Country (sports) | China | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Nanjing, China | 28 February 1974|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $262,189 | |||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 243–134 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 13 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 69 (22 July 1996) | |||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | 3R (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1996) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 71–64 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 6 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 206 (26 October 1998) | |||||||||||||||||
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Yi Jingqian (Chinese: 易景茜; pinyin: Yὶ Jῐngqiὰn; born 28 February 1974, in Nanjing) is a former 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 the ITF Women's 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 was part of the Chinese Federation Cup team in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000. She represented China at the Summer Olympics 1996 and 2000. 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.