Zheng Qinwen

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      <text bytes="41996" sha1="luesed2wmd9yb395k89w511ej8iwuxd" xml:space="preserve">'''Zheng Qinwen''' (born 8 October 2002) be a Chinese professional tennis player. Na she be ranked world No. 4 by de WTA, she achieve insyd June 2025, wey she be de only second Chinese player to reach de top 5 insyd women's singles after [[Li Na]]. Zheng win five career singles titles, wey dey include de gold medal at de [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]], becoming de first Asian tennis player to win an Olympic gold medal insyd singles.

Zheng win ein first WTA Tour tournament insyd 2023 at de Palermo Ladies Open, a title wey she defend insyd 2024. She win WTA 500 titles at de 2023 Zhengzhou Open den at de 2024 Pan Pacific Open. She fini runner-up at de 2024 Australian Open, wey she loose to [[Aryna Sabalenka]], den at de 2024 WTA Finals, losing to [[Coco Gauff]].

== Early life den junior years ==

Na dem born Zheng insyd Shiyan, Hubei, on 8 October 2002.&lt;ref name=&quot;WTAprofile&quot;&gt;{{cite web |title=Qinwen Zheng |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/328120/qinwen-zheng |access-date=3 June 2026 |website=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; Na ein parents encourage am to try several sports during ein kiddie time, wey dey include table tennis, before she begin dey play tennis at de age of seven.&lt;ref name=&quot;Vogue2024&quot;&gt;{{cite magazine|last=Remsen|first=Nick|title=Qinwen Zheng on Winning China's First-Ever Olympic Gold in Tennis|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/qinwen-zheng-on-winning-olympic-gold|magazine=Vogue|date=4 August 2024|access-date=3 June 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de age of eight, she lef ein parents wey she move go Wuhan to receive more advanced coaching.&lt;ref name=&quot;Vogue2024&quot; /&gt; Na ein mommie initially visit am on weekends den later lef ein job to support ein training full-time.&lt;ref name=&quot;Vogue2024&quot; /&gt;
During ein formative years, Zheng train at an academy insyd Beijing under [[Carlos Rodríguez (tennis coach)|Carlos Rodríguez]], wey na he previously coach [[Justine Henin]] den [[Li Na]].&lt;ref name=&quot;RG2022&quot;&gt;{{cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title=Get to know Zheng Qinwen |url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/rg2022-get-to-know-zheng-qinwen |access-date=3 June 2026 |website=Roland-Garros}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Reuters2025&quot;&gt;{{cite news|last=Ransom|first=Ian|title=Zheng looks to emulate Li's Australian Open success|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/zheng-looks-emulate-lis-australian-open-success-2025-01-07/|work=Reuters|date=7 January 2025|access-date=3 June 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Zheng turn professional insyd 2018 while continuing to compete on de junior circuit.&lt;ref name=&quot;RGprofile&quot;&gt;{{cite web |title=Qinwen Zheng: Player card |url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/42560-q.zheng |access-date=3 June 2026 |website=Roland-Garros}}&lt;/ref&gt; Insyd December 2018, she reach de girls' singles final of de Orange Bowl, wer she loose to Coco Gauff insyd three sets.&lt;ref name=&quot;USTA2018&quot;&gt;{{cite web |date=10 December 2018 |title=Coco Gauff crowned Orange Bowl singles champ |url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/coco-gauff-wins-orange-bowl-18s-girls--singles-title.html |access-date=3 June 2026 |website=United States Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; Insyd 2019, she reach de girls' singles semifinals at both de French Open den de US Open, wey she achieve a career-high ITF junior ranking of world No. 6.&lt;ref name=&quot;RGprofile&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;ITFprofile&quot;&gt;{{cite web |title=Qinwen Zheng Tennis Player Profile |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/qinwen-zheng/800436017/chn/jt/S/overview/ |access-date=3 June 2026 |website=International Tennis Federation}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Insyd late 2019, Zheng move go Spain to continue ein development wey she establish a training base insyd Barcelona.&lt;ref name=&quot;RG2022&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Xinhua2024&quot;&gt;{{cite news|script-title=zh:追光｜十年前那个小姑娘，如何成为郑钦文|url=https://www.news.cn/sports/20240127/98e4e4c7271d4f58a4493fe0ed91110b/c.html|website=Xinhua News Agency|date=27 January 2024|language=zh|access-date=3 June 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt; She begin dey work plus Spanish coach [[Pere Riba]] insyd 2021.&lt;ref name=&quot;riba&quot;&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen reuniting with coach Pere Riba for 2024|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3805943/zheng-qinwen-reuniting-with-coach-pere-riba-for-2024|access-date=2 September 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=3 December 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

== Career ==
=== 2021: WTA Tour debut ===
Insyd January 2021, Zheng win de Tennis Future Hamburg, Germany wer she defeat [[Linda Fruhvirtová]] insyd de final of de 25k event, dem hold at de venue of de Hamburger Tennis-Verband. On 20 June 2021, she win de final of de 60k Macha Lake Open insyd Staré Splavy defeating [[Aleksandra Krunić]] insyd two sets. Zheng make ein WTA Tour debut at de Palermo Ladies Open, wer she defeat second seed [[Liudmila Samsonova]] insyd de first round, before losing ein next match to [[Jaqueline Cristian]].

=== 2022: French Open fourth round, top 30 ===
Ranked No. 126, Zheng enter de Melbourne Summer Set 1 after qualifying. She beat [[Mai Hontama]], [[Vera Zvonareva]], den [[Ana Konjuh]] to make ein first WTA Tour semifinal, buh she loose to No. 20 [[Simona Halep]], insyd straight sets. Zheng debut at de main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at de Australian Open after qualifying. She defeat [[Aliaksandra Sasnovich]] insyd de first round, buh she loose insyd de second round to No. 8 [[Maria Sakkari]]. As a result, Zheng break into de top 100 for de first time. 

At de French Open, Zheng defeat [[Maryna Zanevska]] insyd de first round. Insyd de second round, she cam back from a set den a break down to upset No. 19 Simona Halep for ein first top-20 win. She move into de fourth round after [[Alizé Cornet]] retire while trailing by a set. She loose insyd de fourth round to world No. 1 den eventual champion [[Iga Świątek]] insyd three sets. Na she be de only player to win a set against Świątek insyd de tournament. As a result, Zheng move to a new career-high of No. 54. She break into de top 50 a week later after winning ein first WTA 125 title at de Open Internacional de Valencia, defeating compatriot [[Wang Xiyu]].

At de Wimbledon Championships, Zheng defeat [[Sloane Stephens]] den [[Greet Minnen]] to reach de third round, wer she fall to No. 23 den eventual champion [[Elena Rybakina]] insyd straight sets. 

At de Canadian Open, Zheng defeat wildcard entrant [[Rebecca Marino]] insyd de first round. She advance to de third round after No. 5 [[Ons Jabeur]] retire while trailing by a set. She overcam [[Bianca Andreescu]] to advance to ein first WTA 1000 quarterfinal, wer she loose to No. 14 [[Karolína Plíšková]], insyd three sets. At de US Open, she defeat No. 16 [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] den [[Anastasia Potapova]] before she loose to [[Jule Niemeier]].

At de Pan Pacific Open, Zheng defeat [[Misaki Doi]], No. 4 [[Paula Badosa]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen routs top seed Badosa in Tokyo to reach quarterfinals|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2798336/zheng-qinwen-routs-top-seed-badosa-in-tokyo-to-reach-quarterfinals|access-date=23 July 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=21 September 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Claire Liu]] den No. 13 [[Veronika Kudermetova]] to reach ein first WTA Tour final.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen, Liudmila Samsonova reach Pan Pacific final|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34654085/zheng-qinwen-liudmila-samsonova-reach-pan-pacific-final|access-date=23 July 2026|work=[[ESPN]]|date=24 September 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt; She loose insyd de final to Liudmila Samsonova insyd straight sets.&lt;ref name=&quot;pacific&quot;&gt;{{cite web |title=Samsonova wins Tokyo, edges Zheng Qinwen for third title of 2022 |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2801554/samsonova-wins-tokyo-edges-zheng-qinwen-for-third-title-of-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925053658/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2801554/samsonova-wins-tokyo-edges-zheng-qinwen-for-third-title-of-2022 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; Despite de loss, Zheng reach a new career-high ranking of No. 28, becoming de first Chinese teenager to break into de top 30.&lt;ref name=&quot;pacific&quot; /&gt; Entering de San Diego Open as a lucky loser, she advance to de second round as No. 13 [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] retire.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|last=Ramchandani|first=Haresh|date=12 October 2022|title=Lucky loser Zheng sets up Swiatek clash in San Diego as Muguruza retires|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/san-diego-open-zheng-into-second-round-628995.html|access-date=10 August 2026|work=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; She loose insyd de second round to world No. 1 den eventual champion Iga Świątek insyd three sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=14 October 2022|title=Swiatek downs Zheng to reach San Diego quarters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/swiatek-downs-zheng-reach-san-diego-quarters-2022-10-13/|access-date=10 August 2026|work=[[Reuters]]}}&lt;/ref&gt; Na dem name Zheng WTA Newcomer of de Year.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=China's Zheng Qinwen named WTA Newcomer of the Year |url=https://oca.asia/news/3599-chinas-zheng-qinwen-named-wta-newcomer-of-the-year.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110045901/https://oca.asia/news/3599-chinas-zheng-qinwen-named-wta-newcomer-of-the-year.html |archive-date=10 November 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== 2023: US Open quarterfinal, top 20 ===
Zheng begin de season at de Adelaide International. She defeat No. 17 [[Anett Kontaveit]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen saves match point, ousts Kontaveit in Adelaide |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3005423/zheng-qinwen-saves-match-point-ousts-kontaveit-in-adelaide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130122924/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3005423/zheng-qinwen-saves-match-point-ousts-kontaveit-in-adelaide |archive-date=30 November 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to [[Victoria Azarenka]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Adelaide 1: Azarenka fends off Zheng Qinwen, into quarterfinals |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3010262/adelaide-1-azarenka-fends-off-zheng-qinwen-into-quarterfinals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331083541/https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3010262/adelaide-1-azarenka-fends-off-zheng-qinwen-into-quarterfinals |archive-date=31 March 2023 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de Australian Open, she beat [[Dalma Gálfi]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Macpherson|first1=Alex|title=AO 2023 Day 1 by the numbers: Zheng Qinwen in a hurry, Osorio's milestone and more|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3024158/ao-2023-day-1-by-the-numbers-zheng-qinwen-in-a-hurry-osorios-milestone-and-more|access-date=23 July 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=16 January 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to [[Bernarda Pera]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Australian Open: Pera makes third round|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/australian-open-pera-makes-third-round-655418.html|access-date=23 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=18 January 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

At de Abu Dhabi Open, Zheng defeat qualifier Rebecca Marino, No. 12 Jeļena Ostapenko,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen upsets Ostapenko to reach Abu Dhabi quarters|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3054192/zheng-qinwen-upsets-ostapenko-to-reach-abu-dhabi-quarters|access-date=18 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=8 February 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; den No. 8 [[Daria Kasatkina]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen overpowers No. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina in Abu Dhabi for third Top 10 win|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/zheng-qinwen-overpowers-top-seed-daria-kasatkina-abu-dhabi-third-top-10-win|access-date=18 August 2026|work=Tennis|date=10 February 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; widout dropping a set, to reach de semifinals. She loose insyd de semifinals to No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova insyd straight sets. 

