Li Na career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of Chinese professional tennis player, Li Na. Over the course of her career, Li won nine WTA singles titles, including two Grand Slam singles titles at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open and one Premier 5 singles title at the 2012 Western & Southern Open. She also finished in fourth place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was the runner-up at the 2011 and 2013 Australian Open and 2013 WTA Tour Championships. Li achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 on February 17, 2014.

Career finals
Discipline Type Won Lost Total WR
Singles Grand Slam 2 2 4 0.50
Summer Olympics
Year-end championships 1 1 0.00
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5[lower-alpha 1] 1 3 4 0.25
WTA Tour[lower-alpha 2] 6 6 12 0.50
Total 9 12 21 0.43
Doubles Grand Slam
Summer Olympics
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5[lower-alpha 1]
WTA Tour[lower-alpha 2] 2 0 2 1.00
Total 2 0 2 1.00
Total 11 12 23 0.48

Career achievements

Li won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2011 French Open.

On October 3, 2004, Li defeated Martina Suchá in the final of the Guangzhou International Women's Open to become the first Chinese woman to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Li became the first Chinese player to be seeded in a Grand Slam event. She went on to reach the quarterfinals, becoming the first Chinese player in history (male or female) to achieve this feat but lost to second seed Kim Clijsters.

In January 2010, Li and her compatriot Zheng Jie reached the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open in singles. This marked the first time in history where two Chinese players had reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament simultaneously. Following this event, Li became the first Chinese player in history to achieve a top ten ranking in singles. Later that year, Li reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, losing to the eventual champion Serena Williams (this being the fourth Grand Slam tournament in a row in which Li had lost to the eventual champion).

Li with 2014 Australian Open's trophy after she defeated Cibulková

At the 2011 Australian Open, Li defeated world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals in three sets, saving a match point in the second set to become the first Chinese player in history to reach a Grand Slam final in singles. However, she lost to Kim Clijsters in three sets. At the 2011 French Open, Li defeated Petra Kvitová in the fourth round to become the first Chinese player in history to reach the quarterfinals or better at all four Grand Slam events in singles.[1] She then defeated Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively en route to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, where she defeated the defending champion, Francesca Schiavone, in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam singles title and thus became the first player from Asia to achieve such a feat. She achieved a new career high singles ranking of world No. 4 following the event. Following her strong performances throughout the year, Li qualified for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships, becoming the first Chinese player in history to do so. She finished the year ranked world No. 5, becoming the first Chinese player to finish a year ranked in the top ten.

In January 2013, Li won the first edition of the Shenzhen Open with a three set victory over Klára Zakopalová in the final.[2] At the 2013 Australian Open, Li reached her third Grand Slam singles final without dropping a set but lost to world No. 1 and defending champion Victoria Azarenka in three sets. Later that year, Li reached the semifinals of the US Open and the final of the WTA Tour Championships for the first time in her career. She finished the year at a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3.

In January 2014, Li successfully defended her title at the Shenzhen Open[3] before winning her second Grand Slam singles title at the 2014 Australian Open, defeating Dominika Cibulková in the final in straight sets.[4] On February 17, 2014, Li became the highest ranked Asian player in history when she rose to a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament20002001 ...20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam
Australian Open A Q1 A 3R 1R 4R 3R A SF F 4R F W 1 / 9 34–8 81%
French Open A A A A 3R 3R A 4R 3R W 4R 2R 1R 1 / 8 20–7 74%
Wimbledon A Q1 A A QF A 2R 3R QF 2R 2R QF 3R 0 / 8 19–8 70%
US Open Q2 A A 1R 4R A 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF A 0 / 8 17–8 68%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 9–4 5–2 6–3 9–3 11–4 14–3 9–4 16–4 9–2 2 / 33 90–31 74%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics 1R NH A NH 4th NH 1R NH 0 / 3 4–4 50%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals[lower-alpha 3] DNQ Alt RR RR F A 0 / 3 6–5 55%
WTA Tournament of Champions NH DNQ 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 4] NH NMS SF 1R QF 2R A A 3R 0 / 5 7–5 40%
Indian Wells Open A A A A 4R SF A 4R 2R 2R QF A SF 0 / 7 17–7 71%
Miami Open A A A A 2R QF A QF 2R 2R QF QF F 0 / 8 19–8 70%
Madrid Open NH 2R QF SF QF 1R QF 0 / 6 14–6 70%
Italian Open A A A A A A A 1R A SF F 3R QF 0 / 4 8–4 67%
Canadian Open A A A 3R 1R A A A 3R 3R F SF A 0 / 6 10–6 63%
Cincinnati Open NH NMS A 3R 3R W SF A 1 / 4 9–3 75%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 5] A A A A A 2R 1R SF A A 3R A A 0 / 4 6–4 60%
China Open NMS 3R SF 1R SF QF A 0 / 5 12–5 70%
Family Circle Cup A A A A A 3R A NMS 0 / 1 1–1 50%
German Open A A A A SF 2R A NH 0 / 2 5–2 71%
Kremlin Cup A A A A 1R A 1R NMS 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
Tournament 2000 2001 ... 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 3 1 2 14 22 13 15 17 21 18 16 15 9 Career total: 166
Titles 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 Career total: 9
Finals 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 4 3 Career total: 21
Overall win–loss 1–3 0–1 6–1 23–14 40–21 23–13 29–15 35–16 36–20 32–17 42–17 44–14 28–07 9 / 166 503–188 73%
Win (%) 25% 0% 86% 62% 66% 64% 66% 69% 64% 65% 74% 76% 80% Career total: 73%
Year-end ranking 134 303 80 57 21 29 23 15 11 5 7 3 9 $16,709,074

