# Liang Chen

Liang Chen (Chinese: 梁辰; pinyin: Liáng Chén; born 25 February 1989) is a former professional Chinese tennis player.
Liang has a career-high singles ranking of 342, achieved on 21 September 2009. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking of 35, she reached on 26 October 2015.
Liang made her WTA Tour main-draw doubles debut, partnering Zhou Yimiao at the 2009 Guangzhou International Women's Open. They lost in the first round to Peng Shuai and Xu Yifan.
At the 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open, partnering Tian Ran, they defeated Alona Bondarenko and Mariya Koryttseva 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] in the first round before losing to the second seeds Alberta Brianti and Petra Martić in the quarterfinals.
Playing for China Fed Cup team, she has a win-loss record of 3–2.

## WTA career finals
### Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier (0–2)
* International (5–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Alizé Cornet Magda Linette | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | Wang Yafan | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2015 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | Wang Yafan | Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2015 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Chuang Chia-jung | Nadiia Kichenok Zheng Saisai | 4–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2015 | Connecticut Open, United States | Premier | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2015 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite | Hard (i) | Wang Yafan | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2016 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | Wang Yafan | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2016 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | María Irigoyen | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2016 | Jiangxi Open, China | International | Hard | Lu Jingjing | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, [13–11] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2016 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Apr 2018 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | International | Clay | Zhang Shuai | Xenia Knoll Anna Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |

## WTA 125 tournament finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard | Wang Yafan | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–3, 6–4 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments

### Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 5 April 2005 | ITF Wuhan, China | 10,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | 5 May 2008 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | Lavinia Tananta | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | 12 May 2008 | ITF Bulungan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | Lavinia Tananta | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | 23 June 2008 | ITF Qianshan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Chen Yanchong | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | 16 February 2009 | ITF Guangzhou, China | 10,000 | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | 18 May 2009 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Han Xinyun | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | 24 August 2009 | ITF Qianshan | 10,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | 18 June 2011 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | 2 July 2011 | ITF Pattaya | 10,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 2–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–7 | 31 December 2012 | ITF Hong Kong | 10,000 | Hard | Tian Ran | 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | 20 December 2014 | ITF Hong Kong | 10,000 | Hard | Sun Xuliu | 6–3, 7–5 |

### Doubles: 25 (13 titles, 12 runner–ups)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 13 February 2006 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 10,000 | Hard | Song Shanshan | Hao Jie Yang Shujing | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 20 February 2006 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 10,000 | Hard | Hao Jie | Chen Yanchong Ji Chunmei | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 8 October 2007 | ITF Beijing, China | 25,000 | Hard | Zhao Yijing | Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 21 February 2009 | ITF Guangzhou, China | 10,000 | Hard | Ji Chun-Mei | Han Xinyun Sun Shengnan | 6–7, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Loss | 7 June 2009 | ITF Gimhae, Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Yayuk Basuki Romana Tedjakusuma | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 28 August 2009 | ITF Qianshan, China | 10,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Alison Bai Sacha Jones | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 21 February 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Tian Ran | Olga Panova Marina Shamayko | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 28 February 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Tian Ran | Darija Jurak Katarzyna Kawa | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3 April 2011 | ITF Wenshan, China | 50,000 | Hard | Tian Ran | Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 8 May 2011 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Han Sung-hee | Nina Bratchikova Ksenia Palkina | 4–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [10–5] |
| Win | 18 June 2011 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Zhao Yijing | Luksika Kumkhum Napatsakorn Sankaew | 1–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
| Loss | 25 June 2011 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Zhao Yijing | Emi Mutaguchi Kotomi Takahata | 4–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Win | 2 July 2011 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Zhao Yijing | Misa Eguchi Akiko Omae | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 9 July 2011 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Zhao Yijing | Yurina Koshino Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 28 August 2011 | ITF Saitama, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | Liu Wanting | Akari Inoue Ayumi Oka | 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Loss | 9 January 2012 | ITF Pingguo, China | 25,000 | Hard | Tian Ran | Kao Shao-yuan Zhao Yijing | 6–3, 6–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 12 March 2012 | ITF Sanya, China | 25,000 | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Erika Sema Zheng Saisai | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 28 May 2012 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Hu Yue-Yue Xu Yifan | 0–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 25 June 2012 | ITF Incheon, Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Kim Ji-young Yoo Mi | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 9 July 2012 | ITF Huzhu, China | 15,000 | Clay | Li Ting | Li Yihong Tian Ran | 7–5, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 3 January 2013 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Irina Buryachok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–3, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 26 May 2014 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23 June 2014 | ITF Xi'an, China | 50,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Lu Jiajing Wang Yafan | 3–6, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 6 September 2014 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | Liu Chang | Choi Ji-hee Lee So-ra | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 16 April 2016 | Pingshan Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |