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Career finals
Discipline
Type
Won
Lost
Total
WR
Singles
Grand Slam tournaments
2
2
4
0.50
Summer Olympics
–
–
–
–
Year-end championships
–
1
1
0.00
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
1
3
4
0.25
WTA Tour
6
6
12
0.50
Total
9
12
21
0.43
Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments
–
–
–
–
Summer Olympics
–
–
–
–
Year-end championships
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
–
–
–
–
WTA Tour
2
0
2
1.00
Total
2
0
2
1.00
Total
11
12
23
0.48
1) WR = Winning Rate
This is a list of the main career statistics of Chinese professional tennis player, Li Na . Over the course of her career, Li won nine WTA singles titles, including two Grand Slam singles titles at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open and one Premier 5 singles title at the 2012 Western & Southern Open . She also finished in fourth place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was the runner-up at the 2011 and 2013 Australian Open and 2013 WTA Tour Championships . Li achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 on February 17, 2014.
Career achievements [ ]
Li won her first Grand Slam singles title at the
2011 French Open .
On October 3, 2004 Li defeated Martina Suchá in the final of the Guangzhou International Women's Open to become the first Chinese woman to win a singles title on the WTA Tour . At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , Li became the first Chinese player to be seeded in a Grand Slam event. She went on to reach the quarterfinals, becoming the first Chinese player in history (male or female) to achieve this feat but lost to second seed Kim Clijsters .
In January 2010, Li and her compatriot Zheng Jie reached the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open in singles. This marked the first time in history where two Chinese players had reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament simultaneously. Following this event, Li became the first Chinese player in history to achieve a top ten ranking in singles. Later that year, Li reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon , losing to the eventual champion Serena Williams (this being the fourth Grand Slam tournament in a row in which Li had lost to the eventual champion).
At the 2011 Australian Open , Li defeated world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals in three sets, saving a match point in the second set to become the first Chinese player in history to reach a Grand Slam final in singles. However, she lost to Kim Clijsters in three sets. At the 2011 French Open , Li defeated Petra Kvitová in the fourth round to become the first Chinese player in history to reach the quarterfinals or better at all four Grand Slam events in singles. She then defeated Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively en route to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, where she defeated the defending champion, Francesca Schiavone , in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam singles title and thus became the first player from Asia to achieve such a feat. She achieved a new career high singles ranking of world No. 4 following the event. Following her strong performances throughout the year, Li qualified for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships , becoming the first Chinese player in history to do so. She finished the year ranked world No. 5, becoming the first Chinese player to finish a year ranked in the top ten.
In January 2013, Li won the first edition of the Shenzhen Open with a three set victory over Klára Zakopalová in the final. At the 2013 Australian Open , Li reached her third Grand Slam singles final without dropping a set but lost to world No. 1 and defending champion Victoria Azarenka in three sets. Later that year, Li reached the semifinals of the US Open and the final of the WTA Tour Championships for the first time in her career. She finished the year at a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3.
In January 2014, Li successfully defended her title at the Shenzhen Open before winning her second Grand Slam singles title at the 2014 Australian Open , defeating Dominika Cibulková in the final in straight sets. On February 17, 2014, Li became the highest ranked Asian player in history when she rose to a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.
Performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles [ ]
Tournament
2000
2001
...
