Two-times Grand Slam winner Li Na was born in Wuhan, the city most affected by coronavirus ©Getty Images

Retired Chinese tennis player Li Na has donated RMB3 million (£330,000/$430,000/€390,000) to assist with the work to treat the coronavirus outbreak. 

Li, who won the French Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2014, is said to have donated through a charity foundation in Beijing. 

The former world number two was born in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak originated.

However, she isn't the first sports star hailing from the city who have made contributions so far. 

Footballer Hao Junmin, who was appointed as one of the captains of the Chinese national team last month, donated RMB500,000 (£55,000/$71,000/€65,000) to a district charity foundation in Wuhan.

Hao Jumin gave away a large proportion of his wage, which he earns playing for Shandong ©Getty Images
Hao Jumin gave away a large proportion of his wage, which he earns playing for Shandong ©Getty Images

Wang Shuang, the 2018 Asian Women's Footballer of the Year from 2018, donated RMB600,000 (£66,500/$86,000/€78,000) after being caught with her family in the lockdown in Wuhan during the Lunar New Year.

The outbreak caused her to miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers in Australia.

Another tennis player from the area, Zheng Qinwen, donated all of the prize money she made from the qualifying rounds of last year's Wuhan Open - RMB10,000 (£1,100/$1,400/€1,300). 

This follows on from the donation pledges of snooker player Liang Wenbo and swimmer Xu Jiayu. 

The coronavirus death toll now sits at 814, with more than 37,000 people in 28 countries infected. 

The outbreak is already more deadly than the 2003 SARS outbreak, which also originated in China.