Li Na won the first set, Azarenka stepped up her game as Li started to suffer multiple injuries, and eventually won in three sets to successfully defend her Australian Open title and become the first world No. 1 to win a Major since Serena Williams won Wimbledon in 2010. Azarenka lost the pair's last meeting in straight sets at the 2013 WTA Tour Championships, playing through a back injury and winning just three games in the process. Career statistics Grand Slam performance timelines Singles Doubles Mixed doubles Grand Slam finals Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) Mixed doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) See also WTA Tour records List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players List of female tennis players List of tennis rivalries Open Era tennis records – women's singles All-time tennis records – women's singles Notes References External links Victoria Azarenka 1989 births Living people Australian Open (tennis) champions Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Belarusian expatriates in Monaco People from Monte Carlo Belarusian female tennis players Belarusian emigrants to the United States French Open junior champions Olympic tennis players of Belarus Tennis players from Minsk Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics US Open (tennis) junior champions Wimbledon junior champions Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Olympic bronze medalists for Belarus Olympic gold medalists for Belarus Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Scottsdale, Arizona WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine