Li Na career statistics explained

DisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWR
SinglesGrand Slam 2240.50
Summer Olympics
WTA Finals110.00
WTA Elite
WTA 10001340.25
WTA 5001230.33
WTA 2505490.56
Total912210.43
DoublesGrand Slam
Summer Olympics
WTA Finals
WTA Elite
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 2502021.00
Total2021.00
Total1112230.48

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[1] 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.

Performance timeline

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup (Fed Cup), Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament20002001...20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1A3R1R4R3RASFF4RFW1 / 934–881%
French OpenAAAA3R3RA4R3RW4R2R1R1 / 820–774%
WimbledonAQ1AAQFA2R3RQF2R2RQF3R0 / 819–870%
US OpenQ2AA1R4RA4RQF1R1R3RSFA0 / 817–868%
Win–loss0–00–00–02–29–45–26–39–311–414–39–416–49–22 / 3390–3174%
National representation
Summer Olympics1RNHANH4thNH1RNH0 / 34–450%
Year-end championships
WTA FinalsDNQAltRRRRFA0 / 36–555%
WTA Tournament of ChampionsNHstyle=color:#767676DNQ1RAAAA0 / 10–10%
WTA 1000 + former tournaments
Dubai / Qatar OpenNHNMSSF1RQF2RAA3R0 / 57–540%
Indian Wells OpenAAAA4RSFA4R2R2RQFASF0 / 717–771%
Miami OpenAAAA2RQFAQF2R2RQFQFF0 / 819–870%
Berlin / Madrid OpenAAAASF2RA2RQFSFQF1RQF0 / 819–870%
Italian OpenAAAAAAA1RASFF3RQF0 / 48–467%
Canadian OpenAAA3R1RAAA3R3RFSFA0 / 610–663%
Cincinnati OpenNHNMSA3R3RWSFA1 / 49–375%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAA2R1RSFAA3RAA0 / 46–460%
China OpenNMS3RSF1RSFQFA0 / 512–570%
Family Circle CupAAAAA3RANMS0 / 11–150%
Kremlin CupAAAA1RA1RNMS0 / 20–20%
Win–loss11–726–712–6
Career statistics
20002001...20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %
Tournaments 3121422131517211816159Career total: 166
Titles0010001012112Career total: 9
Finals 0011101213443Career total: 21
Overall win–loss1–30–16–123–1440–2123–1329–1535–1636–2032–1742–1744–1428–79 / 166503–18873%
Win (%)25%0%86%62%66%64%66%69%64%65%74%76%80%Career total: 73%
Year-end ranking134303805721292315115739$16,709,074

Doubles

Tournament200020012005200620072008SRW–L
Australian OpenA1RA2R2R1R0 / 42–4
French OpenAAA2R2RA0 / 22–2
WimbledonAAA2RAA0 / 11–1
US Open2RA3R1RAA0 / 33–3
Win–loss1–10–12–13–42–20–10 / 108–10

Significant finals

Grand Slams

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss2011Australian OpenHard Kim Clijsters6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win2011French OpenClay Francesca Schiavone6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss2013Australian Open (2)Hard Victoria Azarenka6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win2014Australian OpenHard Dominika Cibulková7–6(7–3), 6–0

