Tang Min

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Tang Min
Full nameTang Min
Country (sports)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 54)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$71,433
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 112 (24 July 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1996)
French Open 1R (1995)
US Open 1R (1995)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 210 (17 August 1992)

Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese former professional tennis player and Olympian. Tang represented both China and Hong Kong in the Fed Cup.

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Early life

On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China. [1]

Career

Tang appeared in 17 Fed Cup ties for the Chinese team from 1988 to 1992. Tang was a member of China's bronze medal-winning women's team at the 1990 Asian Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she represented China in the women's doubles, with Li Fang. [2] The pair had a first round win over Greek qualifiers, before losing in the second round to Argentina. [3]

By 1994, Tang was based in Hong Kong and under the guidance of Australian tennis coach Des Tyson. [4] Tang had her best year on tour in 1995, reaching a career high ranking of 112 in the world. She was a semi-finalist at the 1995 Japan Open playing as a qualifier and later that year made the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open. It wasn't until 1997 that she debuted for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team. She played in a total of eight ties, across 1997 and 1998, while also serving as team captain.

ITF finals

Singles (6–4)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.24 September 1989 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki 3–6, 3–6
Win2.5 March 1990 Valencia, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti 6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Win3.7 May 1990 Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Li-Ling 7–6(5), 6–0
Loss4.2 September 1991 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang 5–7, 2–6
Loss5.9 September 1991 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang 0–6, 6–7
Loss6.14 June 1993 Beijing, ChinaHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yi Jing-Qian 0–6, 4–6
Win7.14 March 1994 Canberra, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Woolcock 6–3, 6–0
Win8.21 March 1994 Newcastle, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Marik6–4, 6–2
Win9.16 May 1994 Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella 7–6(5), 6–3
Win10.13 March 1995 Canberra, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gail Biggs 6–2, 6–0

Doubles (6–5)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.7 May 1990 Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Li-Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
3–6, 0–6
Win2.29 April 1991 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Indonesia.svg Tanti Trayono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Agustina Wibisono
7–5, 6–3
Win3.6 May 1991 Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Indonesia.svg Irawati Moerid
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lukky Tedjamukti
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(3)
Win4.5 August 1991 Nicolosi, ItalyHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Italy.svg Gabriella Boschiero
Flag of the United States.svg Kylie Johnson
6–0, 7–6(3)
Win5.2 September 1991 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Thailand.svg Suvimol Duangchan
Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram
6–4, 6–2
Loss6.9 September 1991 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Indonesia.svg Irawati Moerid
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lukky Tedjamukti
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss7.23 September 1991 Kuroshio, JapanHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kinoshita
Flag of Japan.svg Emiko Takahashi
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8.30 September 1991 Hokkaido, JapanHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Japan.svg Yukie Koizumi
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Mizokuchi
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win9.14 October 1991 Kyoto, JapanHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of the United States.svg Diana Gardner
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno
6–4, 7–5
Loss10.30 September 1991 Saga, JapanGrass Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang Flag of Mexico.svg Lupita Novelo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce
7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win11.8 August 1994 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Weng Tzu-ting Flag of Indonesia.svg Natalia Soetrisno
Flag of Indonesia.svg Suzanna Wibowo
6–3, 6–1

References

  1. "Min Tang". olympic.org. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Min Tang - Olympic Tennis - People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "Barcelona '92 Olympics". Los Angeles Times . 2 August 1992. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. "Hong Kong improver wins". The Canberra Times . Australia. 21 March 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 19 May 2018 via National Library of Australia.