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Photo of Na Li, professional tennis player
CHN Born Feb 26, 1982 172 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2000–2014

Na Li represented China on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 2. TennisDB's records show a 339–160 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 2000 through 2014 and 9 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
2 (Feb 17, 2014)
Elo peak
2117 (96th percentile)
Singles record
339–160 (67.9%)
Singles titles
9
Prize money
$16,709,074

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Na Li's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbora Strycova #43 6-7(5) 6-7(5) L H2H Match data Jun 29, 2014* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Yvonne Meusburger #38 6-2 6-2 W H2H Match data Jun 27, 2014* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Paula Kania-Chodun #183 7-5 6-2 W H2H Match data Jun 25, 2014* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kristina Mladenovic #103 5-7 6-3 1-6 L H2H Match data May 28, 2014* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Sara Errani #11 3-6 6-4 2-6 L H2H Match data May 17, 2014* QF Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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Na Li's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Maria Sharapova 5 10 15 May 10, 2014 H2H
Serena Williams 2 11 13 Mar 23, 2014 H2H
Agnieszka Radwanska 7 5 12 Aug 17, 2013 H2H
Victoria Azarenka 5 6 11 Oct 21, 2013 H2H
Jelena Jankovic 6 4 10 Oct 21, 2013 H2H

Singles Titles (9)

Na Li singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200422 1 — — — 1 — Guangzhou Open
200826 1 — — — 1 — Gold Coast
201028 1 — — — 1 — Birmingham
201129 2 1 — 1 — — Sydney International, Roland Garros
201230 1 — 1 — — — Cincinnati Open
201331 1 — — — 1 — Shenzhen
201432 2 1 — — 1 — Shenzhen, Australian Open
Total 9 2 1 1 5 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Na Li Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2000 Sydney Olympics First Round 0 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #9 def. Na Li #130 6-1 7-5 H2H Match data
2008 Beijing Olympics Fourth Place 4 2 Vera Zvonareva #11 def. Na Li #42 6-0 7-5 H2H Match data
2012 London Olympics First Round 0 1 Daniela Hantuchova #33 def. Na Li #11 6-2 3-6 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Na Li career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
20001813425.0%327136
2001190110.0%136302
20042261785.7%—78
20052323143762.2%7856
20062436225862.1%5621
20072523133663.9%2129
20082628144266.7%2923
20092735175267.3%2315
20102836205664.3%1511
20112933175066.0%115
20123043176071.7%57
20133146146076.7%73
2014322973680.6%49
Career33916049967.9%——

Career Results by Surface

Na Li career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200018 13425.0%———————————— 13425.0%
200119 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
200422 61785.7%———————————— 61785.7%
200523 16122857.1%72977.8%———————— 23143762.2%
200624 18143256.3%1241675.0%63966.7%0110.0% 36225862.1%
200725 1462070.0%651154.5%21366.7%11250.0% 23133663.9%
200826 26123868.4%————22450.0%———— 28144266.7%
200927 2293171.0%54955.6%731070.0%11250.0% 35175267.3%
201028 17143154.8%1041471.4%921181.8%———— 36205664.3%
201129 16122857.1%1531883.3%22450.0%———— 33175066.0%
201230 30104075.0%1241675.0%12333.3%0110.0% 43176071.7%
201331 3584381.4%54955.6%62875.0%———— 46146076.7%
201432 2232588.0%53862.5%21366.7%———— 2973680.6%
Career—22310532868.0%773311070.0%37185567.3%24633.3%33916049967.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Na Li career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200018 0110.0%00——11250.0%0110.0% 13425.0%
200119 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
200422 0110.0%00——505100.0%101100.0% 61785.7%
200523 0440.0%33650.0%1151668.8%921181.8% 23143762.2%
200624 2101216.7%831172.7%1962576.0%63966.7% 35225761.4%
200725 42666.7%461040.0%841266.7%61785.7% 22133562.9%
200826 54955.6%771450.0%1111291.7%52771.4% 28144266.7%
200927 381127.3%641060.0%2332688.5%31475.0% 35165168.6%
201028 54955.6%861457.1%15102560.0%707100.0% 35205563.6%
201129 851361.5%641060.0%1572268.2%31475.0% 32174965.3%
201230 891747.1%931275.0%2042483.3%51683.3% 42175971.2%
201331 991850.0%1221485.7%1932286.4%606100.0% 46146076.7%
201432 0220.0%1121384.6%1111291.7%62875.0% 2873580.0%
Career 445910342.7%744011464.9%1584520377.8%57157279.2% 33315949267.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 492/499 (98.6%) of Na Li's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Na Li performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200523 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
200624 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
200725 33/36 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
200826 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
200927 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
201028 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
201129 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
201230 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
201331 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
201432 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
Career 372/499 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 372/499 (74.5%) of Na Li's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Na Li advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
2000 18 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21
2001 19 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12
2004 22 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.22
2005 23 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 — 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
2006 24 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
2007 25 1815 149.5 +2.69 +1.93 1.133 52.7% +68 -32 -42 62.1% +0.99 7–8 (47%) 3–1 (75%) 100.7 +1.06
2008 26 1863 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -126 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.3 -1.78
2009 27 1939 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +48 -153 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.5 -2.23
2010 28 1850 150.6 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -22 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.94
2011 29 1863 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -58 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
2012 30 2000 162.3 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
2013 31 2068 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +55 -127 -178 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
2014 32 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -109 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
Career 2117 160.3 +4.01 +3.65 1.175 53.4% +13 -20 -66 65.1% +1.14 89–65 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.2 -1.49