At de Stuttgart Open, Zheng defeat lucky loser [[Alycia Parks]] before losing to world No. 1,  Iga Świątek, insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=21 April 2023|title=Iga Swiatek beats Zheng in Stuttgart to make winning WTA Tour return|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/21/iga-swiatek-beats-zheng-in-stuttgart-to-make-winning-wta-tour-return|access-date=10 August 2026|work=[[The Guardian]]}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de Madrid Open, she defeat [[Caty McNally]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Madrid Open: Zheng books spot in round of 32|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/madrid-open-zheng-books-spot-in-first-round-676310.html|access-date=30 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=28 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to No. 17, [[Ekaterina Alexandrova]], insyd three sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Madrid Open: Alexandrova into round of 16 against Swiatek|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/madrid-open-alexandrova-into-second-round-676784.html|access-date=30 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=30 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de Italian Open, Zheng defeat Alizé Cornet,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Rome: Zheng Qinwen holds off Cornet to reach third round |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3340520/rome-zheng-qinwen-holds-off-cornet-to-reach-third-round |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803045450/https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3340520/rome-zheng-qinwen-holds-off-cornet-to-reach-third-round |archive-date=3 August 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; qualifier [[Anna Bondár]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=13 May 2023 |title=Italian Open: Zheng into round of 16, beats qualifier before rain stops play for day |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/italian-open-zheng-into-second-round-679502.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119043052/https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/italian-open-zheng-into-second-round-679502.html |archive-date=19 January 2025 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; den compatriot Wang Xiyu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=15 May 2023 |title=Italian Open: Zheng advances to quarter-finals |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/italian-open-zheng-advances-to-quarter-finals-679819.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127235309/https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/italian-open-zheng-advances-to-quarter-finals-679819.html |archive-date=27 November 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; to reach ein second WTA 1000 quarterfinal. She then loose to No. 12 Veronika Kudermetova, insyd three sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Kudermetova beats Zheng Qinwen for semis at Italian Open |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202305/17/WS64644942a310b6054fad3798.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119125438/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202305/17/WS64644942a310b6054fad3798.html |archive-date=19 January 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=China Daily}}&lt;/ref&gt; As a result, Zheng reach No. 19 insyd de WTA rankings, becoming de fifth Chinese player to break into de top 20.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Ranking Reaction: Iga Swiatek kicks off 60th straight week at No. 1, Alcaraz returns to top spot |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ranking-reaction-iga-swiatek-60th-week-at-no-1-alcaraz-returns-to-top-spot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803163136/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ranking-reaction-iga-swiatek-60th-week-at-no-1-alcaraz-returns-to-top-spot |archive-date=3 August 2024 |access-date=22 May 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Rankings Watch: Rybakina hits Top 5 for first time; Zheng makes Top 20 debut |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3465469/rankings-watch-rybakina-hits-top-5-for-first-time-zheng-makes-top-20-debut |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522235550/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3465469/rankings-watch-rybakina-hits-top-5-for-first-time-zheng-makes-top-20-debut |archive-date=22 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de French Open, she beat qualifier [[Tamara Zidanšek]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=28 May 2023 |title=Roland-Garros: Zheng advances to second round |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-zheng-advances-to-first-round-683322.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119051043/https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-zheng-advances-to-first-round-683322.html |archive-date=19 January 2025 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to [[Yulia Putintseva]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=31 May 2023 |title=Roland-Garros: Putintseva upsets Qinwen Zheng in three sets to make third round |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-putintseva-advances-to-third-round-684819.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119045944/https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-putintseva-advances-to-third-round-684819.html |archive-date=19 January 2025 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; 

At Wimbledon, Zheng loose insyd de first round to [[Kateřina Siniaková]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Wimbledon: Siniakova books spot in second round|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wimbledon-news/wimbledon-siniakova-books-spot-in-second-round-693157.html|access-date=23 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=3 July 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; 

Zheng receive a wildcard into de Palermo Ladies Open. She double bagel [[Sara Errani]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=17 July 2023 |title=WTA roundup: Qinwen Zheng opens with 6–0, 6–0 win in Palermo |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/wta-roundup-qinwen-zheng-opens-with-6-0-6-0-win-palermo-2023-07-17/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720025622/https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/wta-roundup-qinwen-zheng-opens-with-6-0-6-0-win-palermo-2023-07-17/ |archive-date=20 July 2023 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |work=Reuters}}&lt;/ref&gt; then beat [[Diane Parry]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Palermo: Zheng Qinwen battles past Parry in three sets |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3601004/palermo-zheng-qinwen-battles-past-parry-in-three-sets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803015041/https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3601004/palermo-zheng-qinwen-battles-past-parry-in-three-sets |archive-date=3 August 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Emma Navarro]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=21 July 2023 |title=Palermo Open: Zheng reaches semi-finals, takes on Sherif next |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/palermo-open-zheng-reaches-semi-finals-698670.html |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; den [[Mayar Sherif]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng beats Sherif in late-night duel; faces Paolini in Palermo final |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3600788/zheng-beats-sherif-in-late-night-duel-faces-paolini-in-palermo-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119051012/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3600788/zheng-beats-sherif-in-late-night-duel-faces-paolini-in-palermo-final |archive-date=19 January 2025 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; to reach ein second WTA Tour final. She beat [[Jasmine Paolini]] insyd three sets to win ein first WTA Tour title.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen beats Paolini in Palermo to capture first career title |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3601535/zheng-qinwen-beats-paolini-in-palermo-to-capture-first-career-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921023120/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3601535/zheng-qinwen-beats-paolini-in-palermo-to-capture-first-career-title |archive-date=21 September 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt;

[[File:Zheng_Qinwen_(2023_US_Open)_01_(cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Zheng reach ein first Grand Slam quarterfinals at de 2023 US Open.]]

At de Canadian Open, Zheng defeat [[Marta Kostyuk]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen edges Marta Kostyuk in Montreal|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/canadian-open-zheng-books-spot-in-second-round-703625.html|access-date=30 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=8 August 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to No. 18 Liudmila Samsonova insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Canadian Open: Samsonova makes last 16|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/canadian-open-samsonova-makes-last-16-704051.html|access-date=30 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=9 August 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de Cincinnati Open, she defeat qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich den wildcard entrant [[Venus Williams]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng Qinwen rallies to beat Venus Williams in Cincinnati|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3636968/zheng-qinwen-rallies-to-beat-venus-williams-in-cincinnati|access-date=30 July 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=16 August 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, insyd three sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Swiatek survives Zheng scare to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/swiatek-survives-zheng-scare-reach-cincinnati-quarter-finals-2023-08-17/|access-date=30 July 2026|work=[[Reuters]]|date=18 August 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de [[2023 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], Zheng defeat [[Nadia Podoroska]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=30 August 2023 |title=US Open: Zheng fires warning shot to rest of the field |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/us-open-news/us-open-zheng-reaches-second-round-709185.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119043746/https://www.tennismajors.com/us-open-news/us-open-zheng-reaches-second-round-709185.html |archive-date=19 January 2025 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Kaia Kanepi]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=31 August 2023 |title=US Open: Zheng ends Kanepi's run, into third round |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/us-open-news/us-open-zheng-makes-third-round-2-709889.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119043303/https://www.tennismajors.com/us-open-news/us-open-zheng-makes-third-round-2-709889.html |archive-date=19 January 2025 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Lucia Bronzetti]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen dazzles with defense on a landmark day for Chinese tennis |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3668033/zheng-qinwen-dazzles-with-defense-on-a-landmark-day-for-chinese-tennis |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; den No. 5 Ons Jabeur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=4 September 2023 |title=US Open: Under-par Jabeur knocked out by Qinwen Zheng |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/us-open-news/us-open-zheng-reaches-last-8-711398.html |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; to advance to ein first major quarterfinal, wer she loose to world No. 2, [[Aryna Sabalenka]], insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=6 September 2023 |title=Sabalenka sweeps into 4th Slam semi of 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/38339824/aryna-sabalenka-cruises-zheng-qinwen-us-open-semis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008190452/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/38339824/aryna-sabalenka-cruises-zheng-qinwen-us-open-semis |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; 

Zheng win gold insyd singles at de Asian Games.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-tennis-women-singles|title=Asian Games 2023: Zheng Qinwen wins women's tennis gold to secure Paris 2024 quota|last=Kano|first=Shintaro|date=29 September 2023|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=25 January 2024|archive-date=16 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816073522/https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-tennis-women-singles|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de China Open, she loose insyd de first round to world No. 5, Elena Rybakina, insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Rybakina sweeps past Zheng Qinwen into Beijing second round|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3715707/rybakina-sweeps-past-zheng-qinwen-into-beijing-second-round|access-date=30 July 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=2 October 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de Zhengzhou Open, Zheng defeat qualifier [[Kateryna Volodko]],&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=9 October 2023|title=Zheng Qinwen claims first win on home soil in Zhengzhou|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3732237/zheng-qinwen-claims-first-win-on-home-soil-in-zhengzhou|access-date=10 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis}}&lt;/ref&gt; No. 6 Maria Sakkari,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=11 October 2023|title=Zheng Qinwen notches first win over Sakkari to make Zhengzhou quarters|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3735023/zheng-qinwen-notches-first-win-over-sakkari-to-make-zhengzhou-quarters|access-date=10 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Anhelina Kalinina]],&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=13 October 2023|title=Zheng Qinwen storms into Zhengzhou semis; faces Paolini next|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3737260/zheng-qinwen-storms-into-zhengzhou-semis-faces-paolini-next|access-date=10 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis}}&lt;/ref&gt; den Jasmine Paolini, widout dropping a set, to reach de final. She defeat world No. 18, [[Barbora Krejčíková]], insyd de final insyd three sets to win ein second career title.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen triumphs on home soil to win Zhengzhou title |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3738449/zheng-qinwen-triumphs-on-home-soil-to-win-zhengzhou-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017133438/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3738449/zheng-qinwen-triumphs-on-home-soil-to-win-zhengzhou-title |archive-date=17 October 2023 |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |author=James Walker-Roberts |date=15 October 2023 |title=Zheng Qinwen says she 'wanted too much' after beating Barbora Krejcikova to win Zhengzhou Open |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-zhengzhou/2023/zheng-qinwen-says-she-wanted-too-much-after-beating-barbora-krejcikova-to-win-zhengzhou-open_sto9837635/story.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015195205/https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-zhengzhou/2023/zheng-qinwen-says-she-wanted-too-much-after-beating-barbora-krejcikova-to-win-zhengzhou-open_sto9837635/story.shtml |archive-date=15 October 2023 |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=eurosport.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; Zheng make ein debut at de WTA Elite Trophy.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Field is set for the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3741492/field-is-set-for-the-2023-wta-elite-trophy-zhuhai|access-date=17 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=18 October 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; She defeat [[Donna Vekić]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=25 October 2023|title=Zheng Qinwen battles past Vekic to grab first win in Zhuhai|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3752266/zheng-qinwen-battles-past-vekic-to-grab-first-win-in-zhuhai|access-date=10 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis}}&lt;/ref&gt; den Jeļena Ostapenko&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=27 October 2023|title=Zheng Qinwen beats Jelena Ostapenko to set up all-Chinese semifinal match at WTA Elite Trophy|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/zheng-qinwen-jelena-ostapenko-all-chinese-semifinal-wta-elite-trophy-zhuhai|access-date=10 August 2026|work=Tennis}}&lt;/ref&gt; insyd de round-robin stage. She beat compatriot [[Zhu Lin (tennis)|Zhu Lin]] insyd de semifinals&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen outlasts Zhu in Zhuhai; will face Haddad Maia in final |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3755851/zheng-qinwen-outlasts-zhu-lin-in-zhuhai-will-face-haddad-maia-in-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029001032/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3755851/zheng-qinwen-outlasts-zhu-lin-in-zhuhai-will-face-haddad-maia-in-final |archive-date=29 October 2023 |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; buh she loose insyd de final to [[Beatriz Haddad Maia]], insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Haddad Maia denies Zheng Qinwen in classic final to claim Zhuhai title |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3758240/haddad-maia-denies-zheng-qinwen-in-classic-final-to-claim-zhuhai-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126191816/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3758240/haddad-maia-denies-zheng-qinwen-in-classic-final-to-claim-zhuhai-title |archive-date=26 November 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; Na dem name Zheng WTA Most Improved Player.&lt;ref name=&quot;2023year&quot;&gt;{{cite news|title=2023 WTA player and coach award winners announced|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3818533/2023-wta-player-and-coach-award-winners-announced|access-date=23 July 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=11 December 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== 2024: Australian Open final, Olympic champion, top 5 ===
Zheng make ein debut at de United Cup as China ein No. 1 player. She defeat [[Markéta Vondroušová]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen clinches United Cup tie for China |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3842404/zheng-qinwen-clinches-united-cup-tie-for-china |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125173819/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3842404/zheng-qinwen-clinches-united-cup-tie-for-china |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; den [[Olga Danilović]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Zheng beats Danilovic; Serbia storms back to edge China in Perth|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3844854/zheng-holds-off-danilovic-to-send-china-vs-serbia-to-deciding-doubles|access-date=17 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=31 December 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing to Iga Świątek insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Swiatek secures United Cup semifinal spot for Poland; Australia tops Serbia|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3847883/swiatek-hurkacz-clinch-united-cup-semifinal-spot-for-team-poland|access-date=17 August 2026|work=WTA Tennis|date=3 January 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de Australian Open, Zheng eliminate [[Ashlyn Krueger]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=16 January 2024 |title=Australian Open: 12th seed Zheng into second round |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/australian-open-12th-seed-zheng-into-second-round-737579.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127125743/https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/australian-open-12th-seed-zheng-into-second-round-737579.html |archive-date=27 January 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Katie Boulter]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Boulter beaten by Qinwen Zheng to miss out on potential Raducanu clash |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12040/13050672/australian-open-katie-boulter-beaten-by-qinwen-zheng-to-miss-out-on-potential-emma-raducanu-clash |accessdate=26 October 2024 |work=Sky Sports}}&lt;/ref&gt; compatriot [[Wang Yafan]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=20 January 2024 |title=Zheng Qinwen defeats Wang Yafan to reach week 2 at Australian Open |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/zheng-qinwen-defeats-wang-yafan-to-reach-week-2-at-australian-open-738722.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127125746/https://www.tennismajors.com/australian-open-news/zheng-qinwen-defeats-wang-yafan-to-reach-week-2-at-australian-open-738722.html |archive-date=27 January 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; den [[Océane Dodin]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Matt|title=Zheng Qinwen, lone AO top half women's seed left, joins three first-time major quarterfinalists|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/zheng-qinwen-lone-top-half-seed-left-three-first-time-major-quarterfinalists-australian-open|access-date=16 July 2026|work=Tennis|date=22 January 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt; to reach ein second consecutive major quarterfinal. She defeat [[Anna Kalinskaya]] to reach ein first major semifinal,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Matt|title=In a mature turnaround, Zheng Qinwen reaches first major semifinal at Australian Open|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/mature-turnaround-zheng-qinwen-first-major-semifinal-australian-open-kalinskaya|access-date=16 July 2026|work=Tennis|date=24 January 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt; wey she beat qualifier [[Dayana Yastremska]] to reach ein first major final.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng Qinwen bests Yastremska at Australian Open to make first Slam final |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3867402/zheng-qinwen-bests-yastremska-at-australian-open-to-make-first-slam-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828140952/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3867402/zheng-qinwen-bests-yastremska-at-australian-open-to-make-first-slam-final |archive-date=28 August 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; She loose insyd de final to world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, insyd straight sets.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68109149|title=Australian Open 2024 women's final result: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen in Melbourne|date=27 January 2024|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 October 2024|archive-date=28 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928135354/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68109149|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt; As a result, Zheng reach de top 10 insyd de singles rankings, de second Chinese player to do so after [[Li Na]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=29 January 2024 |title=Rankings Watch: Zheng makes Top 10 debut; Mertens back to No.1 in doubles |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3870512/rankings-watch-zheng-makes-top-10-debut-mertens-back-to-no-1-in-doubles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809125231/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3870512/rankings-watch-zheng-makes-top-10-debut-mertens-back-to-no-1-in-doubles |archive-date=9 August 2024 |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=WTA Tour}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Na dis sanso be China ein second-ever Olympic gold insyd tennis, den de first since de women's doubles insyd 2004.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|last=|date=3 August 2024|title=Zheng Qinwen rewards raucous Chinese support to grab gold in tense tennis final|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/03/zheng-qinwen-paris-olympic-games-2024-womens-tennis-final-report|access-date=4 August 2024|work=The Observer|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}&lt;/ref&gt;

