| Country (sports) |  Chinese Taipei United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rancho Palos Verdes, California |
| Born | (1976-10-22)October 22, 1976 (age 48) Lafayette, Indiana |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | January 5, 1995 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $943,370 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 278–274 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 79 (April 6, 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1999) |
| French Open | 1R (1997,1998,1999,2002) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998,1999,2001) |
| US Open | 3R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 193–199 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (February 17, 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2005) |
| French Open | 2R (1998,2001) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| US Open | QF (2004) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 29–8 |
Janet Lee (Chinese:李慧芝, born October 22, 1976) is a Taiwanese-American retiredtennis player. She won three doubles titles during her professional career on theWTA Tour. She competed in all fourGrand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles. Her career-high singles ranking is 79, and her best doubles ranking world No. 20.
Since retiring, she has been an assistant coach for theCalifornia State University, Fullerton(CSUF) women's tennis team.[1] She was a full-time undergraduate student at the university, majoring in Business with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance. After earning her B.A. at CSUF, she joined the professional services firmDeloitte & Touche, LLP.
Her father is Shun-Yi Lee, a physicist, and her mother is Vanni Lee, a DP coordinator. Lee graduated from high school in 1994 and decided to postpone college to pursue a professional tennis career.[citation needed] She started playing tennis at age five.
Lee competed in tennis competitions forChinese Taipei at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney women's doubles with partnerWeng Tzu-ting. They lost in the first round.
Playing doubles at the2004 US Open withPeng Shuai, Lee reached the quarterfinals where they lost toBarbara Schett andPatty Schnyder, 2–6, 5–7.
Lee retired from professional tennis in 2006.
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (1–0) |
| Tier III (1–3) |
| Tier IV & V (1–0) |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2001 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Hard (i) |  Wynne Prakusya |  Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil | 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2001 | Stanford Classic, U.S | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2001 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Wynne Prakusya |  Evie Dominikovic Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2001 | Japan Open | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | Liezel HuberRachel McQuillan | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2002 | China Open | Hard |  Anna Kournikova |  Ai SugiyamaRika Fujiwara | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2003 | Doha Open, Qatar | Hard | Wynne Prakusya |  María Vento-KabchiAngelique Widjaja | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 12 September 1994 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard |  Sonya Jeyaseelan | 2–6, 4-6 |
| Win | 2. | 21 July 2001 | Mahwah, United States | Hard |  Svetlana Krivencheva | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 3. | 2 June 2002 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Laura Granville | 4–6, 6–4, 6-4 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 23 September 1999 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | Laxmi Poruri | Meilen Tu Amanda Wainwright | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 10 February 1997 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Angela LettiereNana Smith | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 9 March 1997 | Rockford, United States | Hard |  Maria Strandlund |  Elena Brioukhovets Noëlle van Lottum | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 30 June 1997 | Queens, United States | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Keri Phebus Fang Li | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 22 September 1997 | Newport Beach, United States | Hard | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | Amanda AugustusAmy Jensen | 6–3, 6-3 |
| Loss | 6. | 16 April 2000 | La Cañada, United States | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | Amanda AugustusJulie Scott | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | 9 July 2000 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Vanessa Webb | Sandra CacicRenata Kolbovic | 6–4, 6-1 |
| Win | 8. | 31 July 2000 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | Sandra CacicRenata Kolbovic | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 29 April 2001 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Samantha Reeves | Melissa Middleton Nirupama Sanjeev | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1 May 2001 | Dothan, United States | Clay | Marissa Irvin | Alina Jidkova Gabriela Voleková | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 5 February 2002 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Elena Tatarkova | Maria Geznenge Michaela Paštiková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | 22 July 2003 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Jessica Lehnhoff | Bryanne StewartChristina Wheeler | 6–3, 6-4 |
| Win | 13. | 4 November 2003 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | Amy Frazier |  Gisela DulkoMeilen Tu | 3–6, 6–1, 6-2 |
