Ann Li (tennis)

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]

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 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 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.^[9][10]

2021: Australian Open third round, first title, top 50

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.^[11][12] She also reached the second round at the 2021 French Open on her debut at this major.^[13]

Li won her maiden WTA Tour title at the Tenerife Ladies Open, defeating Camila Osorio in the final, in straight sets.^[14][15] 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".^[16]

2022-2023: WTA 1000 third round

At the 2022 Miami Open, she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time defeating third seed Anett Kontaveit before losing to Alison Riske.She reached the second round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, her first win at this major.

She also qualified for the 2023 Western & Southern Open (where she defeated Magda Linette) and the Guadalajara Open.

2024

She qualified for her first WTA 500 since 2022 Bad Homburg Open at the 2024 San Diego Open, defeating Kayla Day in the last round of qualifying but lost to eventual runner-up, Marta Kostyuk, in the main-draw event.

Both of Li's parents are Chinese. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the ukulele.^[17]

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.^[18]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Doubles

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Finalist	0–1	Feb 2021	Grampians Trophy, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Anett Kontaveit	cancelled[b]
Win	1–1	Oct 2021	Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain	WTA 250	Hard	Camila Osorio	6–1, 6–4

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

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

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2019	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	W100	Hard (i)	Coco Gauff	Olga Govortsova Valeria Savinykh	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2019	Lexington Challenger, United States	W60	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Robin Anderson Jessika Ponchet	6–7(4), 7–6(5), [7–10]
Loss	0–3	Feb 2024	Guanajuato Open, Mexico	W100	Hard	Rebecca Marino	Hailey Baptiste Whitney Osuigwe	5–7, 4–6

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

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

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• Ann Li at the International Tennis Federation
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