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open
A
LQ
A
3R
1R
4R
3R
A
SF
F
4R
F
W
1 / 9
34–8
81%
French Open
A
A
A
A
3R
3R
A
4R
3R
W
4R
2R
1R
1 / 8
20–7
74%
Wimbledon
A
LQ
A
A
QF
A
2R
3R
QF
2R
2R
QF
3R
0 / 8
19–8
70%
US Open
LQ
A
A
1R
4R
A
4R
QF
1R
1R
3R
SF
A
0 / 8
17–8
68%
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–2
9–4
5–2
6–3
9–3
11–4
14–3
9–4
16–4
9–2
2 / 33
90–31
74%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
1R
Not Held
A
Not Held
4th
Not Held
1R
Not Held
0 / 3
4–4
50%
Year-end championships
WTA Tour Championships
Did Not Qualify
RR
RR
F
A
0 / 3
6–5
55%
WTA 1000 / Tier I / Premier Mandatory & 5
Dubai / Qatar Open [1]
NH
Not Tier I
SF
1R
QF
2R
A
A
3R
0 / 5
7–5
40%
Indian Wells Open
A
A
A
A
4R
SF
A
4R
2R
2R
QF
A
SF
0 / 7
17–7
71%
Miami Open
A
A
A
A
2R
QF
A
QF
2R
2R
QF
QF
F
0 / 8
19–8
70%
Madrid Open
Not Held
2R
QF
SF
QF
1R
QF
0 / 6
14–6
70%
Italian Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
SF
F
3R
QF
0 / 4
8–4
67%
Canadian Open
A
A
A
3R
1R
A
A
A
3R
3R
F
SF
A
0 / 6
10–6
63%
Cincinnati Open
Not Held
Not Tier I
A
3R
3R
W
SF
A
1 / 4
9–3
75%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open [2]
A
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
SF
A
A
3R
A
A
0 / 4
6–4
60%
China Open
Not Tier I
3R
SF
1R
SF
QF
A
0 / 5
12–5
70%
Former Tier I
Family Circle Cup
A
A
A
A
A
3R
A
Not Tier I
0 / 1
1–1
50%
German Open
A
A
A
A
SF
2R
A
Not Tier I
0 / 2
5–2
71%
Kremlin Cup
A
A
A
A
1R
A
1R
Not Tier I
0 / 2
0–2
0%
Career statistics
Tournaments
3
1
2
14
22
13
15
17
21
18
16
15
9
Career total: 166
Titles
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
Career total: 9
Finals
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
Career total: 21
Overall Win–Loss
1–3
0–1
6–1
23–14
40–21
23–13
29–15
35–16
36–20
32–17
42–17
44–14
28–07
9 / 166
503–188
73%
Win (%)
25%
0%
86%
62%
66%
64%
66%
69%
64%
65%
74%
76%
80%
Career total: 73%
Year-end ranking
134
303
80
57
21
29
23
15
11
5
7
3
9
Notes
1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status.
2 In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open .
WTA circuit win–loss record (including Grand Slams and Fed Cup) is: 339–159 (68.07%)
ITF circuit win–loss record is: 126–22 (85.14%)
Grand Slam qualification matches win–loss record is: 1–3 (25%)
WTA circuit qualification matches win–loss record is: 17–1 (94.44%)
ITF circuit qualification matches win–loss record is: 20–3 (86.96%)
Overall win–loss record is: 503–188 (72.79%)
Doubles [ ]
Tournament
2000
2001
2005
2006
2007
2008
SR
W–L
Australian Open
A
1R
A
2R
2R
1R
0 / 4
2–4
French Open
Absent
2R
2R
A
0 / 2
2–2
Wimbledon
Absent
2R
Absent
0 / 1
1–1
US Open
2R
A
3R
1R
Absent
0 / 3
3–3
Win–Loss
1–1
0–1
2–1
3–4
2–2
0–1
0 / 10
8–10
Significant finals [ ]
Grand Slam tournament finals [ ]
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
2011
Australian Open
Hard
Kim Clijsters
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win
2011
French Open
Clay
Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss
2013
Australian Open (2)
Hard
Victoria Azarenka
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win
2014
Australian Open
Hard
Dominika Cibulková
7–6(7–3) , 6–0
Olympic finals [ ]
Singles: 1 bronze medal match [ ]
Year-end championships [ ]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
2013
WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul
Hard (i)
Serena Williams
6–2, 3–6, 0–6
WTA Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 finals [ ]
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
2012
Italian Open
Clay
Maria Sharapova
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
2012
Canadian Open
Hard
Petra Kvitová
5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win
2012
Cincinnati Masters
Hard
Angelique Kerber
1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss
2014
Miami Masters
Hard
Serena Williams
5–7, 1–6
WTA career finals [ ]
Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups) [ ]
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–2)
WTA Tour Championships (0–1)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1–3)
Tier II / Premier (1–2)
Tier III, IV & V / International (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (1–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 2004
Guangzhou International , China
Tier III
Hard
Martina Suchá
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–1
May 2005
Portugal Open
Tier IV
Clay
Lucie Šafářová
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 3–6
Loss
1–2
May 2006
Portugal Open
Tier IV
Clay
Zheng Jie
7–6(7–4) , 5–7 ret.
