Jane Chi ( zh, t=戚蓮芝; born June 21, 1974) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Early career

Chi was born in

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, 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

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. She attended the university for three years, while studying for a political science degree, during which time he earned multiple

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n honors. Her regular doubles partner was younger sister Stephanie. In 1994 she played internationally for

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, first in a

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World Group tie against

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in Frankfurt, then at the

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in Hiroshima, where she won a bronze medal in the team competition. During the 1995 season, her last for UCLA, Chi was America's top ranked player in college tennis, ending with a No. 3 ranking.

Professional tennis

From 1995 she competed on the professional circuit. At the 1996 US Open she made her

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debut and reached the second round, with a win over

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. She was a semifinalist at the 1998 Challenge Bell, a

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tournament in Quebec City. Her run included an upset win over second seed

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. Her only other WTA Tour semifinal 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

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and

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. After retiring from tennis she earned a Doctor of Law degree at the

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and now works in Seattle.

ITF finals

Singles (6–3)

Doubles (2–5)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chi, Jane 1974 births Living people American tennis players of Taiwanese descent American female tennis players Taiwanese female tennis players Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in tennis UCLA Bruins women's tennis players University of Idaho alumni Tennis players from Texas Sportspeople from El Paso, Texas Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century American sportswomen