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)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 12 March 1990 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Sabrina Lucchi | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 9 July 1990 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | Im Sook-ja | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 March 1991 | Granada, Spain | Clay | Isabel Cueto | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 March 1991 | Murcia, Spain | Hard | Maite Martinez | 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 25 March 1991 | Bilbao, Spain | Hard | Estefania Bottini | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 April 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 29 July 1991 | Acireale, Italy | Clay | Jana Pospíšilová | 6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 5 August 1991 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | Kylie Johnson | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Tang Min | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Tang Min | 6–0, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | 23 September 1991 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | Naoko Kijimuta | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 7 October 1991 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Chen Li-Ling | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 14 October 1991 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Hiromi Yoshihara | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 21 October 1991 | Oita, Japan | Hard | Kristine Kunce | 6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 15. | 28 October 1991 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Ei Iida | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 16. | 6 April 1997 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 20 April 1997 | Wichita, United States | Hard | Sandra Cacic | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 18. | 6 July 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 4 August 1997 | Wichita, United States | Hard | Laura Golarsa | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 20. | 13 July 1998 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | Amy Frazier | w/o |
Winner | 21. | 21 June 1999 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Patricia Wartusch | 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1 August 1999 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 23. | 19 September 1999 | Hopewel, United States | Hard | Jana Nejedly | 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 24. | 26 September 1999 | Kirkland, United States | Hard | Yi Jing-Qian | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |