Chen Li (tennis) explained

Chen Li (陳 莉)
Birth Date:13 March 1971
Birth Place:Xiangtan, Hunan
Height:1.65 m
Careerprizemoney:$92,814
Singlesrecord:145–88
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 112 (21 October 1996)
Australianopenresult:1R (1997)
Doublesrecord:62–47
Doublestitles:1 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 135 (13 February 1995)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1994)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:7–14

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

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

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–7)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Saga, JapanGrass Maya Kidowaki4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss2.7 May 1990Manila, PhilippinesHard Tang Min6–7, 0–6
Win3.30 September 1991Sekisho, JapanHard Park Sung-hee6–2, 6–4
Loss4.7 October 1991Matsuyama, JapanHard Li Fang4–6, 3–6
Loss5.10 February 1992Bangkok, ThailandHard Yi Jingqian7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss6.17 February 1992Bandung, IndonesiaHard Irawati Iskandar7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss7.24 February 1992Solo, IndonesiaHard Yi Jingqian3–6, 4–6
Win8.21 June 1993Tianjin, ChinaHard Yi Jingqian7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Win9.12 December 1994Manila, PhilippinesHard Choi Ju-yeon6–1, 6–4
Win10.31 July 1995Austin, United StatesHard Yi Jingqian6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win11.2 September 1996Beijing, ChinaHard Chen Jingjing7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Win12.9 March 1997Blenheim, New ZealandHard Benjamas Sangaram6–2, 6–2
Loss13.23 April 2000Dalian, ChinaHard Li Na4–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–2)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.7 May 1990Manila, PhilippinesHard Li Fang Lin Ning
Tang Min
6–3, 6–0
Win2.17 February 1992Bandung, IndonesiaHard Yi Jingqian Mami Donoshiro
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3.24 February 1992Solo, IndonesiaHard Yi Jingqian Mimma Chernovita
Natalia Soetrisno
6–2, 6–2
Win4.6 July 1992Erlangen, GermanyClay Miki Yokobori Caroline Schneider
Angie Woolcock
6–4, 6–2
Win5.14 June 1993Beijing, ChinaHard Yi Jingqian Kim Yeon-sook
Kim Ih-sook
6–4, 6–1
Loss6.21 June 1993Tianjin, ChinaHard Yi Jingqian Kim Hye-jeong
Seo Hye-jin
2–6, 2–6
Win7.19 December 1994Manila, PhilippinesHard Yi Jingqian Keiko Ishida
Park In-sook
6–2, 7–5
Win8.4 September 1995Tianjin, ChinaHard Li Fang Kirstin Freye
Tessa Price
6–2, 6–3
Loss9.2 September 1996Beijing, ChinaHard Yi Jingqian Chen Jingjing
Li Li
6–2, 5–7, ret.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 运动员资料库 陈莉. data.star.sports.cn. 2019-10-22. 2019-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022120757/http://data.star.sports.cn/person.php?id=175. live.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Beijing - 14 October - 20 October 1996. ITF. 1 July 2017. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920112338/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000274. live.
  3. News: Scoreboard. 13 January 1997. Arizona Republic. 1 July 2017. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022121039/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123873579/. live.
  4. News: Agassi, Seles Win Openers in Style. 24 July 1996. Los Angeles Times. 1 July 2017. 26 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526224604/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-24-ss-27543-story.html. live.
  5. News: Stubbs ill, forfeits in doubles. Wright. Gerard. 27 July 1996. The Age. 30. 1 July 2017. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022121037/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122931253/. live.