Li Na made tennis history when she won the French Open Women ’ s Singles Tennis Final on June 2011. This is one of the Grand Slam tournaments in Tennis. She is now ranked number four in the world of women ’ s tennis. No Asian man or woman had ever won any of the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments before. This will soon change as Li Na has inspired many hundreds of thousands of young Chinese people to become engrossed in the game. Li Na has become their hero and many of the children want to one day become a tennis champion just like her. Li Na was born in Wuhan,Hubei, China on February 26, 1982. At the age of six Li Na began to play badminton and her coach noticed she could be a better tennis player.So with the permission of her parents Li Na was switched to the game of tennis when she was nine years old. Li Na joined China 's National Tennis Team at the age of fifteen in 1997. She became a professional woman tennis play at the age of seventeen in 1999. But in a surprising career move at the age of twenty in 2002 Li Na quit the Chinese National Tennis Team to go to the University of Science and Technology at Huazhong. She returned to the Chinese National Team in 2004 and to professional tennis as a player. But she left her National team again four years later. On January 27,2006,she got married to Jiang Shan,who became her coach in 2006. In 2009 she gained a Bachelor Degree in Journalism. Li Na has being playing better tennis since the beginning of this year. It was her success at getting into the final of the Australian Open in January that has increased her earning power with sponsorship deals. She has now won twenty four WTA and ITF singles titles.