Jane Chi

Jane Chi (born June 21, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Jane Chi
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
 United States
Born (1974-06-21) June 21, 1974
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro1995
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$250,663
Singles
Career record184-153
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 62 (April 26, 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1999)
French Open1R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (1999)
US Open2R (1996, 1999)
Doubles
Career record61-74
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (November 23, 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (1996)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaWomen's team

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, ending with a number three ranking.[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] After retiring from tennis she earned a Doctor of Law degree at the University of Idaho and now works in Seattle.

ITF finals
Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 15 October 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard Yuki Fujii 6–0, 6-1
Winner 2. 22 October 1995 Kugayama, Japan Hard Trudi Musgrave 7–5, 6-1
Winner 3. 29 October 1995 Kyoto, Japan Hard Wen-yuan 4–6, 6–2, 7-5
Winner 4. 19 November 1995 Manila, Philippines Hard Kim Soon-nam 7–5, 6-3
Winner 5. 23 June 1996 Peachtree City, United States Hard Stephanie Mabry 6–1, 3–6, 7-5
Winner 6. 5 August 1996 Austin, United States Hard Olga Barabanschikova 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 17 May 1998 Grenelefe, United States Hard Justine Henin 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 11 October 1998 Albuquerque, United States Hard Anne Kremer 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 28 January 2001 Miami, United States Hard Gisela Dulko 7–5, 3–6, 6-7

Doubles (2–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 June 1995 Hilton Head, United States Hard Stephanie Chi Tina Samara
Stacy Sheppard		 6–3, 7–6(5)
Runner-up 2. 15 October 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard Mindy Weiner Keiko Nagatomi
Yoshiko Sasano		 2–6, 2-6
Runner-up 3. 28 July 1996 Fayetteville, United States Hard Kelly Pace-Wilson Sonya Jeyaseelan
Rene Simpson		 6–3, 4–6, 2-6
Winner 4. 26 January 1997 San Antonio, United States Hard Kelly Pace-Wilson Keirsten Alley
Pam Nelson		 6–4, 4–6, 6-4
Runner-up 5. 19 July 1998 Mahwah, United States Hard Jean Okada Amy Frazier
Rika Hiraki		 6–4, 4–6, 4-6
Runner-up 6. 22 January 2001 Miami, United States Hard Lioudmila Skavronskaia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Jolene Watanabe		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 11 June 2001 Mount Pleasant, United States Hard Lioudmila Skavronskaia Choi Young-ja
Jeon Mi-ra		 7–6(2), 2–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Injuries Drag Down UCLA Tennis Team". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "Fifth-seeded Phebus downed 6-2, 6-1 in finals". Daily Bruin. October 23, 1994. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. "Chi, Phebus top charts for No. 6 w. tennis". Daily Bruin. May 4, 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - US Open - 26 August - 08 September 1996". ITF. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "Russian Skater Tumbles But Takes Lead". Seattle Times. October 31, 1998. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. "Sports in brief". The Topeka Capital-Journal. April 18, 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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