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Chinese tennis player
Yi Jingqian Country (sports)
China Born (1974-02-28 ) 28 February 1974 (age 50)
Nanjing , ChinaHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Turned pro 1994 Retired 2001 Prize money $262,189 Career record 243–134 (64.5%) Career titles 13 ITF Highest ranking No. 69 (22 July 1996)
Australian Open 3R (
2000 )
French Open 2R (
1996 )
Wimbledon 2R (
2000 )
US Open 1R (
2000 ) Career record 71–64 (52.6%) Career titles 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 206 (26 October 1998)
Yi Jingqian (
Chinese : 易景茜 ;
pinyin : Yὶ Jῐngqiὰn ; born 28 February 1974, in
Nanjing ) is a former
tennis player from
China . Yi first played in the
China Fed Cup team in 1991, and turned professional in 1994. In her career, she won 13 singles titles and six doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit . Yi appeared in the finals of two
WTA Tour tournaments in 1995, those at
Surabaya and
Pattaya . She appeared in the main draw in several major tournaments as a singles player from 1996 to 2001. The furthest she progressed in a major was when she reached the third round of the
2000 Australian Open .
Yi was part of the Chinese Federation Cup team in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000. She represented China at the
Summer Olympics 1996 and 2000. Over the course of her career, she won four medals (three bronze, one silver) at the
Asian Games . She retired from professional tennis in 2001.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
ITF finals
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (13–9)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
10 February 1992
Bangkok, Thailand
Hard
Chen Li
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Winner
2.
24 February 1992
Solo, Indonesia
Hard
Chen Li
6–3, 6–4
Winner
3.
14 June 1993
Beijing , China
Hard
Tang Min
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up
4.
21 June 1993
Tianjin , China
Hard
Chen Li
5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Winner
5.
20 March 1994
Zaragoza , Spain
Clay
Rosa Maria Llaneras
7–5, 6–1
Winner
6.
28 March 1994
Alicante , Spain
Clay
Gala León García
7–6(2) , 6–7(7) , 6–2
Runner-up
7.
19 December 1994
Manila , Philippines
Hard
Kim Eun-ha
1–6, 4–6
Winner
8.
24 July 1995
Salisbury, United States
Hard
Vanessa Webb
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(4)
Runner-up
9.
31 July 1995
Austin, United States
Hard
Chen Li
1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner
10.
4 September 1995
Tianjin, China
Hard
Li Li
6–1, 6–4
Winner
11.
3 November 1997
Beijing, China
Hard
Kim Eun-ha
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up
12.
26 April 1998
Shenzhen , China
Hard
Kim Eun-ha
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up
13.
10 May 1998
Seoul , South Korea
Clay
Choi Ju-yeon
3–6, 5–7
Winner
14.
19 July 1998
Qing Dao, China
Hard
Ding Ding
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
15.
28 March 1998
Atlanta , United States
Hard
Jolene Watanabe
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up
16.
26 September 1999
Kirkland, United States
Hard
Li Fang
3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Winner
17.
17 October 1999
Brisbane , Australia
Hard
Sybille Bammer
6–4, 6–1
Winner
18.
5 March 2000
Chengdu , China
Hard
Elena Bovina
6–1, 6–2
Winner
19.
6 March 2000
Haikou , China
Hard
Katalin Marosi
4–6, 6–0, 6–1
Winner
20.
10 April 2000
La Cañada , United States
Clay
Rossana de los Ríos
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
21.
20 August 2000
Bronx , United States
Hard
Daniela Hantuchová
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
22.
29 April 2001
Seoul, South Korea
Hard
Kim Eun-ha
4–6, 2–6
Doubles (6–5)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
7 October 1991
Matsuyama , Japan
Hard
Jennifer Saret
Paulette Moreno
Jenny Byrne
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Winner
2.
17 February 1992
Bandung , Indonesia
Hard
Chen Li
Mami Donoshiro
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
3.
24 February 1992
Solo , Indonesia
Hard
Chen Li
Mimma Chernovita
Natalia Soetrisno
6–2, 6–2
Winner
4.
14 June 1993
Beijing, China
Hard
Chen Li
Kim Yeon-sook
Kim Ih-sook
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up
5.
21 June 1993
Tianjin, China
Hard
Chen Li
Kim Hye-jeong
Seo Hye-jin
2–6, 2–6
Winner
6.
19 December 1994
Manila, Philippines
Hard
Chen Li
Keiko Ishida
Park In-sook
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up
7.
2 September 1996
Beijing, China
Hard
Chen Li
Chen Jingjing
Li Li
6–2, 5–7, ret.
Runner-up
8.
3 November 1997
Beijing, China
Hard
Chen Jingjing
Keiko Ishida
Keiko Nagatomi
6–7(4) , 6–1, 3–6
Winner
9.
19 July 1998
Qing Dao, China
Hard
Li Li
Khoo Chin-bee
Satoko Kurioka
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
10.
3 August 1998
Lexington , US
Hard
Nirupama Sanjeev
Amanda Grahame
Bryanne Stewart
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Winner
11.
31 January 2000
Clearwater , US
Hard
Cho Yoon-jeong
Sandra Cacic
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 7–6(7)
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