Sun Tiantian

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Sun Tiantian Tennis player
Nation: China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Birthday: October 12, 1981
Size: 175 cm
1st professional season: 1999
Playing hand: Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money: $ 1,019,657
singles
Career record: 217: 156
Career title: 1 WTA , 6 ITF
Highest ranking: 77 (March 19, 2007)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record: 268: 154
Career title: 11 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking: 16 (October 22, 2007)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Olympic games
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Sun Tiantian ( Chinese  孫甜甜  /  孙甜甜 , Pinyin Sūn Tiántián ; born October 12, 1981 in Zhengzhou , Henan ) is a former Chinese tennis player .

Career

Sun Tiantian became a professional tennis player in 1999. First she played in Challenger tournaments, but soon also on the WTA Tour , where she celebrated her only single title win in 2006 in Tashkent . In the final, she defeated the Uzbek Iroda Tulyaganova 6: 2 and 6: 4.

Sun was much more successful in doubles. She won 13 ITF and 11 WTA double titles. She celebrated the greatest triumph of her career in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens . With her permanent doubles partner Li Ting , she defeated the Spanish pairing Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final 6: 3, 6: 3.

Her only title win at a Grand Slam tournament came in 2008 in the mixed competition of the Australian Open on the side of Nenad Zimonjić . At the end of 2009 she was only listed on position 79 in the double world rankings, her best placement was 16th. Since October 2009 she has not competed on the women's tour.

From April 2001 to February 2009 Sun Tiantian played for the Chinese Fed Cup team , for which she contributed 16 wins out of ten defeats.

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. September 10, 2000 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zhejiang ITF $ 10,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zheng Jie 6: 2, 6: 2
2. September 17, 2000 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Hohhot ITF $ 10,000 sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Ding 6: 4, 6: 3
3. June 17, 2001 Korea SouthSouth Korea Seoul ITF $ 10,000 Hard court Korea SouthSouth Korea Choi Jin-young 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1
4th June 25, 2001 Korea SouthSouth Korea Incheon ITF $ 10,000 Hard court Korea SouthSouth Korea Chung Yang-jin 6: 4, 6: 3
5. April 14, 2002 VietnamVietnam Ho Chi Minh City ITF $ 25,000 Hard court Korea SouthSouth Korea Jeon Mi-ra 6: 3, 6: 4
6th August 11, 2002 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Beijing ITF $ 25,000 Hard court JapanJapan Rika Fujiwara 6: 3, 6: 0
7th October 8, 2006 UzbekistanUzbekistan Tashkent WTA Tier IV Hard court UzbekistanUzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova 6: 2, 6: 4

Double

No. date competition category Topping Partner Final opponents Result
1. April 16, 2000 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Shenyang ITF $ 10,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Chen China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Chen Qi Tuo
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 2, 6: 4
2. September 10, 2000 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zhejiang ITF $ 10,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Chen China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 3, 7: 5
3. September 17, 2000 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Hohhot ITF $ 10,000 sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Chen China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Ding Yan Tang
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 0, 6: 3
4th January 27, 2002 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hull ITF $ 10,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zheng Jie United KingdomUnited Kingdom Claire Curran Elsa O'riain
IrelandIreland 
7: 6 4 , 7: 5
5. August 11, 2002 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Beijing ITF $ 25,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
7: 5, 6: 3
6th February 23, 2003 United StatesUnited States Columbus ITF $ 25,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting BrazilBrazil Bruna Colosio Joana Cortez
BrazilBrazil 
6: 3, 6: 1
7th March 2, 2003 United StatesUnited States St. Paul ITF $ 50,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting United StatesUnited States Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears
United StatesUnited States 
6: 3, 6: 1
8th. March 30, 2003 United StatesUnited States Atlanta ITF $ 25,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting New ZealandNew Zealand Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani
ItalyItaly 
4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
9. June 14, 2003 AustriaAustria Vienna WTA Tier III sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 3, 6: 4
10. June 29, 2003 ItalyItaly Fontanafredda ITF $ 25,000 sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting BulgariaBulgaria Maria Geznenge Dragana Zarić
SerbiaSerbia 
6: 4, 6: 3
11. July 20, 2003 ItalyItaly Modena ITF $ 50,000 sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting JapanJapan Rika Fujiwara Trudi Musgrave
AustraliaAustralia 
3: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5
12. November 2, 2003 CanadaCanada Quebec WTA Tier III Carpet (hall) China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting BelgiumBelgium Els Callen Miles Tu
United StatesUnited States 
6: 3, 6: 3
13. November 9, 2003 ThailandThailand Pattaya WTA Tier V Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting IndonesiaIndonesia Wynne Prakusya Angelique Widjaja
IndonesiaIndonesia 
6: 4, 6: 3
14th December 7, 2003 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Changsha ITF $ 50,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 4, 6: 2
15th December 14, 2003 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Shenzhen ITF $ 50,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
16. August 22, 2004 GreeceGreece Athens Olympic games Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual
SpainSpain 
6: 3, 6: 3
17th October 3, 2004 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Guangzhou WTA Tier III Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yang Shujing Ying Yu
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 4, 6: 1
18th May 1, 2005 PortugalPortugal Estoril WTA Tier IV sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting NetherlandsNetherlands Michaëlla Krajicek Henrieta Nagyová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
6: 3, 6: 1
19th August 21, 2005 United StatesUnited States Bronx ITF $ 50,000 Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting BelarusBelarus Tazzjana Putschak Nastassja Jakimawa
BelarusBelarus 
2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
20th February 12, 2006 ThailandThailand Pattaya WTA Tier IV Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6 5
21st May 7, 2006 PortugalPortugal Estoril WTA Tier IV sand China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko María Sánchez Lorenzo
SpainSpain 
6: 2, 6: 2
22nd October 1, 2006 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Guangzhou WTA Tier III Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting United StatesUnited States Vania King Jelena Kostanić
CroatiaCroatia 
6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 5
23. October 7, 2007 JapanJapan Tokyo WTA Tier III Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Vania King
United StatesUnited States 
1: 6, 6: 2, [10: 6]
24. October 14, 2007 ThailandThailand Bangkok WTA Tier III Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi JapanJapan Ayumi Morita Junri Namigata
JapanJapan 
without a fight
25th March 9, 2008 IndiaIndia Bangalore WTA Tier II Hard court China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Peng Shuai Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
6: 4, 5: 7, [10: 8]

Mixed

No. date competition category Topping partner Final opponent Result
1. January 27, 2008 AustraliaAustralia Australian Open Grand Slam Hard court SerbiaSerbia Nenad Zimonjić IndiaIndia Mahesh Bhupathi Sania Mirza
IndiaIndia 
7: 6 4 , 6: 4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 40 LOVE Moments: Li & Sun In Athens