Li Fang (tennis)


Li Fang is a retired female tennis player from China. She is widely regarded as the first professional tennis player from China.
Li turned professional in 1990, and won two WTA doubles titles in her career. In singles, Li Fang reached three finals on the WTA tour, losing all of them. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played seven years on the China Fed Cup team. She retired in 2001.

Personal

Li Fang was born in Hengyang in Hunan province to father Li Jianmin and mother Zhou Shanglian. As of 2014, Li Fangs runs a tennis academy in Frisco, Texas.

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 3 runner-up

Doubles: 2 titles

ITF finals

Singles (18–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.12 March 1990Murcia, SpainClay Sabrina Lucchi6–2, 7–5
Winner2.9 July 1990Fayetteville, United StatesHard Im Sook-ja6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Runner-up3.4 March 1991Granada, SpainClay Isabel Cueto3–6, 3–6
Runner-up4.11 March 1991Murcia, SpainHard Maite Martinez6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Winner5.25 March 1991Bilbao, SpainHard Estefania Bottini6–3, 6–1
Runner-up6.29 April 1991Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Wang Shi-ting4–6, 2–6
Winner7.29 July 1991Acireale, ItalyClay Jana Pospíšilová6–0, 7–5
Winner8.5 August 1991Nicolosi, ItalyHard Kylie Johnson6–2, 6–4
Winner9.2 September 1991Bangkok, ThailandHard Tang Min7–5, 6–2
Winner10.9 September 1991Bangkok, ThailandHard Tang Min6–0, 7–6
Winner11.23 September 1991Kuroshio, JapanHard Naoko Kijimuta6–3, 6–4
Winner12.7 October 1991Matsuyama, JapanHard Chen Li-Ling6–4, 6–3
Winner13.14 October 1991Kyoto, JapanHard Hiromi Yoshihara7–6, 6–4
Winner14.21 October 1991Oita, JapanHard Kristine Kunce6–3, 6–0
Runner-up15.28 October 1991Saga, JapanGrass Ei Iida3–6, 3–6
Winner16.6 April 1997Phoenix, United StatesHard Kristina Brandi6–1, 6–2
Winner17.20 April 1997Wichita, United StatesHard Sandra Cacic6–2, 6–2
Winner18.6 July 1997Flushing, United StatesHard Lindsay Lee-Waters7–5, 7–5
Winner19.4 August 1997Wichita, United StatesHard Laura Golarsa6–3, 6–2
Runner-up20.13 July 1998Mahwah, United StatesHard Amy Frazierw/o
Winner21.21 June 1999Vaihingen, GermanyClay Patricia Wartusch6–4, 7–6
Runner-up22.1 August 1999Salt Lake City, United StatesHard Kristina Brandi4–6, 3–6
Winner23.19 September 1999Hopewel, United StatesHard Jana Nejedly6–0, 6–4
Winner24.26 September 1999Kirkland, United StatesHard Yi Jing-Qian6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Doubles (8–5)