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Ann Li
Li at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceDevon, Pennsylvania
Born (2000-06-26) June 26, 2000 (age 24)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachHenner Nehles (2020-current)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,639,714
Singles
Career record180–120
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 44 (January 10, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 164 (September 18, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2021)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record10–17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 369 (January 6, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2022)
US Open1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Last updated on: September 22, 2023.

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

Personal background

Li was born into a sports family. Her aunt[who?] was a professional speed skater in China.[1] Her father played soccer in college, while her mother ran track in college.[1]

Tennis 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.[2][3] Two weeks later, Li won her first professional title on the ITF Circuit, a $15k tournament in Evansville, Indiana.[4]

2018

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 Koser 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, 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 the ITF 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: Grand Slam debut, US Open third round, top 100 debut

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.[5] She advanced to the second round, where she lost to the eventual champion, Sofia Kenin.[6]

Li reached a third round of a major for the first time in her career at the US Open defeating 13th seed Alison Riske.[7][8] She reached the top 100 at world No. 97, on 9 November 2020.[citation needed]

2021: Australian Open third round, maiden title, top 50 debut

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.[9][10]

Li won her maiden WTA Tour title at the Tenerife Ladies Open, defeating Camila Osorio in the final, in straight sets.[11][12] 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 2021. In November, she was nominated on the list for the "2021 WTA Newcomer of the Year".[13]

Personal life

Both of Li's parents are Chinese. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the ukulele.[14]

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.[15]

Singles

Current after the 2023 Indian Wells 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 A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A Q1 A NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 33%
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 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 4 12 16 2 Career total: 34
Titles 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 Career total: 1[b]
Finals 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 Career total: 2[b]
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 19–10 10–16 0–2 1 / 34 32–32 52%
Year-end ranking 583 310 148 97 47 140 $1,487,858

Doubles

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 cancelled)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–0)[b]
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)[b]
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Finalist – Feb 2021 Grampians Trophy, Australia WTA 500 Hard Estonia Anett Kontaveit final cancelled[b]
Win 1–0 Oct 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain WTA 250 Hard Colombia Camila Osorio 6–1, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2017 ITF Evansville, United States 15,000 Hard Mexico Marcela Zacarías 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2018 Lexington Challenger, United States 60,000 Hard United States Asia Muhammad 5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2019 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Apr 2019 Osprey Challenger, United States 25,000 Clay United States Usue Maitane Arconada 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–3 May 2019 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay United States Lauren Davis 5–7, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger, United States 60,000 Hard South Korea Kim Da-bin 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 2019 Concord Tennis Open, United States 60,000 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–5 Oct 2020 Tyler Pro Classic, United States 80,000 Hard Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 3–6 May 2023 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay United States Kayla Day 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 Midland Tennis Classic,
United States 		100,000 Hard (i) United States Coco Gauff Belarus Olga Govortsova
Russia Valeria Savinykh 		4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger,
United States 		60,000 Hard United States Jamie Loeb United States Robin Anderson
France Jessika Ponchet 		6–7(4), 7–6(5), [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 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, U.S. 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. ^ a b c d e f g 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 20-YEAR-OLD ANN LI". Tennis Channel. September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Goodall, Lee. Americans dominate as Liu claims girls' title. Wimbledon: July 15, 2017. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Waldstein, David (July 15, 2017). "Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles". New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ^ $15,000 Evansville, Indiana Tournament: 2017. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Marshall, Ashley (January 17, 2020). "Ann Li, Shelby Rogers advance to Australian Open main draw". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Factbox: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin". Reuters. February 1, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Miller, Stuart (September 2, 2020). "Ann Li upsets Alison Riske to reach Round 3 of the 2020 US Open". usopen.org. US Open. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Miller, Stuart (September 2, 2020). "Getting to Know: Ann Li". usopen.org. US Open. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Maine, D'Arcy (February 11, 2021). "How American Ann Li has slipped under the radar while rising through the ranks". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021 - ARYNA SABALENKA MOTORS PAST ANN LI WITH HER RELENTLESS BRAND OF TENNIS". Eurosport. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Li charges past Osorio in Tenerife to win first WTA title". WTA Tour.
  12. ^ "With five major goals in mind, Ann Li wins first career WTA title in Tenerife".
  13. ^ "Full list of nominees for 2021 WTA player awards: Emma Raducanu nominated for Newcomer of the Year, Barty & Osaka for Player of the Year".
  14. ^ Torres, Nicholas (March 8, 2019). "Getting to Know: Ann Li". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ann Li [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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