Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Gajdosova); fell 1r at Sydney (l. to No.5 seed Kuznetsova in 3s); won fourth Tour doubles title at Sydney (w/Hsieh); reached 3r at Australian Open (d. No.28 seed Schiavone en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion S.Williams).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Niculescu 36 75 62; held mp at 63 52).

MARCH - Reached 3r at Indian Wells (as No.28 seed, l. to top seed Safina); reached 3r at Miami (as No.32 seed, l. to top seed S.Williams).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Ponte Vedra Beach (as No.6 seed, l. to Vesnina in 3s); reached 3r at Charleston (as No.10 seed, l. to No.5 seed Wozniacki); went 1-2 in China's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group Play-off loss to Germany; fell 1r at Stuttgart (l. to Li).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (l. to No.11 seed Bartoli); also won fifth Tour doubles title at Rome (w/Hsieh); reached 2r at Madrid (l. to No.7 seed Azarenka); reached QF at Strasbourg (as No.3 seed, l. to Morita); fell 1r at Roland Garros (as No.31 seed, l. to Martinez Sanchez in 3s).

JUNE - Reached 2r at Wimbledon (l. to No.11 seed A.Radwanska 97 third set).

JULY - Did not play.

AUGUST - Reached 2r at Los Angeles (l. to No.2 seed Zvonareva 76 third set); reached 3r at Cincinnati (d. No.15 seed Cibulkova en route; l. to top seed Safina); fell 1r at Toronto (l. to No.9 seed Azarenka); reached 2r at US Open (l. to Wickmayer in 3s).

SEPTEMBER - Reached SF at Guangzhou (as No.3 seed, ret. vs. No.5 seed and eventual champion Peer w/right wrist injury); reached 2r at Tokyo (l. to Safarova); reached QF at Beijing (d. No.8 seed Jankovic en route, falling to No.13 seed Petrova in 3s; win over world No.8 Jankovic was fifth Top 10 win); won sixth Tour doubles title at Beijing (w/Hsieh).

OCTOBER - Did not play.

2000 - Played first event of career at ITF/Nanjing 1-CHN, reaching SF (l. to Li).

2001 - Played first Tour main draw at Shanghai, falling 1r; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played second Tour main draw at Los Angeles, falling 1r; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played two Tour main draws, falling 1r at Indian Wells and Miami; fell in Tour qualifying once; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - First Top 100 season; QF twice, at Cincinnati and Guangzhou; made Top 100 debut on August 23 (after Cincinnati; rose from No.108 to No.86); played first Grand Slam at Wimbledon, falling 1r; fell in qualifying at Roland Garros and US Open; won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 50 season; SF twice, at Sydney (d. No.3 Myskina en route for first Top 10 win; l. to Molik) and San Diego (d. No.6 Dementieva and No.10 Clijsters en route for second and third Top 10 wins; l. to Pierce); made Top 50 debut on January 17 (after Sydney; rose from No.80 to No.48) and rose to career-high No.31 on August 8 (after San Diego; was highest Chinese ranking ever at the time; since passed by Li, Zheng); QF three times, at Strasbourg, Beijing and Guangzhou; best Grand Slams were 2r at Australian Open and Roland Garros; missed Wimbledon for Chinese national championships.

2006 - Near-Top 50 season; runner-up at Strasbourg (l. to Vaidisova in final); SF twice, at Prague (l. to Stosur) and Beijing (l. to Kuznetsova); played all four Grand Slams in a season for first time, best result being 3r at Wimbledon.

2007 - Second Top 50 season; SF twice, at Pattaya City (l. to Bammer) and Beijing (d. No.10 Mauresmo en route for fourth Top 10 win; l. to Szavay); best Grand Slam was 2r at Australian Open; won one Tour doubles title; suffered left ankle sprain in Charleston 3r match vs. Jankovic, causing withdrawals from Rome, Strasbourg and Roland Garros.

2008 - Third Top 40 season in last four years; runner-up twice, at Forest Hills (d. top seed Parmentier and No.4 seed Suárez Navarro en route; l. to Safarova in final) and Guangzhou (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Zvonareva in 3s in final); now 0-3 in Tour singles finals; SF at Tashkent (as top seed, l. to No.4 seed Lisicki in 3s); QF at Strasbourg (l. to No.5 seed Srebotnik 64 75; led 5-2 w/3sp in second set); 3r twice, at Indian Wells (d. No.23 seed Knapp en route; l. to No.10 seed A.Radwanska in 3s) and Wimbledon (d. No.26 seed Bammer en route; l. to Kudryavtseva in 3s); fell 1r or 2r 17 times, incl. at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Kleybanova 97 third set in 1r), Roland Garros (l. to qualifier Benesova in 2r), Olympics (l. to No.15 seed Cornet in 2r) and US Open (l. to No.16 seed Pennetta in 3s in 2r); fell in Tour qualifying once; won second and third Tour doubles titles at Bangalore (w/Sun) and Bali (w/Hsieh); win over Suárez Navarro in Forest Hills SF was 200th career singles match win; surpassed $1 million in career prize money earnings; member of Chinese Fed Cup team that d. France 3-2 in World Group 1r (went 1-0) but l. to Spain 4-1 in World Group SF (went 0-3); withdrew from Charleston w/left hamstring injury.

SINGLES
Winner: 2004 - ITF/Dothan, AL-USA, ITF/Prostejov-CZE, ITF/Shenzhen 2-CHN; 2003 - ITF/Jackson, MS-USA, ITF/Changsha-CHN; 2002 - ITF/Mumbai 1-IND; 2001 - ITF/Baotau-CHN, ITF/Tianjin 1-CHN.
Finalist (3): 2008 - Forest Hills, Guangzhou; 2006 - Strasbourg.
Semifinalist (8): 2009 - Guangzhou; 2008 - Tashkent; 2007 - Pattaya City, Beijing; 2006 - Prague, Beijing; 2005 - Sydney, San Diego.
Quarterfinalist (9): 2009 - Pattaya City, Strasbourg, Beijing; 2008 - Strasbourg; 2005 - Strasbourg, Beijing, Guangzhou; 2004 - Cincinnati, Guangzhou.

DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2009 - Sydney, Rome, Beijing (all w/Hsieh); 2008 - Bangalore (w/Sun), Bali (w/Hsieh); 2007 - Guangzhou (w/Yan); 2004 - ITF/Boca Raton 1, FL-USA (w/Xie), 2003 - ITF/Taizhou-CHN (w/Xie); 2001 - ITF/Tianjin 2-CHN (w/Liu).
Finalist (1): 2007 - Charleston (w/Sun).

ADDITIONAL
Chinese Fed Cup Team 2001, 2006-09; Chinese Olympic Team, 2008.

Coached by Ma Weikai ... Began playing at age 8 when an uncle introduced her to the game ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hardcourt ... Father, Peng Ji Jun, is a police officer; mother's name is Zhang Bing ... Favorites include Chinese cuisine, reading, shopping, swimming, playing soccer ... Considers herself quiet ... Admires Steffi Graf and John McEnroe.