Beijing, Oct. 7 (ANI): Chinese tennis star Li Na on Thursday became the first Chinese singles player to book a spot on the WTA season-ending tournament.
She is fifth singles player to qualify for the prestigious TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, which would be held in Istanbul, Turkey from October 25-30.
"This year has been the most successful of my career so far and I'm very happy to have qualified. I'm proud to be the first Chinese woman to qualify in singles for this event," Li Na said.
Li Na had a historic season in 2011, twice making into the Grand Slam finals and winning the title at Roland Garros, Xinhua reports.
She turned out to be the first Asian singles player to become a Grand Slam champion.
Li equaled the Asian-best world number four ranking during the season. (ANI)
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