Olympics

Singles: 1 bronze medal match

WTA Finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

WTA 1000

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss Clay 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss Hard 5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win Hard 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
LossHard5–7, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–2)
Finals (0–1)
WTA 1000 (Premier 5 / Premier M) (1–3)
WTA 500 (Premier) (1–2)
WTA 250 (Tier III / Tier IV / International) (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (1–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Guangzhou International, ChinaTier IIIHard Martina Suchá6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Estoril Open, PortugalTier IVClay Lucie Šafářová
Loss1–2Estoril Open, Portugal Tier IVClay Zheng Jie
Win2–2Jan 2008Gold Coast Championships, AustraliaTier IIIHard Victoria Azarenka4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss2–3Monterrey Open, MexicoInternationalHard Marion Bartoli4–6, 3–6
Loss2–4Birmingham Classic, UKInternationalGrass0–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win3–4Birmingham Classic, UKInternationalGrass Maria Sharapova7–5, 6–1
Win4–4 Sydney International, AustraliaPremierHard Kim Clijsters7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss4–5 Australian OpenGrand SlamHard Kim Clijsters6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win5–5French OpenGrand SlamClay Francesca Schiavone6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss5–6 Sydney International, AustraliaPremierHard Victoria Azarenka2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss5–7Premier 5Clay Maria Sharapova6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss5–8Canadian OpenPremier 5Hard Petra Kvitová5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win6–8Cincinnati Open, USAPremier 5Hard Angelique Kerber1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win7–8Shenzhen Open, ChinaInternationalHard Klára Zakopalová6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss7–9Australian Open Grand SlamHard Victoria Azarenka6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss7–10Stuttgart Open, GermanyPremierClay (i) Maria Sharapova4–6, 3–6
Loss7–11WTA Championships, TurkeyFinalsHard (i) Serena Williams6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Win8–11Shenzhen Open, China (2)InternationalHard Peng Shuai6–4, 7–5
Win9–11Australian OpenGrand SlamHard Dominika Cibulková7–6(7–3), 6–0
LossMiami Open, USAPremier MHard Serena Williams5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2000Tashkent Open, UzbekistanTier IVHard Li Ting Iroda Tulyaganova
Anna Zaporozhanova
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win2–0Jun 2006Birmingham Classic, UKTier IIIGrass Jelena Janković Jill Craybas
Liezel Huber
6–2, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles: 20 (19 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (7–1)
$10,000 tournaments (8–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 1999ITF Shenzhen, China10,000Hard Chung Yang-jin6–2, 6–3
Win2–0Jun 1999ITF Shenzhen, China10,000Hard Chung Yang-jin6–0, 6–0
Win3–0Aug 1999ITF Westende, Belgium10,000Clay Daphne van de Zande6–3, 6–1
Win4–0Jan 2000ITF Boca Raton, United States10,000Hard Sandra Cacic6–4, 6–3
Win5–0Mar 2000ITF Nanjing, China10,000Hard Marie-Ève Pelletier7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win6–0Apr 2000ITF Nanjing, China10,000Hard Ding Ding6–2, 6–2
