Li Fang (tennis)

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Li Fang

Country (sports)	China
Residence	Hunan
Born	(1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 (age 52) Hengyang (Hunan Province)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$535,067
Singles
Career record	265–133
Career titles	0 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 36 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	2R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1994)
US Open	2R (1999)
Doubles
Career record	86–62
Career titles	2 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 49 (21 February 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	1R (1992)
Wimbledon	1R (1992)
US Open	2R (1992)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	20–13

Li Fang (Chinese: 李芳; pinyin: Lǐ Fāng, born 1 January 1973) is a retired female tennis player from China. She is widely regarded as the first professional tennis player from China.^{[citation needed]}

Li turned professional in 1990, and won two WTA doubles titles in her career. In singles, Li Fang reached three finals on the WTA tour (Hobart 1995, Makarska and Pattaya in 1998), losing all of them. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Li played seven years on the China Fed Cup team. She retired in 2001.