Tang Min

Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese born former professional tennis player and Olympian. Tang represented both China and Hong Kong in the Fed Cup.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tang.
Tang Min
Full nameTang Min
Country (sports) China
 Hong Kong
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$71,433
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 112 (24 July 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1996)
French Open1R (1995)
US Open1R (1995)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 210 (17 August 1992)

Early life

On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China.[1]

Career

Tang appeared in 17 Fed Cup ties for the Chinese team from 1988 to 1992. Tang was a member of China's bronze medal winning women's team at the 1990 Asian Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she represented China in the women's doubles, with Li Fang.[2] The pair had a first round win over Greek qualifiers, before losing in the second round to Argentina.[3]

By 1994, Tang was based in Hong Kong and under the guidance of Australian tennis coach Des Tyson.[4] Tang had her best year on tour in 1995, reaching a career high ranking of 112 in the world. She was a semi-finalist at the 1995 Japan Open playing as a qualifier and later that year made the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open. It wasn't until 1997 that she debuted for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team. She played in a total of eight ties, across 1997 and 1998, while also serving as team captain.

ITF finals

Singles (6–4)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 September 1989 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Yayuk Basuki 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 5 March 1990 Valencia, Spain Clay Flora Perfetti 6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard Chen Li-Ling 7–6(5), 6–0
Runner-up 4. 2 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Li Fang 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 9 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Li Fang 0–6, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 14 June 1993 Beijing, China Hard Yi Jing-Qian 0–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 14 March 1994 Canberra, Australia Grass Angie Woolcock 6–3, 6–0
Winner 8. 21 March 1994 Newcastle, Australia Grass Angie Marik 6–4, 6–2
Winner 9. 16 May 1994 Tortosa, Spain Clay Cintia Tortorella 7–6(5), 6–3
Winner 10. 13 March 1995 Canberra, Australia Grass Gail Biggs 6–2, 6–0

Doubles (6–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 7 May 1990 Manila, Philippines Hard Lin Ning Chen Li-Ling
Li Fang		 3–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 29 April 1991 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard Li Fang Tanti Trayono
Agustina Wibisono		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. 6 May 1991 Manila, Philippines Hard Li Fang Irawati Moerid
Lukky Tedjamukti		 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(3)
Winner 4. 5 August 1991 Nicolosi, Italy Hard Li Fang Gabriella Boschiero
Kylie Johnson		 6–0, 7–6(3)
Winner 5. 2 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Li Fang Suvimol Duangchan
Benjamas Sangaram		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 9 September 1991 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Li Fang Irawati Moerid
Lukky Tedjamukti		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 23 September 1991 Kuroshio, Japan Hard Li Fang Naoko Kinoshita
Emiko Takahashi		 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 30 September 1991 Hokkaido, Japan Hard Li Fang Yukie Koizumi
Miki Mizokuchi		 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 9. 14 October 1991 Kyoto, Japan Hard Li Fang Diana Gardner
Paulette Moreno		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 10. 30 September 1991 Saga, Japan Grass Li Fang Lupita Novelo
Kristine Kunce		 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Winner 11. 8 August 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Weng Tzu-ting Natalia Soetrisno
Suzanna Wibowo		 6–3, 6–1
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References
  1. "Min Tang". olympic.org. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. "Min Tang - Olympic Tennis - People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "Barcelona '92 Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Ancestry.com. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. "Hong Kong improver wins". The Canberra Times. Australia. 21 March 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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