Ann Li (tennis)

Ann Li
	File:Li RG21 (10) (51376168176).jpg Li at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Born	June 26, 2000 (age 24); King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Height	5 ft 7 in
Turned pro	2017
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Henner Nehles (2020-current)
Prize money	US$ 1,541,309
Singles
Career record	163–109 (59.93%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 44 (January 10, 2022)
Current ranking	No. 229 (April 24, 2023)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2021)
French Open	2R (2021)
Wimbledon	2R (2022)
US Open	3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record	10–16 (38.46%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 369 (January 6, 2020)
Current ranking	No. 1316 (April 24, 2023)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2021, 2022)
US Open	1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
	Last updated on: April 30, 2023.

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

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 Kentucky Championships 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 Jaksic 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 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. Due to her rise, 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#	A	NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament 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		0 /2	1–2	33%
US Open	Q1	Q1	Q2	3R	1R	1R		0 / 3	2–3	40%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–2	3–4	1–4		0 / 10	7–10	41%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	0	Career total: 1^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Finals	0	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	0	Career total: 2^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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

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WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 cancelled)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–0)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
WTA 250 (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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	Anett Kontaveit	cancelled^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Win	1–0	Oct 2021	Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain	WTA 250	Hard	Camila Osorio	6–1, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 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	Marcela Zacarias	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Aug 2018	Lexington Challenger, United States	60,000	Hard	Asia Muhammad	5–7, 1–6
Loss	1–2	Apr 2019	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Katarzyna Kawa	3–6, 2–6
Win	2–2	Apr 2019	Osprey Challenger, United States	25,000	Clay	Usue Maitane Arconada	6–3, 7–5
Loss	2–3	May 2019	ITF Bonita Springs, United States	100,000	Clay	Lauren Davis	5–7, 5–7
Loss	2–4	Aug 2019	Lexington Challenger, United States	60,000	Hard	Kim Da-bin	1–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	Aug 2019	Concord Open, United States	60,000	Hard	Caroline Dolehide	3–6, 5–7
Win	3–5	Oct 2020	Tyler Pro Classic, United States	80,000	Hard	Marta Kostyuk	7–5, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (2 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	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2019	Midland Classic, United States	100,000	Hard (i)	Coco Gauff	Olga Govortsova Valeria Savinykh	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2019	Lexington Challenger, United States	60,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Robin Anderson 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	Claire Liu	2–6, 7–5, 2–6

Top 10 wins

Season	2022	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	ALR
2022
1.	Anett Kontaveit	No. 7	Miami Open, United States	Hard	2R	6–0, 3–6, 6–4	No. 65

Notes

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External links

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