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American tennis player (born 2000)

Ann Li
Li at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia
Born (2000-06-26) June 26, 2000 (age 24)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachHenner Nehles (2020-current)
Prize money$1,928,335
Singles
Career record231–153
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 44 (January 10, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 93 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2021)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record16–23
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 369 (January 6, 2020)
Current rankingNo. 572 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2022)
US Open1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Last updated on: November 4, 2024.

Ann Li (born June 26, 2000) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high ranking by the WTA of No. 44, and was the runner-up in the 2017 Wimbledon Championships girls' singles final.

Personal background

Li was born into a sports family. Her aunt was a professional speed skater in China. Her father played soccer in college, while her mother ran track in college.

Career

2017

Li reached her first junior Grand Slam singles final in 2017 at Wimbledon. In the first all-American girls' final since 1979, the unseeded Li lost to third seed Claire Liu, in three sets. Two weeks later, Li won her first professional title on the ITF Circuit, a $15k tournament in Evansville, Indiana.

2018

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Li entered the Lexington Challenger where she defeated Renata Zarazúa, Julia Glushko, Anastasia Nefedova, Jessica Pegula before losing to Asia Muhammad, in straight sets.

She participated at the Landisville Challenge where she defeated former British No. 1, Heather Watson, and Wimbledon finalist, Sabine Lisicki, but lost to Madison Brengle in the quarterfinals. In the ITF Templeton Pro, she eliminated fellow wildcard Sophia Whittle but lost to Sofya Zhuk. She tried to qualify for the US Open but lost to Marie Bouzková. She then entered an ITF event in Texas where she lost to Naomi Broady. Her best result after the US Open was at Stockton where she beat Jovana Jakšić and Lauren Davis, before yet again falling to Madison Brengle. In Templeton, she won against Nicole Gibbs before losing to Hailey Baptiste.

2020: US Open third round, top 100

At the Australian Open, Li played in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, after winning all of her qualifying matches. She advanced to the second round, where she lost to the eventual champion, Sofia Kenin.

Li reached a third round of a major for the first time in her career at the US Open defeating 13th seed Alison Riske. She reached the top 100 at world No. 97, on 9 November 2020.

2021: First title, Australian third round

Li reached a third round of a Grand Slam championship for the second time at the Australian Open. She then lost to seventh seed Aryna Sabalenka. She also reached the second round at the 2021 French Open on her debut at this major.

Li won her maiden WTA Tour title at the Tenerife Ladies Open, defeating Camila Osorio in the final, in straight sets. With this title, her ranking rose into the top 50 for the first time, reaching a new career-high of world No. 48, on 25 October. In November, she was nominated on the list for the "2021 WTA Newcomer of the Year".

2022–2023: WTA 1000 third round

At the 2022 Miami Open, Li reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time defeating third seed Anett Kontaveit, before losing to Alison Riske.

She made the second round at Wimbledon overcoming Lucia Bronzetti for her first win at this major. Li lost to Marie Bouzková.

Li qualified for the 2023 Western & Southern Open where she defeated Magda Linette in the first round, before losing to second seed Aryna Sabalenka. She also made it through qualification at the Guadalajara Open, but lost in the main draw first round to Sloane Stephens.

2024: First WTA 125 title, Mérida Open final

She qualified for her first WTA 500 since 2022 Bad Homburg Open at the San Diego Open, defeating Kayla Day in the last round of qualifying but lost to eventual runner-up, Marta Kostyuk, in the main draw.

In June, Li won her first WTA 125 title at the BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia, defeating top seed Viktoriya Tomova in the final.

The following month, she reached the quarterfinals in Palermo with wins over third seed Peyton Stearns, where she saved a match point, and Erika Andreeva, before losing to Irina-Camelia Begu.

At the Mérida Open she defeated eighth seed Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, Antonia Ružić Jil Teichmann and Polina Kudermetova to reach the final, which she lost to Zeynep Sönmez in straight sets.

Personal life

In her spare time, Li enjoys playing the ukulele.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 3R 1R Q2 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A A A Q2 2R 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A A Q1 NH 1R 2R Q2 0 /2 1–2 33%
US Open Q1 Q1 Q2 3R 1R 1R Q2 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–4 1–4 0–0 0 / 10 7–10 41%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open A A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A Q1 A NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A Q1 A NH A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Canadian Open A A A NH Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A 1R A A 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 4 12 16 4 Career total: 36
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 19–10 10–16 1–4 1 / 36 33–34 49%
Year-end ranking 583 310 148 97 47 140 174 $1,487,858

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 1 runner-up, 1 not played)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Finalist 0–1 Feb 2021 Grampians Trophy, Australia WTA 500 Hard Estonia Anett Kontaveit cancelled
Win 1–1 Oct 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain WTA 250 Hard Colombia Camila Osorio 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Oct 2024 Mérida Open, Mexico WTA 250 Hard Turkey Zeynep Sönmez 2–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2024 Internacional de Valencia, Spain Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2024 Båstad Open, Sweden Clay Italy Martina Trevisan 2–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–3)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (0–3)
W25 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2017 ITF Evansville, United States W15 Hard Mexico Marcela Zacarías 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2018 Lexington Challenger, United States W60 Hard United States Asia Muhammad 5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2019 ITF Jackson, United States W25 Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Apr 2019 Osprey Challenger, United States W25 Clay United States Usue Maitane Arconada 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–3 May 2019 Bonita Springs Championship, US W100 Clay United States Lauren Davis 5–7, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger, US W60 Hard South Korea Kim Da-bin 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 2019 Concord Tennis Open, US W60 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–5 Oct 2020 Tyler Pro Classic, US W80 Hard Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 3–6 May 2023 Bonita Springs Championship, US W100 Clay United States Kayla Day 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 Oct 2024 Tennis Classic of Macon, United States W100 Hard Anna Blinkova 6–2, 2–6, 6–7

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–2)
W60 tournaments (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 Midland Tennis Classic, United States W100 Hard (i) United States Coco Gauff Belarus Olga Govortsova
Russia Valeria Savinykh 		4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger, US W60 Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Robin Anderson
France Jessika Ponchet 		6–7, 7–6,
Loss 0–3 Feb 2024 Guanajuato Open, Mexico W100 Hard Canada Rebecca Marino United States Hailey Baptiste
United States Whitney Osuigwe 		5–7, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass United States Claire Liu 2–6, 7–5, 2–6

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

Season 2022 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ALR
2022
1. Estonia Anett Kontaveit No. 7 Miami Open, US Hard 2R 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 No. 65

Notes

  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ The WTA 500 final at the 2021 Grampians Trophy was not played due to scheduling constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both players received runner-up prize money and ranking points.

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