Yi Jing-Qian

Yi Jing-Qian (born 28 February 1974, in Nanjing) is a retired 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 tournaments of the ITF 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 Jing-Qian
Country (sports) China
Born (1974-02-28) 28 February 1974
Nanjing, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2001
Prize money$262,189
Singles
Career record243–134
Career titles0 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2000)
French Open2R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record71–64
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 206 (26 October 1998)
Medal record
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima Women's Team
1998 Bangkok Women's Team
1998 Bangkok Women's Singles
1998 Bangkok Women's Doubles
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yi.

Yi was part of the Chinese Fed Cup team in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000. She represented China at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. 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 Finals

Singles (0-2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2 October 1995 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Wang Shi-ting 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 13 November 1995 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Barbara Paulus 4–6, 3–6

ITF finals
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

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, United States Hard Nirupama Sanjeev Amanda Grahame
Bryanne Stewart		 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Winner 11. 31 January 2000 Clearwater, United States Hard Cho Yoon-jeong Sandra Cacic
Lindsay Lee-Waters		 6–4, 7–6(7)


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