Li Na

To me, Li Na is less a champion than a one-woman tectonic shift. Reaching world No. 2 and winning at Roland Garros and the Australian Open from Wuhan, she dismantled the assumption that a Chinese woman could not own a Grand Slam court. What I admire most is her candor: she spoke her mind in an environment that prized conformity, then turned her story into a bestselling autobiography. The Hall of Fame nod feels almost secondary. Her real legacy is the army of girls who picked up rackets because she made the impossible look not just possible but inevitable. I find that genuinely moving.

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Name (English)

Li Na

Name (Japanese)

李娜

Reading

り・な

Born

February 26, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Origin

Wuhan, People's Republic of China

Height

172 cm

Occupation

tennis player / autobiographer

University

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Awards & achievements

• 2019 International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lina_tennis/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Na
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%A8%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180446

Tags

• tennis player
• autobiographer

Last updated

2026-06-19

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