2013 Li Na tennis season explained

Singlesrecord:44–14 (75.86%)
Singlestitles:1
Currentsinglesranking:No. 3
Singlesrankingchange: 4
Australianopenresult:F
Frenchopenresult:2R
Wimbledonresult:QF
Usopenresult:SF
Updated:28 October 2013

See main article: Li Na. The 2013 Li Na tennis season officially began on 31 December with the start of the 2013 WTA Tour at the first edition of the 2013 Shenzhen Open.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season and Australian Open

Shenzhen Open

Li Na started her season strongly by participating the inaugural Shenzhen Open in her home country. Defeating Mandy Minella, Julia Cohen, Bojana Jovanovski and country woman Peng Shuai en route, Li advanced to her first final of the year against fifth seed Klára Zakopalová. After splitting the first two sets, the deciding set was a tight affair, but Li broke her opponent's last service game to win the match. It was Li's first title of the year and seventh overall.

Apia International

Li then competed in Sydney in preparation for the Australian Open. On her road to the semifinals, Li defeated rising star Christina McHale, qualifier Ayumi Morita and another American prodigy Madison Keys, amassing a perfect 8–0 this season. In the semifinal Li faced Agnieszka Radwańska and went on to lose in straight sets. Radwańska later won the title.

Australian Open

Entering the first Grand Slam of the year, Li defeated young players Sesil Karatantcheva, Olga Govortsova, Sorana Cîrstea and Julia Görges en route to set up a quarter final match between her tour rivalry and friend Agnieszka Radwańska. Li took full advantage of her well-rounded performance, ending the Pole's Australian run in straight sets. In the semifinals, world No. 2 Maria Sharapova won only 4 games in a lopsided victory for Li. This would be Li's third Major final in her career .

Li's opponent in the final was defending champion Victoria Azarenka. The pair entered the final with 1 Major victory each. Li won the first set but fell twice in the second set. She twisted her left ankle and also hit her head on the court. Li, though injured, continued the match and was defeated by Azarenka in three sets. Li received a huge applause from the audience while giving her speech in the ceremony later that night.

Because of her left ankle injury, Li withdrew from 2013 Qatar Total Open, 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships and 2013 BNP Paribas Open. She continued her season in 2013 Sony Open Tennis in March.

Sony Open Tennis

After not participating any tour events for 2 months, Li returned to the American hard court season in Miami. As the fifth seed of the event

Clay court season and French Open

French Open

Grass court season and Wimbledon

Wimbledon

US Open Series and US Open

Rogers Cup

In her first match since Wimbledon, she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two easy sets. In the third round Li faced Ana Ivanovic. The two traded sets but in the final set in went to a tiebreak, and Li earned a hard-fought victory. Li then defeated Dominika Cibulková and proceeded to the semifinal where she lost to Sorana Cîrstea in two sets.

Western & Southern Open

Li was the defending champion, and went on to make the semifinals. She lost to Serena Williams, 7–5 7–5, and double faulted to lose both sets.

US Open

Asian hard court season and Year-end Championships

WTA Championships

Li was drawn in the White group along with Victoria Azarenka, Sara Errani and Jelena Janković. She opened her campaign with a straight set win over Errani, improving to 6–0 in career head-to-head meetings against her. She was behind 3–1 in the second set before winning the next four games. She twice served for the match, wasting a match point at 5–3, and dropped serve on both occasions. Trailing 3–1 in the tiebreaker, Li won the next five points and converted her third match point when Errani dumped a forehand into the net. She emerged victorious against Janković in three topsy-turvy sets. In her final round robin match against Azarenka, she stormed out to a 4–2 lead before Azarenka suffered a lower back injury, allowing Li to win in two easy sets. She finished the match with an impressive +20 winner to error differential (28 to 8). The win meant she advanced to the semifinals for the first time with a 3–0 round robin record. She secured a career-high ranking of world No. 3 by besting Petra Kvitová in the semifinals, the highest ranking an Asian player, male or female, has ever achieved. In the final she made a strong start, blasting 10 winners en route to winning the first set against Serena Williams, but ran out of gas at 3–3 in the second set, losing nine games in a row to lose the championship.

