Residence: Tianjin, China

Date of birth: Jan 8, 1986

Place of birth: Xiangtan, Hunan, China

Height: 1.73m

Weight: 61kg

Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Career prize money: $2,867,814

Highest ranking: No 14 (August 22, 2011)

Current ranking: No 17

2011 highlights:

Grand Slam

Fourth-round appearances at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open

Third-round appearance at the French Open

WTA Tour

Finals berth at Brussels Ladies Open in Belgium

Semifinal berths at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, the Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia, the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, US and AEGON Classic in Birmingham, GB

China Daily