At de Wuhan Open, Zheng defeat wildcard entrant Jaqueline Cristian,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng becomes first Chinese woman since Li Na to win 40 matches in one year |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4146421/zheng-becomes-first-chinese-woman-since-li-na-to-win-40-matches-in-one-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009162137/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4146421/zheng-becomes-first-chinese-woman-since-li-na-to-win-40-matches-in-one-year |archive-date=9 October 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; Leylah Fernandez,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng defeats Fernandez for first time to reach Wuhan quarters |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4146835/zheng-defeats-fernandez-for-first-time-to-reach-wuhan-quarters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208111722/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4146835/zheng-defeats-fernandez-for-first-time-to-reach-wuhan-quarters |archive-date=8 December 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; No. 6 Jasmine Paolini,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Zheng stays perfect against Paolini, sets historic Wuhan semifinal showdown |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4147692/zheng-stays-perfect-against-paolini-sets-historic-wuhan-semifinal-showdown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110100716/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4147692/zheng-stays-perfect-against-paolini-sets-historic-wuhan-semifinal-showdown |archive-date=10 November 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; den compatriot [[Wang Xinyu]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Wuhan Open: Zheng advances to final against Sabalenka|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/wuhan-open-zheng-advances-to-final-790070.html|access-date=14 July 2026|work=Tennis Majors|date=12 October 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt; to advance to ein first WTA 1000 final. At de Pan Pacific Open, Zheng defeat [[Moyuka Uchijima]],&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2024 |title='Trying new things': Zheng's fresh tactics help her reach Tokyo quarterfinals |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4155184/-trying-new-things-zheng-s-fresh-tactics-help-her-reach-tokyo-quarterfinals |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeKWOhQ7ceo |title=QINWEN ZHENG/ON COURT INTERVIEW/TOKYO OPEN 2024 |date=25 October 2024 |last=ICONIC CHANNEL TENNIS 🎾 |access-date=26 November 2024 |via=YouTube}}&lt;/ref&gt; Leylah Fernandez,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=25 October 2024 |title=Qinwen Zheng Beats Leylah Fernandez in Pan Pacific Open |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/serve/news/qinwen-zheng-beats-leylah-fernandez-in-pan-pacific-open |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241025204935/https://www.si.com/onsi/serve/news/qinwen-zheng-beats-leylah-fernandez-in-pan-pacific-open |archive-date=25 October 2024 |accessdate=26 October 2024 |publisher=Sports Illustrated}}&lt;/ref&gt; den No. 16 [[Diana Shnaider]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=October 26, 2024|title=Zheng Qinwen downs Diana Shnaider to book Sofia Kenin clash in Tokyo final|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/zheng-qinwen-downs-diana-shnaider-to-book-sofia-kenin-clash-in-tokyo-final|work=[[The Straits Times]]}}&lt;/ref&gt; to reach de final. 

She loose insyd de final to Coco Gauff insyd a match wich go to a third-set tiebreak.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Gauff overcomes Zheng in three-hour thriller to win WTA Finals title |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4165822/gauff-overcomes-zheng-in-three-hour-thriller-to-win-wta-finals-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109205313/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4165822/gauff-overcomes-zheng-in-three-hour-thriller-to-win-wta-finals-title |archive-date=9 November 2024 |accessdate=9 November 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt; Despite de defeat, Zheng reach a career-high ranking of world No. 5.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title='I fight, whatever happens on court': Zheng reflects on WTA Finals run |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4165926/-i-fight-whatever-happens-on-court-zheng-reflects-on-wta-finals-run |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110020722/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4165926/-i-fight-whatever-happens-on-court-zheng-reflects-on-wta-finals-run |archive-date=10 November 2024 |accessdate=10 November 2024 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}&lt;/ref&gt;

At de [[2025 Miami Open – Women's singles|Miami Open]], Zheng overcam [[Lauren Davis]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=20 March 2025 |title=Miami Open: Qinwen Zheng eases into third round |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/miami-open-qinwen-zheng-eases-into-third-round-813678.html |accessdate=5 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; qualifier [[Taylor Townsend]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=23 March 2025 |title=Miami Open: Zheng advances to last 16 |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/miami-open-wta-1000-wta-tour-news/miami-open-zheng-advances-to-last-16-814332.html |accessdate=5 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; den Ashlyn Krueger,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=25 March 2025 |title=Miami Open: China's Zheng Qinwen to face 'mountain she cannot climb' in quarter-finals |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3303746/miami-open-chinas-zheng-qinwen-face-mountain-she-cannot-climb-quarter-finals |accessdate=5 April 2025 |publisher=South China Morning Post}}&lt;/ref&gt; widout dropping a set, to reach de quarterfinals. At de Charleston Open, Zheng make am three quarterfinals insyd as many tournaments plus wins over Maria Sakkari&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=2 April 2025 |title=Charleston Open: Third seed Zheng beats Sakkari to reach last 16 |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/charleston-open-third-seed-zheng-beats-sakkari-to-reach-last-16-816114.html |accessdate=5 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; den [[Elise Mertens]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=3 April 2025 |title=Charleston Open: Zheng beats Mertens to reach quarter-finals |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/charleston-open-zheng-beats-mertens-to-reach-quarter-finals-816265.html |accessdate=5 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors}}&lt;/ref&gt; before losing insyd de last eight to ninth seed [[Ekaterina Alexandrova]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=5 April 2025 |title=Semi-finals set in Charleston and Bogotá, after surprises |url=https://tennisthreads.net/wta-round-up-semi-finals-set-in-charleston-and-bogota-after-surprises/ |accessdate=5 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Threads}}&lt;/ref&gt; 

She loose insyd de semifinals to No. 3 Coco Gauff insyd a three-hour match wey go to a third-set tiebreak. 

Nevertheless, ein ranking rise to a new career-high of No. 4. She go out insyd de first round of [[2025 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] at de hands of Kateřina Siniaková.

Zheng subsequently withdraw from de Wuhan Open.

At de [[2026 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], she go out insyd de opening round of dis major for de first time insyd ein career, losing to qualifier den eventual finalist [[Maja Chwalińska]] den winning just four games thruout de entire match. 

Insyd de fourth round she win insyd straight sets against Iga Swiatek, buh she san overcam a 5-0 deficit insyd de first set to reach ein third US Open quarterfinal (den fifth major quarterfinal overall), becoming de first qualifier to reach de quarterfinals at de US Open since Emma Raducanu insyd 2021. Despite losing insyd de quarterfinals to de incumbent world No. 1 Elena Rybakina insyd three sets (after winning de first set), Zheng return to de top 100 following de tournament, climbing nearly 70 spots from No. 121 to No. 52.</text>
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      <text bytes="73869" sha1="8y7dpvrsew4yl1tgwfu44snrh37et48" xml:space="preserve">'''Li Na''' (born 26 February 1982) be a Chinese former professional tennis player. Na she be ranked world No. 2 insyd women's singles by de Women's Tennis Association, she achieve insyd February 2014. Li win nine WTA Tour-level singles titles, wey dey include two majors at de 2011 French Open (defeating de defending champion [[Francesca Schiavone]]) den 2014 Australian Open. She be de first major singles champion dem born insyd Asia, male anaa female. Li sanso be de runner-up at de 2011 Australian Open, 2013 Australian Open, den de 2013 WTA Tour Championships.

A trailblazer for tennis insyd China, na Li be de first Chinese player to win a WTA Tour title (at de 2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open), de first to reach a major singles quarterfinal (at de 2006 Wimbledon Championships) den final, den de first to break into de world's top ten. By 2013, na ein accomplishments make am de most successful Asian tennis player of ein time, landing am on ''Time'' magazine ein list of 100 Most Influential People insyd de World. Na former world No. 1 [[Chris Evert]] wrep der: &quot;''Tennis has exploded in China. The country now has some 15 million tennis players; 116 million watched Li win the French Open. That kind of exposure is crucial to our sport, and it never would have happened without Li''.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |author=[[Chris Evert]] |date=18 April 2013 |title=Li Na: Tennis champion, 31 |url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/li-na/# |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Li retire from tennis insyd September 2014, at age 32 as de reigning Australian Open champion secof injury complications. Insyd 2019, na dem induct am into de International Tennis Hall of Fame, becoming de first Asian player to receive dis honor.

== Tennis career ==

At age six, Li follow ein poppie ein footsteps wey she start dey play badminton, wich hone ein reflexes.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Christopher |date=26 January 2011 |title=One-on-one with Chinese tennis ace Li Na |url=http://travel.cnn.com/shanghai/play/one-one-chinese-tennis-ace-li-na-896676 |access-date=22 September 2014 |work=CNN}}&lt;/ref&gt; Just before she turn eight, na dem persuade Li to switch to tennis by coach Xia Xiyao of de Wuhan youth tennis club.&lt;ref name=&quot;nytimes0909&quot;&gt;{{cite news|last=Branch|first=John|date=8 September 2009|title=China's Na Li Finds a Taste of Home in New York|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/sports/tennis/08lina.html|access-date=7 May 2010|work=The New York Times}}&lt;/ref&gt; Ein instructors teach tennis thru negative reinforcement, wich affect Li ein confidence insyd later years.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last=[[Shaun Assael|Assael]]|first=Shaun|date=22 April 2014|title=For self or for country|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/10781334/wta-ranked-tennis-players-li-na-peng-shuai-launch-new-policy-china-espn-magazine|access-date=23 September 2014|work=ESPN}}&lt;/ref&gt; Li join China ein National Tennis Team insyd 1997. De following year, Li, wey Nike sponsor go to John Newcombe Academy insyd Texas to study tennis.&lt;ref name=&quot;nike athletes&quot;&gt;{{cite web |date=17 April 2012 |title=Jeremy Lin, Li Na and Xiang Liu show Nike has eye for talent |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120417000001&amp;cid=1504 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221220600/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120417000001&amp;cid=1504 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=Wantchinatimes.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; She study der for ten months wey she return to China.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite magazine|last=Wertheim|first=Jon|date=26 May 2014|title=Words with...Li Na: A sit-down interview with China's tennis star|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2014/09/18/li-na-interview-wertheim-china-tennis-star|access-date=19 September 2014|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}&lt;/ref&gt; Growing up, na ein favourite tennis player be Andre Agassi.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite magazine|last=Nguyen|first=Courtney|date=19 September 2014|title=The best of Li Na quotes: Funny, witty and memorable|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2014/09/18/li-na-best-quotes|access-date=20 September 2014|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}&lt;/ref&gt; She turn professional insyd 1999 at de age of sixteen.

