Ann Li (tennis)

Ann Li (born June 26, 2000) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 47 in the world achieved on 1 November 2021. She was the runner-up at the 2017 Wimbledon Junior Championships.

Ann Li
Li at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceDevon, Pennsylvania
Born (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachHenner Nehles (2020-current)
Prize moneyUS $975,387
Singles
Career record137–79 (63.4%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 47 (1 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 47 (1 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2021)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record10–13 (43.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 369 (6 January 2020)
Current rankingNo. 723 (15 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
Last updated on: 1 December 2021.

Personal background

Li was born into a sports family. Her aunt 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 wild card 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, 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 advanced to 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 Grand Slam for the first time in her career at the 2020 US Open (tennis) defeating 13th seed Alison Riske.[7][8] She reached the top 100 at World No. 97 on 9 November 2020.

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

Li reached a third round of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career at the 2021 Australian Open.[9]

Li won her maiden WTA title at the 2021 Tenerife Ladies Open, defeating Camila Osorio in the final, 6-1, 6-4.[10][11] With this title, her ranking rose into the Top 50 of the WTA Rankings 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”.[12]

Personal life

Both of Li's parents are Chinese. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the ukulele.[13]

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (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)
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.[14]

Singles

Current after the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open.

Tournament20172018201920202021 2022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 3R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
French Open A A A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A Q1 NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 Q1 Q2 3R 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–4 0 / 6 6–6 50%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A Q1 A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A Q1 A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A NH Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 4 12 Career total: 16
Titles 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Career total: 1[lower-alpha 1]
Finals 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] Career total: 2[lower-alpha 1]
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 19–10 1 / 16 22–14 61%
Year-end ranking 583 310 148 97 47 $975,387

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 no result)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)[lower-alpha 1]
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)[lower-alpha 1]
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
No result 0–1 Feb 2021 Grampians Trophy, Australia WTA 500 Hard Anett Kontaveit Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
Win 1–1 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
$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 ITF Lexington, 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 ITF Osprey, 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 ITF Lexington, United States 60,000 Hard Kim Da-bin 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 2019 ITF Concord, United States 60,000 Hard Caroline Dolehide 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–5 Oct 2020 ITF Tyler, United States 80,000 Hard Marta Kostyuk 7–5, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 ITF Midland, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Coco Gauff Olga Govortsova
Valeria Savinykh		 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2019 ITF Lexington, 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

Notes
  1. 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 finalist/runners-up prize money and ranking points .[15]

References
  1. "FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 20-YEAR-OLD ANN LI". Tennis Channel. 2020-09-04.
  2. Goodall, Lee. Americans dominate as Liu claims girls' title. Wimbledon: July 15, 2017. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  3. Waldstein, David (15 July 2017). "Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. $15,000 Evansville, Indiana Tournament: 2017. International Tennis Federation. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  5. Marshall, Ashley (17 January 2020). "Ann Li, Shelby Rogers advance to Australian Open main draw". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. "Factbox: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin". Reuters. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-09-02/ann_li_upsets_alison_riske_to_reach_round_3_of_the_2020_us_open.html
  8. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-09-02/getting_to_know_ann_li.html
  9. https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30877938/how-american-ann-li-slipped-radar-rising-ranks
  10. "Li charges past Osorio in Tenerife to win first WTA title". WTA Tour.
  11. https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/with-five-major-goals-in-mind-ann-li-wins-opener-6-0-6-1-and-gets-svitolina-next
  12. https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-full-list-nominees-2021-wta-player-awards-emma-raducanu-nominated-newcomer-year-barty-osaka-player-year
  13. Torres, Nicholas (8 March 2019). "Getting to Know: Ann Li". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  14. "Ann Li [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
  15. Maine, D'Arcy (11 February 2021). "How American Ann Li has slipped under the radar while rising through the ranks". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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