Yi Jing-Qian

Yi Jing-Qian
Country (sports)  China
Born (1974-02-28) 28 February 1974
Nanjing, China
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2001
Prize money $262,189
Singles
Career record 243 - 134
Career titles 0 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking No. 69 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2000)
French Open 2R (1996)
Wimbledon 2R (2000)
US Open 1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record 71 - 64
Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 206 (26 October 1998)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yi.

Yi Jing-Qian (born 28 February 1974, in Nanjing) is a retired professional tennis player from China. Yi first played in the Chinese Fed Cup team in 1991, and turned pro in 1994. During her career, she won 13 singles tournaments and 6 doubles tournaments on the ITF Tour. 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 3rd round of the Australian Open in 2000.

Yi was part of the Chinese Fed Cup team in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000. Yi 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.




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