Chinese tennis coach and player
Yu LiqiaoCountry (sports) | China |
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Born | (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67) |
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Career record | 5–4 (Federation Cup) |
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Career record | 0–3 (Federation Cup) |
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Career titles | 1 WTA |
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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.[1]
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.[citation needed]
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.[2]
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (1–1)
Result
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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October, 1979
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Borden Classic, Japan
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Colgate Series
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Carpet
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Chen Chuan
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Sue Saliba Mary Sawyer
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6–0, 7–6
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Loss
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October, 1979
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Japan Open, Japan
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Colgate Series
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Carpet
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Chen Chuan
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Betsy Nagelsen Penny Johnson
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6–3, 4–6, 6–7
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