Doubles

Tournament200020012005200620072008SRW–L
Australian Open A 1R A 2R 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4
French Open A A A 2R 2R A 0 / 2 2–2
Wimbledon A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1
US Open 2R A 3R 1R A A 0 / 3 3–3
Win–loss 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–4 2–2 0–1 0 / 10 8–10

Significant finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss2011Australian OpenHard Kim Clijsters6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win2011French OpenClay Francesca Schiavone6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss2013Australian Open (2)Hard Victoria Azarenka6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win2014Australian OpenHard Dominika Cibulková7–6(7–3), 6–0

Singles: 1 bronze medal match

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
4th place2008Beijing Summer OlympicsHard Vera Zvonareva0–6, 5–7

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2013 WTA Finals, Istanbul Hard (i) Serena Williams 6–2, 3–6, 0–6

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss2012Italian OpenClay Maria Sharapova6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss2012Canadian OpenHard Petra Kvitová5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win2012Cincinnati MastersHard Angelique Kerber1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss2014Miami MastersHard Serena Williams5–7, 1–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (2–2)
WTA Finals (0–1)
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 (1–3)
WTA Premier (1–2)
WTA International (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (1–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2004 Guangzhou International, China Tier III[lower-alpha 2] Hard Martina Suchá 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2005 Estoril Open, Portugal Tier IV Clay Lucie Šafářová 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 May 2006 Estoril Open, Portugal Tier IV Clay Zheng Jie 7–6(7–4), 5–7 ret.
Win 2–2 Jan 2008 Gold Coast Championships, Australia Tier III Hard Victoria Azarenka 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Mar 2009 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Marion Bartoli 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2009 Birmingham Classic, UK International Grass Magdaléna Rybáriková 0–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 3–4 Jun 2010 Birmingham Classic, UK International Grass Maria Sharapova 7–5, 6–1
Win 4–4 Jan 2011 Sydney International, Australia Premier Hard Kim Clijsters 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 4–5 Jan 2011 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Kim Clijsters 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–5 Jun 2011 French Open Grand Slam Clay Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 5–6 Jan 2012 Sydney International, Australia Premier Hard Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 5–7 May 2012 Italian Open Premier 5 Clay Maria Sharapova 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 5–8 Aug 2012 Canadian Open Premier 5 Hard Petra Kvitová 5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win 6–8 Aug 2012 Cincinnati Open, USA Premier 5 Hard Angelique Kerber 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–8 Jan 2013 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 7–9 Jan 2013 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7–10 Apr 2013 Stuttgart Open, Germany Premier Clay (i) Maria Sharapova 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7–11 Oct 2013 WTA Championships, Turkey WTA Finals[lower-alpha 3] Hard (i) Serena Williams 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Win 8–11 Jan 2014 Shenzhen Open, China (2) International Hard Peng Shuai 6–4, 7–5
Win 9–11 Jan 2014 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Dominika Cibulková 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Loss 9–12 Mar 2014 Miami Open, USA Premier M Hard Serena Williams 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Finals
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier
WTA International (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2000 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Hard Li Ting Iroda Tulyaganova
Anna Zaporozhanova
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2006 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Jelena Janković Jill Craybas
Liezel Huber
6–2, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles: 20 (19 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (7–1)