At de end of 2002, Li lef de national tennis team to study part-time at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), wer she plete ein bachelor's degree insyd journalism insyd 2009. De Chinese media cite various reasons for dis. Sam report say de relationship between ein den ein teammate den future husbie, Jiang Shan (姜山), be opposed by de national team ein management,&lt;ref name=&quot;wsj2011&quot;&gt;{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Abheek|last2=Zhong|first2=Raymond|date=27 August 2011|title=For the Love of Prize Money|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576528394247261876|access-date=19 September 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}&lt;/ref&gt; sam report say na ein coach, [[Yu Liqiao]] (余丽桥), be too strict den demanding, while oda reports claim say na ein request for a personal coach no go thru.&lt;ref name=&quot;whwb0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=10 October 2010|script-title=zh:李娜自曝当年退役缘由 称：余丽桥不懂得表扬队员|url=http://sports.titan24.com/tennis/2010-10-10/86508.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065817/http://sports.titan24.com/tennis/2010-10-10/86508.html|archive-date=5 July 2011|access-date=3 June 2011|language=zh|script-work=zh:武汉晚报}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;yahoochina0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=2 October 2009|script-title=zh:李娜—09中国网球公开赛参赛选手简介|url=http://sports.cn.yahoo.com/09-10-/324/2au8z.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420041206/http://sports.cn.yahoo.com/09-10-/324/2au8z.html|archive-date=20 April 2011|access-date=3 June 2011|work=Yahoo China|language=zh}}&lt;/ref&gt; However, sam regard say na e be just de health problem leading to de retirement.&lt;ref name=&quot;163com0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|author1=网易|date=29 January 2011|script-title=zh:个性李娜单飞后屡获成功 映射举国体制之尴尬|url=http://sports.163.com/11/0129/20/6RJH9E6400051CDG.html|access-date=3 June 2011|work=[[163.com]]|language=zh}}&lt;/ref&gt; De ''New York Times'' report say na one of de reasons be say a team leader wan am to play thru by taking hormone medicine&lt;ref name=&quot;nyt2013&quot;&gt;{{cite news|last=Larmer|first=Brook|date=22 August 2013|title=Li Na, China's Tennis Rebel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/magazine/li-na-chinas-tennis-rebel.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0|access-date=19 September 2014|newspaper=The New York Times}}&lt;/ref&gt; as Li struggle plus ein performance secof hormone imbalance.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last=Powell|first=Sian|date=21 December 2014|title=Match points|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/match-points-20131216-2zfwh.html|access-date=23 September 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}&lt;/ref&gt; She later tell ''CNN'' say na she feel sick every day wey na she no wan ein life to be give tennis per.&lt;ref name=&quot;cnn2010&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=17 February 2010|title=Li Na: Taking Chinese tennis to the top|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/li.na/|access-date=19 September 2014|work=CNN}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Li return to de national team insyd 2004 to &quot;give back&quot; for dema help during ein earlier career.&lt;ref name=&quot;cnn2010&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=17 February 2010|title=Li Na: Taking Chinese tennis to the top|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/li.na/|access-date=19 September 2014|work=CNN}}&lt;/ref&gt; On January 27, 2006, Li marry Jiang Shan wey then cam be ein personal coach. Li quit de national team&lt;ref name=&quot;ft0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|last=Dyer|first=Geoff|date=28 January 2011|title=Li Na serves an ace by flying solo|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5ddeef38-2ae9-11e0-a2f3-00144feab49a|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211181249/https://www.ft.com/content/5ddeef38-2ae9-11e0-a2f3-00144feab49a|archive-date=11 December 2022|access-date=3 June 2011|work=Financial Times}}&lt;/ref&gt; as well as de state-run sports system insyd 2008 under an experimental reform policy give tennis players. Na dem call dis change &quot;Fly Solo&quot; (单飞) by Chinese media.&lt;ref name=&quot;wsj2011&quot;&gt;{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Abheek|last2=Zhong|first2=Raymond|date=27 August 2011|title=For the Love of Prize Money|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424053111904787404576528394247261876|access-date=19 September 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;ft1&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=28 January 2011|script-title=zh:分析：李娜单飞的意义|url=http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001036772|access-date=6 June 2011|work=Financial Times Chinese}}&lt;/ref&gt; As a result, na Li get de freedom to hire ein own coaching staff wey she go be solely responsible for de cost of training den coaching den tour expense. She fi keep more of win winnings,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|date=4 June 2011|title=Li Na tops Francesca Schiavone for title|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6625484|access-date=6 June 2011|work=ESPN}}&lt;/ref&gt; plus only twelve percent of ein winnings go to de Chinese Tennis Association development fund as opposed to 65 percent previously.&lt;ref name=&quot;cnn2010&quot; /&gt; Insyd de summer of 2012, na dem lift de requirement of contribution to de Chinese tennis development fund wey na Li keep all ein prize money.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|date=28 January 2014|script-title=zh:1400万奖金 李娜只带走840万|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2014-01/28/c_126072788.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326232023/http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2014-01/28/c_126072788.htm|archive-date=March 26, 2014|access-date=19 September 2014|language=zh|agency=Xinhua News}}&lt;/ref&gt;

On 5 June 2016, na dem commission Li by Special Olympics as a Global Ambassador.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/special-olympics-announces-chinese-tennis-player-li-na-as-global-ambassador-300279816.html|title=Special Olympics Announces Chinese Tennis Player Li Na as Global Ambassador|first=Special|last=Olympics|website=www.prnewswire.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== 1999–2002: Dominance on de ITF Circuit ===
Li turn professional insyd 1999, wey she win three of de first four singles tournaments she enter on de ITF Circuit, two at Shenzhen den one at Westende, Belgium. She sanso win all of ein first seven ITF doubles tournaments she enter.

Insyd 2000, she wun 52 singles matches on de ITF Circuit, more dan any oda player, notching anoda eight tournament titles, wey dey include one at de $50k level, two at $25k, den a run of four $10k tournament wins insyd March den April.

Notable individual victories insyd de course of de year include wins over [[Flavia Pennetta]], [[Emmanuelle Gagliardi]], [[Maria Elena Camerin]], [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] den [[Yayuk Basuki]].

Insyd June, after Li ein world ranking rise to No. 136 on de strength of ein ITF performances alone, she gain direct entry into ein first WTA Tour event at Tashkent. Despite winning de first set, Li loose ein first WTA singles match to [[Anna Zaporozhanova]] insyd three sets, buh she capture de women's doubles title at Tashkent plus [[Li Ting (tennis, born 1980)|Li Ting]] against Zaporozhanova den [[Iroda Tulyaganova]].

By de end of 2000, Li win four WTA Tour singles matches, dis bring ein cumulative ITF singles title count up to eleven. Dat year, she sanso win seven more ITF doubles events, six of dem plus Li Ting.

Na Li mostly be absent from de tour insyd 2001. She further win two $25k singles tournaments, defeating [[Roberta Vinci]] insyd de final at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, den Liu Nannan insyd de final at Guangzhou insyd July, buh she then play only one further match for de rest of de year, leading ein ranking to fall to No. 303 by de year's close.

She win ein 15th career ITF doubles tournament at Hangzhou insyd March.

Insyd 2002, she cam thru qualifying to win ein first $75k singles tournament at Midland, United States insyd February, defeating [[Laura Granville]], [[Tatiana Perebiynis]], den [[Mashona Washington]] en route to de title, de 14th of ein career. Buh she then play only one more match (a loss to [[Zuzana Ondrášková]] insyd de $50k event at Dinan, France dat April), wey a lengthy absence from de circuit follow for de next 25 months.

Sources vary as to de causes of dis absence, de Chinese media mostly cite de conflict between ein den de China's National Tennis Team's administration den coaching staff.&lt;ref name=&quot;whwb0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=10 October 2010|script-title=zh:李娜自曝当年退役缘由 称：余丽桥不懂得表扬队员|url=http://sports.titan24.com/tennis/2010-10-10/86508.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065817/http://sports.titan24.com/tennis/2010-10-10/86508.html|archive-date=5 July 2011|access-date=3 June 2011|language=zh|script-work=zh:武汉晚报}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;yahoochina0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|date=2 October 2009|script-title=zh:李娜—09中国网球公开赛参赛选手简介|url=http://sports.cn.yahoo.com/09-10-/324/2au8z.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420041206/http://sports.cn.yahoo.com/09-10-/324/2au8z.html|archive-date=20 April 2011|access-date=3 June 2011|work=Yahoo China|language=zh}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;163com0&quot;&gt;{{cite news|author1=网易|date=29 January 2011|script-title=zh:个性李娜单飞后屡获成功 映射举国体制之尴尬|url=http://sports.163.com/11/0129/20/6RJH9E6400051CDG.html|access-date=3 June 2011|work=[[163.com]]|language=zh}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2014/02/11/li-na-book-review|title=Li Na offers candid, revealing look at historic career in autobiography|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=11 February 2014|first=Courtney|last=Nguyen|access-date=19 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; Sam claim say she just wan a break from professional tennis so she fi concentrate on ein studies at university.

=== 2004–2005: Successful return to professional tennis ===
[[File:Li_Na_at_the_2009_US_Open_02.jpg|left|thumb|Li Na at de 2009 US Open]]
Insyd May 2004, Li return to competition after she no play since 2002. Although na she be unranked, she win 26 successive matches to notch three further $25k tournament wins den anoda $50k title, increasing ein career singles title count to 18, only to have ein winning streak finally snapped by [[Evgenia Linetskaya]] insyd de semifinal of de $50k Bronx tournament dat August. However, she win ein 16th ITF doubles tournament at de same event, de 17th overall doubles title of ein career.

Dat September, she loose insyd de final of a $25k tournament to compatriot [[Zheng Jie]], before returning to de WTA Tour, thanks to a wildcard entry into qualifying at Beijing. Der, she defeat [[Antonella Serra Zanetti]], [[Marta Domachowska]], den [[Nicole Pratt]] before losing insyd de deciding-set tie-break after a very close second-round main-draw tussle against newly crowned US Open Champion [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], during wich she hold match points against Kuznetsova. De Russian afterwards praise ein Chinese opponent, dey state say na she feel as though na she be up against a top-five player.

De very next week, Li battle ein way thru qualifying into de WTA Tour event at Guangzhou (a Tier IV event at de time, though since e be upgraded to Tier III), then beat [[Vera Dushevina]], [[Jelena Janković]], [[Kristina Brandi]], den Li Ting insyd de main draw to reach de final, wer na she overcam [[Martina Suchá]] to win ein first WTA Tour title. By doing so, Li cam be de first Chinese player to win a WTA event.&lt;ref name=&quot;reutersuk&quot;&gt;{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-li-china-women-idUKL3N0RJ4J420140919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171657/http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-li-china-women-idUKL3N0RJ4J420140919|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=FACTBOX – Tennis – The rise of China's women|agency=Reuters UK|date=19 September 2014|access-date=20 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;

On de back of de ranking points she accrue thru dis result, on 4 October 2004, she break into de WTA top 100 for de first time.

To cap off ein most successful year as a singles player yet, she compete insyd two $50k tournaments at Shenzhen, winning de first outright to bring am de 19th ITF singles title den 20th overall singles title of ein career, buh she loose insyd de quarterfinals of de second to lower-ranked country-woman [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]]. Dese results elevate Li Na to world No. 80 by de close of de year, a year insyd wich she won 51 singles matches wey she loose just four.

2005 see Li finally abandoning de ITF Circuit to focus solely on tour-level events. She begin de year plus a second-round performance at Gold Coast den a semifinal showing at Hobart, buh she loose to fellow Chinese player den eventual tournament champion Zheng Jie. She then make ein Grand Slam debut at de 2005 Australian Open, advancing to de third round with wins over Laura Granville den [[Shinobu Asagoe]] before losing to [[Maria Sharapova]]. Insyd early February, she reach de quarterfinals at Hyderabad wey she qualify for Doha wer she narrowly be beaten by [[Patty Schnyder]] insyd de first round of de main draw. After a victory over [[Ai Sugiyama]] insyd de first round at Dubai de following week, na e sanso be Schnyder wey stop am from reaching de later stages of de event.

