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.

Early life

On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China.

Career

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. The pair had a first round win over Greek qualifiers, before losing in the second round to Argentina.

By 1994, Tang was based in Hong Kong and under the guidance of Australian tennis coach Des Tyson. 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.

ITF finals

Singles (6–4)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.24 September 1989Bangkok, ThailandHardIndonesia Yayuk Basuki3–6, 3–6
Win2.5 March 1990Valencia, SpainClayItaly Flora Perfetti6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Win3.7 May 1990Manila, PhilippinesHardChina Chen Li-Ling7–6(5), 6–0
Loss4.2 September 1991Bangkok, ThailandHardChina Li Fang5–7, 2–6
Loss5.9 September 1991Bangkok, ThailandHardChina Li Fang0–6, 6–7
Loss6.14 June 1993Beijing, ChinaHardChina Yi Jing-Qian0–6, 4–6
Win7.14 March 1994Canberra, AustraliaGrassAustralia Angie Woolcock6–3, 6–0
Win8.21 March 1994Newcastle, AustraliaGrassAustralia Angie Marik6–4, 6–2
Win9.16 May 1994Tortosa, SpainClayArgentina Cintia Tortorella7–6(5), 6–3
Win10.13 March 1995Canberra, AustraliaGrassAustralia Gail Biggs6–2, 6–0

Doubles (6–5)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.7 May 1990Manila, PhilippinesHardChina Lin NingChina Chen Li-Ling China Li Fang3–6, 0–6
Win2.29 April 1991Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHardChina Li FangIndonesia Tanti Trayono Indonesia Agustina Wibisono7–5, 6–3
Win3.6 May 1991Manila, PhilippinesHardChina Li FangIndonesia Irawati Moerid Indonesia Lukky Tedjamukti7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(3)
Win4.5 August 1991Nicolosi, ItalyHardChina Li FangItaly Gabriella Boschiero United States Kylie Johnson6–0, 7–6(3)
Win5.2 September 1991Bangkok, ThailandHardChina Li FangThailand Suvimol Duangchan Thailand Benjamas Sangaram6–4, 6–2
Loss6.9 September 1991Bangkok, ThailandHardChina Li FangIndonesia Irawati Moerid Indonesia Lukky Tedjamukti6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss7.23 September 1991Kuroshio, JapanHardChina Li FangJapan Naoko Kinoshita Japan Emiko Takahashi7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8.30 September 1991Hokkaido, JapanHardChina Li FangJapan Yukie Koizumi Japan Miki Mizokuchi1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win9.14 October 1991Kyoto, JapanHardChina Li FangUnited States Diana Gardner Hong Kong Paulette Moreno6–4, 7–5
Loss10.30 September 1991Saga, JapanGrassChina Li FangMexico Lupita Novelo Australia Kristine Kunce7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win11.8 August 1994Jakarta, IndonesiaHardChinese Taipei Weng Tzu-tingIndonesia Natalia Soetrisno Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo6–3, 6–1

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