2000 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in China, reaching SF (l. to Li).
2001 - Played first WTA main draw at Shanghai, falling 1r (as WC); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2002 - Fell 1r once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
2003 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying once; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2004 - First Top 100 season; QF twice, at Cincinnati and Guangzhou; reached 2r once; fell 1r once (in Grand Slam main draw debut at
Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl.
Roland Garros,
US Open); made Top 100 debut on August 23 (after Cincinnati; rose from No.108 to No.86); won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2005 - First Top 50 season; SF twice, at Sydney (l. to Molik) and San Diego (l. to Pierce); QF three times, at Strasbourg, Beijing and Guangzhou; reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl.
Australian Open,
Roland Garros); fell 1r five times (incl.
US Open); missed
Wimbledon for Chinese National Championships; made Top 50 debut on January 17 (after Sydney; rose from No.80 to No.48) and rose to career-high No.31 on August 8 (after San Diego; was highest Chinese ranking ever at the time; since bettered by Li, Zheng and herself).
2006 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Strasbourg (l. to Vaidisova in final); SF twice, at Prague (l. to Stosur) and Beijing (l. to Kuznetsova); reached 3r once (
Wimbledon) and 2r six times (incl.
Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors).
2007 - Another Top 50 season; SF twice, at Pattaya City (l. to Bammer) and Beijing (l. to Szavay); reached 3r four times and 2r six times (incl.
Australian Open); fell 1r six times (incl.
Wimbledon,
US Open) and in qualifying twice; won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from
Roland Garros w/left ankle sprain.
2008 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up twice, at Forest Hills (l. to Safarova in final) and Guangzhou (l. to Zvonareva in final); SF at Tashkent (l. to Lisicki); QF at Strasbourg; reached 3r twice (incl.
Wimbledon) and 2r nine times (incl.
Roland Garros, Olympics,
US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl.
Australian Open) and in qualifying once; won two WTA doubles titles.
2009 - Another Top 50 season; SF at Guangzhou (ret. vs. Peer w/right wrist injury); QF three times, at Pattaya City, Strasbourg and Beijing; reached 3r five times (incl.
Australian Open) and 2r five times (incl.
Wimbledon,
US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl.
Roland Garros and Dubai - l. to Niculescu 36 75 62; led 63 52 w/mp); won three WTA doubles titles.
2010 - Seventh straight Top 100 season; SF at Estoril (l. to Sevastova); QF at Charleston; reached 3r twice (incl.
US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Madrid - l. to Parra Santonja 16 76(1) 63; held 2mp at 61 54); fell 1r four times (incl.
Australian Open) and in qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; struggled with illness and injury throughout season, withdrawing from Pattaya City and Dubai w/appendicitis, from Strasbourg w/dizziness, from
Roland Garros, Birmingham, 's-Hertogenbosch and
Wimbledon w/illness, from Palermo, Bad Gastein and Montréal w/left ankle injury and from
US Open 3r match and Tashkent w/right elbow injury.
2011 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.17); runner-up at Brussels (l. to Wozniacki in final); SF four times, at Auckland (l. to Wickmayer), Hobart (l. to Mattek-Sands), Charleston (l. to Vesnina) and Birmingham (l. to Lisicki); QF six times, at Pattaya City, Doha, Indian Wells, Carlsbad, Cincinnati and Bali; reached 4r four times, incl. first Grand Slam 4r runs at
Australian Open (l. to A.Radwanska 75 36 75; held 2mp at 5-4 third set),
Wimbledon and
US Open; reached 3r twice (incl.
Roland Garros - ret. vs. Schiavone w/illness) and 2r twice; fell 1r four times; having started the year No.72, broke into Top 20 on June 6 (after
Roland Garros; rose from No.25 to No.20) and set career-high No.14 on August 22 (after Cincinnati); won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from Kuala Lumpur w/right knee injury, then withdrew from Toronto 2r match, Cincinnati QF match and Dallas w/left hip injury.
