Yi Jingqian

Yi Jingqian

Country (sports)	China
Born	(1974-02-28) 28 February 1974 (age 50) Nanjing, China
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2001
Prize money	$262,189
Singles
Career record	243–134 (64.5%)
Career titles	13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 69 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (1996)
Wimbledon	2R (2000)
US Open	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	71–64 (52.6%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 206 (26 October 1998)
Medal record Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Team 1998 Bangkok Team 1998 Bangkok Singles 1998 Bangkok Doubles

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)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2 October 1995	Surabaya, Indonesia	Hard	Wang Shi-ting	1–6, 1–6
Loss	13 November 1995	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Barbara Paulus	4–6, 3–6

ITF finals

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)

External links

• Yi Jing-Qian at the Women's Tennis Association
• Yi Jing-Qian at the International Tennis Federation

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