Li Yu-yun
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| Country (sports) |  Chinese Taipei |
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| Born | 31 May 2004 Taiwan |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $17,815 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 23–35 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1035 (27 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 1156 (29 July 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 80–32 |
| Career titles | 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 243 (20 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 298 (29 July 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–1 |
| Last updated on: 30 July 2024. | |
Li Yu-yun (Chinese: 李羽芸; born 31 May 2004) is a Taiwanese tennis player who specialises in doubles.
She has career-high WTA rankings of 1035 in singles, achieved on 27 May 2024, and 243 in doubles, set on 20 May 2024.[1]
Playing for Chinese Taipei, Li has a win–loss record of 3–1.[2]
Partnering Haley Giavara, she won her first W50 tournament in May 2024 at the Kunming Open in China.[3]
Junior career
[edit]She reached a career-high combined junior ranking of 37 on 31 October 2022. In the doubles final of the J1 College Park tournament in August 2022, she and her Japanese partner Sara Saito defeated Anastasiia Gureva from Russia and Carolina Kuhl from Germany, 6–4, 6–2.[4] The season's latest Grade A event in October, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, concluded on Sunday partnering with Sara Saito as girls’ doubles champions, respectively.[5]
Career
[edit]Li achieved better results in doubles tennis. She won five championships in total in 2022, four of which were in Antalya.[6][7]
In 2023, she won the championship in tournaments in Malaysia and Japan. In June 2023, she won the title with her Belgian partner Sofia Costoulas in the Tainan tournament held in her home country.[8]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| W50 tournaments |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia | W15 | Clay |  Anna Zyryanova
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 Bianca Behúlová Katarina Kuzmová
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Aruzhan Sagandikova
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Anastasia Zolotareva Rada Zolotareva
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7–5, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Koharu Niimi
|
Mayuka Aikawa  Amelie van Impe
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Amelie Van Impe
|
Daria Lodikova  Melis Ayda Uyar
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6–2, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 5–0 | Dec 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Anna Zyryanova
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Ksenia Laskutova Aleksandra Pospelova
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3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 6–0 | Feb 2023 | ITF Ipoh, Malaysia | W15 | Hard |  Anastasiia Poplavska
|
 Feng Shuo Guo Hanyu
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–0 | Feb 2023 | ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | W15 | Hard | Guo Hanyu
|
 Anchisa Chanta Ayaka Okuno
|
6–0, 2–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 8–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Kuching, Malaysia | W15 | Hard | Guo Hanyu
|
Feng Shuo Guo Meiqi
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Hinode, Japan | W15 | Hard | Rinon Okuwaki
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Akari Inoue Tsao Chia-yi
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4–6, 7–6(5), [5–10] |
| Win | 9–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Fukui, Japan | W15 | Hard | Rinon Okuwaki
|
Erina Hayashi Kisa Yoshioka
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3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 9–2 | May 2023 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | W25 | Hard | Tang Qianhui
|
 Choi Ji-hee Ku Yeon-woo
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Luzhou, China | W25 | Hard | Tang Qianhui
|
Feng Shuo Zheng Wushuang
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7–6(4), 6–2 |
| Win | 11–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | W25 | Clay | Sofia Costoulas
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Lee Ya-hsin Lee Ya-hsuan
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–3 | Jan 2024 | ITF Bangalore, India | W50 | Hard | Eri Shimizu
|
 Camilla Rosatello  Darja Semeņistaja
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6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–3 | May 2024 | Kunming Open, China | W50 | Clay |  Haley Giavara
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Feng Shuo Park So-hyun
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–4 | Aug 2024 | ITF Kunshan, China | W35 | Hard | Yao Xinxin
|
Lee Ya-hsin  Cody Wong
|
5–7, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Li Yu-yun | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Li Yu-yun Billie Jean King Cup team". Billie Jean King Cup.
- ^ "ITF W50 Anning Main Draws". www.itftennis.com.
- ^ "Top Seed Midon Takes ITF College Park J1 Singles Title; Saito Sweeps Girls Championships Saturday at Junior Tennis Champions Center". tenniskalamazoo.
- ^ "OSAKA MAYOR'S CUP: KEY LEARNINGS FROM THE LATEST JUNIOR GRADE A EVENT". www.itftennis.com.
- ^ "新見 小晴 & Yu-Yun Li ITF W15 ダブルス優勝". www.tennistribe.jp.
- ^ "17 year-old young Kazakhstani tennis player became the champion of the tournament in Turkey". turanews.kz. 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Sofia Costoulas gagne un troisième tournoi en double". www.rtl.be. 17 June 2023.
External links
[edit]Women's Tennis Association: Top Taiwanese female doubles tennis players | |
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