Tang Min
Full name | Tang Min |
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Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
Born | 26 January 1971 |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Prize money | $71,433 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 112 (24 July 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | 1R (1995) |
US Open | 1R (1995) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 210 (17 August 1992) |
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.
Early life
[edit]On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Singles (6–4)
[edit]Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 24 September 1989 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 5 March 1990 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(5), 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 14 June 1993 | Beijing, China | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 14 March 1994 | Canberra, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 8. | 21 March 1994 | Newcastle, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 16 May 1994 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 13 March 1995 | Canberra, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles (6–5)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 29 April 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 6 May 1991 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(3) |
Winner | 4. | 5 August 1991 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 5. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 September 1991 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 September 1991 | Hokkaido, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 14 October 1991 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 10. | 30 September 1991 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 11. | 8 August 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Min Tang". olympic.org. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Min Tang - Olympic Tennis - People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Barcelona '92 Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Ancestry.com. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong improver wins". The Canberra Times. Australia. 21 March 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Tang Min at the Women's Tennis Association
- Tang Min at the International Tennis Federation
- Tang Min at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong female tennis players
- Tennis players from Hunan
- Hong Kong people of Chinese descent
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players for China
- Tennis players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Chinese female tennis players