All matches

Singles matches

TournamentMatch #RoundOpponentRankResultScore
Shenzhen Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
Hard, outdoor
31 December 2012 – 6 January 2013		11R Mandy Minella
  1. 77
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–0
22R Julia Cohen
  1. 129
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 6–4
3QF Bojana Jovanovski
  1. 56
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 6–3
4SF Peng Shuai
  1. 40
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–0
5F Klára Zakopalová
  1. 28
Win6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Apia International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
7–13 January 2013		61R Christina McHale
  1. 36
bgcolor=lightgreenWin7–6(7–2), 7–5
72R Ayumi Morita
  1. 81
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–1, 6–0
8QF Madison Keys
  1. 135
bgcolor=lightgreenWin4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
9SF Agnieszka Radwańska
  1. 4
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss4–6, 3–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
14–27 January 2013		101R Sesil Karatantcheva
  1. 113
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–1, 6–3
112R Olga Govortsova
  1. 58
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 7–5
123R Sorana Cîrstea
  1. 28
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–1
134R Julia Görges
  1. 18
bgcolor=lightgreenWin7–6(8–6), 6–1
14QF Agnieszka Radwańska
  1. 4
bgcolor=lightgreenWin7–5, 6–3
15SF Maria Sharapova
  1. 2
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–2
16F Victoria Azarenka
  1. 1
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
11–17 February 2013		Withdrew
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
18–24 February 2013		Withdrew
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
4–17 March 2013		Withdrew
Sony Open Tennis
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
18–31 March 2013		–1RBye
172R Kiki Bertens
  1. 42
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 6–1
183R Varvara Lepchenko
  1. 29
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–4
194R Garbiñe Muguruza
  1. 73
bgcolor=lightgreenWin7–6(8–6), 6–2
20QF Serena Williams
  1. 1
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
Clay, indoor
22–28 April 2013		–1RBye
212R Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
  1. 103
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–1, 6–2
22QF Petra Kvitová
  1. 8
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 7–5
23SF Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  1. 104
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–3
24F Maria Sharapova
  1. 2
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss4–6, 3–6
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
6–12 May 2013		251R Madison Keys
  1. 62
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss3–6, 2–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
13–19 May 2013		–1RBye
262R Zheng Jie
  1. 50
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 6–1
273R Jelena Janković
  1. 18
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss6–7(2–7), 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
26–9 June 2013		281R Anabel Medina Garrigues
  1. 68
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 6–4
292R Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  1. 62
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Aegon International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
Grass, outdoor
17–22 June 2013		301R Alizé Cornet
  1. 30
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–4
–2R Marion Bartoli
  1. 15
bgcolor=lightgreenWalkoverN/A
31QF Elena Vesnina
  1. 36
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss6–7(4–7), 3–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
24 June – 7 July 2013		321R Michaëlla Krajicek
  1. 575
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–1, 6–1
332R Simona Halep
  1. 43
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 1–6, 6–0
343R Klára Zakopalová
  1. 32
bgcolor=lightgreenWin4–6, 6–0, 8–6
354R Roberta Vinci
  1. 11
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–0
36QF
  1. 4
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
5–11 August 2013		–1RBye
372R Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  1. 31
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–1, 6–4
383R Ana Ivanovic
  1. 15
bgcolor=lightgreenWin3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
39QFDominika Cibulková
  1. 20
bgcolor=lightgreenWin7–6(7–1), 6–2
40SF Sorana Cîrstea
  1. 27
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
12–19 August 2013		–1RBye
412R Lauren Davis
  1. 76
bgcolor=lightgreenWin4–6, 6–1, 6–1
423R Angelique Kerber
  1. 8
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–4
–QF Agnieszka Radwańska
  1. 4
bgcolor=lightgreenWalkoverN/A
43SF Serena Williams
  1. 1
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss5–7, 5–7
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 9 September 2013		441R Olga Govortsova
  1. 88
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–2
452R Sofia Arvidsson
  1. 100
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–2
463R Laura Robson
  1. 32
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 7–5
474R Jelena Janković
  1. 12
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 6–0
48QF Ekaterina Makarova
  1. 24
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
49SF Serena Williams
  1. 1
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss0–6, 3–6
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
28 September – 6 October 2013		501R Daniela Hantuchová
  1. 31
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–0, 6–4
512R Bojana Jovanovski
  1. 39
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–0, 6–1
52 3R Sabine Lisicki
  1. 16
bgcolor=lightgreenWin7–5, 6–4
53QF Petra Kvitová
  1. 7
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss6–4, 2–6, 4–6
WTA Tour Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA Tour Championships
Hard, indoor
21–27 October 2013		54RR Sara Errani
  1. 7
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 7–6(7–5)
55RR Jelena Janković
  1. 8
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–3, 2–6, 6–3
56RR
  1. 2
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–2, 6–1
57SF
  1. 6
bgcolor=lightgreenWin6–4, 6–2
58F
  1. 1
bgcolor=lightpinkLoss6–2, 3–6, 0–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Li Na's 2013 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

