China · Women's singles · 2004 to 2016
Born 18 January 1988 · Right-handed · 178 cm
World number one in women's singles for 116 weeks (2009 to 2012, 5 spells). In the weekly top lists of women's singles for 42 weeks (2012 to 2016), best 1st. Not on the full weekly lists we keep, which start in September 2026.
Highest 2,000.
Latest: lost to P. V. Sindhu, Olympic Games 2016, quarter-final. Newest on the left.
| Year | Played | Won | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34 | 27 | 1 |
| 2015 | 59 | 43 | 1 |
| 2014 | 57 | 44 | 4 |
| 2013 | 39 | 32 | 5 |
| 2012 | 51 | 42 | 2 |
| 2011 | 56 | 49 | 7 |
| 2010 | 42 | 33 | 2 |
| 2009 | 34 | 28 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 22 | 17 | 2 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Every final won, newest first. Each opens that edition's draw.