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Na Li Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
200523 R32——R128 2–2 (50%)
200624 R128R32QFR16 9–4 (69%)
200725 R16R32—— 5–2 (71%)
200826 R32—R64R16 6–3 (67%)
200927 —R16R32QF 9–3 (75%)
201028 SFR32QFR128 11–4 (73%)
201129 FWR64R128 14–3 (82%)
201230 R16R16R64R32 9–4 (69%)
201331 FR64QFSF 16–4 (80%)
201432 WR128R32— 9–2 (82%)
W-L 34–8
(81%)
20–7
(74%)
19–8
(70%)
17–8
(68%)
90–31
(74%)

WTA 1000

Na Li WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITAPANBERCANCHAMOS W-L
Win %
200523 ——————————R16—— 2–1 (67%)
200624 ————R16—R64——SFR64—R32 8–5 (62%)
200725 ————SF—QF—R16R32—R16— 10–5 (67%)
200826 ——SF—————R32———R32 4–3 (57%)
200927 R16——R64R16R32QFR64SF———— 13–7 (65%)
201028 SFR16—QFR64QFR64———R16—— 11–7 (61%)
201129 R64R16—R32R64SFR64SF——R16—— 9–8 (53%)
201230 SFW——QFQFQFFR16—F—— 27–7 (79%)
201331 QFSF———R64QFR16——SF—— 13–6 (68%)
201432 ——R16—SFQFFQF————— 15–5 (75%)
W-L 12–5
(71%)
10–3
(77%)
5–2
(71%)
2–3
(40%)
17–7
(71%)
14–6
(70%)
19–8
(70%)
10–5
(67%)
6–4
(60%)
5–2
(71%)
11–6
(65%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
112–54
(67%)

WTA 500

Na Li WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBEIDOHDUBEASPARPORAMEBANLOSMOSNEWSYDWARZUR W-L
Win %
200422 —R16————————————— 1–1 (50%)
200523 —R32R32R16—————R64————— 1–4 (20%)
200624 —QFQFR32———————R16R16—— 6–5 (55%)
200725 ———R32———R32————SF—— 3–3 (50%)
200826 SFR32——R16—QF———————R32 6–5 (55%)
200927 ————R16R16R16—R32R16————— 5–5 (50%)
201028 ————R32—QF———R32—R16SF— 6–5 (55%)
201129 ——R16—R16—R16————SFW—— 9–4 (69%)
201230 —————R32QF—————F—— 6–3 (67%)
201331 ————QF—F—————SF—— 8–3 (73%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)
3–4
(43%)
2–3
(40%)
1–3
(25%)
5–5
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
11–6
(65%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
17–5
(77%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
51–38
(57%)

