Amber Liu (tennis)

Amber Liu
Born	(1984-07-06) July 6, 1984
Occupation	Former professional tennis player
Known for	Two-time NCAA singles champion (2003, 2004)

Amber Christine Liu Chang (born July 6, 1984) is a former American professional tennis athlete and spouse of fellow tennis professional Michael Chang. During her time at Stanford University, she secured the NCAA singles championship twice, in 2003 and 2004. Her career-high rankings reached No. 241 in singles and No. 600 in doubles on the global stage.

College

From 2002 to 2006, Liu pursued an economics degree at Stanford University while competing on the women's tennis squad. She achieved a singles record of 94–23 and contributed significantly to Stanford's streak of three straight NCAA team titles from 2004 through 2006. Liu earned the NCAA singles championship twice (in 2003 and 2004), was a finalist in NCAA doubles in 2005, and garnered All-American honors four times. She joined the ranks of Stanford women who have won two NCAA singles crowns, following predecessors Patty Fendick, Sandra Birch, and Laura Granville. In recognition of her outstanding performance in 2004, she was awarded the Honda Sports Award as the top female collegiate tennis player nationwide.

2005

A shoulder injury during the summer of 2005 caused a decline in Liu's professional ranking.

2008

In July 2008, Liu was granted a wildcard entry for the women's singles draw at the Bank of the West Classic, held at her alma mater, Stanford University. There, she played her last professional match but was defeated in the opening round by Switzerland’s fifth-seeded World No. 13, Patty Schnyder.

Personal life

Liu’s parents, Marvin and Valerie Liu, both graduated from Stanford; her father practices medicine while her mother works as an attorney. Her coaches included Emmanuel Udozorh and Michael Chang, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. On October 18, 2008, Liu married Michael Chang. The couple has two daughters: Lani (born December 9, 2010) and Maile (born February 2013).

Singles 4 (2–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Event	Surface	Final Opponent	Final Score
Champion	1.	June 17, 2002	Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	Hard	Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Romy Farah	6–2, 6–2
Finalist	2.	July 6, 2003	Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Shenay Perry	0–6, 5–7
Champion	3.	July 10, 2006	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Template:Country data URUTemplate:Namespace detect showall Estefanía Craciún	6–3, 6–4
Finalist	4.	March 31, 2007	Hyderabad, India	Hard	Template:Country data SWITemplate:Namespace detect showall Stefanie Vögele	7–5, 5–7, 3–6

See also

• NCAA Women's Tennis Championship