Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR | Q# |
P# |
DNQ |
A |
Z# |
PO |
G |
S |
B |
NMS |
NTI |
P |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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.
Significant finals
Grand Slams
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Olympics
Singles: 1 bronze medal match
WTA 1000
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (2–2) |
| WTA 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) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Win |
1–0 |
Oct 2004 |
Guangzhou International, China |
Tier III |
Hard |
Martina Suchá |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss |
1–1 |
May 2005 |
Estoril Open, Portugal |
Tier IV |
Clay |
Lucie Šafářová |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
1–2 |
May 2006 |
Estoril Open, Portugal |
Tier IV |
Clay |
Zheng Jie |
7–6(7–4), 5–7 ret. |
| Win |
2–2 |
Jan 2008 |
Gold Coast Championships, Australia |
Tier III |
Hard |
Victoria Azarenka |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss |
2–3 |
Mar 2009 |
Monterrey Open, Mexico |
International |
Hard |
Marion Bartoli |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
2–4 |
Jun 2009 |
Birmingham Classic, UK |
International |
Grass |
Magdaléna Rybáriková |
0–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win |
3–4 |
Jun 2010 |
Birmingham Classic, UK |
International |
Grass |
Maria Sharapova |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win |
4–4 |
Jan 2011 |
Sydney International, Australia |
Premier |
Hard |
Kim Clijsters |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Loss |
4–5 |
Jan 2011 |
Australian Open |
Grand Slam |
Hard |
Kim Clijsters |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win |
5–5 |
Jun 2011 |
French Open |
Grand Slam |
Clay |
Francesca Schiavone |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
| Loss |
5–6 |
Jan 2012 |
Sydney International, Australia |
Premier |
Hard |
Victoria Azarenka |
2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss |
5–7 |
May 2012 |
Italian Open |
Premier 5 |
Clay |
Maria Sharapova |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss |
5–8 |
Aug 2012 |
Canadian Open |
Premier 5 |
Hard |
Petra Kvitová |
5–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win |
6–8 |
Aug 2012 |
Cincinnati Open, USA |
Premier 5 |
Hard |
Angelique Kerber |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win |
7–8 |
Jan 2013 |
Shenzhen Open, China |
International |
Hard |
Klára Zakopalová |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
| Loss |
7–9 |
Jan 2013 |
Australian Open |
Grand Slam |
Hard |
Victoria Azarenka |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
7–10 |
Apr 2013 |
Stuttgart Open, Germany |
Premier |
Clay (i) |
Maria Sharapova |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
7–11 |
Oct 2013 |
WTA Championships, Turkey |
Finals |
Hard (i) |
Serena Williams |
6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win |
8–11 |
Jan 2014 |
Shenzhen Open, China (2) |
International |
Hard |
Peng Shuai |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win |
9–11 |
Jan 2014 |
Australian Open |
Grand Slam |
Hard |
Dominika Cibulková |
7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| Loss |
9–12 |
Mar 2014 |
Miami Open, USA |
Premier M |
Hard |
Serena Williams |
5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Legend |
| WTA 250 (Tier III / Tier IV) (2–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Grass (1–0) |
|
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) |
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Win |
1–0 |
Jun 1999 |
ITF Shenzhen, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Chung Yang-jin |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win |
2–0 |
Jun 1999 |
ITF Shenzhen, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Chung Yang-jin |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win |
3–0 |
Aug 1999 |
ITF Westende, Belgium |
10,000 |
Clay |
Daphne van de Zande |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win |
4–0 |
Jan 2000 |
ITF Boca Raton, United States |
10,000 |
Hard |
Sandra Cacic |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win |
5–0 |
Mar 2000 |
ITF Nanjing, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Marie-Ève Pelletier |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win |
6–0 |
Apr 2000 |
ITF Nanjing, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Ding Ding |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win |
7–0 |
Apr 2000 |
ITF Shenyang, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Sun Tiantian |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win |
8–0 |
Apr 2000 |
ITF Dalian, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Chen Li-Ling |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win |
9–0 |
May 2000 |
ITF Seoul, South Korea |
50,000 |
Clay |
Kim Eun-ha |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win |
10–0 |
May 2000 |
ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
25,000 |
Hard |
Wynne Prakusya |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win |
11–0 |
Jul 2000 |
ITF Civitanova Marche, Italy |
25,000 |
Clay |
Emmanuelle Gagliardi |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win |
12–0 |
Apr 2001 |
ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
25,000 |
Hard |
Roberta Vinci |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win |
13–0 |
Jul 2001 |
ITF Guangzhou, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Liu Nannan |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win |
14–0 |
Feb 2002 |
ITF Midland, United States |
75,000 |
Hard |
Mashona Washington |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win |
15–0 |
May 2004 |
ITF Beijing, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Seiko Okamoto |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win |
16–0 |
May 2004 |
ITF Tongliao, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Bahia Mouhtassine |
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win |
17–0 |
Jun 2004 |
ITF Wulanhaote, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Liu Nannan |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win |
18–0 |
Jun 2004 |
ITF Beijing, China |
50,000 |
Hard |
Suchanan Viratprasert |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss |
18–1 |
Sep 2004 |
ITF Beijing, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Zheng Jie |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win |
19–1 |
Oct 2004 |
ITF Shenzhen, China |
50,000 |
Hard |
Sun Tiantian |
6–3, 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) |
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponents |
Score |
| Win |
1–0 |
Jun 1999 |
ITF Shenzhen, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Liza Andriyani Irawati Iskandar |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win |
2–0 |
Jun 1999 |
ITF Shenzhen, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Chung Yang-jin Lee Eun-jeong |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win |
3–0 |
Aug 1999 |
ITF Rebecq, Belgium |
10,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Natasha Galouza Maaike Koutstaal |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win |
4–0 |
Aug 1999 |
ITF Koksijde, Belgium |
10,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Rewa Hudson Shelley Stephens |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win |
5–0 |
Aug 1999 |
ITF Westende, Belgium |
10,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Natasha Galouza Anouk Sterk |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
| Win |
6–0 |
Sep 1999 |
ITF Ibaraki, Japan |
10,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Mareze Joubert Kate Warne-Holland |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
| Win |
7–0 |
Sep 1999 |
ITF Tokyo, Japan |
10,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Maki Arai Kumiko Iijima |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win |
8–0 |
Dec 1999 |
ITF Manila, Philippines |
25,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Haruka Inoue Maiko Inoue |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss |
8–1 |
Jan 2000 |
ITF Boca Raton, United States |
10,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Sandra Cacic Lindsay Lee-Waters |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win |
9–1 |
Jan 2000 |
ITF Hallandale, United States |
10,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Jean Okada Hana Šromová |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win |
10–1 |
Feb 2000 |
ITF Chengdu City, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Joana Cortez Katalin Marosi |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win |
11–1 |
Mar 2000 |
ITF Nanjing, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Chae Kyung-yee Ryoko Takemura |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Win |
12–1 |
Apr 2000 |
ITF Nanjing, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Ding Ding Lin Ya-ming |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Win |
13–1 |
Apr 2000 |
ITF Dalian, China |
10,000 |
Hard |
Ding Ding |
Chang Kyung-mi Satoko Kurioka |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss |
13–2 |
May 2000 |
ITF Seoul, South Korea |
50,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Shinobu Asagoe Saori Obata |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
13–3 |
May 2000 |
ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
25,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Cho Yoon-jeong Saori Obata |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss |
13–4 |
Jun 2000 |
ITF Shenzhen, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Li Ting |
Kim Eun-ha Saori Obata |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win |
14–4 |
Jul 2000 |
ITF Orbetello, Italy |
25,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Joana Cortez Miriam D'Agostini |
6–3, 7–6(3) |
| Win |
15–4 |
Mar 2001 |
ITF Hangzhou, China |
25,000 |
Hard |
Lui-Li Shen |
Lenka Dlhopolcová Remi Tezuka |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss |
15–5 |
Apr 2002 |
ITF Cagliari, Italy |
10,000 |
Clay |
Li Ting |
Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Win |
16–5 |
Aug 2004 |
ITF Bronx, United States |
50,000 |
Hard |
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]
| 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 statistics
Seedings
The tournaments won by Li are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Li are in italics.[2]
| Year |
Australian Open |
French Open |
Wimbledon |
US Open |
| 2006 |
absent |
absent |
27th |
24th |
| 2007 |
19th |
16th |
absent |
absent |
| 2008 |
24th |
absent |
absent |
absent |
| 2009 |
absent |
25th |
19th |
18th |
| 2010 |
16th |
11th |
9th |
8th |
| 2011 |
9th (1) |
6th (1) |
3rd |
6th |
| 2012 |
5th |
7th |
11th |
9th |
| 2013 |
6th (2) |
6th |
6th |
5th |
| 2014 |
4th (2) |
2nd |
2nd |
absent |
Best Grand Slam results details
Grand Slam winners are in boldface, and runner–ups are in italics.[2]
|
|
|
| Wimbledon Championships |
| 2006 Wimbledon (27th) |
| Round |
Opponent |
Rank |
Score |
| 1R |
Virginie Razzano |
89 |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 2R |
Meilen Tu (Q) |
105 |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 3R |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (5) |
6 |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 4R |
Nicole Vaidišová (10) |
13 |
4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| QF |