Win7–0Apr 2000ITF Shenyang, China10,000Hard Sun Tiantian6–0, 6–4
Win8–0Apr 2000ITF Dalian, China10,000Hard Chen Li-Ling6–4, 6–4
Win9–0May 2000ITF Seoul, South Korea50,000Clay Kim Eun-ha6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win10–0May 2000ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam25,000Hard Wynne Prakusya6–1, 6–2
Win11–0Jul 2000ITF Civitanova Marche, Italy25,000Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–0)
Win12–0Apr 2001ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam25,000Hard Roberta Vinci6–4, 7–5
Win13–0Jul 2001ITF Guangzhou, China25,000Hard Liu Nannan6–1, 6–2
Win14–0Feb 2002ITF Midland, United States75,000Hard Mashona Washington6–1, 6–2
Win15–0May 2004ITF Beijing, China25,000Hard Seiko Okamoto6–4, 6–4
Win16–0May 2004ITF Tongliao, China25,000Hard Bahia Mouhtassine6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win17–0Jun 2004ITF Wulanhaote, China25,000Hard Liu Nannan6–0, 6–0
Win18–0Jun 2004ITF Beijing, China50,000Hard Suchanan Viratprasert6–2, 6–4
Loss18–1Sep 2004ITF Beijing, China25,000Hard Zheng Jie4–6, 4–6
Win19–1Oct 2004ITF Shenzhen, China50,000Hard Sun Tiantian6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 21 (16 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments (3–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$10,000 tournaments (11–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 1999ITF Shenzhen, China10,000Hard Li Ting Liza Andriyani
Irawati Iskandar
6–1, 6–3
Win2–0Jun 1999ITF Shenzhen, China10,000Hard Li Ting Chung Yang-jin
Lee Eun-jeong
6–3, 6–1
Win3–0Aug 1999ITF Rebecq, Belgium10,000Clay Li Ting Natasha Galouza
Maaike Koutstaal
6–1, 6–4
Win4–0Aug 1999ITF Koksijde, Belgium10,000Clay Li Ting Rewa Hudson
Shelley Stephens
6–3, 6–2
Win5–0Aug 1999ITF Westende, Belgium10,000Clay Li Ting Natasha Galouza
Anouk Sterk
7–6(5), 6–2
Win6–0Sep 1999ITF Ibaraki, Japan10,000Clay Li Ting Mareze Joubert
Kate Warne-Holland
7–6(4), 6–3
Win7–0Sep 1999ITF Tokyo, Japan10,000Clay Li Ting Maki Arai
Kumiko Iijima
6–2, 6–1
Win8–0Dec 1999ITF Manila, Philippines25,000Hard Li Ting Haruka Inoue
Maiko Inoue
6–3, 6–2
Loss8–1Jan 2000ITF Boca Raton, United States10,000Hard Li Ting Sandra Cacic
Lindsay Lee-Waters
4–6, 5–7
Win9–1Jan 2000ITF Hallandale, United States10,000Hard Li Ting Jean Okada
Hana Šromová
6–3, 7–5
Win10–1Feb 2000ITF Chengdu City, China25,000Hard Li Ting Joana Cortez
Katalin Marosi
6–1, 6–3
Win11–1Mar 2000ITF Nanjing, China10,000Hard Li Ting Chae Kyung-yee
Ryoko Takemura
7–6(4), 6–1
Win12–1Apr 2000ITF Nanjing, China10,000Hard Li Ting Ding Ding
Lin Ya-ming
6–1, 7–6
Win13–1Apr 2000ITF Dalian, China10,000Hard Ding Ding Chang Kyung-mi
Satoko Kurioka
7–5, 6–3
Loss13–2May 2000ITF Seoul, South Korea50,000Clay Li Ting Shinobu Asagoe
Saori Obata
1–6, 3–6
Loss13–3May 2000ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam25,000Hard Li Ting Cho Yoon-jeong
Saori Obata
1–6, 2–6
Loss13–4Jun 2000ITF Shenzhen, China25,000Hard Li Ting Kim Eun-ha
Saori Obata
1–6, 3–6
Win14–4Jul 2000ITF Orbetello, Italy25,000Clay Li Ting Joana Cortez
Miriam D'Agostini
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win15–4Mar 2001ITF Hangzhou, China25,000Hard Lenka Dlhopolcová
Remi Tezuka
6–3, 6–3
Loss15–5Apr 2002ITF Cagliari, Italy10,000Clay Li Ting Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
4–6, 0–6
Win16–5Aug 2004ITF Bronx, United States50,000Hard Liu Nannan Jessica Lehnhoff
Christina Wheeler
5–7, 6–3, 6–3

WTA Tour career earnings

Li earned more than 16 million dollars during her career.[2]

YearGrand Slam
singles titles
WTA
singles titles
Total
singles titles
Earnings ($)Money list rank
200401165,950155
2005000139,79897
2006000460,98230
2007000377,94044
2008011386,56842
2009000646,08529
20100111,158,89815
20111123,709,1394
20120112,280,6468
20130113,982,4853
20141123,409,8855
Career27916,709,07417

Career Grand Slam statistics

Seedings

The tournaments won by Li are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Li are in italics.

YearAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open
2006absentabsent27th24th
200719th16thabsentabsent
200824thabsentabsentabsent
2009absent25th19th18th
201016th11th9th8th
20119th (1)6th (1)bgcolor=#9cf3rd6th
20125th7th11th9th
20136th (2)6th6th5th
20144th (2)bgcolor=thistle2ndbgcolor=thistle2ndabsent

Best Grand Slam results details

Grand Slam winners are in boldface, and runner–ups are in italics.

Australian Open
2014 Australian Open (4th)
RoundOpponentRankScore
align=center bgcolor=afeeee1R Ana Konjuh (Q)2416–2, 6–0
align=center bgcolor=afeeee2R Belinda Bencic (Q)1876–0, 7–6(7–5)
align=center bgcolor=afeeee3R Lucie Šafářová (26)261–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
align=center bgcolor=afeeee4R Ekaterina Makarova (22)226–2, 6–0
align=center bgcolor=ffebcdQF Flavia Pennetta (28)296–2, 6–2
align=center bgcolor=yellowSF Eugenie Bouchard (30)316–2, 6–4
align=center bgcolor=limeW Dominika Cibulková (20)247–6(7–3), 6–0
French Open
2011 French Open (6th)
RoundOpponentRankScore
align=center bgcolor=afeeee1R Barbora Záhlavová496–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
align=center bgcolor=afeeee2R Sílvia Soler Espinosa (Q)1586–4, 7–5
align=center bgcolor=afeeee3R Sorana Cîrstea996–2, 6–2
align=center bgcolor=afeeee4R Petra Kvitová (9)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa92–6, 6–1, 6–3
align=center bgcolor=ffebcdQF Victoria Azarenka (4)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa47–5, 6–2
align=center bgcolor=yellowSF Maria Sharapova (7)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa86–4, 7–5
align=center bgcolor=limeW Francesca Schiavone (5)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa56–4, 7–6(7–0)
Wimbledon Championships
2006 Wimbledon (27th)
RoundOpponentRankScore
align=center bgcolor=afeeee1R Virginie Razzano896–2, 6–0
align=center bgcolor=afeeee2R Meilen Tu (Q)1056–2, 6–4
align=center bgcolor=afeeee3R Svetlana Kuznetsova (5)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa63–6, 6–2, 6–3
align=center bgcolor=afeeee4R Nicole Vaidišová (10)134–6, 6–1, 6–3
align=center bgcolor=ffebcdQF Kim Clijsters (2)align=center bgcolor=thistle24–6, 5–7
2010 Wimbledon (9th)
RoundOpponentRankScore
align=center bgcolor=afeeee1R Chanelle Scheepers (WC)887–6(7–5), 6–2
align=center bgcolor=afeeee2R Kurumi Nara (Q)1496–2, 6–4
align=center bgcolor=afeeee3R Anastasia Rodionova746–1, 6–3
align=center bgcolor=afeeee4R Agnieszka Radwańska (7)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa96–3, 6–2
align=center bgcolor=ffebcdQF Serena Williams (1)align=center bgcolor=lime15–7, 3–6
2013 Wimbledon (6th)
RoundOpponentRankScore
align=center bgcolor=afeeee1R Michaëlla Krajicek5756–1, 6–1
align=center bgcolor=afeeee2R Simona Halep326–2, 1–6, 6–0
align=center bgcolor=afeeee3R Klára Zakopalová (32)434–6, 6–0, 8–6
align=center bgcolor=afeeee4R Roberta Vinci (11)116–2, 6–0
align=center bgcolor=ffebcdQF Agnieszka Radwańska (4)align=center bgcolor=eee8aa46–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
US Open
2013 US Open (5th)
RoundOpponentRankScore
align=center bgcolor=afeeee1R Olga Govortsova886–2, 6–2
align=center bgcolor=afeeee2R Sofia Arvidsson1006–2, 6–2
align=center bgcolor=afeeee3R Laura Robson (30)326–2, 7–5
align=center bgcolor=afeeee4R Jelena Janković (9)126–3, 6–0
align=center bgcolor=ffebcdQF Ekaterina Makarova (24)256–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
align=center bgcolor=yellowSF Serena Williams (1)align=center bgcolor=lime10–6, 3–6

Record against other players

No. 1 wins

Player Event Surface Round ScoreOutcome
1. Serena Williams2008 Stuttgart OpenHard (i) 2R 0–6, 6–1, 6–4QF
2. Caroline Wozniacki2011 Australian OpenHard SF 3–6, 7–5, 6–3bgcolor=thistleF