Win
2–2
Jan 2008
Brisbane International , Australia
Tier III
Hard
Victoria Azarenka
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
2–3
Mar 2009
Monterrey Open , Mexico
International
Hard
Marion Bartoli
4–6, 3–6
Loss
2–4
Jun 2009
Birmingham Classic , UK
International
Grass
Magdaléna Rybáriková
0–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
3–4
Jun 2010
Birmingham Classic, UK
International
Grass
Maria Sharapova
7–5, 6–1
Win
4–4
Jan 2011
Sydney International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Kim Clijsters
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Loss
4–5
Jan 2011
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Kim Clijsters
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win
5–5
Jun 2011
French Open
Grand Slam
Clay
Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss
5–6
Jan 2012
Sydney International, Australia
Premier
Hard
Victoria Azarenka
2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss
5–7
May 2012
Italian Open
Premier 5
Clay
Maria Sharapova
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
5–8
Aug 2012
Canadian Open
Premier 5
Hard
Petra Kvitová
5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win
6–8
Aug 2012
Cincinnati Open , USA
Premier 5
Hard
Angelique Kerber
1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win
7–8
Jan 2013
Shenzhen Open , China
International
Hard
Klára Zakopalová
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss
7–9
Jan 2013
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Victoria Azarenka
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
7–10
Apr 2013
Stuttgart Open , Germany
Premier
Clay (i)
Maria Sharapova
4–6, 3–6
Loss
7–11
Oct 2013
WTA Championships , Turkey
WTA Finals
Hard (i)
Serena Williams
6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Win
8–11
Jan 2014
Shenzhen Open, China (2)
International
Hard
Peng Shuai
6–4, 7–5
Win
9–11
Jan 2014
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Dominika Cibulková
7–6(7–3) , 6–0
Loss
9–12
Mar 2014
Miami Open , USA
Premier M
Hard
Serena Williams
5–7, 1–6
Doubles: 2 (2 titles) [ ]
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2000
Tashkent Open , Uzbekistan
Hard
Li Ting
Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win
2–0
Jun 2006
Birmingham Classic , UK
Grass
Jelena Janković
Jill Craybas Liezel Huber
6–2, 6–4
ITF finals [ ]
Singles (19-1) [ ]
Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
13 June 1999
Shenzhen , China
Hard
Chung Yang-jin
6–2, 6–3
Win
2.
20 June 1999
Shenzhen, China
Hard
Chung Yang-jin
6–0, 6–0
Win
3.
29 August 1999
Westende , Belgium
Clay
Daphne van de Zande
6–3, 6–1
Win
4.
23 January 2000
Boca Raton , United States
Hard
Sandra Cacic
6–4, 6–3
Win
5.
26 March 2000
Nanjing , China
Hard
Marie-Ève Pelletier
7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Win
6.
20 April 2000
Nanjing , China
Hard
Ding Ding
6–2, 6–2
Win
7.
16 April 2000
Shenyang , China
Hard
Sun Tiantian
6–0, 6–4
Win
8.
23 April 2000
Dalian , China
Hard
Chen Li-Ling
6–4, 6–4
Win
9.
14 May 2000
Seoul , South Korea
Clay
Kim Eun-ha
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win
10.
18 May 2000
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Hard
Wynne Prakusya
6–1, 6–2
Win
11.
9 July 2000
Civitanova Marche , Italy
Clay
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–0)
Win
12.
22 April 2001
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hard
Roberta Vinci
6–4, 7–5
Win
13.
29 July 2001
Guangzhou , China
Hard
Liu Nannan
6–1, 6–2
Win
14.
10 February 2002
Midland , United States
Hard
Mashona Washington
6–1, 6–2
Win
15.