WTA 250

Na Li WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBESTLIBSHASTOBALBIRCOPGOLGUAHOBHYDKUALUXMONPATMORSHESTRTAS W-L
Win %
200018 ———R16———————————————R32 1–2 (33%)
200119 ———R32———————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200422 —————————W—————————— 5–0 (100%)
200523 —F———SF——R16QFSFQF————SF——— 18–7 (72%)
200624 —FR32—QF—R16—R16QF—————R32——QF— 13–8 (62%)
200725 ——————QF—R16—————————QF— 5–3 (62%)
200826 ————————W————SF—————— 8–1 (89%)
200927 ——————F———————F————— 8–2 (80%)
201028 R32—————WSF————R32——————— 8–3 (73%)
201331 —————————————————W—— 5–0 (100%)
201432 —————————————————W—— 5–0 (100%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
8–2
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
13–3
(81%)
3–1
(75%)
8–3
(73%)
9–2
(82%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
10–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
76–27
(74%)

WTA Finals

Na Li WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge TOUWTA W-L
Win %
201028 QF— 0–1 (0%)
201129 —RR 1–2 (33%)
201230 —RR 1–2 (33%)
201331 —F 4–1 (80%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
6–5
(55%)
6–6
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
2
Career-high date
Feb 17, 2014
First Top 100
Oct 4, 2004
First Top 50
Feb 14, 2005
First Top 20
Aug 14, 2006
First Top 10
Feb 1, 2010

Ranking History Matrix

Na Li ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199917————————457419349327
200018287276215193153141127125128133136136
200119143147157157185213273240263290304302
200220308196198227229230240266275273277281
200321271———————————
200422—————210212192145898078
200523564641403844404042565656
200624627160563830232220222121
200725171717171818202226302829
200826322229353945443630232323
200927295440302518181916151515
20102817101116121210912111111
201129776774665555
20123098887111188777
201331555566565333
2014323222222359——

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Na Li's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Vera Zvonareva (active player) RUS #2 2,089 736 466 270 63.3% $17,004,806 12 0 1 2000–2026 Rivalries Match log
Anastasia Myskina RUS #2 2,078 381 240 141 63.0% $5,606,725 10 1 2 1999–2007 Rivalries Match log
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS #2 2,098 917 594 323 64.8% $25,816,890 18 2 2 2001–2021 Rivalries Match log
Agnieszka Radwanska POL #2 2,104 754 513 241 68.0% $27,683,807 20 0 5 2006–2018 Rivalries Match log
Dinara Safina RUS #1 2,127 470 309 161 65.7% $10,585,640 12 0 5 2002–2011 Rivalries Match log
Nadia Petrova RUS #3 2,089 722 444 278 61.5% $12,466,924 13 0 3 1998–2014 Rivalries Match log
Petra Kvitova (active player) CZE #2 2,074 777 515 262 66.3% $37,653,615 31 2 9 2007–2025 Rivalries Match log
Elena Dementieva RUS #3 2,125 728 483 245 66.3% $14,867,437 16 0 3 1997–2010 Rivalries Match log
Conchita Martínez ESP #2 2,263 955 676 279 70.8% $11,527,977 33 1 9 1988–2005 Rivalries Match log
Ana Ivanovic SRB #1 2,118 640 423 217 66.1% $15,510,787 15 1 3 2004–2016 Rivalries Match log
Jelena Jankovic SRB #1 2,139 889 552 337 62.1% $19,089,259 15 0 6 2001–2017 Rivalries Match log
Venus Williams (active player) USA #1 2,368 1,082 782 300 72.3% $43,351,940 49 7 9 1994–2026 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Na Li born?
Na Li was born on February 26, 1982.
Which country did Na Li represent?
Na Li represented China in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Na Li?
Na Li is 172 cm / 5'8".
Does Na Li use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Na Li uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Na Li left-handed or right-handed?
Na Li plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Na Li won?
Na Li has won 2 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 2014.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Na Li won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Na Li's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Cincinnati in 2012.
How many WTA titles has Na Li won?
TennisDB records 9 WTA singles titles for Na Li across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 2014.
What is Na Li's highest WTA ranking?
Na Li's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 2, first achieved on February 17, 2014.
What is Na Li's career win-loss record?
Na Li has 339 wins and 160 losses (67.9%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 2000 through 2014.
How much career prize money has Na Li earned?
Na Li has earned at least $16,709,074 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Na Li's career appear in TennisDB?
Na Li appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2000 through 2014.
On which surface does Na Li have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Na Li's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 70.0% (77–33).
Who has Na Li faced most often?
Na Li's most frequent opponent is Maria Sharapova, with a head-to-head record of 5–10 across 15 meetings.