$10,000 tournaments (8–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1999 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard Chung Yang-jin 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 1999 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard Chung Yang-jin 6–0, 6–0
Win 3–0 Aug 1999 ITF Westende, Belgium 10,000 Clay Daphne van de Zande 6–3, 6–1
Win 4–0 Jan 2000 ITF Boca Raton, United States 10,000 Hard Sandra Cacic 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–0 Mar 2000 ITF Nanjing, China 10,000 Hard Marie-Ève Pelletier 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 6–0 Apr 2000 ITF Nanjing, China 10,000 Hard Ding Ding 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–0 Apr 2000 ITF Shenyang, China 10,000 Hard Sun Tiantian 6–0, 6–4
Win 8–0 Apr 2000 ITF Dalian, China 10,000 Hard Chen Li-Ling 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–0 May 2000 ITF Seoul, South Korea 50,000 Clay Kim Eun-ha 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 10–0 May 2000 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25,000 Hard Wynne Prakusya 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–0 Jul 2000 ITF Civitanova Marche, Italy 25,000 Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–0)
Win 12–0 Apr 2001 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25,000 Hard Roberta Vinci 6–4, 7–5
Win 13–0 Jul 2001 ITF Guangzhou, China 25,000 Hard Liu Nannan 6–1, 6–2
Win 14–0 Feb 2002 ITF Midland, United States 75,000 Hard Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–2
Win 15–0 May 2004 ITF Beijing, China 25,000 Hard Seiko Okamoto 6–4, 6–4
Win 16–0 May 2004 ITF Tongliao, China 25,000 Hard Bahia Mouhtassine 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 17–0 Jun 2004 ITF Wulanhaote, China 25,000 Hard Liu Nannan 6–0, 6–0
Win 18–0 Jun 2004 ITF Beijing, China 50,000 Hard Suchanan Viratprasert 6–2, 6–4
Loss 18–1 Sep 2004 ITF Beijing, China 25,000 Hard Zheng Jie 4–6, 4–6
Win 19–1 Oct 2004 ITF Shenzhen, China 50,000 Hard Sun Tiantian 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 21 (16 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$75,000 tournaments (0–0)
$50,000 tournaments (3–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$10,000 tournaments (11–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1999 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard Li Ting Liza Andriyani
Irawati Iskandar
6–1, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 1999 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard Li Ting Chung Yang-jin
Lee Eun-jeong
6–3, 6–1
Win 3–0 Aug 1999 ITF Rebecq, Belgium 10,000 Clay Li Ting Natasha Galouza
Maaike Koutstaal
6–1, 6–4
Win 4–0 Aug 1999 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 10,000 Clay Li Ting Rewa Hudson
Shelley Stephens
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–0 Aug 1999 ITF Westende, Belgium 10,000 Clay Li Ting Natasha Galouza
Anouk Sterk
7–6(5), 6–2
Win 6–0 Sep 1999 ITF Ibaraki, Japan 10,000 Clay Li Ting Mareze Joubert
Kate Warne-Holland
7–6(4), 6–3
Win 7–0 Sep 1999 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Clay Li Ting Maki Arai
Kumiko Iijima
6–2, 6–1
Win 8–0 Dec 1999 ITF Manila, Philippines 25,000 Hard Li Ting Haruka Inoue
Maiko Inoue
6–3, 6–2
Loss 8–1 Jan 2000 ITF Boca Raton, United States 10,000 Hard Li Ting Sandra Cacic
Lindsay Lee-Waters
4–6, 5–7
Win 9–1 Jan 2000 ITF Hallandale, United States 10,000 Hard Li Ting Jean Okada
Hana Šromová
6–3, 7–5
Win 10–1 Feb 2000 ITF Chengdu City, China 25,000 Hard Li Ting Joana Cortez
Katalin Marosi
6–1, 6–3
Win 11–1 Mar 2000 ITF Nanjing, China 10,000 Hard Li Ting Chae Kyung-yee
Ryoko Takemura
7–6(4), 6–1
Win 12–1 Apr 2000 ITF Nanjing, China 10,000 Hard Li Ting Ding Ding
Lin Ya-ming
6–1, 7–6
Win 13–1 Apr 2000 ITF Dalian, China 10,000 Hard Ding Ding Chang Kyung-mi
Satoko Kurioka
7–5, 6–3
Loss 13–2 May 2000 ITF Seoul, South Korea 50,000 Clay Li Ting Shinobu Asagoe
Saori Obata
1–6, 3–6
Loss 13–3 May 2000 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25,000 Hard Li Ting Cho Yoon-jeong
Saori Obata
1–6, 2–6
Loss 13–4 Jun 2000 ITF Shenzhen, China 25,000 Hard Li Ting Kim Eun-ha
Saori Obata
1–6, 3–6
Win 14–4 Jul 2000 ITF Orbetello, Italy 25,000 Clay Li Ting Joana Cortez
Miriam D'Agostini
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win 15–4 Mar 2001 ITF Hangzhou, China 25,000 Hard Lui-Li Shen Lenka Dlhopolcová
Remi Tezuka
6–3, 6–3
Loss 15–5 Apr 2002 ITF Cagliari, Italy 10,000 Clay Li Ting Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
4–6, 0–6
Win 16–5 Aug 2004 ITF Bronx, United States 50,000 Hard Liu Nannan Jessica Lehnhoff
Christina Wheeler
5–7, 6–3, 6–3

