Li Yu-yun (Chinese: 李羽芸; born 31 May 2004) is a Taiwanese tennis player who specialises in doubles.

Li Yu-yun
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
Born (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)
Taiwan
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$17,815
Singles
Career record23–35
Highest rankingNo. 1035 (27 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1156 (29 July 2024)
Doubles
Career record80–32
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 243 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 298 (29 July 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1
Last updated on: 30 July 2024.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 1035 in singles, achieved on 27 May 2024, and 243 in doubles, set on 20 May 2024.[1]

Playing for Chinese Taipei, Li has a win–loss record of 3–1.[2]

Partnering Haley Giavara, she won her first W50 tournament in May 2024 at the Kunming Open in China.[3]

Junior career

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She reached a career-high combined junior ranking of 37 on 31 October 2022. In the doubles final of the J1 College Park tournament in August 2022, she and her Japanese partner Sara Saito defeated Anastasiia Gureva from Russia and Carolina Kuhl from Germany, 6–4, 6–2.[4] The season's latest Grade A event in October, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, concluded on Sunday partnering with Sara Saito as girls’ doubles champions, respectively.[5]

Career

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Li achieved better results in doubles tennis. She won five championships in total in 2022, four of which were in Antalya.[6][7]

In 2023, she won the championship in tournaments in Malaysia and Japan. In June 2023, she won the title with her Belgian partner Sofia Costoulas in the Tainan tournament held in her home country.[8]

ITF Circuit finals

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Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 ITF Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia W15 Clay   Anna Zyryanova   Bianca Behúlová
  Katarina Kuzmová
6–4, 7–5
Win 2–0 Nov 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Aruzhan Sagandikova   Anastasia Zolotareva
  Rada Zolotareva
7–5, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 3–0 Nov 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Koharu Niimi   Mayuka Aikawa
  Amelie van Impe
6–1, 6–2
Win 4–0 Nov 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Amelie Van Impe   Daria Lodikova
  Melis Ayda Uyar
6–2, 5–7, [10–3]
Win 5–0 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Anna Zyryanova   Ksenia Laskutova
  Aleksandra Pospelova
3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 6–0 Feb 2023 ITF Ipoh, Malaysia W15 Hard   Anastasiia Poplavska   Feng Shuo
  Guo Hanyu
7–5, 6–2
Win 7–0 Feb 2023 ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia W15 Hard   Guo Hanyu   Anchisa Chanta
  Ayaka Okuno
6–0, 2–6, [10–2]
Win 8–0 Mar 2023 ITF Kuching, Malaysia W15 Hard   Guo Hanyu   Feng Shuo
  Guo Meiqi
6–2, 6–3
Loss 8–1 Mar 2023 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard   Rinon Okuwaki   Akari Inoue
  Tsao Chia-yi
4–6, 7–6(5), [5–10]
Win 9–1 Apr 2023 ITF Fukui, Japan W15 Hard   Rinon Okuwaki   Erina Hayashi
  Kisa Yoshioka
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 9–2 May 2023 ITF Incheon, South Korea W25 Hard   Tang Qianhui   Choi Ji-hee
  Ku Yeon-woo
1–6, 1–6
Win 10–2 Jun 2023 ITF Luzhou, China W25 Hard   Tang Qianhui   Feng Shuo
  Zheng Wushuang
7–6(4), 6–2
Win 11–2 Jun 2023 ITF Tainan, Taiwan W25 Clay   Sofia Costoulas   Lee Ya-hsin
  Lee Ya-hsuan
6–4, 6–4
Loss 11–3 Jan 2024 ITF Bangalore, India W50 Hard   Eri Shimizu   Camilla Rosatello
  Darja Semeņistaja
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 12–3 May 2024 Kunming Open, China W50 Clay   Haley Giavara   Feng Shuo
  Park So-hyun
6–3, 6–1
Loss 12–4 Aug 2024 ITF Kunshan, China W35 Hard   Yao Xinxin   Lee Ya-hsin
  Cody Wong
5–7, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Li Yu-yun | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Li Yu-yun Billie Jean King Cup team". Billie Jean King Cup.
  3. ^ "ITF W50 Anning Main Draws". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Top Seed Midon Takes ITF College Park J1 Singles Title; Saito Sweeps Girls Championships Saturday at Junior Tennis Champions Center". tenniskalamazoo.
  5. ^ "OSAKA MAYOR'S CUP: KEY LEARNINGS FROM THE LATEST JUNIOR GRADE A EVENT". www.itftennis.com.
  6. ^ "新見 小晴 & Yu-Yun Li ITF W15 ダブルス優勝". www.tennistribe.jp.
  7. ^ "17 year-old young Kazakhstani tennis player became the champion of the tournament in Turkey". turanews.kz. 7 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Sofia Costoulas gagne un troisième tournoi en double". www.rtl.be. 17 June 2023.
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