# Ann Li (tennis)

Ann Li (born June 26, 2000) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 44, and was the runner-up in the 2017 Wimbledon Championships girls' singles final.

## Personal background

Li was born into a sports family. Her aunt was a professional speed skater in China. Her father played soccer in college, while her mother ran track in college.

## Career
### 2017

Li reached her first junior major 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. Two weeks later, Li won her first professional title on the ITF Circuit, a $15k tournament in Evansville, Indiana.

### 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

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. She advanced to the second round, where she lost to the eventual champion, Sofia Kenin.
Li reached a third round of a major for the first time in her career at the US Open defeating 13th seed Alison Riske. She reached the top 100 at world No. 97, on 9 November 2020.

### 2021: First title, Australian third round

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. She also reached the second round at the 2021 French Open on her debut at this major.
Li won her maiden WTA Tour title at the Tenerife Ladies Open, defeating Camila Osorio in the final, in straight sets. 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. In November, she was nominated on the list for the "2021 WTA Newcomer of the Year".

### 2022–2023: WTA 1000 third round

At the 2022 Miami Open, Li reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time defeating third seed Anett Kontaveit, before losing to Alison Riske.
She made the second round at Wimbledon overcoming Lucia Bronzetti for her first win at this major. Li lost to Marie Bouzková.
Li qualified for the 2023 Western & Southern Open where she defeated Magda Linette in the first round, before losing to second seed Aryna Sabalenka. She also made it through qualification at the Guadalajara Open, but lost in the main draw first round to Sloane Stephens.

### 2024: First WTA 125 title, Mérida Open final

She qualified for her first WTA 500 since 2022 Bad Homburg Open at the San Diego Open, defeating Kayla Day in the last round of qualifying but lost to eventual runner-up, Marta Kostyuk, in the main draw.
In June, Li won her first WTA 125 title at the BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia, defeating top seed Viktoriya Tomova in the final.
The following month, she reached the quarterfinals in Palermo with wins over third seed Peyton Stearns, where she saved a match point, and Erika Andreeva, before losing to Irina-Camelia Begu.
At the Mérida Open, she defeated eighth seed Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, Antonia Ružić Jil Teichmann and Polina Kudermetova to reach the final, which she lost to Zeynep Sönmez in straight sets.

### 2025: Singapore final

Li reached the final at the Singapore Open with wins over Daria Saville, lucky loser Maria Timofeeva, wildcard entrant Kimberly Birrell and top seed Anna Kalinskaya. She lost the championship match to second seed Elise Mertens, in straight sets.

## Personal life

In her spare time, Li enjoys playing the ukulele.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| 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.

### Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara 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 | Q2 | 0 /2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | 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 | 25% |
| 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 | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | Career total: 36 | Career total: 36 | Career total: 36 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 19–10 | 10–16 | 1–4 | 1 / 36 | 33–34 | 49% |
| Year-end ranking | 583 | 310 | 148 | 97 | 47 | 140 | 174 | $1,487,858 | $1,487,858 | $1,487,858 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 4 (1 title, 2 runner-ups, 1 not played)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (0–0)
* WTA 250 (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–1)
* Indoor (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Finalist | 0–1 | Feb 2021 | Grampians Trophy, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | cancelled |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2021 | Tenerife Ladies Open, Spain | WTA 250 | Hard | Camila Osorio | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2024 | Mérida Open, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | Zeynep Sönmez | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2025 | Singapore Open, Singapore | WTA 250 | Hard | Elise Mertens | 1–6, 4–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | Internacional de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2024 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Martina Trevisan | 2–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (0–3)
* W80 tournaments (1–0)
* W60 tournaments (0–3)
* W25 tournaments (1–1)
* W15 tournaments (1–0)
| 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 | Bonita Springs Championship, US | W100 | Clay | Lauren Davis | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2019 | Lexington Challenger, US | W60 | Hard | Kim Da-bin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2019 | Concord Tennis Open, US | W60 | Hard | Caroline Dolehide | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2020 | Tyler Pro Classic, US | W80 | Hard | Marta Kostyuk | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2023 | Bonita Springs Championship, US | W100 | Clay | Kayla Day | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Oct 2024 | Tennis Classic of Macon, US | W100 | Hard | Anna Blinkova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |

### Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (0–2)
* W60 tournaments (0–1)
| 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, US | 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 |

## 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 |

## Head-to-head record
### Top 10 wins

| Season | 2022 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ALR |
| 2022 ||||||||
| 1. | Anett Kontaveit | No. 7 | Miami Open, US | Hard | 2R | 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 | No. 65 |