Yu Liqiao

Yu Liqiao
Country (sports) China
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957
Singles
Career record5–4 (Federation Cup)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (Federation Cup)
Career titles1 WTA
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Women's singles

Yu Liqiao (born 26 November 1957) is a Chinese tennis coach and former player. She was an early coach of Li Na.[1]

Yu played for the China Federation Cup team from 1981 to 1983, winning five singles rubbers. She also represented China at the Asian Games and was a singles bronze medalist in 1982.

Her performances on the WTA Tour include a doubles title at the 1979 Borden Classic and a run to the singles quarter-finals of the Japan Open in 1980, beating fifth seed Renáta Tomanová en route.[2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1–1)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Oct 1979 Borden Classic, Japan Colgate Series Carpet China Chen Chuan Australia Sue Saliba
Australia Mary Sawyer 		6–0, 7–6
Loss Oct 1979 Japan Open, Japan Colgate Series Carpet China Chen Chuan United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Penny Johnson 		6–3, 4–6, 6–7

References

  1. ^ Beech, Hannah (15 May 2014). The Meaning of Li Na (Vol 183, No 20, Asia South Pacific ed.). Time Magazine. and Qinwen Zheng
  2. ^ "Tokyo 1980 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
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