Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese-born 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
The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...
. At the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
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
Desmond Tyson (born 26 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
A right-handed player, Tyson comes from the New South Wales town of Griffith. He partnered with Jamie Harty to win the boys' doubles title ...
.
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
The Hong Kong Billie Jean King Cup team represents Hong Kong in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hong Kong Tennis Association. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2022.
Team members
2015 Fe ...
. She played in a total of eight ties, across 1997 and 1998, while also serving as team captain.
ITF finals
Singles (6–4)
Doubles (6–5)
References
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1971 births
Living people
Hong Kong female tennis players
Tennis players from Hunan
Hong Kong people of Chinese descent
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in tennis
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players for China
Tennis players at the 1990 Asian Games
Chinese female tennis players