Li Na Earns Final Singles Place At Istanbul

Written by: Staff on 8th October 2012

Li Na Earns Final Singles Place At Istanbul

epa03423221 Li Na of China returns against Maria Sharapova of Russia during their semi-final match at the China Open in Beijing, China, 06 October 2012. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG |

The WTA announced that China ‘s Li Na has secured the eighth and final singles place at this year’s TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, which will be staged at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul , Turkey .

For the first time in the WTA Championships’ 42 year history, each player in the singles draw will represent a different country: Victoria Azarenka ( Belarus ), Maria Sharapova ( Russia ), Agnieszka Radwanska ( Poland ), Serena Williams ( United States ), Angelique Kerber ( Germany ), Petra Kvitova ( Czech Re public ), Sara Errani ( Italy ) and Li Na ( China ).

One of five Grand Slam singles champions to compete in the Istanbul , Li won 10 matches in 11 days during the US Open Series to win the sixth WTA singles title of her career at the Western & Southern Open ( Cincinnati ) and finish runner-up at Rogers Cup (Montréal). The 30-year-old also advanced to the final at the Apia International Sydney and Internazionali BNL d’Italia ( Rome ) and was a four-time quarterfinalist at BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells), Sony Open Tennis ( Miami ), Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ( Stuttgart ) and Mutua Madrid Open.

Li made her Championships debut at Istanbul last year, where she bowed out in the round-robin stages.

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