| Tang Min | |
| Fullname: | Tang Min |
| Country Represented: | |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1971 |
| Height: | 172 cm |
| Careerprizemoney: | $71,433 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 112 (24 July 1995) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1996) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1995) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1995) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 210 (17 August 1992) |
Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese former professional tennis player and Olympian. Tang represented both China and Hong Kong in the Fed Cup.
On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China.[1]
Tang appeared in 17 Fed Cup ties for the Chinese team from 1988 to 1992. Tang was a member of China's bronze medal-winning women's team at the 1990 Asian Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she represented China in the women's doubles, with Li Fang.[2] The pair had a first round win over Greek qualifiers, before losing in the second round to Argentina.[3]
By 1994, Tang was based in Hong Kong and under the guidance of Australian tennis coach Des Tyson.[4] Tang had her best year on tour in 1995, reaching a career high ranking of 112 in the world. She was a semi-finalist at the 1995 Japan Open playing as a qualifier and later that year made the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open. It wasn't until 1997 that she debuted for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team. She played in a total of eight ties, across 1997 and 1998, while also serving as team captain.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 24 September 1989 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Yayuk Basuki | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 5 March 1990 | Valencia, Spain | Clay |  Flora Perfetti | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard |  Chen Li-Ling | 7–6(5), 6–0 | |
| Loss | 4. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Li Fang | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 5. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Li Fang | 0–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | 6. | 14 June 1993 | Beijing, China | Hard | Yi Jing-Qian | 0–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 7. | 14 March 1994 | Canberra, Australia | Grass |  Angie Woolcock | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 8. | 21 March 1994 | Newcastle, Australia | Grass | Angie Marik | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 9. | 16 May 1994 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay |  Cintia Tortorella | 7–6(5), 6–3 | |
| Win | 10. | 13 March 1995 | Canberra, Australia | Grass | Gail Biggs | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Lin Ning | Chen Li-Ling Li Fang | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 29 April 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Tanti Trayono Agustina Wibisono | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3. | 6 May 1991 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti | 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(3) | ||
| Win | 4. | 5 August 1991 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | Gabriella Boschiero  Kylie Johnson | 6–0, 7–6(3) | ||
| Win | 5. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Li Fang | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 6. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Li Fang | Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | 23 September 1991 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | Li Fang |  Naoko Kinoshita Emiko Takahashi | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 8. | 30 September 1991 | Hokkaido, Japan | Hard | Li Fang | Yukie Koizumi Miki Mizokuchi | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | 9. | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Diana Gardner  Paulette Moreno | 6–4, 7–5 | |||
| Loss | 10. | 30 September 1991 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Li Fang |  Lupita Novelo Kristine Kunce | 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 11. | 8 August 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Weng Tzu-ting | Natalia Soetrisno Suzanna Wibowo | 6–3, 6–1 |