Country (sports) | China |
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Born | Beijing, China | 10 August 2003
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
College | UCLA (2023–) |
Prize money | $64,840 |
Singles | |
Career record | 77–31 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 361 (5 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 364 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2020) |
French Open Junior | 1R (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 37–18 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 371 (15 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 383 (12 August 2024) |
Last updated on: 18 August 2024. |
Tian Fangran | |||
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Simplified Chinese | 田方然 | ||
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Tian Fangran (born 10 August 2003) is a Chinese tennis player. Tian played collegiate tennis for UCLA Bruins,winning 2023 NCAA Singles Championship. Tian has also won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Raised in Beijing,Tian went to high school at Capital Normal University (CNU)'s Yuxin School. [1] She played on the ITF Junior Circuit from 2017 to 2020,winning two Grade 5 singles titles and two Grade 4 doubles titles,and reaching a peak junior ranking of No. 121. [2] She twice won wildcards into junior Grand Slam main draws in singles,at the 2019 French Open and the 2020 Australian Open. [2]
Tian started playing on the ITF World Tour in February 2019 at the age of 15. [3] Over three weeks from October to November 2021,she partnered with Back Da-yeon to win two doubles titles and reach a third final at consecutive W15 events in Antalya,Turkey. [3] She reached the final of the singles draw in one of the weeks in Antalya. [4] In November 2022,she won the W15 singles event in Champaign,Illinois,without dropping a set. [5]
Tian committed to the women's tennis program at the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2022. Over the 2022/23 collegiate season,Tian rose from a relatively unheralded recruit to the team's No.1 single's spot. She finished the regular season undefeated with a 15-0 record. [6] [7] She was named the Pac-12 Conference's Freshman/Newcomer of the Year in tennis. [8] Seeded No. 9–16 in singles at the 2023 NCAA Championships,Tian proceeded to win the title,UCLA's first individual title since Keri Phebus in 1995,without conceding a single set. Her run included a semifinal rivalry victory against USC's Maddy Sieg. In the final,Tian beat Oklahoma senior Layne Sleeth 6–4, 6–2. [9] [10] She was named Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). [11]
In 2023,she received a wildcard for the China Open,losing to Linda Nosková in the first round. [12]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Antalya,Turkey | W15 | Clay | Julia Riera | 6–7(3),1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Champaign,United States | W15 | Hard | Sara Daavettila | 6–1,6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2023 | Rancho Santa Fe Open,US | W15 | Hard | Megan McCray | 1–6,6–0,4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF San Diego,US | W15 | Hard | Aspen Schuman | 6–1,6–2 |
Win | 3–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Los Angeles,US | W15 | Hard | Jessica Luisa Alsola | 6–2,6–1 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Antalya,Turkey | W15 | Clay | Back Da-yeon | Doğa Türkmen Melis Ayda Uyar | 7–6(5),6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Antalya,Turkey | W15 | Clay | Back Da-yeon | Ksenia Laskutova Aleksandra Pospelova | 6–2,2–6,[6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Antalya,Turkey | W15 | Clay | Back Da-yeon | Anna Chekanskaya Zoziya Kardava | 7–5,6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF San Diego,US | W15 | Hard | Kimmi Hance | Malaika Rapolu Anita Sahdiieva | 3–6,6–1,[11–9] |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Los Angeles,US | W15 | Hard | Rinon Okuwaki | María Fernanda Navarro Brandy Walker | 7–5,6–3 |
Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2023 | ITF Valladolid,Spain | W25 | Hard | Ava Markham | Alexandra Bozovic Sarah Beth Grey | 5–7,0–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2023 | Caldas da Rainha Open,Portugal | W60+H | Hard | Ashley Lahey | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 1–6,6–2,[7–10] |
Win | 5–3 | Jun 2024 | ITF Tauste,Spain | W35+H | Hard | Rutuja Bhosale | Alana Parnaby Victoria Rodríguez | 6–2,6–4 |
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