| Birth date | 31 May 2004 (age 22) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Taiwan |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $38,854 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 1035 (27 May 2024) |
| Doublestitles | 17 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 161 (4 May 2026) |
| Currentdoublesranking | No. 161 (4 May 2026) |
| Team | yes |
| Fedcupresult | 3–1 |
| Updated | 13 May 2026 |
Li Yu-yun (Chinese: 李羽芸; born 31 May 2004) is a Taiwanese tennis player who specialises in doubles.
She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 161, achieved on 4 May 2026.[1]
Playing for Chinese Taipei Billie Jean King Cup team, Li Yu-yun has a win–loss record of 3–1.[2]
Partnering Haley Giavara, she won her first W50 tournament in May 2024 at the Kunming Open in China.[3]
Career highlights
Juniors
Li reached a career-high combined junior ranking of 37 on 31 October 2022. In the doubles final of the J1 College Park tournament in August 2022, she and her Japanese partner Sara Saito defeated Anastasiia Gureva from Russia and Carolina Kuhl from Germany, 6–4, 6–2.[4] The season's latest Grade A event in October, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, concluded on Sunday partnering with Sara Saito as girls’ doubles champions, respectively.[5]
Professional
Li achieved better results in doubles tennis. She won five championships in total in 2022, four of which were in Antalya.[6][7]
In 2023, she won the championship in tournaments in Malaysia and Japan. In June 2023, she won the title with her Belgian partner Sofia Costoulas in the Tainan tournament held in her home country.[8]
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2025 | Changsha Open, China | Hard | Yao Xinxin | Eudice Chong Liang En-shuo | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2026 | Huzhou Open, China | Clay | Hiroko Kuwata | Sofya Lansere Anastasia Zolotareva | 4–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W75 tournaments |
| W50 tournaments |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia | W15 | Clay | Anna Zyryanova | Bianca Behúlová Katarina Kuzmová | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Aruzhan Sagandikova | Anastasia Zolotareva Rada Zolotareva | 7–5, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Koharu Niimi | Mayuka Aikawa Amelie van Impe | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Amelie Van Impe | Daria Lodikova Melis Ayda Uyar | 6–2, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 5–0 | Dec 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Anna Zyryanova | Ksenia Laskutova Aleksandra Pospelova | 3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 6–0 | Feb 2023 | ITF Ipoh, Malaysia | W15 | Hard | Anastasiia Poplavska | Feng Shuo Guo Hanyu | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–0 | Feb 2023 | ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | W15 | Hard | Guo Hanyu | Anchisa Chanta Ayaka Okuno | 6–0, 2–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 8–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Kuching, Malaysia | W15 | Hard | Guo Hanyu | Feng Shuo Guo Meiqi | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Hinode, Japan | W15 | Hard | Rinon Okuwaki | Akari Inoue Tsao Chia-yi | 4–6, 7–6(5), [5–10] |
| Win | 9–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Fukui, Japan | W15 | Hard | Rinon Okuwaki | Erina Hayashi Kisa Yoshioka | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 9–2 | May 2023 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | W25 | Hard | Tang Qianhui | Choi Ji-hee Ku Yeon-woo | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Luzhou, China | W25 | Hard | Tang Qianhui | Feng Shuo Zheng Wushuang | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
| Win | 11–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | W25 | Clay | Sofia Costoulas | Lee Ya-hsin Lee Ya-hsuan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–3 | Jan 2024 | ITF Bangalore, India | W50 | Hard | Eri Shimizu | Camilla Rosatello Darja Semeņistaja | 6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–3 | May 2024 | Kunming Open, China | W50 | Clay | Haley Giavara | Feng Shuo Park So-hyun | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–4 | Aug 2024 | ITF Kunshan, China | W35 | Hard | Yao Xinxin | Lee Ya-hsin Cody Wong | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–4 | Jan 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Li Zongyu | Astrid Brune Olsen Ena Koike | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 14–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Li Zongyu | Punnin Kovapitukted Yuki Naito | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Li Zongyu | Nicole Fossa Huergo Zhibek Kulambayeva | 6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 16–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Li Zongyu | Amina Anshba Yuki Naito | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16–5 | Jun 2025 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | W35 | Hard | Eri Shimizu | Park So-hyun Janice Tjen | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 16–6 | Aug 2025 | ITF Bistrița, Romania | W50 | Clay | Daria Lodikova | Ángela Fita Boluda Ylena In-Albon | 6–7(5), 5–7 |
| Loss | 16–7 | Feb 2026 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, France | W75 | Hard (i) | Li Zongyu | Julie Belgraver Lara Salden | 4–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Win | 17–7 | Feb 2026 | ITF Mâcon, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Li Zongyu | Enola Chiesa Jenny Lim | 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] |
References
- ^ "Li Yu-yun | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association
- ^ "Li Yu-yun Billie Jean King Cup team". Billie Jean King Cup[dead link]
- ^ "ITF W50 Anning Main Draws". itftennis.com
- ^ "Top Seed Midon Takes ITF College Park J1 Singles Title; Saito Sweeps Girls Championships Saturday at Junior Tennis Champions Center". tenniskalamazoo
- ^ "OSAKA MAYOR'S CUP: KEY LEARNINGS FROM THE LATEST JUNIOR GRADE A EVENT". itftennis.com
- ^ "新見 小晴 & Yu-Yun Li ITF W15 ダブルス優勝". tennistribe.jp
- ^ "17 year-old young Kazakhstani tennis player became the champion of the tournament in Turkey". turanews.kz. 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Sofia Costoulas gagne un troisième tournoi en double". rtl.be. 17 June 2023.