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Li Na (tennis)

Li Na (tennis)
Personal information
NameLi Na
CountryPeople%27s Republic of China
ResidenceWuhan, Hubei, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7.7 in)
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money$6,485,082
Singles
Career record385 � 142
Career titles5 WTA, 19 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 4 (June 6, 2011)
Current rankingNo. 6 (July 4, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian OpenF (2011)
French OpenW (2011)
WimbledonQF (2006, 2010)
US OpenQF (2009)
Doubles
Career record120 � 49
Career titles2 WTA, 16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 54 (August 28, 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2006, 2007)
French Open2R (2006, 2007)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open3R (2005)

Li Na (tennis)

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Li Na ( ; born February 26, 1982) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Li has won 5 WTA and 19 ITF singles titles. She is ranked World No. 6 by WTA after her upset performance at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.

Li won the 2011 French Open singles title, making her the first Asian country representative to win a Grand Slam in singles. She had been the first player from an Asian country to appear in a Grand Slam singles final with her performance at the 2011 Australian Open.

Li Na (tennis) Video

The first in a series of advertisements for "Strong is Beautiful" - WTA's new global ad campaign - this :30 second commercial focuses on all of the characteristics necessary to become a successful professional tennis player. World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki described the video this way: "It takes so many elements to reach the top of such a competitive sport as tennis - strength of character, discipline, and will power. All of these things define who we are as people and as athletes. For me the new campaign is able to capture the inner strength of players in a beautiful way." Shot by famed Los Angeles photographer and filmmaker Dewey Nicks, the stunning imagery portrays the players in a unique way with an ultimate focus on their inner strength. Featured players: Sam Stosur, Ana Ivanovic, Li Na, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka & Kim Clijsters.
0.53 min. | 4.71 user rating		 China has a population of 1.3 billion people yet they've never had a No.1 player or a Grand Slam champion. China's Li Na talks about the pressure and hope of her country's 1.3 billion people on her shoulders, yet she is willing to take on the challenge.
0.53 min. | 4.94 user rating		 Watch what happened behind the scenes of our new global advertising campaign Strong is Beautiful. Featured players: Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Li Na, Aravane Rezai, Flavia Pennetta, Rebecca Marino, Francesca Schiavone, Ana Ivanovic, Heather Watson, Sabine Lisicki, Yanina Wickmayer, Andrea Petkovic, Alisa Kleybanova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Daniela Hantuchova, Zheng Jie, Gisela Dulko. Also featuring: Billie Jean King
2.60 min. | 4.92 user rating		 Joe Penna, known online as MysteryGuitarMan, attended the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali and created a "Sounds of Tennis" video with WTA tennis stars Ana Ivanovic & Li Na. James McOnie of Sky Sport NZ also guest stars. Watch the final "Sounds of Tennis" video here: www.youtube.com WTA on Facebook: www.facebook.com WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com MysteryGuitarMan on YouTube: www.youtube.com MysteryGuitarMan on Facebook: facebook.com MysteryGuitarMan on Twitter: www.twitter.com Ana Ivanovic on Facebook: www.facebook.com Li Na on Facebook: www.facebook.com
1.98 min. | 4.93 user rating		 'Countries', the second commercial in the "Strong is Beautiful" global ad campaign, celebrates the global reach of women's tennis yet lets us know that no matter where the players come from, all of them share the same goal - to be the best in the world. Players featured: Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Ana Ivanovic, Li Na, Kim Clijsters, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Sam Stosur, Victoria Azarenka & Andrea Petkovic.
0.52 min. | 4.92 user rating
We're used to seeing the WTA players in their tennis clothes but last night the Pre-Wimbledon Party was an occasion for glitz and glamour. In this video players get makeovers from Oriflame, official cosmetics of the WTA, before hitting the red carpet and enjoying the party. Featured in the video: Laura Robson, Sorana Cirstea, Anne Keothavong, Tsvetana Pironkova, Caroline Wozniacki, Andrea Petkovic, Li Na, Elena Vesnina, Heather Watson, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Rebecca Marino, Maria Sharapova, Aravane Rezai, Vania King. Also featuring: Jonas Wramell, Oriflame's global beauty artistic director.
2.58 min. | 4.78 user rating		 AO open 2010
7.47 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Maria's run at Roland Garros is over as she lost in the semis to No.6 seed Na Li of China. Maria lost 5-7 4-6 in 1 hour and 48 minutes. After the match, Maria said: "She played a very good match. She certainly played a lot better than I did and a lot more solid, and she played the crucial points better. At times I didn't serve well, and was rushing more than maybe I had to, and considering the conditions maybe I was just trying to go for too big a second serve especially." Maria will finish at No.6 in the WTA rankings unless Francesca Schiavone wins the title on Saturday and then Maria finishes No.7.
3.23 min. | 4.88 user rating		 The first Chinese player to ever advance to a Grand Slam final holds court at Rod Laver, leaving the crowd in stitches as she talks about her snoring husband, desire for prize money and her mom, who just won't come see her play.
2.97 min. | 4.91 user rating		 What a funny interview following her 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open 2011 Semi Final and becomes the 1st Asian and Chinese women to advance to a grand slam open final. This is one of the funniest post match interviews i have ever seen.. Sorry for the ending, dang iPhone didnt stop when I thought it did. Watch my other videos, my little girl is the cutest in the world.
2.82 min. | 4.92 user rating

