Tian Fangran

Tian Fangran (born 10 August 2003) is a Chinese tennis player. She played college tennis for the UCLA Bruins, winning the NCAA singles championship in 2023. She has also won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

Tennis career Raised in Beijing, Tian went to high school at Capital Normal University (CNU)'s Yuxin School. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit from 2017 to 2020, winning two Grade 5 singles titles and two Grade 4 doubles titles, and reaching a peak junior ranking of No. 121. She twice won wildcards into junior Grand Slam main draws in singles, at the 2019 French Open and the 2020 Australian Open. Over three weeks from October to November 2021, she partnered with Back Da-yeon to win two doubles titles and reach a third final at consecutive W15 events in Antalya, Turkey. In November 2022, she won the W15 singles event in Champaign, Illinois, without dropping a set.

Tian committed to the women's tennis program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2022. Over the 2022/23 collegiate season, Tian rose from a relatively unheralded recruit to the team's No.1 single's spot. She finished the regular season undefeated with a 15-0 record. She was named the Pac-12 Conference's Freshman/Newcomer of the Year in tennis. Seeded No. 9–16 in singles at the 2023 NCAA Championships, Tian proceeded to win the title, UCLA's first individual title since Keri Phebus in 1995, without conceding a single set. Her run included a semifinal rivalry victory against USC's Maddy Sieg. In the final, Tian beat Oklahoma senior Layne Sleeth . She was named Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

In 2023, she received a wildcard from the China Open, losing to Linda Nosková in the first round.

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendW35 tournaments (1–0)W15 tournaments (3–3)Finals by surfaceHard (4–2)Clay (0–1)

Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (0–1)W50 tournaments (1–1)W25/35 tournaments (1–1)W15 tournaments (5–3)Finals by surfaceHard (5–5)Clay (2–1)