Li Xinyi (tennis)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
---|---|
Born | 14 June 1962 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 407 (25 April 1988) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 7–8 |
Medal record |
Li Xinyi (born 14 June 1962) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She was a singles gold medalist at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul.[1]
Li was a regular member of China's Federation Cup team during the 1980s, featuring in a total of 13 ties, for four singles and three doubles wins. Her four wins in singles included victories over Brazil's Niege Dias and Etsuko Inoue of Japan. In 1986 she played a Federation Cup rubber against Martina Navratilova in Prague, which was the first time the adopted American had played in her birth country since defecting.[2]
On the WTA Tour, Li played in the main draw of two tournaments, the 1987 Singapore Women's Open and 1988 Lipton International Players Championships in Florida. She reached a best singles ranking of 407 in the world.
ITF finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (2–0)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 22 October 1984 | Saga, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 21 October 1985 | Saga, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (2–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | 12 November 1984 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 April 1985 | Queens, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 7–9 |
Winner | 1. | 29 April 1985 | Sutton, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 6 May 1985 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 21 October 1985 | Saga, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 30 June 1986 | Brindisi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Asian Games Roundup : China Wins Record 80 Golds; 4 Iranian Weightlifters Defect". Los Angeles Times. 3 October 1986.
- ^ "Navratilova Czechs In on Her Past". Los Angeles Times. 23 July 1986.
External links
[edit]- Li Xinyi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Li Xinyi at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Li Xinyi at the International Tennis Federation