In July, Li suffered a fourth surgery on her knee and said she hoped to be back for the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, to be held in her hometown, but she was unable to recover from her injuries.

　　At the age of 17, Li went professional and began training in the state sports system. After the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, she made the life-changing decision to leave the national team.

　　The aggressive baseliner has since become one of the region’s biggest stars and the poster girl for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). After her win at the 2011 French Open, Li became the first player from Asia to win a Grand Slam singles title.

　　She went on to claim another Grand Slam title at the Australian Open this past January. At the height of her career, she was ranked the world’s No. 2 player behind Serena Williams from the US.

　　Despite her tough-as-nails approach on the court, Li won millions of admirers with her warm and charming personality outside the arena(圆形运动场). Her frequent joking in courtside interviews about the life with Jiang Shan, 34, her former coach and husband of eight years, who helped her become a global icon.

　　Li’s biggest accomplishment, however, is her contribution to the rise of tennis in China. Just a few years ago, the sport was still in its infancy (初期). The number of female tennis events in China has shot up from 2 to 10 over the course of the past decade.

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