Ann Li (tennis)
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Devon, Pennsylvania |
Born | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania[1] | 26 June 2000
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Henner Nehles (2020-current) |
Prize money | US $975,387 |
Singles | |
Career record | 137–79 (63.4%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 47 (1 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 47 (1 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
French Open | 2R (2021) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
US Open | 3R (2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 10–13 (43.5%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 369 (6 January 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 723 (15 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
US Open | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021) |
Last updated on: 1 December 2021. |
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.
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 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[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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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[a] | Career total: 1[a] | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | Career total: 2[a] | |||
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)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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No result | 0–1 | Feb 2021 | Grampians Trophy, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | Cancelled[a] |
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 |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 |
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Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Claire Liu | 2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 20-YEAR-OLD ANN LI". Tennis Channel. 2020-09-04.
- ^ Goodall, Lee. Americans dominate as Liu claims girls' title. Wimbledon: July 15, 2017. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
- ^ Waldstein, David (15 July 2017). "Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ $15,000 Evansville, Indiana Tournament: 2017. International Tennis Federation. Accessed on August 28, 2017.
- ^ Marshall, Ashley (17 January 2020). "Ann Li, Shelby Rogers advance to Australian Open main draw". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Factbox: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin". Reuters. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-09-02/getting_to_know_ann_li.html
- ^ https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30877938/how-american-ann-li-slipped-radar-rising-ranks[bare URL]
- ^ "Li charges past Osorio in Tenerife to win first WTA title". WTA Tour.
- ^ https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/with-five-major-goals-in-mind-ann-li-wins-opener-6-0-6-1-and-gets-svitolina-next
- ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-full-list-nominees-2021-wta-player-awards-emma-raducanu-nominated-newcomer-year-barty-osaka-player-year[bare URL]
- ^ Torres, Nicholas (8 March 2019). "Getting to Know: Ann Li". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Ann Li [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- People from Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
- Tennis people from Pennsylvania
- American sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Chinese-American tennis players
- 21st-century American women