This article is about the tennis player. For other people, see Li Na (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li (李).
Li Na 李娜
Li at the 2015 Australian Open
Country (sports)
China
Residence
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Born
(1982-02-26) 26 February 1982 (age 42) Wuhan, Hubei
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro
1999
Retired
April 2002–May 2004; 19 September 2014
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (B.A.)
Coach
Jiang Shan (2006–2012) Thomas Högstedt (2009–2010) Michael Mortensen (2011) Carlos Rodríguez (2012–2014)
Prize money
$16,709,074[1]
30th in all-time rankings
Int. Tennis HoF
2019 (member page)
Singles
Career record
503–188 (72.8%)
Career titles
9
Highest ranking
No. 2 (17 February 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
W (2014)
French Open
W (2011)
Wimbledon
QF (2006, 2010, 2013)
US Open
SF (2013)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals
F (2013)
Olympic Games
SF – 4th (2008)
Doubles
Career record
121–50 (70.8%)
Career titles
2
Highest ranking
No. 54 (28 August 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
2R (2006, 2007)
French Open
2R (2006, 2007)
Wimbledon
2R (2006)
US Open
3R (2005)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games
2R (2012)
Medal record
Representing China
Women's tennis
Universiade
2001 Beijing
Singles
2001 Beijing
Doubles
2001 Beijing
Mixed doubles
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou
Team
2006 Doha
Singles
Li Na
Chinese
李娜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lǐ Nà
Wade–Giles
li3 na4
IPA
[lì nâ]
Li Na (born 26 February 1982) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 2. Over the course of her career, Li won nine singles titles including two Grand Slam titles at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open. Those victories made her the first Grand Slam singles champion from Asia, male or female. She also became the first player representing an Asian country to appear in a Grand Slam singles final, finishing as the runner-up at the 2011 Australian Open. Li was also the runner-up at the 2013 Australian Open and 2013 WTA Tour Championships, a three-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and a semifinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2013 US Open. Among her other most notable achievements, she was the first Chinese player to win a WTA Tour title at the Guangzhou International Women's Open in 2004, the first to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to break into the world's top ten.
By 2013, Li's accomplishments had made her the most successful Asian tennis player in history and it landed her on Time magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People in the World. She is credited with growing the game with, former world No. 1 Chris Evert writing: "Tennis has exploded in China. The country now has some 15 million tennis players; 116 million watched Li win the French Open. That kind of exposure is crucial to our sport, and it never would have happened without Li."
Li retired from professional tennis in September 2014, at the age of 32. In 2019, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
^"Career Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). WTA Tour. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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