Chen Li

Chen Li (born 13 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from China.

Career Chen, who comes from the city of Xiangtan in Hunan, played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s and won one title, the doubles at the 1994 China Open, with Li Fang as her partner. In 1996 she was runner-up in the singles at the Nokia Open in Beijing. En route to the final, which she lost to Wang Shi-ting, she accounted for three seeded players, Francesca Lubiani, Yayuk Basuki and Sandrine Testud. She competed as a wildcard at the 1997 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by Natalia Medvedeva.

A two-time Olympian, Chen represented China at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At the Barcelona Olympics she lost in the first round to eventual bronze medalist Mary Joe Fernández. In Atlanta she competed in both the singles and doubles draws. She lost to top seed Monica Seles in the singles but her and Yi Jing-Qian made the second round of the doubles competition. They progressed in a walkover after fifth seeded Australian pairing had to withdraw when Rennae Stubbs was taken ill to hospital. In the second round the Chinese pair were beaten in three sets by the team from Thailand.

Chen won a total of seven medals for China at the Asian Games. This includes a gold medal in the women's doubles with Li Fang at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.

In Fed Cup competition, Chen featured in 17 ties for a record 7–14 overall. One of these ties was against the United States in the second round of the World Group in the 1993 Federation Cup.

WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss Oct 1996 China Open, Beijing Tier IV Hard Wang Shi-ting 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (title) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Feb 1994 China Open, Beijing Tier IV Hard Li Fang Kerry-Anne Guse Valda Lake 6–0, 6–2

ITF finals $25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–7) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. Saga, Japan Grass Maya Kidowaki 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 2. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard Tang Min 6–7, 0–6Win 3. 30 September 1991 Sekisho, Japan Hard Park Sung-hee 6–2, 6–4Loss 4. 7 October 1991 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Li Fang 4–6, 3–6Loss 5. 10 February 1992 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Yi Jingqian 7–6, 3–6, 0–6Loss 6. 17 February 1992 Bandung, Indonesia Hard Irawati Iskandar 7–5, 4–6, 3–6Loss 7. 24 February 1992 Solo, Indonesia Hard Yi Jingqian 3–6, 4–6Win 8. 21 June 1993 Tianjin, China Hard Yi Jingqian 7–5, 2–6, 7–5Win 9. 12 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard Choi Ju-yeon 6–1, 6–4Win 10. 31 July 1995 Austin, United States Hard Yi Jingqian 6–1, 2–6, 6–4Win 11. 2 September 1996 Beijing, China Hard Chen Jingjing 7–6, 4–6, 6–1Win 12. 9 March 1997 Blenheim, New Zealand Hard Benjamas Sangaram 6–2, 6–2Loss 13. 23 April 2000 Dalian, China Hard Li Na 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–2) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard Li Fang Lin Ning Tang Min 6–3, 6–0Win 2. 17 February 1992 Bandung, Indonesia Hard Yi Jingqian Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 3. 24 February 1992 Solo, Indonesia Hard Yi Jingqian Mimma Chernovita Natalia Soetrisno 6–2, 6–2Win 4. 6 July 1992 Erlangen, Germany Clay Miki Yokobori Caroline Schneider Angie Woolcock 6–4, 6–2Win 5. 14 June 1993 Beijing, China Hard Yi Jingqian Kim Yeon-sook Kim Ih-sook 6–4, 6–1Loss 6. 21 June 1993 Tianjin, China Hard Yi Jingqian Kim Hye-jeong Seo Hye-jin 2–6, 2–6Win 7. 19 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard Yi Jingqian Keiko Ishida Park In-sook 6–2, 7–5Win 8. 4 September 1995 Tianjin, China Hard Li Fang Kirstin Freye Tessa Price 6–2, 6–3Loss 9. 2 September 1996 Beijing, China Hard Yi Jingqian Chen Jingjing Li Li 6–2, 5–7, ret.