Jane Chi
| Country (sports) |  Chinese Taipei United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 21, 1974 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $250,663 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 184–153 (54.6%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (April 26, 1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1999) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1996, 1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 61–74 (45.2%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 178 (November 23, 1998) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1996) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jane Chi (Chinese: 戚蓮芝; born June 21, 1974)[1] is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Early career[edit]
Chi was born in El Paso, Texas, to parents Steven and Ling. At the age of 11 she started playing tennis and after graduating from high school in 1992 played collegially at the University of California, Los Angeles. She attended the university for three years, while studying for a political science degree, during which time he earned multiple All-American honors. Her regular doubles partner was younger sister Stephanie.[2]
In 1994 she played internationally for Chinese Taipei, first in a Fed Cup World Group tie against Indonesia in Frankfurt, then at the Asian Games in Hiroshima, where she won a bronze medal in the team competition.[3]
During the 1995 season, her last for UCLA, Chi was America's top ranked player in college tennis, ending with a No. 3 ranking.[4]
Professional tennis[edit]
From 1995 she competed on the professional circuit. At the 1996 US Open she made her Grand Slam debut and reached the second round, with a win over María Sánchez Lorenzo.[5] She was a semifinalist at the 1998 Challenge Bell, a WTA Tour tournament in Quebec City. Her run included an upset win over second seed Sandrine Testud.[6] Her only other WTA Tour semifinal was at the Japan Open in 1999, a year in which she reached her career best ranking of 62 in the world, with second round appearances at both the Australian Open and US Open.[7] After retiring from tennis she earned a Doctor of Law degree at the University of Idaho and now works in Seattle.
ITF finals[edit]
| Legend |
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| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–3)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 15 October 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Yuki Fujii
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 October 1995 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard |  Trudi Musgrave
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 October 1995 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard |  Wen-yuan
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4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | 19 November 1995 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Kim Soon-nam
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 23 June 1996 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard |  Stephanie Mabry
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6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 6. | 5 August 1996 | Austin, United States | Hard |  Olga Barabanschikova
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6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 17 May 1998 | Grenelefe, United States | Hard |  Justine Henin
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 11 October 1998 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard |  Anne Kremer
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 28 January 2001 | Miami, United States | Hard |  Gisela Dulko
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7–5, 3–6, 6–7 |
Doubles (2–5)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 26 June 1995 | Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Stephanie Chi
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Tina Samara Stacy Sheppard
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6–3, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mindy Weiner
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Keiko Nagatomi Yoshiko Sasano
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 July 1996 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | Kelly Pace-Wilson
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 Sonya Jeyaseelan Rene Simpson
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 26 January 1997 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Kelly Pace-Wilson
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Keirsten Alley Pam Nelson
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 July 1998 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | Jean Okada
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Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 22 January 2001 | Miami, United States | Hard |  Lioudmila Skavronskaia
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Evgenia Kulikovskaya Jolene Watanabe
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 11 June 2001 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | Lioudmila Skavronskaia
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Choi Young-ja Jeon Mi-ra
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7–6(2), 2–6, 2–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1994 廣島亞運會". 中華奧林匹克委員會. 中華奧林匹克委員會. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Injuries Drag Down UCLA Tennis Team". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Fifth-seeded Phebus downed 6-2, 6-1 in finals". Daily Bruin. October 23, 1994. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Chi, Phebus top charts for No. 6 w. tennis". Daily Bruin. May 4, 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - US Open - 26 August - 08 September 1996". ITF. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Russian Skater Tumbles But Takes Lead". Seattle Times. October 31, 1998. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Sports in brief". The Topeka Capital-Journal. April 18, 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
External links[edit]
- Jane Chi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jane Chi at the International Tennis Federation
- Jane Chi at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Taiwanese-American tennis players
- American female tennis players
- Taiwanese female tennis players
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- UCLA Bruins women's tennis players
- University of Idaho alumni
- Tennis players from Texas
- Sportspeople from El Paso, Texas
- American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent
- Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games