WTA Tour career earnings

Li earned more than 16 million dollars during her career.[5]

YearGrand Slam
singles titles
WTA
singles titles
Total
singles titles
Earnings ($)Money list rank
2004 0 1 1 65,950 155
2005 0 0 0 139,798 97
2006 0 0 0 460,982 30
2007 0 0 0 377,940 44
2008 0 1 1 386,568 42
2009 0 0 0 646,085 29
2010 0 1 1 1,158,898 15
2011 1 1 2 3,709,139 4
2012 0 1 1 2,280,646 8
2013 0 1 1 3,982,485 3
2014 1 1 2 3,409,885 5
Career 2 7 9 16,709,074 17

Career Grand Slam statistics

Seedings

The tournaments won by Li are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Li are in italics.[5]

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2006 absent absent 27th 24th
2007 19th 16th absent absent
2008 24th absent absent absent
2009 absent 25th 19th 18th
2010 16th 11th 9th 8th
2011 9th (1) 6th (1) 3rd 6th
2012 5th 7th 11th 9th
2013 6th (2) 6th 6th 5th
2014 4th (2) 2nd 2nd absent

Best Grand Slam results details

Grand Slam winners are in boldface, and runner–ups are in italics.[5]

Australian Open
2014 Australian Open
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Ana Konjuh (Q) 6–2, 6–0
2R Belinda Bencic (Q) 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
3R Lucie Šafářová (26) 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
4R Ekaterina Makarova (22) 6–2, 6–0
QF Flavia Pennetta (28) 6–2, 6–2
SF Eugenie Bouchard (30) 6–2, 6–4
W Dominika Cibulková (20) 7–6(7–3), 6–0
French Open
2011 French Open
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Barbora Záhlavová 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
2R Sílvia Soler Espinosa (Q) 6–4, 7–5
3R Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–2
4R Petra Kvitová (9) 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
QF Victoria Azarenka (4) 7–5, 6–2
SF Maria Sharapova (7) 6–4, 7–5
W Francesca Schiavone (5) 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Wimbledon
2006 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Virginie Razzano 6–2, 6–0
2R Meilen Tu (Q) 6–2, 6–4
3R Svetlana Kuznetsova (5) 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
4R Nicole Vaidišová (10) 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
QF Kim Clijsters (2) 4–6, 5–7
2010 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Chanelle Scheepers (WC) 7–6(7–5), 6–2
2R Kurumi Nara (Q) 6–2, 6–4
3R Anastasia Rodionova 6–1, 6–3
4R Agnieszka Radwańska (7) 6–3, 6–2
QF Serena Williams (1) 5–7, 3–6
2013 Wimbledon
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Michaëlla Krajicek 6–1, 6–1
2R Simona Halep 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
3R Klára Zakopalová (32) 4–6, 6–0, 8–6
4R Roberta Vinci (11) 6–2, 6–0
QF Agnieszka Radwańska (4) 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
US Open
2013 US Open
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Olga Govortsova 6–2, 6–2
2R Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–2
3R Laura Robson (30) 6–2, 7–5
4R Jelena Janković (9) 6–3, 6–0
QF Ekaterina Makarova (24) 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
SF Serena Williams (1) 0–6, 3–6

