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 Jingqian
Country (sports) China
Born (1974-02-28) 28 February 1974 (age 50)
Nanjing, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2001
Prize money$262,189
Singles
Career record243–134
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2000)
French Open2R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record71–64
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 206 (26 October 1998)
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Doubles

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.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2 October 1995 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard   Wang Shi-ting 1–6, 1–6
Loss 13 November 1995 Pattaya, Thailand Hard   Barbara Paulus 4–6, 3–6

ITF finals

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$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (13–9)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 10 February 1992 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Chen Li 6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Win 2. 24 February 1992 Solo, Indonesia Hard   Chen Li 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 14 June 1993 Beijing, China Hard   Tang Min 6–0, 6–4
Loss 4. 21 June 1993 Tianjin, China Hard   Chen Li 5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Win 5. 20 March 1994 Zaragoza, Spain Clay   Rosa Maria Llaneras 7–5, 6–1
Win 6. 28 March 1994 Alicante, Spain Clay   Gala León García 7–6(2), 6–7(7), 6–2
Loss 7. 19 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard   Kim Eun-ha 1–6, 4–6
Win 8. 24 July 1995 Salisbury, United States Hard   Vanessa Webb 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(4)
Loss 9. 31 July 1995 Austin, United States Hard   Chen Li 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 10. 4 September 1995 Tianjin, China Hard   Li Li 6–1, 6–4
Win 11. 3 November 1997 Beijing, China Hard   Kim Eun-ha 6–3, 7–5
Loss 12. 26 April 1998 Shenzhen, China Hard   Kim Eun-ha 3–6, 1–6
Loss 13. 10 May 1998 Seoul, South Korea Clay   Choi Ju-yeon 3–6, 5–7
Win 14. 19 July 1998 Qing Dao, China Hard   Ding Ding 6–2, 6–3
Loss 15. 28 March 1998 Atlanta, United States Hard   Jolene Watanabe 1–6, 4–6
Loss 16. 26 September 1999 Kirkland, United States Hard   Li Fang 3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 17. 17 October 1999 Brisbane, Australia Hard   Sybille Bammer 6–4, 6–1
Win 18. 5 March 2000 Chengdu, China Hard   Elena Bovina 6–1, 6–2
Win 19. 6 March 2000 Haikou, China Hard   Katalin Marosi 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
Win 20. 10 April 2000 La Cañada, United States Clay   Rossana de los Ríos 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 21. 20 August 2000 Bronx, United States Hard   Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 4–6
Loss 22. 29 April 2001 Seoul, South Korea Hard   Kim Eun-ha 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (6–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 7 October 1991 Matsuyama, Japan Hard   Jennifer Saret   Paulette Moreno
  Jenny Byrne
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. 17 February 1992 Bandung, Indonesia Hard   Chen Li   Mami Donoshiro
  Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 24 February 1992 Solo, Indonesia Hard   Chen Li   Mimma Chernovita
  Natalia Soetrisno
6–2, 6–2
Win 4. 14 June 1993 Beijing, China Hard   Chen Li   Kim Yeon-sook
  Kim Ih-sook
6–4, 6–1
Loss 5. 21 June 1993 Tianjin, China Hard   Chen Li   Kim Hye-jeong
  Seo Hye-jin
2–6, 2–6
Win 6. 19 December 1994 Manila, Philippines Hard   Chen Li   Keiko Ishida
  Park In-sook
6–2, 7–5
Loss 7. 2 September 1996 Beijing, China Hard   Chen Li   Chen Jingjing
  Li Li
6–2, 5–7, ret.
Loss 8. 3 November 1997 Beijing, China Hard   Chen Jingjing   Keiko Ishida
  Keiko Nagatomi
6–7(4), 6–1, 3–6
Win 9. 19 July 1998 Qing Dao, China Hard   Li Li   Khoo Chin-bee
  Satoko Kurioka
6–4, 6–2
Loss 10. 3 August 1998 Lexington, US Hard   Nirupama Sanjeev   Amanda Grahame
  Bryanne Stewart
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 11. 31 January 2000 Clearwater, US Hard   Cho Yoon-jeong   Sandra Cacic
  Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 7–6(7)
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