11. 2 September 1996 Beijing, China Hard China Chen Jingjing 7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Win 12. 9 March 1997 Blenheim, New Zealand Hard Thailand Benjamas Sangaram 6–2, 6–2
Loss 13. 23 April 2000 Dalian, China Hard China Li Na 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–2)
Result No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard China Li Fang China Lin Ning
China Tang Min		 6–3, 6–0
Win 2. 17 February 1992 Bandung, Indonesia Hard China Yi Jing-Qian Japan Mami Donoshiro
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 24 February 1992 Solo, Indonesia Hard China Yi Jing-Qian Indonesia Mimma Chernovita
Indonesia Natalia Soetrisno		 6–2, 6–2
Win 4. 6 July 1992 Erlangen, Germany Clay Japan Miki Yokobori Germany Caroline Schneider
Australia Angie Woolcock		 6–4, 6–2
Win 5. 14 June 1993 Beijing, China Hard China Yi Jing-Qian South Korea Kim Yeon-sook
South Korea Kim Ih-sook		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 6. 21 June 1993 Tianjin, China Hard China Yi Jing-Qian South Korea Kim Hye-jeong
South Korea Seo Hye-jin		 2–6, 2–6
Win 7. 19 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard China Yi Jing-Qian Japan Keiko Ishida
South Korea Park In-sook		 6–2, 7–5
Win 8. 4 September 1995 Tianjin, China Hard China Li Fang Germany Kirstin Freye
South Africa Tessa Price		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 9. 2 September 1996 Beijing, China Hard China Yi Jing-Qian China Chen Jingjing
China Li Li		 6–2, 5–7, ret.

References
  1. "运动员资料库 陈莉". data.star.sports.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Beijing - 14 October - 20 October 1996". ITF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. "Scoreboard". Arizona Republic. 13 January 1997. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. "Agassi, Seles Win Openers in Style". Los Angeles Times. 24 July 1996. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. Wright, Gerard (27 July 1996). "Stubbs ill, forfeits in doubles". The Age. p. 30. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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