Kim Clijsters (2) |
2 |
4–6, 5–7 |
| 2010 Wimbledon (9th) |
| Round |
Opponent |
Rank |
Score |
| 1R |
Chanelle Scheepers (WC) |
88 |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| 2R |
Kurumi Nara (Q) |
149 |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 3R |
Anastasia Rodionova |
74 |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 4R |
Agnieszka Radwańska (7) |
9 |
6–3, 6–2 |
| QF |
Serena Williams (1) |
1 |
5–7, 3–6 |
| 2013 Wimbledon (6th) |
| Round |
Opponent |
Rank |
Score |
| 1R |
Michaëlla Krajicek |
575 |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 2R |
Simona Halep |
32 |
6–2, 1–6, 6–0 |
| 3R |
Klára Zakopalová (32) |
43 |
4–6, 6–0, 8–6 |
| 4R |
Roberta Vinci (11) |
11 |
6–2, 6–0 |
| QF |
Agnieszka Radwańska (4) |
4 |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6 |
|
|
Record against other players
Top 10 wins
| # |
Player |
vsRank |
Event |
Surface |
Round |
Score |
Rank |
| 2006 |
| 1. |
Patty Schnyder |
9 |
Berlin Open, Germany |
Clay |
QF |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1) |
61 |
| 2. |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
6 |
Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
Grass |
3R |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
30 |
| 2007 |
| 3. |
Elena Dementieva |
8 |
Sydney International, Australia |
Hard |
2R |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
21 |
| 4. |
Dinara Safina |
10 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
3R |
6–2, 6–2 |
16 |
| 5. |
Jelena Janković |
9 |
Indian Wells Open, United States |
Hard |
4R |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
17 |
| 6. |
Kim Clijsters |
5 |
Miami Open, United States |
Hard |
4R |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
17 |
| 2008 |
| 7. |
Anna Chakvetadze |
6 |
Qatar Open, Qatar |
Hard |
2R |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
29 |
| 8. |
Jelena Janković |
4 |
Qatar Open, 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 Open, Germany |
Hard (i) |
2R |
0–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
30 |
| 2009 |
| 12. |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
10 |
Monterrey Open, Mexico |
Hard |
1R |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0 |
53 |
| 13. |
Vera Zvonareva |
5 |
Miami Open, United States |
Hard |
3R |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
40 |
| 14. |
Victoria Azarenka |
9 |
Pan Pacific Open, Japan |
Hard |
QF |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
16 |
| 2010 |
| 15. |
Caroline Wozniacki |
4 |
Sydney International, Australia |
Hard |
1R |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
17 |
| 16. |
Caroline Wozniacki |
4 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
4R |
6–4, 6–3 |
17 |
| 17. |
Venus Williams |
6 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
QF |
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
17 |
| 18. |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
5 |
Stuttgart Open, Germany |
Clay (i) |
2R |
6–3, 7–5 |
16 |
| 19. |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
9 |
Wimbledon, UK |
Grass |
4R |
6–3, 6–2 |
12 |
| 2011 |
| 20. |
Kim Clijsters |
3 |
Sydney International, Australia |
Hard |
F |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
11 |
| 21. |
Victoria Azarenka |
9 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
4R |
6–3, 6–3 |
11 |
| 22. |
Caroline Wozniacki |
1 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
SF |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
11 |
| 23. |
Petra Kvitová |
9 |
French Open |
Clay |
4R |
2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
7 |
| 24. |
Victoria Azarenka |
4 |
French Open |
Clay |
QF |
7–5, 6–2 |
7 |
| 25. |
Maria Sharapova |
8 |
French Open |
Clay |
SF |
6–4, 7–5 |
7 |
| 26. |
Francesca Schiavone |
5 |
French Open |
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 International, Australia |
Hard |
SF |
1–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
5 |
| 29. |
Sara Errani |
9 |
Canadian Open, Canada |
Hard |
3R |
6–4, 6–2 |
11 |
| 30. |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
3 |
Canadian Open, Canada |
Hard |
QF |
6–2, 6–1 |
11 |
| 31. |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
3 |
Cincinnati Open, United States |
Hard |
QF |
6–1, 6–1 |
9 |
| 32. |
Angelique Kerber |
7 |
Cincinnati Open, United States |
Hard |
F |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
9 |
| 33. |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
3 |
China Open, 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 |
Hard |
QF |
7–5, 6–3 |
6 |
| 36. |
Maria Sharapova |
2 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
SF |
6–2, 6–2 |
6 |
| 37. |
Petra Kvitová |
8 |
Stuttgart Open, Germany |
Clay (i) |
QF |
6–3, 7–5 |
5 |
| 38. |
Angelique Kerber |
8 |
Cincinnati Open, 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 |
Notes
- ↑ Winning rate
- 1 2 Formerly known as:
- Virginia Slims Championships (until 1995)
- WTA Tour Championships (until 2014)
- 1 2 Elite tier:
- 1 2 Formerly known as:
- Category 4 & 5 & 6 (until 1990)
- Tier I (until 2009)
- WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 (until 2021)
- 1 2 Formerly known as:
- Category 3 (until 1990)
- Tier II (until 2009)
- WTA Premier (until 2021)
- 1 2 Formerly known as:
- Category 1 & 2 (until 1990)
- Tier III & IV & V (until 2009)
- WTA International (until 2021)
- ↑ 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 to 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. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ↑ In 2009, the Berlin Open was replaced by the Madrid Open. The Premier Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ↑ In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.