李娜獲得參加年終賽資格
今年法網冠軍李娜成為第五位取得年終賽參賽資格的球員。
李娜去年以替補身份參加，但沒有上場打比賽。
上一位參加年終賽單打的亞洲選手是2003年的杉山愛。
Chinese Trailblazer Li Qualifies For Istanbul
BEIJING, China - Li Na is the fifth singles player to qualify for the TEB BNP
Paribas WTA Championships, which will be hosted at the state of the art Sinan
Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey from October 25 to 30. Li joins Caroline
Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka as qualifiers
for the singles field. Katarina Srebotnik & Kveta Peschke and Liezel Huber &
Lisa Raymond have already qualified for the doubles field.
The WTA's year-end finale will feature the Top 8 singles players and Top 4
doubles teams competing for the coveted title and a share of $5 million in
prize money. The WTA and Turkish Tennis Federation's goal is to deliver the
best finale in history to fans of women's tennis in Turkey and all over the
world.
Stacey Allaster, Chairman & CEO of the WTA, commented on Wednesday's
announcement: "I congratulate Li Na on qualifying for the TEB BNP Paribas WTA
Championships, marking a perfect end to her truly historic season. Li Na's
success is credit to her incredible talent, determination and perseverance
and she is an inspiration to millions of people around the world and in
China."
"This year has been the most successful of my career so far and I'm very
happy to have qualified for the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships," Li said.
"I'm proud to be the first Chinese woman to qualify in singles for this event
and I look forward to some tough matches against the best players of the
season."
Li made history in June by becoming the first Asian player to win a Grand
Slam title when she defeated four Top 10 players en route to the Roland
Garros title. According to CCTV, Li's victory over Francesca Schiavone in the
final was watched by a record-breaking 116 million viewers. Li was already
Asia's first Grand Slam finalist at the Australian Open earlier in the year
(losing to Kim Clijsters) and has equalled the highest ranking ever for an
Asian player, peaking at No.4 (tying her with Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm). Li
was an alternate at the WTA Championships in Doha last year, but did not play
a match.
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