title: Yu Liqiao
text: # Yu Liqiao
  
  Yu Liqiao (born 26 November 1957) is a Chinese tennis coach and former player. She was an early coach of Li Na.
  
  Yu played for the China Federation Cup team from 1981 to 1983, winning five singles rubbers. She also represented China at the Asian Games and was a singles bronze medalist in 1982.
  
  Her performances on the WTA Tour include a doubles title at the 1979 Borden Classic and a run to the singles quarter-finals of the Japan Open in 1980, beating fifth seed Renáta Tomanová en route.
  
  ## WTA Tour finals
  
  ### Doubles (1–1)
  
  | Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Win | October, 1979 | Borden Classic, Japan | Colgate Series | Carpet | Chen Chuan | Sue Saliba Mary Sawyer | 6–0, 7–6 |
  | Loss | October, 1979 | Japan Open, Japan | Colgate Series | Carpet | Chen Chuan | Betsy Nagelsen Penny Johnson | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
  