Career finals |
Discipline | Type | Won | Lost | Total | WR |
Singles | Grand Slams |
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 Slams |
– | – | – | – |
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 WTA 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
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 and only 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.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Olympic finals
Singles: 1 Bronze Medal match
Year-End Championships
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
WTA Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runners-up)
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) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (7–7) |
Grass (1–1) |
Clay (1–4) |
Carpet (0–0) |
|
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
Winner |
1. |
October 3, 2004 |
Guangzhou International, Guangzhou, China |
Hard |
Martina Suchá |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
1. |
May 1, 2005 |
Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Lucie Šafářová |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
May 7, 2006 |
Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal (2) |
Clay |
Zheng Jie |
7–6(7–4), 5–7 ret. |
Winner |
2. |
January 5, 2008 |
Brisbane International, Gold Coast, Australia |
Hard |
Victoria Azarenka |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
3. |
March 8, 2009 |
Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico |
Hard |
Marion Bartoli |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
4. |
June 14, 2009 |
Aegon Classic, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Magdaléna Rybáriková |
0–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Winner |
3. |
June 13, 2010 |
Aegon Classic, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Maria Sharapova |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner |
4. |
January 14, 2011 |
Medibank International Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Kim Clijsters |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Runner-up |
5. |
January 28, 2011 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
Kim Clijsters |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
5. |
June 4, 2011 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
Francesca Schiavone |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Runner-up |
6. |
January 13, 2012 |
Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Victoria Azarenka |
2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
7. |
May 20, 2012 |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Maria Sharapova |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up |
8. |
August 13, 2012 |
Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Petra Kvitová |
5–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner |
6. |
August 19, 2012 |
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States |
Hard |
Angelique Kerber |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner |
7. |
January 6, 2013 |
Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Klára Zakopalová |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up |
9. |
January 26, 2013 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (2) |
Hard |
Victoria Azarenka |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
10. |
April 28, 2013 |
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay (i) |
Maria Sharapova |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
11. |
October 28, 2013 |
WTA Championships, Istanbul, Turkey |
Hard (i) |
Serena Williams |
6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner |
8. |
January 4, 2014 |
Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China (2) |
Hard |
Peng Shuai |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner |
9. |
January 25, 2014 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
Dominika Cibulková |
7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
Runner-up |
12. |
March 29, 2014 |
Sony Open Tennis, Miami, United States |
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) |
|
ITF Circuit singles titles (19)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
1. |
13 June 1999 |
Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Chung Yang-jin |
6–2, 6–3 |
2. |
20 June 1999 |
Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Chung Yang-jin |
6–0, 6–0 |
3. |
29 August 1999 |
Westende, Belgium |
Clay |
Daphne van de Zande |
6–3, 6–1 |
4. |
23 January 2000 |
Boca Raton, United States |
Hard |
Sandra Cacic |
6–4, 6–3 |
5. |
26 March 2000 |
Nanjing, China |
Hard |
Marie-Ève Pelletier |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
6. |
20 April 2000 |
Nanjing, China |
Hard |
Ding Ding |
6–2, 6–2 |
7. |
16 April 2000 |
Shenyang, China |
Hard |
Sun Tiantian |
6–0, 6–4 |
8. |
23 April 2000 |
Dalian, China |
Hard |
Chen Li |
6–4, 6–4 |
9. |
14 May 2000 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Clay |
Kim Eun-ha |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
10. |
18 May 2000 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Hard |
Wynne Prakusya |
6–1, 6–2 |
11. |
9 July 2000 |
Civitanova Marche, Italy |
Clay |
Emmanuelle Gagliardi |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–0) |
12. |
22 April 2001 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Hard |
Roberta Vinci |
6–4, 7–5 |
13. |
29 July 2001 |
Guangzhou, China |
Hard |
Liu Nannan |
6–1, 6–2 |
14. |
10 February 2002 |
Midland, United States |
Hard |
Mashona Washington |
6–1, 6–2 |
15. |
13 May 2004 |
Beijing, China |
Hard |
Seiko Okamoto |
6–4, 6–4 |
16. |
30 May 2004 |
Tongliao, China |
Hard |
Bahia Mouhtassine |
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
17. |
6 June 2004 |
Wulanhaote, China |
Hard |
Liu Nannan |
6–0, 6–0 |
18. |
13 June 2004 |
Beijing, China |
Hard |
Suchanan Viratprasert |
6–2, 6–4 |
19. |
31 October 2004 |
Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Sun Tiantian |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Singles performance timeline
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
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%)
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Head-to-head vs. top 10 players
Wins over reigning world No. 1's
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, Melbourne, Australia |
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, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
4R |
6–4, 6–3 |
17 |
17. |
Venus Williams |
6 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
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, London, United Kingdom |
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, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
4R |
6–3, 6–3 |
11 |
22. |
Caroline Wozniacki |
1 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
SF |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
11 |
23. |
Petra Kvitová |
9 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
4R |
2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
7 |
24. |
Victoria Azarenka |
4 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
QF |
7–5, 6–2 |
7 |
25. |
Maria Sharapova |
8 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
SF |
6–4, 7–5 |
7 |
26. |
Francesca Schiavone |
5 |
French Open, Paris, France |
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, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
QF |
7–5, 6–3 |
6 |
36. |
Maria Sharapova |
2 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
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
|
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
| 1st Seed |
| 2nd Seed |
| 3rd Seed |
| Top 8 Seed |
| Top 16 Seed |
| Top 24 Seed |
| Top 32 Seed |
References
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