H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Na Li vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-1

Na Li and Zi Yan are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Zi Yan won the 2005 Guangzhou Open quarterfinal 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4).

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Na Li
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Zi Yan #163 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4) Na Li #42 Match data Oct 1, 2005* QF Guangzhou Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Na Li #41 6-3 6-4 Zi Yan #168 Match data Sep 16, 2005* R16 Bali Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 1 0 1 5 9
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Na Li Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 0 0 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5 — — — — — — —
30 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6 — — — — — — —
31 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7 — — — — — — —
32 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 9 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Na Li Zi Yan
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2004 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 372/485 of Na Li's and 52/70 of Zi Yan's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Na Li Zi Yan
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Na Li Zi Yan
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 2000 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 2001 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
22 2004 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
23 2005 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 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
24 2006 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 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2007 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
26 2008 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 2000 162.2 +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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.