13 May 2004
Beijing , China
Hard
Seiko Okamoto
6–4, 6–4
Win
16.
30 May 2004
Tongliao , China
Hard
Bahia Mouhtassine
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win
17.
6 June 2004
Wulanhaote , China
Hard
Liu Nannan
6–0, 6–0
Win
18.
13 June 2004
Beijing, China
Hard
Suchanan Viratprasert
6–2, 6–4
Loss
1.
19 September 2004
Beijing, China
Hard
Zheng Jie
4–6, 4–6
Win
19.
31 October 2004
Shenzhen, China
Hard
Sun Tiantian
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Doubles (16-5) [ ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
13 June 1999
Shenzhen, China
Hard
Li Ting
Liza Andriyani Irawati Iskandar
6–1, 6–3
Win
2.
21 June 1999
Shenzhen, China
Hard
Li Ting
Chung Yang-jin
6–3, 6–1
Win
3.
15 August 1999
Rebecq , Belgium
Clay
Li Ting
Maaike Koutstaal
6–1, 6–4
Win
4.
22 August 1999
Koksijde , Belgium
Clay
Li Ting
Rewa Hudson Shelley Stephens
6–3, 6–2
Win
5.
29 August 1999
Westende, Belgium
Clay
Li Ting
7–6(5) , 6–2
Win
6.
19 September 1999
Ibaraki, Japan
Clay
Li Ting
Mareze Joubert
7–6(4) , 6–3
Win
7.
26 September 1999
Tokyo , Japan
Clay
Li Ting
Maki Arai Kumiko Iijima
6–2, 6–1
Win
8.
12 December 1999
Manila , Philippines
Hard
Li Ting
Haruka Inoue Maiko Inoue
6–3, 6–2
Loss
9.
17 January 2000
Boca Raton, United States
Hard
Li Ting
Sandra Cacic Lindsay Lee-Waters
4–6, 5–7
Win
10.
30 January 2000
Hallandale, United States
Hard
Li Ting
Jean Okada Hana Šromová
6–3, 7–5
Win
11.
28 February 2000
Chengdu City , China
Hard
Li Ting
Joana Cortez Katalin Marosi
6–1, 6–3
Win
12.
26 March 2000
Nanjing, China
Hard
Li Ting
Chae Kyung-yee Ryoko Takemura
7–6(4) , 6–1
Win
13.
2 April 2000
Nanjing, China
Hard
Li Ting
Ding Ding
6–1, 7–6
Win
14.
23 April 2000
Dalian, China
Hard
Ding Ding
Chang Kyung-mi
7–5, 6–3
Loss
15.
14 May 2000
Seoul , South Korea
Clay
Li Ting
Shinobu Asagoe Saori Obata
1–6, 3–6
Loss
16.
28 May 2000
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hard
Li Ting
Cho Yoon-jeong Saori Obata
1–6, 2–6
Loss
17.
4 June 2000
Shenzhen, China
Hard
Li Ting
Kim Eun-ha Saori Obata
1–6, 3–6
Win
18.
2 July 2000
Orbetello , Italy
Clay
Li Ting
Joana Cortez Miriam D'Agostini
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win
19.
11 March 2001
Hangzhou, China
Hard
Lenka Dlhopolcová Remi Tezuka
6–3, 6–3
Loss
20.
21 April 2002
Cagliari, Italy
Clay
Li Ting
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
4–6, 0–6
Win
21.
