Chen Li (tennis)

Chen Li (陳莉)
Country (sports)	China
Born	13 March 1971 (age 53); Xiangtan, Hunan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Prize money	$92,814
Singles
Career record	145–88
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 112 (21 October 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	62–47
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 135 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (1994)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	7–14
Medal record
Women's tennis
Asian Games

Last updated April 25, 2024

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

Singles: 1 runner-up

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	Oct 1996	China Open, Beijing	Tier IV	Hard	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	Li Fang	Kerry-Anne Guse 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	Maya Kidowaki	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	2.	7 May 1990	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Tang Min	6–7, 0–6
Win	3.	30 September 1991	Sekisho, Japan	Hard	Park Sung-hee	6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	7 October 1991	Matsuyama, Japan	Hard	Li Fang	4–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	10 February 1992	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	6.	17 February 1992	Bandung, Indonesia	Hard	Irawati Iskandar	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	24 February 1992	Solo, Indonesia	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	3–6, 4–6
Win	8.	21 June 1993	Tianjin, China	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Win	9.	12 December 1994	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Choi Ju-yeon	6–1, 6–4
Win	10.	31 July 1995	Austin, United States	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win	11.	2 September 1996	Beijing, China	Hard	Chen Jingjing	7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Win	12.	9 March 1997	Blenheim, New Zealand	Hard	Benjamas Sangaram	6–2, 6–2
Loss	13.	23 April 2000	Dalian, China	Hard	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	Li Fang	Lin Ning Tang Min	6–3, 6–0
Win	2.	17 February 1992	Bandung, Indonesia	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	3.	24 February 1992	Solo, Indonesia	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	Mimma Chernovita Natalia Soetrisno	6–2, 6–2
Win	4.	6 July 1992	Erlangen, Germany	Clay	Miki Yokobori	Caroline Schneider Angie Woolcock	6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	14 June 1993	Beijing, China	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	Kim Yeon-sook Kim Ih-sook	6–4, 6–1
Loss	6.	21 June 1993	Tianjin, China	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	Kim Hye-jeong Seo Hye-jin	2–6, 2–6
Win	7.	19 December 1994	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	Keiko Ishida Park In-sook	6–2, 7–5
Win	8.	4 September 1995	Tianjin, China	Hard	Li Fang	Kirstin Freye Tessa Price	6–2, 6–3
Loss	9.	2 September 1996	Beijing, China	Hard	Yi Jing-Qian	Chen Jingjing Li Li	6–2, 5–7, ret.

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References

↑ "运动员资料库陈莉". data.star.sports.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Beijing - 14 October - 20 October 1996". ITF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Scoreboard". Arizona Republic . 13 January 1997. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Agassi, Seles Win Openers in Style". Los Angeles Times . 24 July 1996. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ 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.

External links

Chen Li at the Women's Tennis Association
Chen Li at the International Tennis Federation
Chen Li at the Billie Jean King Cup
Chen Li at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese )
Chen Li at Olympics.com
Chen Li at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[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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