Tian Fangran (born 10 August 2003) is a Chinese tennis player. She played college tennis for the UCLA Bruins, winning the NCAA singles championship in 2023. She has also won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

Tennis career Raised in Beijing, Tian went to high school at Capital Normal University (CNU)'s Yuxin School. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit from 2017 to 2020, winning two Grade 5 singles titles and two Grade 4 doubles titles, and reaching a peak junior ranking of No. 121. She twice won wildcards into junior Grand Slam main draws in singles, at the 2019 French Open and the 2020 Australian Open.

Tian started playing on the ITF World Tour in February 2019 at the age of 15. Over three weeks from October to November 2021, she partnered with Back Da-yeon to win two doubles titles and reach a third final at consecutive W15 events in Antalya, Turkey. She reached the final of the singles draw in one of the weeks in Antalya. In November 2022, she won the W15 singles event in Champaign, Illinois, without dropping a set.

Tian committed to the women's tennis program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2022. Over the 2022/23 collegiate season, Tian rose from a relatively unheralded recruit to the team's No.1 single's spot. She finished the regular season undefeated with a 15-0 record. She was named the Pac-12 Conference's Freshman/Newcomer of the Year in tennis. Seeded No. 9–16 in singles at the 2023 NCAA Championships, Tian proceeded to win the title, UCLA's first individual title since Keri Phebus in 1995, without conceding a single set. Her run included a semifinal rivalry victory against USC's Maddy Sieg. In the final, Tian beat Oklahoma senior Layne Sleeth . She was named Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

In 2023, she received a wildcard from the China Open, losing to Linda Nosková in the first round.

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendW35 tournaments (1–0)W15 tournaments (3–3)Finals by surfaceHard (4–2)Clay (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Julia Riera 6–7(3), 1–6Win 1–1 Nov 2022ITF Champaign, United StatesW15 Hard Sara Daavettila 6–1, 6–3Loss 1–2 Jun 2023Rancho Santa Fe Open, United StatesW15 Hard Megan McCray 1–6, 6–0, 4–6Win 2–2 Jun 2023ITF San Diego, United StatesW15 Hard Aspen Schuman 6–1, 6–2Win 3–2 Jun 2023ITF Los Angeles, United StatesW15 Hard Jessica Luisa Alsola 6–2, 6–1Loss 3–3 Jun 2025ITF Hong Kong, ChinaW15 Hard Ikumi Yamazaki 4–6, 6–2, 1–6Win 4–3 Oct 2025Brisbane QTC International, AustraliaW35 Hard Katie Swan 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–1

Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (0–1)W50 tournaments (1–1)W25/35 tournaments (1–1)W15 tournaments (5–3)Finals by surfaceHard (5–5)Clay (2–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Oct 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Back Da-yeon Doğa Türkmen Melis Ayda Uyar 7–6(5), 6–1Loss 1–1 Nov 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Back Da-yeon Ksenia Laskutova Aleksandra Pospelova 6–2, 2–6, [6–10]Win 2–1 Nov 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Back Da-yeon Anna Chekanskaya Zoziya Kardava 7–5, 6–3Win 3–1 Jun 2023ITF San Diego, USW15 Hard Kimmi Hance Malaika Rapolu Anita Sahdiieva 3–6, 6–1, [11–9]Win 4–1 Jun 2023ITF Los Angeles, USW15 Hard Rinon Okuwaki Fernanda Navarro Brandy Walker 7–5, 6–3Loss 4–2 Aug 2023ITF Valladolid, SpainW25 Hard Ava Markham Alexandra Bozovic Sarah Beth Grey 5–7, 0–6Loss 4–3 Sep 2023Caldas da Rainha Open, PortugalW60+H Hard Ashley Lahey Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge 1–6, 6–2, [7–10]Win 5–3 Jun 2024ITF Tauste, SpainW35+H Hard Rutuja Bhosale Alana Parnaby Victoria Rodríguez 6–2, 6–4Loss 5–4 Jun 2025ITF Hong Kong, ChinaW15 Hard Jeong Bo-young Evgeniya Burdina Anastasia Grechkina 2–6, 2–6Loss 5–5 Jun 2025ITF Hong KongW15 Hard Jeong Bo-young Shek Cheuk Ying Zhang Ying 1–6, 1–6Win 6–5 Jul 2025ITF Lu'an, ChinaW15 Hard Anne Christine Lutkemeyer Wang Jiayi Zhang Junhan 4–6, 7–5, [10–3]Loss 6–6 Sep 2025ITF Guiyang, ChinaW50 Hard Zhang Ying Varvara Panshina Daria Zelinskaya 2–6, 4–6Win 7–6 Jun 2026ITF Palma del Río, SpainW50 Hard Rutuja Bhosale Elena Micic Belle Thompson 6–3, 6–4

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