Head-to-head vs. top 10 players

Li's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[6]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Venus Williams 3–0 100% 3–0 Won (7–5, 3–6, 6–1) at 2012 Cincinnati
Ana Ivanovic 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 Won (3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)) at 2013 Toronto
Garbiñe Muguruza 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 Won (7–6(8–6), 6–2) at 2013 Miami
Amélie Mauresmo 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2009 Indian Wells
Karolína Plíšková 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Indian Wells
Angelique Kerber 7–1 88% 5–1 1–0 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2013 Cincinnati
Caroline Wozniacki 4–2 67% 4–2 Won (7–5, 7–5) at 2014 Miami
Jelena Janković 6–4 60% 6–2 0–2 Won (6–3, 2–6, 6–3) at 2013 WTA Finals
Dinara Safina 2–2 50% 1–1 1–1 Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2009 Madrid
Simona Halep 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Won (6–2, 1–6, 6–0) at 2013 Wimbledon
Victoria Azarenka 5–6 45% 4–5 1–1 Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2013 WTA Finals
Maria Sharapova 5–10 33% 2–5 1–4 2–1 Lost (6–2, 6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2014 Madrid
Kim Clijsters 2–6 25% 2–5 0–1 Lost (6–4, 6–7(6–8), 4–6) at 2012 Australian Open
Serena Williams 1–11 8% 1–10 0–1 Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2014 Miami
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2000 Summer Olympics
Martina Hingis 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 3–6, 0–6) at 2007 Australian Open
Lindsay Davenport 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2005 Bali
Number 2 ranked players
Petra Kvitová 4–3 57% 2–2 2–1 Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2013 WTA Finals
Agnieszka Radwańska 6–5 55% 5–1 0–1 1–3 Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6) at 2013 Wimbledon
Vera Zvonareva 4–4 50% 4–4 Won (7–5, 6–3) at 2014 Shenzhen
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6 40% 2–4 1–2 1–0 Won (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2011 Sydney
Number 3 ranked players
Mary Pierce 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (4–6, 6–0, 6–0) at 2006 US Open
Elena Dementieva 1–3 25% 1–3 Lost (2–6, 0–6) at 2009 Beijing
Nadia Petrova 1–6 14% 1–4 0–1 0–1 Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2012 Beijing
Number 4 ranked players
Dominika Cibulková 7–0 100% 5–0 2–0 Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) at 2014 Miami
Belinda Bencic 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–0, 7–6(7–5)) at 2014 Australian Open
Jelena Dokic 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–0, 3–6, 6–2) at 2005 Rabat
Francesca Schiavone 4–2 67% 3–1 1–1 Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2012 Beijing
Samantha Stosur 1–6 14% 0–4 1–2 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2014 Rome
Kimiko Date-Krumm 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2010 Bali
Number 5 ranked players
Eugenie Bouchard 2–0 100% 2–0 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2014 Australian Open
Lucie Šafářová 7–1 88% 6–0 1–1 Won (1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3) at 2014 Australian Open
Sara Errani 6–1 86% 4–0 2–1 Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2014 Rome
Daniela Hantuchová 3–4 43% 3–2 0–2 Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2013 Beijing
Anna Chakvetadze 2–3 40% 1–3 1–0 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2010 Moscow
Number 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 Won (6–0, 6–2) at 2014 Miami
Flavia Pennetta 3–3 50% 2–3 1–0 Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2014 Indian Wells
Number 7 ranked players
Roberta Vinci 4–0 100% 2–0 1–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2013 Wimbledon
Nicole Vaidišová 3–0 100% 2–0 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2008 Stuttgart
Madison Keys 2–1 66% 2–0 0–1 Won (7–6(7–3), 6–3) at 2014 Miami
Patty Schnyder 3–2 60% 2–2 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2009 Indian Wells
Marion Bartoli 1–1 50% 1–1 Won (3–6, 7–5, 6–0) at 2010 Dubai
Number 8 ranked players
Ekaterina Makarova 5–0 100% 5–0 Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2014 Australian Open
Ai Sugiyama 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2) at 2005 Dubai
Number 9 ranked players
Andrea Petkovic 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2011 Australian Open
Timea Bacsinszky 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Lost (4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)) at 2010 Miami
Number 10 ranked players
Maria Kirilenko 4–1 80% 3–1 1–0 Won (6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2011 New Haven
Kristina Mladenovic 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (5–7, 6–3, 1–6) at 2014 French Open
Total 121–100 55% 90–72
(56%)
23–19
(55%)
7–9
(44%)

No. 1 wins

#PlayerEventSurfaceRoundScore Outcome
1. Serena Williams 2008 Stuttgart Open Hard (i) 2R 0–6, 6–1, 6–4 Quarterfinalist
2. Caroline Wozniacki 2011 Australian Open Hard SF 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Finalist

