| Country (sports) |  China | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 5–4 (Federation Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–3 (Federation Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yu Liqiao (born 26 November 1957) is a Chinese tennis coach and former player. She was an early coach of Li Na.
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.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (1–1)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | October, 1979 | Borden Classic, Japan | Colgate Series | Carpet | Chen Chuan
|
 Sue Saliba Mary Sawyer
|
6–0, 7–6 |
| Loss | October, 1979 | Japan Open, Japan | Colgate Series | Carpet | Chen Chuan
|
 Betsy Nagelsen Penny Johnson
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6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
References
- Beech, Hannah (15 May 2014). The Meaning of Li Na (Vol 183, No 20, Asia South Pacific ed.). Time Magazine. and Qinwen Zheng
- "Tokyo 1980 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
External links
- Yu Liqiao at the Women's Tennis Association
- Yu Liqiao at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Yu Liqiao at the International Tennis Federation
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Chinese female tennis players
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games
- 21st-century Chinese women