Fang Li
Peak ranking
36 (Jun 8, 1998)
Elo peak
1705 (59.6%ile)
Career record
67–89 (42.9%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$535,067
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2001* | Miami | WTA 1000 | R128 | Hard | Iroda Tulyaganova | 0-6 0-1 (ret.) | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 9, 2001* | Indian Wells | WTA 1000 | R128 | Hard | Rita Grande | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 22, 2001* | Oklahoma City | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Jana Nejedly | 2-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 14, 2000* | Pattaya | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Vanessa Webb | 4-6 6-0 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 7, 2000* | Kuala Lumpur | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Sandra Kleinova | 1-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Grande | 1 | 4 | 5 | Mar 9, 2001 | H2H |
| Julie Halard-Decugis | 1 | 3 | 4 | Sep 2, 1999 | H2H |
| Alexia Dechaume Balleret | 3 | 0 | 3 | Mar 19, 1999 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2 | 1 | 3 | Nov 21, 1998 | H2H |
| Emanuela Zardo | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jun 22, 1994 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 1992 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 1993 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33.3% |
| 1994 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 13 | 13 | 26 | 50.0% |
| 1995 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 23 | 24 | 47 | 48.9% |
| 1999 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33.3% |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Career | 46 | 55 | 101 | 45.5% | 17 | 20 | 37 | 45.9% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 67 | 89 | 156 | 42.9% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 12 | 13 | 25 | 48.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 21 | 24 | 45 | 46.7% |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Career | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.0% | 2 | 15 | 17 | 11.8% | 31 | 34 | 65 | 47.7% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 55.6% | 58 | 85 | 143 | 40.6% |
Opponent ranking data available for 143/156 (91.7%) of Fang Li's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1548 | 57 | 65 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.72 | 60 | 14 | — | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1993 | 1531 | 58 | 61 | 53 | — | 33.3% | -1.57 | 52 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1994 | 1610 | 73 | 69 | 61 | — | 49.2% | -0.25 | 37 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1995 | 1613 | 74 | 67 | — | — | 55.3% | +0.41 | 41 | 38 | 50 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1585 | 64 | 63 | — | — | 38.1% | -0.71 | 29 | 20 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 1997 | 1595 | 63 | 61 | — | — | 45.5% | +0.10 | 59 | 33 | — | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 1677 | 79 | 77 | 68 | — | 49.0% | -0.05 | 62 | 17 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 75 |
| 1999 | 1585 | 68 | 79 | 59 | — | 37.8% | -0.67 | 50 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2000 | 1542 | 59 | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.92 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1500 | 42 | 67 | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1601 | 68 | 69 | 63 | 10 | 44.2% | -0.63 | 48 | 16 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 46 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R32 | R128 | R128 | R64 |
| 1993 | R128 | — | R128 | R128 |
| 1994 | R128 | R64 | R64 | R128 |
| 1995 | R128 | — | — | R128 |
| 1996 | R128 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | R128 |
| 1998 | R128 | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1999 | R64 | R128 | R128 | R64 |
WTA 1000
| Season | BEI | IW | MIA | ROM | TKY | BER | CAN | HIL | KEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | R32 | — | R32 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R32 |
| 1999 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 |
| 2001 | — | R128 | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 500
| Season | BRI | TKY | KUA | SIN | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | R16 | — | — | SF | — |
| 1995 | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | QF | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | R16 | — | — | R16 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 2000 | — | — | R32 | — | — |
WTA 250
| Season | AUC | EAS | HER | KIT | MEL | TKY | AME | BOG | BOL | BUD | HOB | KUA | MAK | MAN | OKL | OKL | OSA | PAL | PAT | PHI | POR | SAP | STA | SUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF |
| 1996 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R32 | SF | QF | — | F | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1999 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Data coverage note: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
36
Career-high date
Jun 8, 1998
First top 100
May 18, 1992
First top 50
Jan 16, 1995
First top 20
—
First top 10
—
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | — | — | 466 | 436 | 406 | 406 | 335 | 334 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 359 |
| 1991 | 362 | 384 | 358 | 307 | 296 | 304 | 354 | 212 | 186 | 186 | 153 | 153 |
| 1992 | 137 | 135 | 116 | 108 | 100 | 103 | 109 | 114 | 99 | 105 | 118 | 119 |
| 1993 | 78 | 112 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 107 | 96 | 103 | 120 | 130 | 132 | 132 |
| 1994 | 138 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 67 |
| 1995 | 51 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 89 | 128 | 127 | 118 | 93 | 95 | 93 |
| 1996 | 122 | 141 | 131 | 124 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 121 | 150 | 192 | 194 | 199 |
| 1997 | 495 | 511 | 469 | 165 | 155 | 150 | 129 | 99 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 |
| 1998 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 40 |
| 1999 | 41 | 42 | 49 | 66 | 90 | 92 | 97 | 94 | 88 | 70 | 86 | 86 |
| 2000 | 103 | 111 | 115 | 111 | 117 | 115 | 128 | 154 | 224 | 519 | 506 | 503 |
| 2001 | 500 | 479 | 418 | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Florencia Labat | ARG | 26 | 1,875 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 190 | 181 | 51.2% | 1986-2000 | Match log |
| Ann Grossman | USA | 29 | 1,888 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 187 | 185 | 50.3% | 1987-1998 | Match log |
| Rachel Mcquillan | AUS | 28 | 1,826 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 163 | 195 | 45.5% | 1988-2003 | Match log |
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| Denisa Chladkova | CZE | 31 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 129 | 165 | 43.9% | 1995-2005 | Match log |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Which country is Fang Li from?
- Fang Li is from China.
- How tall is Fang Li?
- Fang Li is 166 cm / 5'5".
- Is Fang Li left-handed or right-handed?
- Fang Li plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Fang Li won?
- Fang Li has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Fang Li won?
- Fang Li has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- What is Fang Li's highest WTA ranking?
- Fang Li's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 36, first achieved on June 8, 1998.
- What is Fang Li's career win-loss record?
- Fang Li has a career WTA singles record of 67 wins and 89 losses (42.9%).
- How much career prize money has Fang Li earned?
- Fang Li has earned at least $535,067 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Fang Li play professional tennis?
- Fang Li turned professional in 1992 and was active through 2001.
- What is Fang Li's best surface?
- Fang Li's best surface is clay court with a 45.9% win rate (17W-20L).
- Who is Fang Li's biggest rival?
- Fang Li's most frequent opponent is Rita Grande, with a head-to-head record of 1–4 across 5 meetings.