width=135Datewidth=215Championshipwidth=140Locationwidth=180Categorywidth=60Surfacewidth=40Prev. resultwidth=40Prev. pointswidth=40New pointswidth=245Outcome
30 December 2012–
6 January 2013 		Shenzhen (CHN) Hard N/A 0 280 Winner
defeated Klára Zakopalová, 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
7 January 2013–
13 January 2013 		Sydney (AUS) Hard F 320 200 Semifinals
lost to Agnieszka Radwańska, 3–6, 4–6
14 January 2013–
27 January 2013 		Melbourne (AUS) Hard 4R 280 1400 Final
lost to Victoria Azarenka, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
11 February 2013–
17 February 2013 		Doha (QAT) Hard DNP 0 0 Withdrew due to a left ankle injury
18 February 2013–
23 February 2013 		Dubai (UAE) Hard DNP 0 0 Withdrew due to a left ankle injury
4 March 2013–
17 March 2013 		Indian Wells (USA) Hard QF 250 0 Withdrew due to a left ankle injury
18 March 2013–
31 March 2013 		Miami (USA) Hard QF 250 250 Quarterfinals
lost to Serena Williams, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
22 April 2013–
28 April 2013 		Stuttgart (GER) Clay (i) QF 120 320 Final
lost to Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 3–6
6 May 2013–
12 May 2013 		Madrid (ESP) Clay QF 250 5 First round
lost to Madison Keys, 2–6, 3–6
13 May 2013–
19 May 2013 		Rome (ITA) Clay F 620 125 Third round
lost to Jelena Janković, 6–7(2–7), 5–7
26 May 2013–
9 June 2013 		Paris (FRA) Clay 4R 280 100 Second round
lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
17 June 2013–
22 June 2013 		Eastbourne (GBR) Grass DNP 0 120 Quarterfinals
lost to Elena Vesnina, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
23 June 2013–
7 July 2013 		London (GBR) Grass 2R 100 500 Quarterfinals
lost to Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
5 August 2013–
11 August 2013 		Toronto (CAN) Hard F 620 395 Semifinals
lost to Sorana Cîrstea, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
12 August 2013–
18 August 2013 		Cincinnati (USA) Hard W 900 395 Semifinals
lost to Serena Williams, 5–7, 5–7
26 August 2013–
9 September 2013 		New York City (USA) Hard 3R 160 900 Semifinals
lost to Serena Williams, 0–6, 3–6
28 September 2013–
6 October 2013 		Beijing (CHN) Hard SF 450 250 Quarterfinals
lost to Petra Kvitová, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
21 October 2013–
27 October 2013 		Istanbul (TUR) Hard (i) RR 370 1050 Final
lost to Serena Williams, 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Total year-end points

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Bold indicates that the player was in the Top 10, italics denotes that the player was in the Top 20 (at the time of the match being played). This list is ordered by number of wins to number of losses in chronological order played.

Finals

Singles: 4 (1–3)

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Legend
WTA Grand Slams (0–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–1)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
WTA Premier 5 (0–0)
WTA Premier (0–1)
International (1–0)
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Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
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Finals by venue
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–2)
width=75Outcome!width=35No.!width=110Date!width=300Tournament!width=60Surface!width=180Opponent!width=230Score
Winner7.6 January 2013Shenzhen, ChinaHard Klára Zakopalová6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Runner-up9.26 January 2013Melbourne, AustraliaHardVictoria Azarenka6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up10.28 April 2013Stuttgart, GermanyClay (i) Maria Sharapova4–6, 3–6
Runner-up11.27 October 2013Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i) Serena Williams6–2, 3–6, 0–6

Earnings

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  1. !
Event Prize money Year-to-date
1Shenzhen Open align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$112,080align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$112,080
2Apia Internationalalign=right style="padding-right: 2em"$32,830 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$144,910
3align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,220,969 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,365,879
4align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$90,250 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,456,129
5align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$68,200 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,524,329
6Mutua Madrid Openalign=right style="padding-right: 2em"$12,268 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,536,597
7align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$24,300 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,560,897
8align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$43,640 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,604,537
9align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$17,850 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,622,387
10align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$320,869 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,943,256
11align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$104,700 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$2,047,956
12align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$104,700 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$2,152,656
13align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$638,929 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$2,791,585
14align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$100,900 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$2,892,485
15align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$1,090,000 align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$3,982,485
align=right style="padding-right: 2em"$3,982,485
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

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