22 August 2004
Bronx, United States
Hard
Liu Nannan
Jessica Lehnhoff Christina Wheeler
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Head-to-head vs. top 10 players [ ]
Player
Record
W%
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Venus Williams
3–0
100%
3–0
0–0
0–0
Won (7–5, 3–6, 6–1) at 2012 Cincinnati
Ana Ivanovic
2–0
100%
1–0
1–0
0–0
Won (3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) ) at 2013 Toronto
Garbiñe Muguruza
2–0
100%
1–0
1–0
0–0
Won (7–6(8–6) , 6–2) at 2013 Miami
Amélie Mauresmo
1–0
100%
1–0
0–0
0–0
Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2009 Indian Wells
Karolína Plíšková
1–0
100%
1–0
0–0
0–0
Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Indian Wells
Angelique Kerber
7–1
88%
5–1
1–0
1–0
Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2013 Cincinnati
Caroline Wozniacki
4–2
67%
4–2
0–0
0–0
Won (7–5, 7–5) at 2014 Miami
Jelena Janković
6–4
60%
6–2
0–2
0–0
Won (6–3, 2–6, 6–3) at 2013 WTA Finals
Dinara Safina
2–2
50%
1–1
1–1
0–0
Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7) ) at 2009 Madrid
Simona Halep
1–1
50%
0–1
0–0
1–0
Won (6–2, 1–6, 6–0) at 2013 Wimbledon
Victoria Azarenka
5–6
45%
4–5
1–1
0–0
Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2013 WTA Finals
Maria Sharapova
5–10
33%
2–5
1–4
2–1
Lost (6–2, 6–7(2–7) , 3–6) at 2014 Madrid
Kim Clijsters
2–6
25%
2–5
0–0
0–1
Lost (6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 4–6) at 2012 Australian Open
Serena Williams
1–11
8%
1–10
0–0
0–1
Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2014 Miami
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
0–1
0%
0–1
0–0
0–0
Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2000 Summer Olympics
Martina Hingis
0–1
0%
0–1
0–0
0–0
Lost (6–4, 3–6, 0–6) at 2007 Australian Open
Lindsay Davenport
0–2
0%
0–2
0–0
0–0
Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2005 Bali
Number 2 ranked players
Petra Kvitová
4–3
57%
2–2
2–1
0–0
Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2013 WTA Finals
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–5
55%
5–1
0–1
1–3
Lost (6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 2–6) at 2013 Wimbledon
Vera Zvonareva
4–4
50%
4–4
0–0
0–0
Won (7–5, 6–3) at 2014 Shenzhen
Svetlana Kuznetsova
4–6
40%
2–4
1–2
1–0
Won (3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–3) at 2011 Sydney
Number 3 ranked players
Mary Pierce
1–0
100%
1–0
0–0
0–0
Won (4–6, 6–0, 6–0) at 2006 US Open
Elena Dementieva
1–3
25%
1–3
0–0
0–0
Lost (2–6, 0–6) at 2009 Beijing
Nadia Petrova
1–6
14%
1–4
0–1
0–1
Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2012 Beijing
Number 4 ranked players
Dominika Cibulková
7–0
100%
5–0
2–0
0–0
Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) at 2014 Miami
Jelena Dokic
1–0
100%
0–0
1–0
0–0
Won (6–0, 3–6, 6–2) at 2005 Rabat
Francesca Schiavone
4–2
67%
3–1
1–1
0–0
Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2012 Beijing
Samantha Stosur
1–6
14%
0–4
1–2
0–0
Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2014 Rome
Kimiko Date-Krumm
0–1
0%
0–1
0–0
0–0
Lost (4–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2010 Bali
Number 5 ranked players
Eugenie Bouchard
2–0
100%
2–0
0–0
0–0
Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2014 Australian Open
Lucie Šafářová
7–1
88%
6–0
1–1
0–0
Won (1–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3) at 2014 Australian Open
Sara Errani
6–1
86%
4–0
2–1
0–0
Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2014 Rome
Daniela Hantuchová
3–4
43%
3–2
0–0
0–2
Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2013 Beijing
Anna Chakvetadze
2–3
40%
1–3
1–0
0–0
Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2010 Moscow
Number 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro
2–0
100%
1–0
1–0
0–0
Won (6–0, 6–2) at 2014 Miami
Flavia Pennetta
3–3
50%
2–3
1–0
0–0
Lost (6–7(5–7) , 3–6) at 2014 Indian Wells
