Jane Chi
| Full name | Jane Chi | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Chinese Taipei United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 21, 1974 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $250,663 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 184–153 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 178 (November 23, 1998) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1996) | ||||||||||||||
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Jane Chi (born June 21, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Early career
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.[1]
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.[2]
During the 1995 season, her last for UCLA, Chi was America's top ranked player in college tennis and ended ranked number three.[3]
Professional tennis
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.[4] She was a semi-finalist at the 1998 Challenge Bell, a WTA tournament in Quebec City. Her run included an upset win over second seed Sandrine Testud.[5] Her only other WTA Tour semi-final 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.[6]
Later life
After retiring from tennis she earned a Doctor of Law degree at the University of Idaho and now works in Seattle.
References
- ^ "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
- Jane Chi at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Jane Chi at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American women of Taiwanese descent
- 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 people from Texas
- Sportspeople from El Paso, Texas
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games