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.
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]
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.[2][3] Two weeks later, Li won her first professional title on the ITF Circuit, a $15k tournament in Evansville, Indiana.[4]
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: 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.[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.[citation needed] In November, she was nominated on the list for the "2021 WTA Newcomer of the Year".[16]
↑ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 The WTA 500 final at the 2021 Grampians Trophy was not played due to scheduling constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both players received runner-up prize money and ranking points.[11]
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