It is the second time Li Na was nominated for the award in Laureus, an Oscar-like ceremony after she became a candidate in 2012.
Li Na attends the launch of tickets for Wuhan Open 2016, one of the three most important tennis events in the country, in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, July 13, 2016.
After retiring from professional tennis 14 months ago, the 33-year-old Grand Slam champion Li Na plans to set up a tennis academy.
The void left in the tennis world after Li Na officially announced her retirement during last year's China Open is still being felt.
China's next generation of stars taking cue from career path of retired Grand Slam champion
Chinese superstar Li Na will take part in a series of activities held in her home city of Wuhan during the 2015 Wuhan Open to promote the WTA Premier 5 event and tennis culture.
Eight of the world's top 10 women tennis players have confirmed to compete in this year's Wuhan Open tournament, organizers said Wednesday, while the biggest names Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are missing from the list.
Chinese filmmaker Peter Ho-Sun Chan is making a movie about tennis ace Li Na, which will be based on Li's autobiography "Li Na: My Life."
Chinese tennis legend Li Na, who was nominated for the sportswoman of the year in the Laureus World Sports Awards, said Tuesday that she enjoyed the life after retirement from tennis, saying that "I can sleep until I wake up natural."
The retired tennis star, once a two-time Grand Slam winner, is gunning for the women's crown in the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Tennis fans, who expect to watch top female players live, or who expect to witness the comeback of retired Chinese star Li Na, had better take action as the tickets for the Women’s Tennis Association Finals in Singapore will soon go on sale.
Retired Chinese tennis star Li Na will be up against Serena Williams in a six-woman field for sportswoman of the year in the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Dual tennis Grand Slam winner Li Na joins American sprinter Allyson Felix, Chinese actress Wang Luodan, and Chinese beach volleyball star Zhang Xi at a sports brand promotion in Shanghai, March 8.
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