After taking a month off from competition, Li return at Estoril insyd late April, defeating [[Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro]], [[Nicole Pratt]], [[Dally Randriantefy]], den then crushing [[Dinara Safina]] to reach ein second WTA Tour final. Na dem deny Li de title by Czech qualifier [[Lucie Šafářová]], wey prevail insyd a close three-set match. At Rabat insyd May, Li reach de semifinal stage, buh further success ultimately prove elusive give am. Plus de score level at 3–3, she retire secof a right ankle sprain while clashing plus Zheng Jie. Reaching dis semifinal propell am to a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33, buh de injury na she sustain be destined to keep am out of action for de next three months. On ein return at Los Angeles insyd August, she fall insyd de first round to [[Anna Chakvetadze]] of Russia. De following week, however, at de Canadian Open, she once more beat Jelena Janković den [[María Vento-Kabchi]], before losing to [[Nadia Petrova]] insyd de third round.

Na e be [[Lindsay Davenport]] wey prove ein undoing insyd ein next two tournaments, beating am insyd de first round of de US Open, den at de semifinal stage insyd Bali insyd September, buh no be before Li Na avenge ein previous year's defeat by Yan Zi insyd de second round of de same tournament. De following week, anoda highly ranked American player, [[Jill Craybas]], narrowly defeat Li Na insyd a close three-set first-round match at Beijing. Li commence ein defense of ein Guangzhou title; buh na she be prevented from completing am insyd de quarterfinals by eventual champion Yan Zi, wey thereby edge out in front insyd dema head-to-head record once again. Dis second loss insyd three head-to-heads against Yan prove to be Li ein last match of 2005; den insyd ein absence from de Shenzhen $50k tournaments wer na she notch up sam ranking points late de previous year, she find einself slipping further insyd de rankings from de high point of No. 33 wey na she reach insyd de spring before ein injury break, to No. 56 at de year's close.

=== 2006: First Chinese major quarterfinalist ===
With nearly all ein remaining ranking points to defend concentrated insyd a little over de first four months of de year, Li begin de year faced plus de challenge of equaling ein strong results from de early part of 2005 in order to maintain ein position insyd de middle reaches of de WTA top 100. Early-round draws against high-ranked players towards de beginning of 2006 take a heavy toll on Li ein singles ranking, wey dey bring am slipping down to No. 71 by de end of February.

She return plus a career-best performance at Tier I events by reaching de semifinal at Berlin. On de way der, she achieve ein first victory over a current top-10-ranked player as she oust Patty Schnyder for de first time at de quarterfinal stage. However, dis match lef am plus a muscle sprain, wey she loose to Nadia Petrova insyd de semifinal. Nonetheless, ein performance at dis high-level tournament see am ranked No. 39. Joining de WTA Tour grass-court season for de first time at de Birmingham Classic insyd June, she manage anoda third-round finish plus wins over Mashona Washington den grass-court specialist [[Eleni Daniilidou]], both insyd straight sets, then she loose for de third time insyd three meetings to [[Maria Sharapova]]. Na ein ranking following dis tournament be No. 30, wich na e be at dat time de highest ever ranking wey a Chinese woman achieve.

At de same event, partnering Jelena Janković, she notch up ein second career WTA doubles title, almost exactly six years from ein first at Tashkent. An early retirement against [[Alona Bondarenko]] insyd de first round of de Ondina Open at 's-Hertogenbosch de following week curtail ein final competitive preparations for ein debut appearance at Wimbledon. Buh plus an entry ranking of 30th, she find einself seeded 27th after sam withdrawals, den thus she achieve anoda first give ein country in becoming de first Chinese woman wey ever be seeded for entry into a Grand Slam tournament.

At Wimbledon, she reach de fourth round plus comfortable straight-sets wins over respected grass-court players [[Virginie Razzano]] den recent Birmingham semifinalist [[Meilen Tu]], wey victory follow against 10th seeded [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], resulting in am being de first Chinese player ever to reach any Grand Slam quarterfinal.&lt;ref name=&quot;reutersuk&quot;&gt;{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-li-china-women-idUKL3N0RJ4J420140919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171657/http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-li-china-women-idUKL3N0RJ4J420140919|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=FACTBOX – Tennis – The rise of China's women|agency=Reuters UK|date=19 September 2014|access-date=20 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; Li rise to a new career-high WTA ranking of No. 20 following de tournament, even though she ultimately loose ein quarterfinal match against Kim Clijsters insyd two close sets. She reach de quarterfinals at Stockholm, den de fourth round at de US Open, wer, as de 24th seed, she be beaten by eventual champion Maria Sharapova insyd two sets. She then reach de quarterfinals at de China Open, wer she be beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova, den insyd Guangzhou.

=== 2007–2009 ===
[[File:Li_Na_2008.jpg|right|thumb|Li Na at de 2008 Luxembourg Open]]
Li start de year by participating at Tier III event insyd Gold Coast, Australia, wer she reach de second round. De next week, she compete insyd Sydney. She defeat [[Francesca Schiavone]] insyd de first round, [[Elena Dementieva]] insyd de second, saving five match points, den [[Katarina Srebotnik]] insyd de quarterfinal. Then, she make am to de semifinals, losing a tough match to Kim Clijsters, 5–7 insyd de third set. However, she rise to a career high of No. 16 afterwards.

Li Na follow ein strong showing at Sydney plus an equally strong showing at de Australian Open, wer she advance to de fourth round. Seeded 19th, Li dispatch [[Elena Bovina]] den [[Lourdes Domínguez Lino]] insyd straight sets thru de first two rounds, wey dey lead to a matchup plus No. 9 Dinara Safina. Na dem postpone de match secof rain, buh Li handily beat Safina to advance to de fourth round to play Swiss star, No. 6 [[Martina Hingis]]. Secof a rain delay den de fact say Hingis play on Rod Laver Arena, a roofed court, on de originally scheduled day, Hingis get an extra day of rest. De match de previous day seem to have no effect, as Li take de first set from Hingis. However, Na fade as de match go on wey she loose while committing 69 unforced errors. Despite de loss, na de tournament be a success give Li, as e mark de third straight time insyd a Grand Slam wey she advance at least to de fourth round.

At de Tier I Pan Pacific Open insyd Tokyo, Li advance to de second round, defeating [[Lilia Osterloh]] before losing to [[Samantha Stosur]] insyd two sets, converting zero of eleven break points. At de important Indian Wells Open insyd California, Li make a strong showing, advancing to de semifinals. She loose to [[Daniela Hantuchová]] insyd de semifinal. She continue ein good form at de Miami Open, losing just three games insyd ein first two matches against [[Tamira Paszek]] den Katarina Srebotnik, before stunning fourth-seeded Kim Clijsters insyd three sets. She then loose insyd de quarterfinals to [[Anna Chakvetadze]].

She then move onto de green clay of Amelia Island, wer she suffer a shock second-round exit, after receiving a first round bye, to former top-20 player [[Karolina Šprem]] insyd straight sets. At de Family Circle Cup dem hold insyd Charleston, South Carolina, she fall insyd de third round to [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]. After losing insyd a grass tune-up event insyd Birmingham, Li pull out of every tournament na she for play insyd de summer, wey dey include Wimbledon den de US Open, dey cite a rib injury.

[[File:Li_na_wim08_1.JPG|right|thumb|Li Na at de 2008 Wimbledon Championships]]
Na Li no play a professional match insyd half a year wey na she resultantly slip to No. 29 insyd de WTA rankings wen she return from ein rib injury insyd January 2008 to compete at de Australian Women's Hardcourts insyd Gold Coast. Insyd de first round, she narrowly defeat seventh seed [[Sybille Bammer]]. After a comfortable second round victory over wildcard [[Monique Adamczak]], na dem draw am to meet de top seed [[Nicole Vaidišová]] insyd de quarterfinals. Li win dema encounter insyd straight sets, advancing to de semifinals, wer she edge past Patty Schnyder.&lt;ref name=&quot;Safina's Golden Reign Comes To An End&quot;&gt;{{cite news|author=Women's Tennis Association|title=Safina's Golden Reign Comes To An End|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1938|date=3 January 2008|access-date=3 January 2008|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|archive-date=7 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107041244/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1938|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Insyd de final, she narrowly prevail against [[Victoria Azarenka]], she no only end ein three-year title drought (since Guangzhou 2004) buh she score ein second career singles title.

Despite rising back up to world No. 24 following dis victory, she then withdraw from de 2008 Sydney International, after she suffer a right knee injury. Ein failure to defend ein previous year ein semifinal performance at dis event cost am 125 ranking points, wich dip ein ranking back down to No. 30 for de week beginning 14 January. Going into de 2008 Australian Open, she get a further 140 ranking points to defend from ein fourth-round performance insyd 2007. Faced plus a relatively lenient draw insyd de early rounds, she survive a close three-set tussle plus [[Séverine Brémond]] insyd de first round, before surpassing [[Maria Elena Camerin]] insyd straight sets insyd round two. A revitalised [[Marta Domachowska]] remain between am den de defence of ein ranking points, den although Li win de first set convincingly, she falter thereafter wey she finally cede de match to ein Polish opponent by a single break of serve insyd de closely fought deciding set.

Having slip three places to world No. 33 by de time na she enter de Tier II tournament at Antwerp insyd early February, she nonetheless progress to de semifinals plus back-to-back-to-back straight-sets wins over Russian veteran [[Elena Likhovtseva]], Slovak world No. 45 [[Dominika Cibulková]], den on-form Swedish world No. 66 [[Sofia Arvidsson]]. However, she wither insyd de semifinals against world No. 47, [[Karin Knapp]], despite she take an early lead plus a break of service insyd de first set, ultimately ceding de match to ein Italian opponent insyd two sets. Dis tournament bring am back up within de top 30 at world No. 29.

De next week at de Tier I Qatar Open, Li san meet Likhovtseva insyd de first round. Dis time, after taking de first set comfortably, na she be challenged to a much tougher battle, buh she eventually win insyd three sets. Insyd round two, she score ein second straight-sets victory insyd four career head-to-heads against Russian world No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze, saving a set point insyd de first set tie-break, before recovering to win. Insyd de third round, she enjoy a more comfortable victory over Israeli world No. 17, [[Shahar Pe'er]], recovering from a 1–3 deficit insyd de second set. Insyd de quarterfinals, she meet ein old rival den paddie, world No. 4 Jelena Janković, coming into de match plus a winning 3–1 head-to-head record to ein credit against de Serbian player. By defeating Janković she extend dis record to 4–1 wey she move into de semifinals, wer she play Vera Zvonareva, against whom she win both of ein previous encounters. Despite taking de first set, Li loose de second by de same scoreline; den although she be 3–2 up insyd de final set, she then cede four successive games to ein opponent to loose de match.

Na ein ranking rise back to No. 23 on de strength of dis performance, na she be prevented from consolidating on dis recovery by suffering a right knee injury, wich force am to pull out of ein scheduled entries into both de Tier II event at Bangalore insyd early March den de Tier I tournament at Indian Wells insyd de middle of de month. She return to action at de International Women's Open insyd Eastbourne, winning one round before she loose to Nadia Petrova. She then contest Wimbledon, wey she defeat [[Anastasia Rodionova]] before she loose to [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]].

At de [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], following early-round victories against world No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, [[Ayumi Morita]], den [[Kaia Kanepi]], she go on to defeat one of de favourites, [[Venus Williams]], insyd de quarterfinals. Na Li dey trail 1–4 insyd de first set, buh she manage to strengthen ein game to win insyd straight sets. Li loose ein semifinal match to sixth seed Dinara Safina wey na she then be defeated insyd de bronze final by Vera Zvonareva. At de following US Open, Li be defeated by de Beijing Olympics gold medalist Elena Dementieva insyd de fourth round.

Insyd de 2008 Stuttgart Grand Prix, de unseeded Li defeat top ranked [[Serena Williams]] insyd de second round insyd three sets. Li thus cam be only de second Chinese player to defeat a world No. 1 player, following Zheng Jie ein victory over [[Ana Ivanovic]] at Wimbledon insyd 2008.

[[File:Li_Na_at_the_2009_US_Open_01.jpg|thumb|Li Na at de 2009 US Open]]
Li withdraw from both de inaugural Brisbane International, wer na she be defending champion (as she win de title at Gold Coast insyd 2008), den de 2009 Australian Open secof a right-knee injury. She make ein comeback at de Paris Indoors. Insyd de first round, she beat [[Ágnes Szávay]], buh insyd de second round she loose to second-seeded Jelena Janković.

Insyd de first round of de Dubai Championships, Li loose to [[Elena Vesnina]] insyd three sets. Unseeded at de Monterrey Open, she defeat world No. 10 den top seed [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] insyd a first round match wey last over two hours. Insyd de second round, she beat [[Petra Cetkovská]] wey she then advance to de semifinals after defeating Lucie Šafářová. Li then move into ein fifth career tour final, after beating sixth-seeded [[Iveta Benešová]]. However, Li loose to second-seeded [[Marion Bartoli]] insyd de final insyd straight sets. She play insyd de Premier event at Indian Wells, wer she defeat Tamarine Tanasugarn, Patty Schnyder, den Amélie Mauresmo, all insyd straight sets, to advance to de fourth round, wer she loose to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva.

