Tian playing collegiate tennis for UCLA Bruins, winning 2023 NCAA Singles Championship.

[2] Tian started playing on the ITF World Tour in February 2019 at the age of 15.

[3] 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.

[5] 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.