Ann Li (tennis)

Ann Li (born June 26, 2000) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high ranking by the WTA of No. 44 in the world, 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.

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. 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 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 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. 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: 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. 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 2021. 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, 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.

Personal life
Both of Li's parents are Chinese. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the ukulele.

Performance timeline
''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.