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Medal Record
Competitor for People%27s Republic of China
Women's Tennis
Universiade
Gold2001 BeijingSingles
Gold2001 BeijingDoubles
Gold2001 BeijingMixed Doubles
Asian Games
Gold2010 GuangzhouTeam
Bronze2006 DohaSingles

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) :
Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
Runner-up 2011 Australian Open Hard BE Kim Clijsters 6 � 3, 3 � 6, 3 � 6
Winner 2011 French Open Clay IT Francesca Schiavone 6 � 4, 7 � 6(7 � 0)

French Open women's singles champions

(1968) Nancy Richey * (1969) Margaret Court * (1970) Margaret Court * (1971) Evonne Goolagong * (1972) Billie Jean King * (1973) Margaret Court * (1974) Chris Evert * (1975) Chris Evert * (1976) Sue Barker * (1977) Mima Jaušovec * (1978) Virginia Ruzici * (1979) Chris Evert * (1980) Chris Evert * (1981) Hana Mandlíková * (1982) Martina Navrátilová * (1983) Chris Evert * (1984) Martina Navrátilová * (1985) Chris Evert * (1986) Chris Evert * (1987) Steffi Graf * (1988) Steffi Graf * (1989) Arantxa Sánchez * (1990) Monica Seles * (1991) Monica Seles * (1992) Monica Seles * (1993) Steffi Graf * (1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1995) Steffi Graf * (1996) Steffi Graf * (1997) Iva Majoli * (1998) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1999) Steffi Graf * (2000) Mary Pierce * (2001) Jennifer Capriati * (2002) Serena Williams * (2003) Justine Henin * (2004) Anastasia Myskina * (2005) Justine Henin * (2006) Justine Henin * (2007) Justine Henin * (2008) Ana Ivanović * (2009) Svetlana Kuznetsova * (2010) Francesca Schiavone |

World rankings * Top ten tennis players as of 12 July 2010

ATP singles
# ES Rafael Nadal # RS Novak Djokovic # CH Roger Federer # GB Andy Murray # SE Robin Söderling # RU Nikolay Davydenko # AR Juan Martín del Potro # CZ Tomáš Berdych # US Andy Roddick # ES Fernando Verdasco
ATP doubles
WTA singles
WTA doubles

Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female Asian singles tennis players as of July 5, 2010

1. CN Li Na (10 (+)2) 2. CN Zheng Jie (23 (+)1) 3. KZ Yaroslava Shvedova (32 (-)3) 4. CN Peng Shuai (44 ) 5. JP Kimiko Date Krumm (62 (+)2)|6. TW Chan Yung-jan (78 (+)6) 7. TW Chang Kai-chen (82 (+)7) 8. JP Ayumi Morita (89 (+)12) 9. UZ Akgul Amanmuradova (96 (-)3) 10. CN Zhang Shuai (103 (+)7)
6. TW Chan Yung-jan (78 (+)6) 7. TW Chang Kai-chen (82 (+)7) 8. JP Ayumi Morita (89 (+)12) 9. UZ Akgul Amanmuradova (96 (-)3) 10. CN Zhang Shuai (103 (+)7)

Women's Tennis Association: China Top ten Chinese female tennis players as of July 5, 2010

1. Li Na (10) 2. Zheng Jie (23) 3. Peng Shuai (44) 4. Zhang Shuai (103) 5. Han Xinyun (165)
6. Zhou Yi-miao (227) 7. Sun Shengnan (245) 8. Lu Jingjing (264) 9. Xu Yi-Fan (266) 10. Yuan Meng (325)



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