Early life
In September 1995, Ip was born in San Francisco, California, United States. Her parents are Elki Cheng and Roney Ip. [2]
Early Career and Education
Ip has won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour. On November 11, 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 662. On July 25, 2016, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 675.
Ip is currently a senior studying kinesiology at Rice University in Houston, Texas (class of 2017), and plays tennis for the Owls. She also organizes events and maintains the budget of the Hong Kong Student Association. [3]
Playing for Hong Kong at the Fed Cup, Ip has a win–loss record of 7–2.[4]
Ip made her WTA main draw debut at the 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open in the doubles event partnering Eudice Chong.
ITF Circuit Finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
|---|
| Winner |
1. |
1 December 2012 |
Kolkata, India |
Hard |
 Rishika Sunkara |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2. |
19 August 2013 |
New Delhi, India |
Hard |
Shweta Rana |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner–up |
3. |
27 July 2014 |
New Delhi, India |
Hard |
 Kim Da-bin |
1–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
