Li Fang

Li Fang (, born 1 January 1973) 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 (Hobart 1995, Makarska and Pattaya in 1998), 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 Fang runs a tennis academy in Frisco, Texas.

WTA Tour career finals Legend Tier I (0) Tier II (0) Tier III (1) Tier IV (4)

Singles: 3 runner-up ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. Jan 1995 Hobart International Hard Leila Meskhi 2–6, 3–6Loss 2. Apr 1998 Makarska International Championships Clay Květa Hrdličková 3–6, 1–6Loss 3. Nov 1998 PTT Pattaya Open Hard Julie Halard-Decugis 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 titles ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreWin 1. Jul 1993 Austrian Open, Kitzbühel Clay Dominique Monami Maja Murić Pavlína Rajzlová 6–2, 6–1Win 2. Feb 1994 China Open, Beijing Hard (i) Chen Li-Ling Kerry-Anne Guse Valda Lake 6–0, 6–2

ITF finals Singles (18–6) $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 12 March 1990 Murcia, Spain Clay Sabrina Lucchi 6–2, 7–5Win 2. 9 July 1990 Fayetteville, United States Hard Im Sook-ja 6–1, 1–6, 6–3Loss 3. 4 March 1991 Granada, Spain Clay Isabel Cueto 3–6, 3–6Loss 4. 11 March 1991 Murcia, Spain Hard Maite Martínez 6–7, 7–5, 3–6Win 5. 25 March 1991 Bilbao, Spain Hard Estefania Bottini 6–3, 6–1Loss 6. 29 April 1991 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard Wang Shi-ting 4–6, 2–6Win 7. 29 July 1991 Acireale, Italy Clay Jana Pospíšilová 6–0, 7–5Win 8. 5 August 1991 Nicolosi, Italy Hard Kylie Johnson 6–2, 6–4Win 9. 2 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Tang Min 7–5, 6–2Win 10. 9 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Tang Min 6–0, 7–6(8–6)Win 11. 23 September 1991 Kuroshio, Japan Hard Naoko Kijimuta 6–3, 6–4Win 12. 7 October 1991 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Chen Li-Ling 6–4, 6–3Win 13. 14 October 1991 Kyoto, Japan Hard Hiromi Yoshihara 7–6(7–3), 6–4Win 14. 21 October 1991 Oita, Japan Hard Kristine Kunce 6–3, 6–0Loss 15. 28 October 1991 Saga, Japan Grass Ei Iida 3–6, 3–6Win 16. 6 April 1997 Phoenix, United States Hard Kristina Brandi 6–1, 6–2Win 17. 20 April 1997 Wichita, United States Hard Sandra Cacic 6–2, 6–2Win 18. 6 July 1997 Flushing, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters 7–5, 7–5Win 19. 4 August 1997 Wichita, United States Hard Laura Golarsa 6–3, 6–2Loss 20. 13 July 1998 Mahwah, United States Hard Amy Frazier w/oWin 21. 21 June 1999 Vaihingen, Germany Clay Patricia Wartusch 6–4, 7–6Loss 22. 1 August 1999 Salt Lake City, United States Hard Kristina Brandi 4–6, 3–6Win 23. 19 September 1999 Hopewel, United States Hard Jana Nejedly 6–0, 6–4Win 24. 26 September 1999 Kirkland, United States Hard Yi Jing-Qian 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

Doubles (8–5) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard Chen Li-Ling Lin Ning Tang Min 6–3, 6–0Win 2. 29 April 1991 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard Tang Min Tanti Trayono Agustina Wibisono 7–5, 6–3Win 3. 6 May 1991 Manila, Philippines Hard Tang Min Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)Win 4. 5 August 1991 Nicolosi, Italy Hard Tang Min Gabriella Boschiero Kylie Johnson 6–0, 7–6(7–3)Win 5. 2 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Tang Min Suvimol Duangchan Benjamas Sangaram 6–4, 6–2Loss 6. 9 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Tang Min Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti 6–4, 5–7, 4–6Loss 7. 23 September 1991 Kuroshio, Japan Hard Tang Min Naoko Kinoshita Emiko Takahashi 7–5, 3–6, 4–6Loss 8. 30 September 1991 Hokkaido, Japan Hard Tang Min Yukie Koizumi Miki Mizokuchi 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 9. Kyoto, Japan Hard Tang Min Diana Gardner Paulette Moreno 6–4, 7–5Loss 10. 30 September 1991 Saga, Japan Grass Tang Min Lupita Novelo Kristine Kunce 7–5, 2–6, 5–7Win 11. 4 September 1995 Tianjin, China Hard Chen Li-Ling Kirstin Freye Tessa Price 6–2, 6–3Loss 12. 6 July 1997 Flushing, United States Hard Keri Phebus Janet Lee Lindsay Lee-Waters 2–6, 6–2, 3–6Win 13. 19 September 1999 Hopewel, United States Hard Alina Jidkova Dawn Buth Kim Grant 6–3, 6–3