Top 10 wins

PlayervsRankEventSurfaceRoundScore
2006
1. Patty Schnyder9Berlin Open, GermanyClayQF2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1)61
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova6Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass 3R3–6, 6–2, 6–330
2007
3. Elena Dementieva8Sydney International, AustraliaHard2R3–6, 6–1, 7–521
4. Dinara Safina10Australian OpenHard3R6–2, 6–216
5. Jelena Janković9Indian Wells Open, United StatesHard4R6–3, 7–6(7–1)17
6. Kim Clijsters5Miami Open, United StatesHard4R4–6, 6–4, 6–217
2008
7. Anna Chakvetadze6Qatar Open, QatarHard2R7–6(9–7), 6–4 29
8. Jelena Janković4Qatar Open, QatarHardQF6–3, 6–4 29
9. Svetlana Kuznetsova3Summer Olympics, Beijing, ChinaHard1R7–6(7–5), 6–4 42
10. Venus Williams8Summer Olympics, Beijing, ChinaHardQF7–5, 7–542
11. Serena Williamsbgcolor=lime 1Stuttgart Open, GermanyHard (i)2R0–6, 6–1, 6–430
2009
12. Agnieszka Radwańska10Monterrey Open, MexicoHard1R7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0 53
13. Vera Zvonareva5Miami Open, United StatesHard3R6–4, 3–6, 6–2 40
14. Victoria Azarenka9Pan Pacific Open, JapanHardQF7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) 16
2010
15. Caroline Wozniacki4Sydney International, AustraliaHard1R2–6, 6–3, 6–2 17
16. Caroline Wozniacki4Australian OpenHard4R6–4, 6–3 17
17. Venus Williams6Australian OpenHardQF2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 17
18. Svetlana Kuznetsova5Stuttgart Open, GermanyClay (i)2R6–3, 7–5 16
19. Agnieszka Radwańska9Wimbledon, UKGrass4R6–3, 6–212
2011
20. Kim Clijsters3Sydney International, AustraliaHardbgcolor=limeF7–6(7–3), 6–311
21. Victoria Azarenka9Australian OpenHard4R6–3, 6–311
22. Caroline Wozniackibgcolor=lime 1Australian OpenHardSF3–6, 7–5, 6–3 11
23. Petra Kvitová9French OpenClay4R2–6, 6–1, 6–37
24. Victoria Azarenka4French OpenClayQF7–5, 6–2 7
25. Maria Sharapova8French OpenClaySF6–4, 7–5 7
26. Francesca Schiavone5French OpenClaybgcolor=limeF6–4, 7–6(7–0) 7
27. Maria Sharapova2WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i)RR7–6(7–4), 6–4 5
2012
28. Petra Kvitová2Sydney International, AustraliaHardSF1–6, 7–5, 6–2 5
29. Sara Errani9Canadian Open, CanadaHard3R6–4, 6–211
30. Agnieszka Radwańska3Canadian Open, CanadaHardQF6–2, 6–111
31. Agnieszka Radwańska3Cincinnati Open, United StatesHardQF6–1, 6–19
32. Angelique Kerber7Cincinnati Open, United StatesHardbgcolor=limeF1–6, 6–3, 6–1 9
33. Agnieszka Radwańska3China Open, ChinaHardQF6–4, 6–28
34. Angelique Kerber5WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i)RR6–4, 6–3 8
2013
35. Agnieszka Radwańska4Australian OpenHardQF7–5, 6–36
36. Maria Sharapova2Australian OpenHardSF6–2, 6–26
37. Petra Kvitová8Stuttgart Open, GermanyClay (i)QF6–3, 7–55
38. Angelique Kerber8Cincinnati Open, United StatesHard3R6–4, 6–45
39. Sara Errani7WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i)RR6–3, 7–6(7–5)5
40. Jelena Janković8WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i)RR6–3, 2–6, 6–35
41. Victoria Azarenka2 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i)RR6–2, 6–15
42. Petra Kvitová6WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, TurkeyHard (i)SF6–4, 6–25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WTA Staff . 19 November 2018 . Social buzz: Cibulkova reveals Li Na movie role . 6 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  2. Web site: Li Na [CHN] | career statistics ]. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210717121909/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/120330/na-li/matches . 17 July 2021 . WTA Tennis.