2000 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in China.
2001 - Played first WTA qualifying at Shanghai; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2002 - Played first WTA main draw at Shanghai, reaching 2r (l. to Kournikova); fell in qualifying twice (incl.
US Open); won two singles titles and eight doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2003 - First Top 100 season; SF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Sharapova); made Top 100 debut afterwards on October 6 (rose from No.122 to No.98); QF at Québec City; reached 2r twice; fell 1r four times and in qualifying seven times (incl.
Australian Open,
Roland Garros,
US Open); won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2004 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Hyderabad and Doha; reached 4r once (
Roland Garros - first Chinese to reach a Grand Slam 4r); made Top 50 debut afterwards on June 7 (rose from No.58 to No.49 - first Chinese in Top 50 since F.Li in April 1999); reached 2r three times; fell 1r 12 times (incl. other three majors and Olympics) and in qualifying three times; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2005 - First Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Hobart (d. Dulko in final; second Chinese to win a WTA title, after Li); runner-up at Rabat (l. to Llagostera Vives in final); SF at Guangzhou (l. to Llagostera Vives); QF twice, at Estoril and New Haven; reached 3r once and 2r seven times (incl.
US Open); fell 1r three times (incl.
Australian Open,
Roland Garros) and in qualifying once; won two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2006 - Another Top 40 season; won second and third WTA titles at Estoril (won when Li ret. w/heat illness in final; first all-Chinese WTA final) and Stockholm (d. Myskina in final); QF twice, at Miami and Strasbourg; reached 3r twice (incl.
Wimbledon) and 2r five times (incl.
Roland Garros,
US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl.
Australian Open) and in qualifying once; stellar doubles season, going 47-13 w/Yan, winning China's first Grand Slams at
Australian Open (d. Raymond/Stosur 26 76(7) 63 in final; saved 3mp in tie-break) and
Wimbledon (d. Ruano Pascual/Suárez in final); also won Berlin, Rabat, 's-Hertogenbosch and New Haven; first Chinese pair to qualify for WTA Championships (l. in SF); made doubles Top 10 debut on May 15 (after Berlin) and doubles Top 5 debut on July 10 (after
Wimbledon); also became first Chinese ever to surpass $1 million in career prize money on July 10 (after
Wimbledon).
2007 - Strong start in singles and doubles but missed all post-Roland Garros events w/left ankle injury; best singles result was QF at Hobart; best doubles results were titles at Charleston and Strasbourg (both w/Yan); withdrew from Memphis and Strasbourg w/left ankle injury, then after falling 1r in singles and doubles at
Roland Garros withdrew from all other events (same injury).
2008 - Recovered from injury-marred 2007 for first Top 30 season; reached first Grand Slam SF at
Wimbledon (as No.133 WC, l. to S.Williams; first Chinese to reach a Grand Slam SF); SF twice more, at Guangzhou (l. to Zvonareva) and Beijing (l. to Kuznetsova); reached 4r once and 3r four times (incl.
Roland Garros, Olympics,
US Open); fell 1r three times and in qualifying five times; returned to Top 100 and Top 50 on July 7 (after
Wimbledon; rose from No.133 to No.40); won one WTA doubles title and doubles bronze at Olympics (both w/Yan).
2009 - Another Top 50 season; SF at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli); QF at Los Angeles); reached 4r twice (incl.
Australian Open - ret. vs. Kuznetsova w/left wrist sprain), 3r five times (incl.
US Open) and 2r eight times (incl.
Roland Garros,
Wimbledon); fell 1r four times; made Top 20 debut on February 2 (after
Australian Open; rose from No.24 to No.20; second Chinese ever to crack Top 20, after Li) then set career-high of No.15 on May 18 (rose from No.16 to No.15).
2010 - Second Top 30 season; runner-up at Warsaw (l. to Dulgheru in final); SF at
Australian Open (l. to Henin; second Grand Slam SF); QF three times, at Hobart, Indian Wells and Montréal; reached 2r seven times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r six times; won two WTA doubles titles; withdrew from all post-US Open events w/left wrist injury (Guangzhou, Tokyo, Beijing).
2011 - Sixth Top 50 season in last seven years; SF twice, at Guangzhou (l. to Rybarikova) and Osaka (l. to Stosur); reached 3r twice and 2r eight times (incl.
Roland Garros,
Wimbledon,
US Open); fell 1r 10 times; won one WTA doubles title; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Hobart and
Australian Open w/left wrist injury.