She then reach de quarterfinals of de Premier event insyd Miami, wer she beat qualifier [[Urszula Radwańska]] insyd de first round den upset 29th seed [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] to reach de third round, wer she cause a big upset by defeating de previous week ein Indian Wells champion, sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva insyd three sets. Na dis victory particularly be important give Li, as she be beaten by Zvonareva de week before at Indian Wells. She then face unseeded Russian [[Ekaterina Makarova]] insyd de fourth round wey she beat am insyd three sets to set up a quarterfinal match plus de top seed den world No. 1, Serena Williams, a match wich she loose insyd a tight three-setter. Secof ein strong performance, ein ranking go up to world No. 29 from world No. 40.

Na Li ein next event be de second Grand Slam of de year, de French Open insyd Paris. As de 25th seed, she win ein first round against [[Marta Domachowska]]. She then defeat [[Timea Bacsinszky]] den [[Olga Govortsova]]. She then loose to unseeded former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, insyd de fourth round. After dis impressive result, she jump up to No. 20. She start ein grass-court season as de fourth seed at de Birmingham Classic wey she advance to de final plus a win over Maria Sharapova insyd de semifinals. However, na Na be defeated by [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] insyd de final. Na Li be seeded 19th at de 2009 Wimbledon Championships. She defeat [[Galina Voskoboeva]] insyd de first round den Olga Govortsova insyd de second round, buh she loose to No. 11 Agnieszka Radwańska insyd de third round.

At de 2009 Bank of de West Classic, she loose to Serena Williams insyd de first round, den at de LA Women's Championships, she withdraw secof injury during ein match plus Urszula Radwańska of Poland. Seeded 18th at de US Open, she reach ein first US Open quarterfinals, wer she loose to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. En route to de quarterfinals, she defeat [[Raluca Olaru]], [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]], [[Maria Kirilenko]], den Francesca Schiavone all insyd straight sets. Seeded 15th at de Pan Pacific Open, Li win ein opening match against Alizé Cornet. She then defeat [[Vera Dushevina]] before she beat [[Kateryna Bondarenko]]. Insyd de quarterfinal, she defeat Victoria Azarenka insyd three sets, na two of wich be tiebreaks, though she fail in serving for de match twice insyd de last set. Li loose insyd de semifinals to Jelena Janković weu she fini de year at world No. 15, ein then-career-high year-end ranking.

=== 2010: First major semifinal den ascent to top ten ===
[[File:Li_Na_Photo_by_Sascha_Grabow.jpg|thumb|Li Na at de 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]]
Na Li ein first tournament of 2010 be de Classic insyd Auckland, wer na she be seeded second. She be defeated by Kaia Kanepi insyd de first round. Insyd Sydney, she defeat fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki buh she loose to Flavia Pennetta insyd de second round.

Li be seeded 16th at de Australian Open. She defeat world No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki insyd de fourth round wey she then cam from a set den 3–5 down to defeat world No. 6 Venus Williams, insyd ein first Australian Open quarterfinal den only ein third major quarterfinal. Insyd de semifinals, she loose to Serena Williams insyd two highly competitive tiebreaks. As a result of dis performance, na Li be de first Chinese woman ever to be ranked insyd de top ten of women's professional tennis.&lt;ref name=&quot;reutersuk&quot;&gt;{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-li-china-women-idUKL3N0RJ4J420140919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171657/http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-li-china-women-idUKL3N0RJ4J420140919|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=FACTBOX – Tennis – The rise of China's women|agency=Reuters UK|date=19 September 2014|access-date=20 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;

At de Dubai Championships, Li, de eighth seed, defeat María José Martínez Sánchez insyd de second round. She then cam from a 6–3, 5–2 deficit to defeat Marion Bartoli insyd de third round. Li be forced to retire insyd ein quarterfinals match against Shahar Pe'er. Li continue ein season at de inaugural Malaysian Open. As second seed, she fall to [[Tatjana Malek]] insyd de first round. As seventh seed at de Indian Wells Open, Li fall to [[Elena Baltacha]] insyd round two. Na Li be eighth seed at de Miami Open, buh she fall to Timea Bacsinszky insyd de second round.

At de Stuttgart Grand Prix, Li defeat defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova insyd de second round, before falling to eventual runner-up Sam Stosur insyd de quarterfinals. Na Li be 11th seed at de French Open. She fall to eventual champion den world No. 17 Francesca Schiavone insyd de third round. Na Li be seeded first at de Birmingham Classic. She defeat 4th seed [[Aravane Rezaï]] insyd de semifinals, den second-seeded Maria Sharapova insyd de final to win de tournament. Plus de win, Li return to de top 10 insyd de WTA rankings. Seeded seventh at Eastbourne, Li retire insyd de first round plus a knee injury after winning de first set against Elena Baltacha. Li be seeded ninth at Wimbledon. She defeat seventh seed Agnieszka Radwańska to advance to de quarterfinals at Wimbledon for de second time insyd ein career, wer she loose to world No. 1 den defending champion Serena Williams. In doing so Li san return to de top 10 insyd de WTA rankings.

At de US Open, she start off as de eighth seed, buh she fall at de first hurdle to Kateryna Bondarenko. Na Li be an alternate at de WTA Championships, buh she no receive a chance to play. Instead, she play at de Tournament of Champions as de first seed. However, she be defeated by Japanese [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] insyd de first round, putting an end to ein 2010 season, ein best season to date. She fini just outsyd de top 10 at world No. 11. At de end of de year, Li ein coach [[Thomas Högstedt]] choose to leave am in order to coach Maria Sharapova.

=== 2011: Major breakthru den historic victory at French Open ===
[[File:Li_Na_2011_French_Open.jpg|right|thumb|Li Na insyd 2011 French Open semifinal]]
Li play insyd de Sydney International as de eighth seed, wey dey make fast work of Australian wildcard [[Anastasia Rodionova]] den winning a tough three-set match against [[Virginie Razzano]] insyd de first two rounds. Insyd de quarterfinals she meet two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova wey she cam thru plus a win. She defeat surprise qualifier [[Bojana Jovanovski]] insyd de semifinals to advance to ein eighth WTA final.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Li defeats Clijsters to take women's singles |url=http://www.medibankinternational.com.au/2011/01/li-defeats-clijsters-to-take-womens-singles#more-5399 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117024322/http://www.medibankinternational.com.au/2011/01/li-defeats-clijsters-to-take-womens-singles |archive-date=2011-01-17}}&lt;/ref&gt; Li face world No. 3 Kim Clijsters insyd de final, den despite trailing 5–0 insyd de first set, Li go on to defeat Clijsters, capturing de fourth WTA title of ein career.

Na Li be de ninth seed at de Australian Open, wer she reach ein first Grand Slam singles final, de first tennis player wey dey represent an East Asian den Asian country to achieve dat feat. On de way she oust eighth seed Victoria Azarenka insyd straight sets. She defeat world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, insyd de semifinals to reach de final, after saving a match point insyd de second set. She face No. 3 seed Kim Clijsters (whom na she defeat at de Sydney International). Although Li claim de first set, na Clijsters be able to rally back den claim de championship. Despite de loss, Li ein ranking rise to a career high of world No. 7.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/tennis/30tennis.html|title=Clijsters, While Not at Her Best, Is Still Too Much for Li|work=The New York Times|date=29 January 2011|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|access-date=19 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Despite a good early start to de season, Li then get a five-match losing streak. After receiving byes into de second rounds, she loose insyd a hardly fought match against [[Yanina Wickmayer]] at de Dubai Championships, lucky loser [[Klára Zakopalová]] at de Qatar Ladies Open den countrywoman [[Peng Shuai]] at Indian Wells. Despite dis, after Indian Wells she peak at a career-high ranking of world No. 6 secof Janković ein failures to defend ein points.

Li ein losing streak continue, wen na she be upset insyd de Miami Open by [[Johanna Larsson]]. Plus dis loss, den [[Andy Murray]] ein loss at Miami, both Australian Open finalists be yet to win a match since dema first major final. She fall back to No. 7. Li then break ein losing streak by winning ein first-round match against [[Anastasija Sevastova]] insyd Stuttgart. However, she loose to Sabine Lisicki insyd de second round. Even though na she no be able to defend all ein Stuttgart ranking points, she rise back to No. 6. However, secof ein disappointing results, Li Na sack ein husbie as coach wey she hire Dane [[Michael Mortensen]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/li-nas-honesty-earns-locals-backing-for-azarenka-showdown-8467850.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/li-nas-honesty-earns-locals-backing-for-azarenka-showdown-8467850.html|archive-date=2022-06-14|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Li Na's honesty earns locals' backing for Azarenka showdown|work=The Independent|date=25 January 2013|access-date=19 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;

She enter de Madrid Open as sixth seed. Insyd de first two rounds, she defeat María José Martínez Sánchez den Iveta Benešová widout much difficulty. Insyd de third round she get de better of Roberta Vinci coming back from a set deficit. She then defeat [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] after recovering from a break down insyd de deciding set. Dis victory mark ein first semifinals appearance insyd Madrid, wer she loose to eventual champion, [[Petra Kvitová]].

Li ein resurgence continue into de Italian Open. Seeded fourth, she receive a bye insyd de first round. She win ein opening match against [[Lourdes Domínguez Lino]] wey she defeat [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] den [[Gréta Arn]] insyd de next two rounds en route to back-to-back semifinals on clay. However, she loose to [[Samantha Stosur]] insyd two sets.

Li win ein first major title at de French Open on June 4; by doing so she make history wey she cam be de first tennis player from an East Asian den Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles event. Seeded sixth, she defeat [[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]], [[Sílvia Soler Espinosa]], [[Sorana Cîrstea]], ninth seed Petra Kvitová, fourth seed Victoria Azarenka, seventh seed Maria Sharapova, den fifth seed and defending champion Francesca Schiavone insyd de final, a match wey 330 million viewers watch worldwide.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/06/li-na-french-open-champion|title=Li Na of China keeps feet on ground after historic French Open victory|date=6 June 2011|work=The Guardian|access-date=7 June 2011|location=London|first=Simon|last=Cambers}}&lt;/ref&gt;
After de match, na Li Na be praised by de Chinese media,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=4 June 2011 |title=China hails Li Na's French Open win as source of pride |url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=367845 |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=TSN}}&lt;/ref&gt; wey na ein popularity thru out China be expected to grow significantly insyd de coming months, as she cam be de first Chinese national, male anaa female, ever to win a tennis Grand Slam title insyd singles, ensuring ein place insyd de sport ein history.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=5 June 2011 |title=Li Na – From an athlete in the shadows to a new national hero |url=http://thinkingchinese.com/index.php?page_id=296 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050810/http://thinkingchinese.com/index.php?page_id=296 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=Thinking Chinese}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Although Li is the first Chinese national to have won a Grand Slam singles event, she is not the first ethnic Chinese individual to do so. &lt;/ref&gt; Following de French Open, Li rise to a career high ranking of world No. 4.

As de second seed at Eastbourne, Li fall insyd de second round to Daniela Hantuchová. By virtue of de withdrawal of Kim Clijsters, Li be de third seed at Wimbledon, ein highest seeding at a Grand Slam. She beat [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] instd de first round buh she loose insyd de second round to eventual semifinalist Sabine Lisicki of Germany even though na she get two match points at 5–3 wey she serve for de match twice at 5–4 den 6–5.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2015404732_aptenwimbledonli.html|title=French Open champ Li loses to Lisicki at Wimbledon|date=23 June 2011|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=23 June 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; Li suffer a surprise knock-out at de 2011 US Open at de hands of 53rd ranked Romanian teen [[Simona Halep]] wey she end de coaching of Mortensen. Then at de [[2011 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Li suffer a first round defeat by Romanian player [[Monica Niculescu]]. However, as a result of Vera Zvonareva den Samantha Stosur dema inability to go past de third round, she be able to qualify for de 2011 WTA Tour Championships for de first time insyd ein career.

Li make dein debut appearance at de WTA Championships insyd Istanbul. She be drawn insyd de White Group along plus Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka den Samantha Stosur. She beat Sharapova insyd ein opening match buh she loose ein oda two matches, failing to make de semifinals. She fini de year as de world No. 5 after a memorable yet very inconsistent season. Na dem nominate Li Na for two ESPY Sports Award categories: de &quot;Annual Breakthrough Award&quot; den &quot;Annual Award for best female tennis players&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;Li Na in Awards&quot;&gt;{{cite web |last=Waterson |first=James |date=30 June 2011 |title=Rafael Nadal And Li Na Nominated For Two ESPY Awards |url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Rafael-Nadal-And-Li-Na-Nominated-For-Two-ESPY-Awar.aspx |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=Tennisnow.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; She loose to [[Blake Griffin]] den Serena Williams, respectively. On 17 den 18 December, Li participate insyd de Li Na &amp; Friends Tennis Exhibition 2011 insyd Wuhan, China.

