Amber Liu (tennis)

This article is about the tennis player. For the singer, see Amber Liu (singer).

Amber Liu

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	La Mesa, California, USA
Born	(1984-07-06) July 6, 1984 Santa Monica, California, USA
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Stanford (2002–06)
Prize money	US$112,326
Singles
Career record	85–98
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 241 (March 3, 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	1R (2001, 2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	4–12
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 600 (July 7, 2003)

Amber Liu
Traditional Chinese	劉安寶
Simplified Chinese	刘安宝
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Ānbǎo IPA [ljǒʊ án.pàʊ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lau4 Ngon1 Bou2 IPA [lɐw˩ ŋɔn˥.pɔw˧˥]

Amber Christine Liu Chang (born July 6, 1984) is an American former professional tennis player who is also the wife of fellow tennis pro Michael Chang. At Stanford University, she was a two-time NCAA singles champion in 2003 and 2004. Her highest ranking was World No. 241 in singles and No. 600 in doubles.

Career

College

Liu attended Stanford University from 2002 to 2006, where she studied economics, interned in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and played on the women's tennis team, compiling a 94–23 record in singles and leading the team to become NCAA team champions for three straight years, 2004 to 2006. She was a two-time NCAA singles champion in 2003 and 2004, NCAA doubles finalist in 2005, and four-time All-American. Liu was the fourth Stanford women's player to become a two-time NCAA singles champion, following Patty Fendick, Sandra Birch and Laura Granville. In 2004, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player.

2005

Liu injured her shoulder in the summer of 2005, which caused her ranking to drop.

2008

In July, Liu was invited as a wildcard to play women's singles at the Bank of the West Classic held at her alma mater Stanford University. There she played her final match as a professional, losing in the first round to fifth-seeded and World No. 13 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.

Personal life

Her parents are Marvin and Valerie Liu, both Stanford graduates. Her father is a physician and her mother is an attorney. Liu was coached by Emmanuel Udozorh and International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Michael Chang. Chang and Liu married on October 18, 2008, and have two daughters, Lani (born December 9, 2010) and Maile (born February 2013).

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 4 (2–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	17 June 2002	Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	Hard	Romy Farah	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	6 July 2003	Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Shenay Perry	0–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	10 July 2006	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Estefanía Craciún	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	31 March 2007	Hyderabad, India	Hard	Stefanie Vögele	7–5, 5–7, 3–6

See also

• NCAA Women's Tennis Championship

External links

• Amber Liu at the Women's Tennis Association
• Amber Liu at the International Tennis Federation
• Stanford University Athletic Site – Amber Liu profile