Number 7 ranked players
Roberta Vinci
4–0
100%
2–0
1–0
1–0
Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2013 Wimbledon
Nicole Vaidišová
3–0
100%
2–0
0–0
1–0
Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2008 Stuttgart
Belinda Bencic
1–0
100%
1–0
0–0
0–0
Won (6–0, 7–6(7–5) ) at 2014 Australian Open
Madison Keys
2–1
66%
2–0
0–1
0–0
Won (7–6(7–3) , 6–3) at 2014 Miami
Patty Schnyder
3–2
60%
2–2
1–0
0–0
Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2009 Indian Wells
Marion Bartoli
1–1
50%
1–1
0–0
0–0
Won (3–6, 7–5, 6–0) at 2010 Dubai
Number 8 ranked players
Ekaterina Makarova
5–0
100%
5–0
0–0
0–0
Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2014 Australian Open
Ai Sugiyama
1–0
100%
1–0
0–0
0–0
Won (1–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2) at 2005 Dubai
Number 9 ranked players
Andrea Petkovic
1–0
100%
1–0
0–0
0–0
Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2011 Australian Open
Timea Bacsinszky
1–1
50%
0–1
1–0
0–0
Lost (4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7) ) at 2010 Miami
Number 10 ranked players
Maria Kirilenko
4–1
80%
3–1
1–0
0–0
Won (6–4, 7–6(7–4) ) at 2011 New Haven
Kristina Mladenovic
1–1
50%
0–0
1–1
0–0
Lost (5–7, 6–3, 1–6) at 201 4 French Open
Total
121–100
55%
90–72 (56%)
23–19 (55%)
7–9 (44%)
Wins over reigning world No. 1's [ ]
#
Player
Event
Surface
Round
Score
Outcome
1.
Serena Williams
2008 Stuttgart Open
Hard (i)
2R
0–6, 6–1, 6–4
Quarterfinalist
2.
Caroline Wozniacki
2011 Australian Open
Hard
SF
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
Top 10 wins per season [ ]
Wins over top 10 players [ ]
#
Player
OR
Event
Surface
Round
Score
LR
2006
1.
Patty Schnyder
9
Berlin , Germany
Clay
QF
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–1)
61
2.
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grass
3R
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
30
2007
3.
Elena Dementieva
8
Sydney , Australia
Hard
2R
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
21
4.
Dinara Safina
10
Australian Open
Hard
3R
6–2, 6–2
16
5.
Jelena Janković
9
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
4R
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
17
6.
Kim Clijsters
5
Miami , United States
Hard
4R
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
17
2008
7.
Anna Chakvetadze
6
Doha , Qatar
Hard
2R
7–6(9–7) , 6–4
29
8.
Jelena Janković
4
Doha , Qatar
Hard
QF
6–3, 6–4
29
9.
Svetlana Kuznetsova
3
Summer Olympics , Beijing, China
Hard
1R
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
42
10.
Venus Williams
8
Summer Olympics , Beijing, China
Hard
QF
7–5, 7–5
42
11.
Serena Williams
1
Stuttgart , Germany
Hard (i)
2R
0–6, 6–1, 6–4
30
2009
12.
Agnieszka Radwańska
10
Monterrey , Mexico
Hard
1R
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–0
53
13.
Vera Zvonareva
5
Miami , United States
Hard
3R
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
40
14.
Victoria Azarenka
9
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
QF
7–6(9–7) , 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
16
2010
15.
Caroline Wozniacki
4
Sydney , Australia
Hard
1R
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
17
16.
Caroline Wozniacki
4
Australian Open
Hard
4R
6–4, 6–3
17
17.
Venus Williams
6
Australian Open
Hard
QF
2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
17
18.
Svetlana Kuznetsova
5
Stuttgart , Germany
Clay (i)
2R
6–3, 7–5
16
19.
Agnieszka Radwańska
9
Wimbledon , UK
Grass
4R
6–3, 6–2
12
2011
20.
Kim Clijsters
3
Sydney , Australia
Hard
F
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
11
21.
Victoria Azarenka
9
Australian Open
Hard
4R
6–3, 6–3
11
22.
Caroline Wozniacki
1
Australian Open
Hard
SF
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
11
23.
Petra Kvitová
9
French Open
Clay
4R
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
7
24.
Victoria Azarenka
4
French Open
Clay
QF
7–5, 6–2
7
25.
