Li Zongyu
| Country (sports) |  China | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $91,666 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 159–94 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 5 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 293 (31 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 481 (03 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 75–42 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 7 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (20 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 224 (03 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 07 November 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Li Zongyu (born 27 May 2003) is an Chinese professional female tennis player.
Li has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 293, achieved on 31 March 2025, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 220, achieved on 20 October 2025. She has won 5 singles titles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
[edit]In July 2023, she defeated compatriot You Xiaodi at the ITF W25 tournament in Naiman, China. She win her first title of the season. This was also her fourth career singles title.[1]
In July 2024, she won the ITF W35 tournament held in Naiman, China.[2]
In September 2024, she and her partner Shi Han reached the doubles final at the ITF W50 tournament in Guiyang, China.[3]
2025: Bronze medal at the University Games and WTA Tour debut
[edit]In July 2025, she won the bronze medal in the women's Doubles Tennis competition at the 2025 Summer World University Games alongside Yao Xinxin.[4]
Li made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2025 Jiangxi Open, in the doubles tournament, partnering with Li Yu-yun. In the first round, American Quinn Gleason and Russian Elena Pridankina were defeated in both sets.[5][6]
ITF Circuit Finals
[edit]Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| W50 tournaments (0–1) |
| W25/35 tournaments (2–0) |
| W15 tournaments (3–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Bai Zhuoxuan
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Elena-Teodora Cadar
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Wei Sijia
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Wei Sijia
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Ekaterina Shalimova
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Naiman, China | W25 | Hard | You Xiaodi
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2024 | Kunming Open, China | W50 | Clay | Shi Han
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2024 | ITF Naiman, China | W35 | Hard | Liu Fangzhou
|
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| W75 tournaments (0–1) |
| W50 tournaments (0–2) |
| W25/35 tournaments (5–2) |
| W15 tournaments (2–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Jiang Zijun
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 Bhuvana Kalva Jennifer Luikham
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Mia Repac
|
 Saki Imamura Honoka Kobayashi
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6–3, 0–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W25 | Hard | Vasanti Shinde
|
 Dalayna Hewitt Alana Smith
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6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2024 | ITF Changwon, Korea | W35 | Hard | Shi Han
|
 Paige Hourigan Erika Sema
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4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2024 | ITF Guiyang, China | W50 | Hard | Shi Han
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Feng Shuo Ye Qiuyu
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6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jan 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Li Yu-yun
|
 Astrid Brune Olsen Ena Koike
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6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Li Yu-yun
|
 Punnin Kovapitukted Yuki Naito
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Li Yu-yun
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 Nicole Fossa Huergo  Zhibek Kulambayeva
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6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Li Yu-yun
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Amina Anshba Yuki Naito
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Mar 2025 | ITF Shenzhen, China | W50 | Hard | Xun Fangying
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 Cody Wong Zheng Wushuang
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6–3, 5–7, [2–10] |
| Win | 6–5 | May 2025 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W35 | Hard | Feng Shuo
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Hiromi Abe Ikumi Yamazaki
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2025 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | W75 | Clay | Feng Shuo
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 Renáta Jamrichová Elena Pridankina
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Oct 2025 | ITF Kunshan, China | W35 | Hard | Zheng Wushuang
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Rutuja Bhosale Ankita Raina
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6–2, 6–2 |
References
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- ^ "2025 Jiangxi Open Scores". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "2025 Jiangxi Open" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2025.