=== 2012: First Premier-5 event champion ===
Li start ein 2012 season insyd de Hopman Cup plus countryman [[Wu Di (tennis)|Wu Di]], wey sanso be from Hubei province, wer she win all three single rubbers against Marion Bartoli, [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] den [[Jarmila Gajdošová]]. Na e be ein first win over Anabel Medina Garrigues insyd four meetings. Na e be a return to ein form after she be plagued by losses den early round exits insyd almost all ein tournaments during de second half of 2011 following ein Roland Garros triumph. Li then play insyd de Sydney to defend ein title. She defeat Ekaterina Makarova, [[Chanelle Scheepers]] den Lucie Šafářová to reach de semifinals. Insyd de semifinal, she cam back from one set down to eke out de win against world No. 2, Petra Kvitová, de favorite to win de tournament. Insyd de final, Li fail to defend ein title, losing de match to Victoria Azarenka insyd three sets.

Li begin ein Australian Open campaign by cruising thru de early rounds of de tournament, dispatching [[Ksenia Pervak]], [[Olivia Rogowska]], den Anabel Medina Garrigues (after Garrigues retire secof an injured ankle), en route to meeting ein 2011 Australian Open final conqueror Kim Clijsters insyd de fourth round. Kim Clijsters roll ein ankle at 3–3 wey Li take de first set comfortably. Li hold four match points at 6–2 insyd de second set tiebreak, buh she drop six consecutive points to give Clijsters de second set secof unforced errors den poor shot selection. At 1–5 insyd de final set, Li begin a resurgence by reeling off de next three games to close de gap to 4–5, buh de Belgian manage to close out de match. Ein unexpected loss lef am in tears insyd ein post-match press conference.

After de disappointing Australian Open campaign, Li participate insyd de 2012 Fed Cup wey she win all three of ein matches on home soil. She defeat Kei-Chen Changand den [[Nigina Abduraimova]] during de round robin stages to push China to de promotional play-offs against Kazakhstan. She next play [[Galina Voskoboeva]] wey she win insyd three sets. Dis win seal de tie wey e secure China ein spot insyd de World Group II play-offs.

[[File:Li_Na_Miami.jpg|left|thumb|Li Na insyd Miami]]
Li then participate insyd de Open GDF Suez insyd Paris, buh she retire against [[Tsvetana Pironkova]] insyd de first round of de tournament secof a back injury she sustain during ein Fed Cup matches. She make back-to-back quarterfinal appearances at Indian Wells den Miami. At de Indian Wells Open, Li get a first round bye wey she face a rematch plus Galina Voskoboeva insyd de second round, wich she win insyd three sets. Li record ein first win over Zheng Jie, after losing de five earlier meetings. Insyd de fourth round she comfortably win against Klára Zakopalová,  wey na she be on a roll, upsetting Vera Zvonareva den Daniela Hantuchová. Insyd de quarterfinals she face [[Angelique Kerber]] wey she loose insyd two sets. At de Miami Open, after receiving a first round bye, Li defeat [[Melinda Czink]], Iveta Benešová, den Sabine Lisicki to secure a spot insyd de quarterfinals. Ein win over Lisicki avenge ein loss to de big serving German insyd de previous year ein second round of de Wimbledon Championships. Li loose to world No. 2, Maria Sharapova, insyd de quarterfinals, ein first insyd dema last four meetings, wer de Chinese beat de Russian all insyd straight sets.

Li reach de final of de Italian Open, defeating Iveta Benešová, Chanelle Scheepers den Dominika Cibulková widout dropping a set before receiving a walkover from Serena Williams insyd de semifinals. Insyd de final she loose to Maria Sharapova insyd three thriller sets despite being a set up wey she dey lead 4–0 insyd de second den failing to convert a championship point insyd de final set. Na Li be seeded 7th at de French Open, wer na she be de defending champion. She begin ein title defence by defeating Sorana Cîrstea, [[Stéphanie Foretz]] den [[Christina McHale]] insyd de first three rounds before she suffer a fourth round upset bid by qualifier [[Yaroslava Shvedova]]. She fall out of de world top ten secof ein French Open result. Li loose to Sorana Cîrstea insyd de second round of Wimbledon – ein first loss against de Romanian.

At de 2012 London Olympics, Li, seeded 10th, crash out insyd de first round to Slovak Daniela Hantuchová. Ein poor performance cause am to drop out of de world top ten for de second time insyd de year following de conclusion of de Games. After de Olympics, Li announce say she den [[Carlos Rodríguez (tennis coach)|Carlos Rodríguez]], coach of former world No. 1 den seven-time major winner Justine Henin, commence a coaching relationship.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last=Chintapalli |first=Bobby |date=18 August 2012 |title=Carlos Rodriguez opens up about teaming up with Li Na |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2012-08-18/carlos-rodriguez-and-li-na/57127552/1 |access-date=19 September 2014 |work=USA Today}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Na Li ein next tournament be de Rogers Cup, wer she make am all de way to de final. She receive a first round bye before seeing off home crowd favourite, [[Eugenie Bouchard]], insyd de second round. Insyd de third round, she fend off world No. 9, [[Sara Errani]], wey she end de hopes of Agnieszka Radwańska rising to No. 1 insyd de rankings by beating am insyd de quarterfinals. Insyd de semifinals, Li rally to cam back from a 5–1 deficit insyd de third set to overcome Lucie Šafářová before losing to Petra Kvitová insyd de final. After de tournament she return to de world top ten at No. 9.

At de Cincinnati Open, Li get a first round bye before eliminating Sorana Cîrstea insyd de second round, avenging ein loss to de Romanian insyd de second round of de Wimbledon Championships. Insyd de third round Li prove to be too strong for [[Johanna Larsson]] den insyd de quarterfinals she convincingly defeat world No. 3 den top seed, Agnieszka Radwańska, insyd a match wer Li only surrender two games. She then edge Venus Williams insyd de semifinal (bringing dema head-to-head to 3–0), before defeating fifth seed Angelique Kerber insyd de final; ein fifth win against Kerber insyd six matches. Na dis be ein first title since de 2011 French Open den de sixth career title. By winning dis tournament, she move up one place insyd de rankings to world No. 8.

At de [[2012 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Li cruise thru de first two rounds plis easy wins over [[Heather Watson]] den [[Casey Dellacqua]]. However, ein tournament run came to an abrupt end insyd de next round, wen she upset insyd three sets by rising British teenager [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]], wey na she defeat three-time champion Kim Clijsters insyd de previous round. Dis result mean say na dis be ein first season since 2008 insyd wich she fail to reach de quarterfinal stage at a Grand Slam tournament.

Li then travel to Tokyo to participate insyd de Pan Pacific Open. She receive a bye insyd de first round, wey she win ein second round match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to book a meeting plus former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki insyd de third round. She win se first set, buh she eventually loose de match. Ein exit from de tournament mean say ein chances of participating insyd de upcoming 2012 WTA Tour Championships depend on ein performance at de China Open. Li win de first round match against Francesca Schiavone. Insyd de second round she record ein first victory against Russian Nadia Petrova after six previous losses, wey dey cam off a title run at de Pan Pacific Open a week ago. She play compatriot Peng Shuai insyd de third round for a place insyd de quarters wey she emerge victorious insyd a topsy-turvy three set match lasting 2 hours den 28 minutes. Insyd de quarterfinals, she face defending champion Agnieszka Radwańska wey she play sam high-quality tennis to defeat am for de third time dis season. She loose ein semifinal to Maria Sharapova; de Russian reeling off eight consecutive games to take de match. Plus dis performance, she cam be de eighth den final player to qualify for de season-ending championships.

For de 2012 WTA Tour Championships, na dem place Li insyd de red group along plus Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams den Angelique Kerber. She play Serena Williams insyd ein opening match wey she loose insyd two sets after failing to capitalise on ein 4–1 first set lead. She defeat Angelique Kerber insyd ein second match before losing to Azarenka insyd ein third match; insyd de latter match, she serve for de first set at 5–4, buh na she broke wey she loose de set insyd a tie-break. Na dis be de final match of ein 2012 season, finishing de year ranked world No. 7.

On 29 December 2012, Li beat Victoria Azarenka insyd an annual exhibition event insyd Hua Hin, Thailand.

=== 2013: Second Australian Open final, return to top four, den year-end No. 3 ===
[[File:Li_Na_Coach.JPG|thumb|Li Na plus coach Carlos Rodríguez at de 2013 US Open]]

Li commence ein season at de first edition of de Shenzhen Open. She cruise to de final plus straight-sets defeats over [[Mandy Minella]], [[Julia Cohen]], [[Bojana Jovanovski]] den Peng Shuai, putting am insyd prime position to claim ein seventh WTA title. Li see off 5th seed Klára Zakopalová insyd three sets insyd de final to claim ein first title of 2013 den seventh of ein career.

Li next play at de Sydney International, at wich she make consecutive finals de two previous years, winning insyd 2011. Na dem push am to de limit by Christina McHale buh she get little trouble plus [[Ayumi Morita]]. She meet young American [[Madison Keys]] insyd de quarterfinals wey prove to be a tougher challenge, plus Li prevailing insyd three tight sets to book a semifinal showdown plus world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska. Li look de winner insyd de early stages of de match, buh somewat she falter, producing a high number of unforced errors wich hand Radwańska de first set. She save four match points on Radwańska ein serve insyd de ninth game of de second set den three on ein own serve insyd de tenth game. However, eventually she succumb to de pressure den a half-volley into de net seal de win for Radwańska insyd an hour den 32 minutes, putting an end to Li ein Sydney reign.

At de Australian Open, Li easily storm thru to de quarterfinals, wer she face world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwańska, wey na she no drop a set during a 13-match winning streak. Li cam be de first player to defeat am dis season wey she advance to de semifinals wer she oust world No. 2, Maria Sharapova, insyd straight sets, wey na she only drop a record-low nine games insyd de tournament. Dis mark Li ein second Australian Open final appearance insyd three years, finishing runner-up to Kim Clijsters insyd 2011.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=24 January 2013 |title=China Media Hail Li Na as Resurgent Champion at Australian Open |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-25/china-media-hail-li-na-as-resurgent-champion-at-australian-open.html |access-date=19 September 2014 |work=Bloomberg}}&lt;/ref&gt; Insyd de final, Li be hampered by injuries, falling over on two occasions. De first of wich occur at 1–3 insyd de second set, a fall wey see Li incur a 10-minute medical timeout. She fall over a second time after de Australia Day fireworks break, she no only twist ein left ankle once more buh sanso heavily knock de rear of ein head on de court, wey cause a momentary black-out. Despite she be severely hindered insyd ein movement, she continue dey play buh she eventually loose de match insyd three sets to Victoria Azarenka.

De left ankle injury she sustain insyd de Australian Open decider force am to withdraw from subsequent tournaments wey dey include de Qatar den Indian Wells Open, plus an exhibition match at de BNP Paribas Showdown insyd Hong Kong insyd wich na she be scheduled to play former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.

After she be sidelined for seven weeks, Li make a return to de competition at de Miami Open as de fifth seed. After a first round bye, she win ein second round against [[Kiki Bertens]] insyd two quick sets widout dropping serve insyd ein first match since de Australian Open final. Next up she face [[Varvara Lepchenko]] den [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] wey she defeat both insyd straight sets to set up a quarterfinal match against world No. 1 Serena Williams. Despite leading 5–2 insyd de second set den holding a set point on Williams ein serve, na she no manage to find a way to capitalise wey she go on to lose de match insyd a tiebreak.

Na Li ein next tournament be de Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, de first bigger clay court event of de season. As de second seed, she receive a bye insyd de first round. She sweep past qualifier [[Mirjana Lučić-Baroni]] insyd de second round, setting up an encounter plus Petra Kvitová insyd de quarterfinals. She dispose of Kvitová den then surprise semifinalist Bethanie Mattek-Sands both insyd straight sets to advance to de final for de first time, seeking ein eighth career title. Na de final be a contest between am den Maria Sharapova, whose passage to de final include three three-set matches each lasting over three hours. She, however, handily defeat Li insyd just over 90 minutes, increasing ein clay-court winning streak to 16 den avenging ein Australian Open semifinal loss to Li earlier insyd de year.

Na Li then be stunned by lucky loser Madison Keys insyd de first round of de Madrid Open de following week, ein first early tournament exit of de season. She return to de Italian Open as de defending finalist. After a first round bye, she defeat Zheng Jie insyd straight sets then she square off plus former doubles partner Jelena Janković, wey defeat Li insyd a marathon match insyd wich Li ein inconsistency prove to ein be undoing, committing 62 unforced errors. As one of de favourites, Li ein quest for a second Grand Slam title begin wen she play Anabel Medina Garrigues insyd de opening round of Roland Garros, winning insyd two sets. Ein struggles on clay continue, however, as she fall victim to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, ranked 67th, insyd a rain-interrupted second round match – losing insyd three sets, wey dey bring ein disappointing clay-court season to a close.

Li get ein grass-court season off to a winning start by beating [[Alizé Cornet]] insyd de first round of de Eastbourne International, at wich na she be seeded second. Na she secure a quarterfinal berth against Elena Vesnina after ein second round opponent Marion Bartoli pull out secof a viral illness. De Russian end Li ein run wey she go on to win de tournament.

Na Li be de sixth seed at Wimbledon. She defeat [[Michaëlla Krajicek]] insyd de first round den [[Simona Halep]] insyd a rollercoaster three set match. Insyd de third round against de No. 32 seed Klára Zakopalová, Li loose de first set, buh she win de match insyd three sets after Zakopalová fail to serve out de match. Insyd de fourth round she dispatch Roberta Vinci to secure a spot insyd de last eight for de third time. After de match, she reveal say na de secret to ein success be de slice practice wey ein husbie Jiang Shan give am prior to de match. Insyd ein quarterfinal clash plus Agnieszka Radwańska, na she dey lead 5–4 insyd de first set wey na she be a set point up wen she hit an ace wey na e be wrongly called out. Na Li no challenge de call, wey she loose de set insyd a tiebreak wer na she sanso dey lead 5–3. She mount a comeback to win de second set, coming from 4–2 down. A brief rain delay halt proceedings at de beginning of de third. Wen play resume, na e be Radwańska wey race to a 5–2 lead. Li save eight match points, buh she eventually loose de match insyd 2 hours 47 minutes.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last=O'Shannessy |first=Craig |date=3 July 2013 |title=A Challenge Not Taken, a Match Not Won |url=http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/a-challenge-not-taken-a-match-not-won/ |access-date=19 September 2014 |work=The New York Times}}&lt;/ref&gt;

[[File:Li_Na_2013_Rogers_Cup_Practice.jpg|left|thumb|Li Na dey practice at 2013 Rogers Cup insyd Toronto]]
Li then compete at de Rogers Cup insyd Toronto, at wich she make de final last year. After enjoying a bye insyd de first round, she defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova insyd two easy sets, followed by hard-fought wins over in-form players Ana Ivanovic (insyd a final set tie-break, after surviving 2–5) den Dominika Cibulková to reach de semifinals, wer she loose to [[Sorana Cîrstea]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=10 August 2013 |title=Rogers Cup: Sorana Cirstea beats Li Na to make final |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/2013/08/10/rogers_cup_sorana_cirstea_beats_li_na_to_make_final.html |access-date=19 September 2014 |work=Toronto Star}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de San Diego Open, she notch wins over [[Lauren Davis]] den Angelique Kerber before receiving a walkover from Agnieszka Radwańska insyd de quarterfinals after de Pole pull out for personal reasons. Insyd ein semifinal against Serena Williams, she be broken wen serving for both sets wey she be beaten by de eventual champion.

Seeded fifth at de US Open, she defeat Olga Govortsova den [[Sofia Arvidsson]] insyd straight sets wey she then get revenge on Laura Robson insyd de third round, de same stage wer Robson defeat am last year. She then breeze past former world No. 1 Jelena Janković insyd straight sets. Upon defeating Janković, she reach de quarterfinals of de US Open for only de second time insyd ein career. Der she beat Ekaterina Makarova to reach ein first US Open semifinal (as well as na e be de first time a Chinese woman make de US Open semifinals) before Serena Williams san end ein run insyd straight sets, needing six match points to do so.

She then head to Beijing to take part insyd de 2013 China Open as de home crowd favourite, defeating Daniela Hantuchová, Bojana Jovanovski den Sabine Lisicki insyd straight sets before falling to Petra Kvitová insyd de quarterfinals.

On 27 September, Li qualify for de 2013 WTA Tour Championships. She win all three of ein round robin matches against Sara Errani, Jelena Janković den Victoria Azarenka, thus qualifying for de semifinals for de first time. Upon beating Petra Kvitová ein ranking rise to a new career high of world No. 3, de highest-ever ranking for a female tennis player from an East Asian den Asian country den overtaking Maria Sharapova den Agnieszka Radwańska. Insyd de final, she make a strong start, blasting ten winners en route to winning de first set against Serena Williams, buth she run out of gas at three-all insyd de second, losing nine games in a row to loose de match.

=== 2014: Australian Open champion den retirement ===
Li start ein 2014 season as de defending champion at de Shenzhen Open. She defeat wildcard den former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva insyd de first round, [[Nadiia Kichenok]] insyd de second round, Monica Niculescu insyd de quarterfinals den [[Annika Beck]] insyd de semifinals to reach ein first final of de year den setting up de second all-Chinese final insyd WTA history insyd de process, wer she defeat Peng Shuai insyd straight sets to win ein eighth career singles title.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/tennis-women-shenzen-idINDEEA0302420140104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306111323/http://in.reuters.com/article/tennis-women-shenzen-idINDEEA0302420140104|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Li Na overcomes Peng to defend Shenzhen Open title|publisher=Reuters|date=4 January 2014|access-date=20 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; Dis mark de first time insyd Li ein career wer na she successfully defend a title of any kind.

At de Australian Open, Li compete as de fourth seed. She make quick work of current junior top-2 players [[Ana Konjuh]] den [[Belinda Bencic]] insyd de first two rounds. Having loose de first set against [[Lucie Šafářová]], she fend off a match point wen trailing 5–6 insyd de second, before rebounding insyd de tiebreak den decisive set to avoid de upset. She then cruise past Ekaterina Makarova, Flavia Pennetta, den Eugenie Bouchard to reach ein third Australian Open final insyd 4 years, wer she defeat first-time major singles finalist den 20th seed, Dominika Cibulková, insyd straight sets to claim ein first Australian Open title, thus becoming de first East Asian den Asian Australian Open champion den fourth woman to win de title after she be match point down.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last=Lucas |first=Dan |date=25 January 2014 |title=Li Na wins Australian Open final against Dominika Cibulkova – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/25/li-na-v-dominika-cibulkova-live |access-date=27 January 2014 |work=Guardian UK}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last=Newbery |first=Piers |date=25 January 2014 |title=Li Na beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Australian Open final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/25875113 |access-date=27 January 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Li extend ein winning streak to thirteen consecutive matches by defeating [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] insyd ein opener at de Qatar Ladies Open. She then suffer ein first loss of de season to qualifier [[Petra Cetkovská]] insyd a tight three set contest insyd de third round. After de tournament, Li reach a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.

Na Li ein next scheduled event be de Indian Wells Open, wer she be unable to compete de previous year secof injury. Seeded first at a Premier Mandatory event for de first time, she receive a bye insyd de first round before registering straight set victories over countrywoman Zheng Jie, [[Karolína Plíšková]] den [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] en route to a quarterfinal clash plus Dominika Cibulková, a rematch of de Australian Open final. Though Li commit 54 unforced errors, she prevail insyd three sets wey she face Flavia Pennetta insyd de semifinals. Der, she be upset insyd straight sets by de 20th-seeded Italian den eventual champion.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2014/03/15/flavia-pennetta-agnieszka-radwanska-indian-wells-final|title=Flavia Pennetta stuns Li Na, will face Aga Radwanska in Indian Wells final|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=15 March 2014|first=Courtney|last=Nguyen|access-date=19 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;

At de Miami Open, she receive a first-round bye den walkover insyd de second round secof de withdrawal of [[Alisa Kleybanova]]. Li defeat Madison Keys, Carla Suárez Navarro den Caroline Wozniacki en route to a semifinal against Dominika Cibulková, wey na she be projected to make ein top-ten debut plus ein previous win over Agnieszka Radwańska. Li improve ein perfect record against de Slovak to 7–0 wey she book ein place insyd ein first Premier Mandatory final. Insyd a final featuring de world's top-2 players, Li race to a 5–2 lead insyd de first set wey she waste a set point, before ein opponent, world No. 1 Serena Williams, rally to steal de set 7–5. Li only manage to win a single game insyd de second set.

Following a 21–3 start to de season, na Li be forced out of de 2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix secof a left knee injury, wer na she be de finalist insyd 2013. She start ein clay-court campaign at de Madrid Open, wer she record wins over [[Kirsten Flipkens]] den Zheng Jie insyd de first two rounds. Li then battled past [[Sloane Stephens]] insyd three sets, wey na she san involve insyd a narrow three setter insyd ein quarterfinal against Maria Sharapova, eventually succumbing to de Russian after taking de first set comfortably. At de Italian Open, Li beat Australians Casey Dellacqua (for ein 500th career win) den Sam Stosur, before suffering ein first loss to Sara Errani insyd de quarterfinals. After de match, na Li tell reporters say she vomit less dan 20 minutes prior to stepping onto de court secof food poisoning.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=16 May 2014 |title=Errani upsets Li to reach Rome semi-finals |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/308245.html |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}&lt;/ref&gt; At de French Open, she be upset by French youngster [[Kristina Mladenovic]] insyd de opening round. Na dis sanso be Li ein earliest loss insyd de tournament. Li ein first round loss contribute to three negative tennis records. Secof fellow 2014 Australian Open men's champion [[Stan Wawrinka]] loose insyd de first round as well, na e be de first time insyd de history of tennis wey.na de reigning Grand Slam winners be ousted insyd de opening round of dema next major.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last=Chase |first=Chris |date=27 May 2014 |title=Li Na and Stan Wawrinka made the wrong kind of history at the French Open |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/li-na-stan-wawrinka-french-open-first-time-ever-loss |access-date=19 September 2014 |work=USA Today}}&lt;/ref&gt; Secof top seed Serena Williams loose insyd de second round, na e be de first time insyd Open Era history wey de two top seeded women loose before de third round at any Grand Slam tournament.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=28 May 2014 |title=Serena Williams and older sister Venus both lose in 2nd round of French Open |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/serena-williams-and-older-sister-venus-both-lose-in-2nd-round-of-french-open/ |access-date=19 September 2014 |work=Fox News}}&lt;/ref&gt; After No. 3 seed Agnieszka Radwańska loose insyd de third round, na e sanso be de first time insyd de Open Era wey none of de top-3 seeds advance past de third round.

Li choose not to play a warm-up event before de third major of de season get underway. Ein dip in form continue at de 2014 Wimbledon Championships, wer na she be eliminated insyd de third round by Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, having beaten [[Paula Kania]] den [[Yvonne Meusburger]] insyd de first den second rounds, respectively. Insyd July, Li den coach Rodríguez part ways.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=3 July 2014 |title=Li Na, Carlos Rodriguez part ways |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/11174514/li-na-part-ways-coach-carlos-rodriguez |access-date=5 July 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}&lt;/ref&gt;

She no play since Wimbledon secof a left knee injury wich require surgery, Li announce ein retirement from professional tennis on 19 September 2014. She end ein career ranked world No. 6 by de WTA.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |date=19 September 2014 |title=Li Na Announces Retirement |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4155316/title/li-na-announces-retirement |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=WTA}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/sports/tennis/chinas-li-na-set-to-retire-from-tennis.html|title=Li Na, Two-Time Major Winner, Is Retiring With Knee Woes|work=The New York Times|first=Ben|last=Rothenberg|date=18 September 2014|access-date=19 September 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Li Na Unveils Next Phase Of Career |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4155350/title/li-na-unveils-next-phase-of-career |access-date=19 September 2014 |publisher=wtatennis.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; Dat year she be named one of ESPNW ein Impact 25.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=2014 espnW Impact 25 |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/10/li-na-32-2014-australian-open-champion-retired-tennis-star |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216171500/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/10/li-na-32-2014-australian-open-champion-retired-tennis-star |archive-date=December 16, 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;</text>
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'''''Astroneer''''', officially stylized insyd all caps,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=ASTRONEER on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/ASTRONEER/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724162747/https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/ASTRONEER/ |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Buy ASTRONEER {{!}} Xbox |url=https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/ASTRONEER/9NBLGGH43KZB |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724162747/https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/ASTRONEER/9NBLGGH43KZB |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.xbox.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=ASTRONEER |url=https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2467-CUSA16473_00-ASTRONEER0000000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724162748/https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2467-CUSA16473_00-ASTRONEER0000000 |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=store.playstation.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=ASTRONEER for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site |url=https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/astroneer-switch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724162748/https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/astroneer-switch/ |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.nintendo.com |language=en-us}}&lt;/ref&gt; be 2019 sandbox adventure game whe developed den published by American studio System Era Softworks. De game dey released throu early access insyd December 2016 before a full release on February 6, 2019. De player dey tasked with colonizing planets, creating structures, den collecting resources. De character dey called an Astroneer den de player fit travel to planets to activate cores den complete de game. Dem dey reward players upon completion of core activation, most notably a suit den/ana visor.
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