Li Xinyi (tennis)

Li Xinyi

Country (sports)	China
Born	(1962-06-14) 14 June 1962 (age 63)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 407 (25 April 1988)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	7–8
Medal record Asian Games 1986 Seoul Women's singles 1986 Seoul Women's team

Li Xinyi (born 14 June 1962) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She was a singles gold medalist at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. ^[1]

Li was a regular member of China's Federation Cup team during the 1980s, featuring in a total of 13 ties, for four singles and three doubles wins. Her four wins in singles included victories over Brazil's Niege Dias and Etsuko Inoue of Japan. In 1986 she played a Federation Cup rubber against Martina Navratilova in Prague, which was the first time the adopted American had played in her birth country since defecting. ^[2]

On the WTA Tour, Li played in the main draw of two tournaments, the 1987 Singapore Women's Open and 1988 Lipton International Players Championships in Florida. She reached a best singles ranking of 407 in the world.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (2–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	22 October 1984	Saga, Japan	Hard	Nerida Gregory	6–4, 6–3
Win	2.	21 October 1985	Saga, Japan	Hard	Yukie Koizumi	6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (2–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	12 November 1984	Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Zhong Ni	Jaime Kaplan Carol Watson	5–7, 3–6
Loss	2.	22 April 1985	Queens, United Kingdom	Hard	Zhong Ni	Elna Reinach Monica Reinach	6–2, 2–6, 7–9
Win	1.	29 April 1985	Sutton, United Kingdom	Hard	Zhong Ni	Lorrayne Gracie Martina Reinhardt	6–3, 6–3
Win	2.	6 May 1985	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Hard	Zhong Ni	Elna Reinach Monica Reinach	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	3.	21 October 1985	Saga, Japan	Hard	Zhong Ni	Nanette Schutte Marianne Van Der Torre	2–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	30 June 1986	Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Zhong Ni	Suzanna Wibowo Yayuk Basuki	4–6, 6–4, 2–6

See also

• List of China Fed Cup team representatives

References

1. "Asian Games Roundup : China Wins Record 80 Golds; 4 Iranian Weightlifters Defect". Los Angeles Times . 3 October 1986.
2. "Navratilova Czechs In on Her Past". Los Angeles Times . 23 July 1986.

External links

• Li Xinyi at the Women's Tennis Association
• Li Xinyi at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Li Xinyi at the International Tennis Federation