On 15 December 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No.
371.
On 15 July 2013, she peaked at No.
211 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for China at the Fed Cup, Tang has a win–loss record of 7–7.
She won a place in the main draw of the singles event for the 2014 Australian Open when she won the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Playoff, defeating Risa Ozaki of Japan in the final, and was drawn against 30th seed Eugenie Bouchard, with the Canadian going through in straight sets.