How tall is Li Na?

Li Na's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). She is taller than about 99% of women in China.

Where 172 cm sits among women in China

Taller than about 99% of women in China born in 1982 (average 158.7 cm).

About Li Na

Li Na is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She was born on 26 February 1982 in Wuhan. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, achieved in February 2014.

Li won nine WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open. She is the first major singles champion born in Asia, male or female, and was runner-up at the 2011 Australian Open, the 2013 Australian Open and the 2013 WTA Tour Championships. She was the first Chinese player to win a WTA Tour title, at the 2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open, the first to reach a major singles quarterfinal, at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to break into the world's top ten.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Li retired from tennis in September 2014, at age 32, as the reigning Australian Open champion. In 2019 she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the first Asian player to receive this honor.

Frequently asked

How tall is Li Na in feet and inches? Li Na is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

Is Li Na tall for women in China? At 172 cm she is taller than about 99% of women in China born in 1982, whose average height is 158.7 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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