Sun Tiantian

Sun Tiantian (; ; born 12 October 1981) is a Chinese tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles along with her partner Li Ting.

Sun reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in March 2007, winning her only WTA Tour singles title at the 2006 Tashkent Open, and a career-high in doubles of No. 16 in October 2007, winning eleven WTA Tour titles and reaching the quarterfinals of three Grand Slam tournaments, and winning the mixed doubles event at the 2008 Australian Open alongside Nenad Zimonjić.

Career In September 2000, Sun won two successive $10k singles titles, a feat she would repeat in June 2001 with another pair of back-to-back $10k singles titles [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com

In 2002, Sun continued her success at the next level, winning two $25k tournaments: firstly in April at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where she defeated Zheng Jie in the semifinal and Jeon Mi-ra in the final [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com Beijing, overcoming Zheng Jie again in the semifinal and Rika Fujiwara in the final [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com

In 2003, she reached the final of a $50k tournament in Modena, entering as a lucky loser and defeating several high-quality opponents such as Martina Suchá, Maret Ani, and Gala León García before losing to Melinda Czink in the final [source: [Tennis Abstract](https://www.tennisabstract.com

That year, Sun also made notable appearances in several WTA tournaments. She qualified for Doha, defeating Yuliana Fedak, Ľubomíra Kurhajcová, and María Sánchez Lorenzo, but lost in three sets to Nicole Pratt in the opening round [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com US Open, after a victory over Selima Sfar, she was defeated by Saori Obata in the first round [source: [US Open Official Site](https://www.usopen.org https://www.wtatennis.com

In 2004, Sun qualified for several prominent tournaments, including the Australian Open, where she won against Roberta Vinci [source: [Australian Open Official Site](https://ausopen.com Doha. She secured significant victories in Miami and Amelia Island, and at Wimbledon, she won her first-round match against Tathiana Garbin before losing to Anne Kremer [source: [Wimbledon Official Site](https://www.wimbledon.com https://www.wtatennis.com

Sun also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's doubles with her partner Li Ting, defeating Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the final.

In 2005, Sun achieved her first WTA Tour singles quarterfinal at Hyderabad, where she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–2, 6–1 but lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com US Open, where she qualified with wins over Marlene Weingärtner and Ľudmila Cervanová, and defeated Samantha Stosur before losing to Anabel Medina Garrigues [source: [ Serena Williams in the second round before losing to Maria Kirilenko [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com https://www.wtatennis.com https://www.wtatennis.com

In early 2006, Sun faced tough draws, including close losses to Amélie Mauresmo at the Australian Open and Nuria Llagostera Vives at Gold Coast [source: [Australian Open Official Site](https://ausopen.com Tashkent Open, she won her first WTA Tour title by defeating Iroda Tulyaganova in the final [source: [WTA Official Website](https://www.wtatennis.com https://www.wtatennis.com

On 27 January 2008, Sun captured her first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the Australian Open, partnering with Nenad Zimonjić to defeat Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi in straight sets.

Grand Slam tournament finals Mixed doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2008 Australian Open Hard Nenad Zimonjić Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi 7–6(4), 6–4

Other significant finals Olympic Games Doubles: 1 (gold medal) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreGold 2004Athens Hard Li Ting Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano 6–3, 6–3

WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (title) LegendTier I (0–0)Tier II (0–0)Tier III (0–0)Tier IV & V (1–0) ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 8 October 2006 Tashkent Open Hard Iroda Tulyaganova 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 14 June 2003 Austrian Open Clay Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–4Loss 1. 12 October 2003 Tashkent Open Hard Li Ting Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Poutchek 3–6, 6–7(0)Win 2. 2 November 2003 Tournoi de Québec Hard(i) Li Ting Els Callens Meilen Tu 6–3, 6–3Win 3. 9 November 2003 Pattaya Open Hard Li Ting Wynne Prakusya Angelique Widjaja 6–4, 6–3Loss 2. 22 February 2004 Bangalore Open Hard Li Ting Liezel Huber Sania Mirza 6–7(1), 4–6Win 4. 3 October 2004 Guangzhou Open Hard Li Ting Yang Shujing Yu Ying 6–4, 6–1Loss 3. 12 February 2005 Bangalore Open Hard Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 4–6, 1–6Win 5. 1 May 2005 Estoril Open Clay Li Ting Michaëlla Krajicek Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 6–1Win 6. 12 February 2006 Pattaya Open Hard Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(5)Loss 4. 4 March 2006 Qatar Open Hard Li Ting Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 4–6Win 7. 7 May 2006 Estoril Open Clay Li Ting Gisela Dulko María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–2, 6–2Win 8. 1 October 2006 Guangzhou Open Hard Li Ting Vania King Jelena Kostanić Tošić 6–4, 2–6, 7–5Loss 5. 15 April 2007 Charleston Open Hard Peng Shuai Yan Zi Zheng Jie 5–7, 0–6Loss 6. 26 May 2007 Internationaux de Strasbourg Clay Alicia Molik Zheng Jie Yan Zi 3–6, 4–6Loss 7. 17 June 2007 Birmingham Classic Grass Meilen Tu Chuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan 6–7(3), 3–6Loss 8. 19 October 2007 Guangzhou Open Hard Vania King Peng Shuai Yan Zi 6–3, 6–4Win 9. 7 October 2007 Japan Open Hard Yan Zi Chuang Chia-jung Vania King 1–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win 10. 14 October 2007 Bangkok Open Hard Yan Zi Ayumi Morita Junri Namigata w/oWin 11. 9 March 2008 Bangalore Open Hard Peng Shuai Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]Loss 9. 21 September 2008 Guangzhou Open Hard Yan Zi Mariya Koryttseva Tatiana Poutchek 4–6, 6–4, [8–10]Loss 10. 20 September 2009 Guangzhou Open Hard Kimiko Date-Krumm Olga Govortsova Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 2–6, [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 11 (6–5) $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 16 April 2000 ITF Shenyang, China Hard Li Na 0–6, 4–6Loss 2. 4 June 2000 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard Kim Eun-ha 4–6, 3–6Win 3. 4 September 2000 ITF Hangzhou, China Hard Zheng Jie 6–2, 6–2Win 4. 17 September 2000 ITF Hohhot, China Hard Ding Ding 6–4, 6–3Win 5. 17 June 2001 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Choi Jin-young 3–6, 6–3, 6–1Win 6. 24 June 2001 ITF Inchon, South Korea Hard Chung Yang-jin 6–4, 6–3Win 7. 14 April 2002 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Jeon Mi-ra 6–3, 6–4Loss 8. 13 May 2002 ITF Shanghai, China Hard Zheng Jie 2–6, 2–6Win 9. 6 August 2002 ITF Beijing, China Hard Rika Fujiwara 6–3, 6–0Loss 10. 20 July 2003 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Melinda Czink 3–6, 3–6Loss 11. 31 October 2004 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard Li Na 3–6, 6–4, 2–6

Doubles: 21 (13–8) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreWin 1. 13 June 1999 ITF Shenyang, China Hard Chen Yan Chen Yin Tuo Qi 6–2, 6–4Win 2. 10 September 2000 ITF Zhejiang, China Hard Chen Yan Zheng Jie Yan Zi 6–3, 7–5Win 3. 10 September 2000 ITF Hohhot, China Clay Chen Yan Ding Ding Tang Yan 6–0, 6–3Loss 4. 4 June 2001 ITF Hohhot, China Hard Chen Yan Zheng Jie Yan Zi 4–6, 6–2, 3–6Loss 5. 29 July 2001 ITF Guangzhou, China Hard Chen Yan Li Ting Tong Ka-po 5–7, 3–6Win 6. ITF Hull, United Kingdom Hard (i) Zheng Jie Claire Curran Elsa O'Riain 7–6(4), 7–5Loss 7. 10 February 2002 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Helen Crook Magda Mihalache Ekaterina Sysoeva 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Win 8. 11 August 2002 ITF Beijing, China Hard Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 7–5, 6–3Win 9. ITF Columbus, United States Hard (i) Li Ting Bruna Colósio Joana Cortez 6–3, 6–1Win 10. ITF Saint Paul, United States Hard Li Ting Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–1Win 11. 30 March 2003 ITF Atlanta, United States Hard Li Ting Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani 4–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 12. 16 June 2003 ITF Gorizia, Italy Clay Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–7(5), 6–1, 4–6Win 13. 23 June 2003 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Li Ting Maria Geznenge Dragana Zarić 6–4, 6–3Loss 14. 30 June 2003 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 2–6, 5–7Win 15. 13 July 2003 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Li Ting Rika Fujiwara Trudi Musgrave 3–6, 7–5, 7–5Win 16. 30 November 2003 ITF Changsha, China Hard Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–2Win 17. 7 December 2003 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Loss 18. 6 June 2005 ITF Beijing, China Hard Li Ting Yan Zi Zheng Jie 1–6, 5–7Win 19. 16 August 2005 Bronx Classic, United States Hard Li Ting Tatiana Poutchek Anastasiya Yakimova 2–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 20. 17 May 2009 Open de Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Kimiko Date Rika Fujiwara Chanelle Scheepers 5–7, 4–6Loss 21. 10 August 2009 ITF Quanzhou, China Hard Hao Jie Han Xinyun Kao Shao-yuan 6–1, 2–6, [6–10]