Maria Sharapova
8
French Open
Clay
SF
6–4, 7–5
7
26.
Francesca Schiavone
5
French Open
Clay
F
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
7
27.
Maria Sharapova
2
WTA Tour Championships , Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
RR
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
5
2012
28.
Petra Kvitová
2
Sydney , Australia
Hard
SF
1–6, 7–5, 6–2
5
29.
Sara Errani
9
Montreal , Canada
Hard
3R
6–4, 6–2
11
30.
Agnieszka Radwańska
3
Montreal , Canada
Hard
QF
6–2, 6–1
11
31.
Agnieszka Radwańska
3
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
QF
6–1, 6–1
9
32.
Angelique Kerber
7
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
F
1–6, 6–3, 6–1
9
33.
Agnieszka Radwańska
3
Beijing , China
Hard
QF
6–4, 6–2
8
34.
Angelique Kerber
5
WTA Tour Championships , Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
RR
6–4, 6–3
8
2013
35.
Agnieszka Radwańska
4
Australian Open
Hard
QF
7–5, 6–3
6
36.
Maria Sharapova
2
Australian Open
Hard
SF
6–2, 6–2
6
37.
Petra Kvitová
8
Stuttgart , Germany
Clay (i)
QF
6–3, 7–5
5
38.
Angelique Kerber
8
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
3R
6–4, 6–4
5
39.
Sara Errani
7
WTA Tour Championships , Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
RR
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
5
40.
Jelena Janković
8
WTA Tour Championships , Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
RR
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
5
41.
Victoria Azarenka
2
WTA Tour Championships , Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
RR
6–2, 6–1
5
42.
Petra Kvitová
6
WTA Tour Championships , Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
SF
6–4, 6–2
5
OR = Opponent's Rank
LR = Li's Rank
Best Grand Slam results details [ ]
2014 Australian Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Ana Konjuh (Q)
6–2, 6–0
2R
Belinda Bencic (Q)
6–0, 7–6(7–5)
3R
Lucie Šafářová (26)
1–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
4R
Ekaterina Makarova (22)
6–2, 6–0
QF
Flavia Pennetta (28)
6–2, 6–2
SF
Eugenie Bouchard (30)
6–2, 6–4
W
Dominika Cibulková (20)
7–6(7–3) , 6–0
2006 Wimbledon , 2010 Wimbledon , 2013 Wimbledon
2006 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Virginie Razzano
6–2, 6–0
2R
Meilen Tu (Q)
6–2, 6–4
3R
Svetlana Kuznetsova (5)
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
4R
Nicole Vaidišová (10)
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
QF
Kim Clijsters (2)
4–6, 5–7
2010 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Chanelle Scheepers (WC)
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
2R
Kurumi Nara (Q)
6–2, 6–4
3R
Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 6–3
4R
Agnieszka Radwańska (7)
6–3, 6–2
QF
Serena Williams (1)
5–7, 3–6
2013 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–1, 6–1
2R
Simona Halep
6–2, 1–6, 6–0
3R
Klára Zakopalová (32)
4–6, 6–0, 8–6
4R
Roberta Vinci (11)
6–2, 6–0
QF
Agnieszka Radwańska (4)
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 2–6
WTA Tour career earnings [ ]
Year
Grand Slam singles titles
WTA singles titles
Total singles titles
Earnings ($)
Money list rank
2004
0
1
1
65,950
155
2005
0
0
0
139,798
97
2006
0
0
0
460,982
30
2007
0
0
0
377,940
44
2008
0
1
1
386,568
42
2009
0
0
0
646,085
29
2010
0
1
1
1,158,898
15
2011
1
1
2
3,709,139
4
2012
0
1
1
2,280,646
8
2013
0
1
1
3,982,485
3
2014
1
1
2
3,409,885
5
Career
2
7
9
16,709,074
17
Career Grand Slam seedings [ ]
Boldface indicates tournaments won by Li Na, while italics indicate that Li Na was the runner-up.
1st Seed
2nd Seed
3rd Seed
Top 8 Seed
Top 16 Seed
Top 24 Seed
Top 32 Seed
References [ ]
External links [ ]