Ann Li (tennis)

Ann Li (born June 26, 2000) is an American tennis player. She was the runner-up at the 2017 Wimbledon Junior Championships.

Ann Li
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceDevon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Born (2000-06-26) June 26, 2000
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$441,531
Singles
Career record110–64 (63.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 97 (November 9, 2020)
Current rankingNo. 97 (November 9, 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French OpenQ2 (2020)
US Open3R (2020)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2017)
Doubles
Career record10–11 (47.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 370 (November 18, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 557 (November 2, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2019, 2020)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2017)
US Open JuniorQF (2017)
Last updated on: November 6, 2020.

Tennis career

Li reached her first junior singles Grand Slam 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.[1][2] Two weeks later, Li won her first professional title on the ITF Circuit, a $15k tournament in Evansville, Indiana.[3]

2018

Li entered the Kentucky Bank 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 Jewelers 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 Central Coast Pro Open, 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 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

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

Personal life

Both of Li's parents are Chinese. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the ukulele.[6]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 not played)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)[lower-alpha 1]
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)[lower-alpha 1]
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Not played 0–0 Feb 2021 Grampians Trophy Melbourne, Australia WTA 500 Hard Anett Kontaveit N/A[lower-alpha 1]

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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 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 Tyler Pro Classic, United States 80,000 Hard Marta Kostyuk 7–5, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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 Lexington Challenger, United States 60,000 Hard Jamie Loeb Robin Anderson
Jessika Ponchet		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [7–10]

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (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.

Singles
Tournament20172018201920202021 SR W–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A Q1 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 Q2 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A Q1 A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A Q1 A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Premier 5 tournaments
Cincinnati Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 583 310 148 97 $410,406

Junior Grand Slam 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 finalists were awarded finalist points and prize money.[7]

References
  1. Goodall, Lee. Americans dominate as Liu claims girls' title. Wimbledon: July 15, 2017. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  2. "Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. $15,000 Evansville, Indiana Tournament: 2017. International Tennis Federation. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
  4. Marshall, Ashley (17 January 2020). "Ann Li, Shelby Rogers advance to Australian Open main draw". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. "Factbox: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin". Reuters. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. Torres, Nicholas (8 March 2019). "Getting to Know: Ann Li". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. "Kontaveit, Li wrap up Grampians Trophy with victories". WTA Tour. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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