With Li Na coming off her second Grand Slam title, and Peng Shuai, Zheng Jie, Zhang Shuai and others continuing to strongly represent China in the world of women's tennis, we at wtatennis.com wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year - and in the spirit of the holidays, we look at the Chinese Zodiac, a scheme that looks at time as a 12-year cycle rather than the linear Western concept of time. -
Which animals are the Top 50 players on the WTA? The birth years range from 1980 to 1995...
1980 (Monkey)
Francesca Schiavone
Venus Williams
1981 (Rooster)
Serena Williams
1982 (Dog)
Li Na
Flavia Pennetta
Klara Zakopalova
1983 (Boar)
Roberta Vinci
Daniela Hantuchova
Yvonne Meusburger
1984 (Rat)
Samantha Stosur
1985 (Ox)
Jelena Jankovic
Kaia Kanepi
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
1986 (Tiger)
Kirsten Flipkens
Elena Vesnina
Peng Shuai
1987 (Rabbit)
Maria Sharapova
Sara Errani
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Kirilenko
Lucie Safarova
Andrea Petkovic
Karin Knapp
1988 (Dragon)
Angelique Kerber
Carla Suárez Navarro
Ekaterina Makarova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Marina Erakovic
1989 (Snake)
Victoria Azarenka
Agnieszka Radwanska
Dominika Cibulkova
Sabine Lisicki
*** 2014 IS THE YEAR OF THE HORSE ***
1990 (Horse)
Petra Kvitova
Caroline Wozniacki
Sorana Cirstea
Alizé Cornet
Jamie Hampton
Mona Barthel
Stefanie Voegele
Urszula Radwanska
Alison Riske
1991 (Sheep)
Simona Halep
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Bojana Jovanovski
1992 (Monkey)
1993 (Rooster)
Sloane Stephens
Garbiñe Muguruza
1994 (Dog)
Eugenie Bouchard
Elina Svitolina
1995 (Boar)
Madison Keys
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Which animals are the Top 50 players on the WTA? The birth years range from 1980 to 1995...
1980 (Monkey)
Francesca Schiavone
Venus Williams
1981 (Rooster)
Serena Williams
1982 (Dog)
Li Na
Flavia Pennetta
Klara Zakopalova
1983 (Boar)
Roberta Vinci
Daniela Hantuchova
Yvonne Meusburger
1984 (Rat)
Samantha Stosur
1985 (Ox)
Jelena Jankovic
Kaia Kanepi
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
1986 (Tiger)
Kirsten Flipkens
Elena Vesnina
Peng Shuai
1987 (Rabbit)
Maria Sharapova
Sara Errani
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Kirilenko
Lucie Safarova
Andrea Petkovic
Karin Knapp
1988 (Dragon)
Angelique Kerber
Carla Suárez Navarro
Ekaterina Makarova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Marina Erakovic
1989 (Snake)
Victoria Azarenka
Agnieszka Radwanska
Dominika Cibulkova
Sabine Lisicki
*** 2014 IS THE YEAR OF THE HORSE ***
1990 (Horse)
Petra Kvitova
Caroline Wozniacki
Sorana Cirstea
Alizé Cornet
Jamie Hampton
Mona Barthel
Stefanie Voegele
Urszula Radwanska
Alison Riske
1991 (Sheep)
Simona Halep
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Bojana Jovanovski
1992 (Monkey)
1993 (Rooster)
Sloane Stephens
Garbiñe Muguruza
1994 (Dog)
Eugenie Bouchard
Elina Svitolina
1995 (Boar)
Madison Keys
See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3646466/title/chinese-new-year-which-animal-are-you#sthash.Mk2O6IHK.dpuf
