# Chen Li (tennis)

Chen Li (born 13 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from China.

## Career

Chen, who comes from the city of Xiangtan in Hunan, played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s and won one title, the doubles at the 1994 China Open, with Li Fang as her partner. In 1996 she was runner-up in the singles at the Nokia Open in Beijing. En route to the final, which she lost to Wang Shi-ting, she accounted for three seeded players, Francesca Lubiani, Yayuk Basuki and Sandrine Testud. She competed as a wildcard at the 1997 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by Natalia Medvedeva.
A two-time Olympian, Chen represented China at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At the Barcelona Olympics she lost in the first round to eventual bronze medalist Mary Joe Fernández. In Atlanta she competed in both the singles and doubles draws. She lost to top seed Monica Seles in the singles but her and Yi Jing-Qian made the second round of the doubles competition. They progressed in a walkover after fifth seeded Australian pairing had to withdraw when Rennae Stubbs was taken ill to hospital. In the second round the Chinese pair were beaten in three sets by the team from Thailand.
Chen won a total of seven medals for China at the Asian Games. This includes a gold medal in the women's doubles with Li Fang at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
In Fed Cup competition, Chen featured in 17 ties for a record 7–14 overall. One of these ties was against the United States in the second round of the World Group in the 1993 Federation Cup.

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | Oct 1996 | China Open, Beijing | Tier IV | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | Feb 1994 | China Open, Beijing | Tier IV | Hard | Li Fang | Kerry-Anne Guse Valda Lake | 6–0, 6–2 |

## ITF finals

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (6–7)

| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 31 October 1988 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Maya Kidowaki | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Tang Min | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 3. | 30 September 1991 | Sekisho, Japan | Hard | Park Sung-hee | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 7 October 1991 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Li Fang | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 10 February 1992 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yi Jingqian | 7–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 17 February 1992 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | Irawati Iskandar | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 24 February 1992 | Solo, Indonesia | Hard | Yi Jingqian | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | 21 June 1993 | Tianjin, China | Hard | Yi Jingqian | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 9. | 12 December 1994 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Choi Ju-yeon | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | 31 July 1995 | Austin, United States | Hard | Yi Jingqian | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | 2 September 1996 | Beijing, China | Hard | Chen Jingjing | 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 9 March 1997 | Blenheim, New Zealand | Hard | Benjamas Sangaram | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13. | 23 April 2000 | Dalian, China | Hard | Li Na | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles (7–2)

| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Li Fang | Lin Ning Tang Min | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 17 February 1992 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | Yi Jingqian | Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 24 February 1992 | Solo, Indonesia | Hard | Yi Jingqian | Mimma Chernovita Natalia Soetrisno | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 6 July 1992 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay | Miki Yokobori | Caroline Schneider Angie Woolcock | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 14 June 1993 | Beijing, China | Hard | Yi Jingqian | Kim Yeon-sook Kim Ih-sook | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 21 June 1993 | Tianjin, China | Hard | Yi Jingqian | Kim Hye-jeong Seo Hye-jin | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 19 December 1994 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Yi Jingqian | Keiko Ishida Park In-sook | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | 4 September 1995 | Tianjin, China | Hard | Li Fang | Kirstin Freye Tessa Price | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 2 September 1996 | Beijing, China | Hard | Yi Jingqian | Chen Jingjing Li Li | 6–2, 5–7, ret. |