Top 10 wins

Season20062007200820092010201120122013Total
Wins2453587842
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score LNR
2006
1. Patty Schnyder No. 9 Berlin Open, Germany Clay QF 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1) No. 61
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova No. 6 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 3R 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 No. 30
2007
3. Elena Dementieva No. 8 Sydney International, Australia Hard 2R 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 No. 21
4. Dinara Safina No. 10 Australian Open Hard 3R 6–2, 6–2 No. 16
5. Jelena Janković No. 9 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard 4R 6–3, 7–6(7–1) No. 17
6. Kim Clijsters No. 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 4R 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 No. 17
2008
7. Anna Chakvetadze No. 6 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard 2R 7–6(9–7), 6–4 No. 29
8. Jelena Janković No. 4 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard QF 6–3, 6–4 No. 29
9. Svetlana Kuznetsova No. 3 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China Hard 1R 7–6(7–5), 6–4 No. 42
10. Venus Williams No. 8 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China Hard QF 7–5, 7–5 No. 42
11. Serena Williams No. 1 Stuttgart Open, Germany Hard (i) 2R 0–6, 6–1, 6–4 No. 30
2009
12. Agnieszka Radwańska No. 10 Monterrey Open, Mexico Hard 1R 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0 No. 53
13. Vera Zvonareva No. 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 3R 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 No. 40
14. Victoria Azarenka No. 9 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Hard QF 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) No. 16
2010
15. Caroline Wozniacki No. 4 Sydney International, Australia Hard 1R 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 No. 17
16. Caroline Wozniacki No. 4 Australian Open Hard 4R 6–4, 6–3 No. 17
17. Venus Williams No. 6 Australian Open Hard QF 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 No. 17
18. Svetlana Kuznetsova No. 5 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) 2R 6–3, 7–5 No. 16
19. Agnieszka Radwańska No. 9 Wimbledon, UK Grass 4R 6–3, 6–2 No. 12
2011
20. Kim Clijsters No. 3 Sydney International, Australia Hard F 7–6(7–3), 6–3 No. 11
21. Victoria Azarenka No. 9 Australian Open Hard 4R 6–3, 6–3 No. 11
22. Caroline Wozniacki No. 1 Australian Open Hard SF 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 No. 11
23. Petra Kvitová No. 9 French Open Clay 4R 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 No. 7
24. Victoria Azarenka No. 4 French Open Clay QF 7–5, 6–2 No. 7
25. Maria Sharapova No. 8 French Open Clay SF 6–4, 7–5 No. 7
26. Francesca Schiavone No. 5 French Open Clay F 6–4, 7–6(7–0) No. 7
27. Maria Sharapova No. 2 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) RR 7–6(7–4), 6–4 No. 5
2012
28. Petra Kvitová No. 2 Sydney International, Australia Hard SF 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 No. 5
29. Sara Errani No. 9 Canadian Open, Canada Hard 3R 6–4, 6–2 No. 11
30. Agnieszka Radwańska No. 3 Canadian Open, Canada Hard QF 6–2, 6–1 No. 11
31. Agnieszka Radwańska No. 3 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard QF 6–1, 6–1 No. 9
32. Angelique Kerber No. 7 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard F 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 No. 9
33. Agnieszka Radwańska No. 3 China Open, China Hard QF 6–4, 6–2 No. 8
34. Angelique Kerber No. 5 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) RR 6–4, 6–3 No. 8
2013
35. Agnieszka Radwańska No. 4 Australian Open Hard QF 7–5, 6–3 No. 6
36. Maria Sharapova No. 2 Australian Open Hard SF 6–2, 6–2 No. 6
37. Petra Kvitová No. 8 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) QF 6–3, 7–5 No. 5
38. Angelique Kerber No. 8 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard 3R 6–4, 6–4 No. 5
39. Sara Errani No. 7 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–5) No. 5
40. Jelena Janković No. 8 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) RR 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 No. 5
41. Victoria Azarenka No. 2 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) RR 6–2, 6–1 No. 5
42. Petra Kvitová No. 6 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) SF 6–4, 6–2 No. 5

Notes

  1. The WTA Tier I tournaments were reclassified as WTA Premier tournaments in 2009.
  2. Includes WTA Premier and WTA International tournaments. The WTA Tier II tournaments were reclassified as WTA Premier tournaments in 2009, while the WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments the same year .
  3. Formerly known as WTA Tour Championships until 2014.
  4. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

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