Ann Li
Ann Li (born June 26, 2000, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) is an American tennis player with two WTA titles, Tenerife 2021 and Guangzhou 2025. In October 2026 she beat Aryna Sabalenka on her way to a first WTA 1000 quarterfinal in Wuhan and rose to a career-high No. 25.
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Who is Ann Li?
Ann Li is an American professional tennis player born in 2000 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. She turned pro in 2017, the year she reached the Wimbledon girls' singles final, and has since won two WTA titles (Tenerife 2021, Guangzhou 2025). In 2026 she had the best season of her career, culminating in a run to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals in October with a win over world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. Sources: WTA, Wikipedia.
Where does Ann Li live?
Ann Li lives in Alicante, Spain. According to a WTA feature published in December 2025, she left the United States in January 2025 to settle in the Mediterranean port city, where her coach Carlos Boluda and the rest of her team are based. Before that she had lived in several US cities, including Orlando, Atlanta, Delray Beach and Charleston. She grew up in Pennsylvania. Source: WTA.
What is Ann Li's nationality?
Ann Li is American. She was born in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and represents the United States on the WTA Tour. Her parents are from China: her father is from Changchun and her mother from Suzhou. Sources: WTA, Wikipedia.
How old is Ann Li?
Ann Li is 26 years old. She was born on June 26, 2000, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Sources: WTA, Wikipedia.
How tall is Ann Li?
Ann Li is 1.70 m tall (5 ft 7 in). She is right-handed and plays a two-handed backhand. Source: WTA.
What is Ann Li's WTA ranking?
Ann Li is ranked No. 25 in the WTA singles rankings, a career high reached on October 19, 2026, after her quarterfinal run in Wuhan. She was No. 31 on October 12. Her previous best was No. 28, set on August 31, 2026, and she first broke into the Top 100 in November 2020. Her best doubles ranking is No. 134 (March 2026). Sources: WTA, Wikipedia.
Why is Ann Li in the news right now?
Because of her run at the Wuhan Open (WTA 1000, October 2026). After a first-round win over Camila Osorio, who retired, she beat world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) on October 14, converting her tenth match point after leading 5-2 in the final set. It was her first win over Sabalenka in four meetings. She then beat Indonesia's Janice Tjen in straight sets to reach her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal, where she lost to Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-1 on October 16. Sources: WTA, AFP via Deccan Chronicle.
How many titles has Ann Li won?
Ann Li has won two WTA Tour singles titles: the Tenerife Ladies Open in October 2021 (beating Camila Osorio 6-1, 6-4 in the final) and the Guangzhou Open in October 2025 (beating qualifier Lulu Sun 7-6(6), 6-2). She also won the WTA 125 event in Valencia in 2024. She has lost three other WTA finals: Merida 2024, Singapore 2025 and Cleveland 2025. Sources: WTA, Wikipedia, USTA.
What is Ann Li's best Grand Slam result?
Her best Grand Slam result is the fourth round of the 2025 US Open, where she lost to Jessica Pegula. Her other bests are the third round at the Australian Open (2021) and the 2026 US Open, and the second round at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. As a junior, she was runner-up in the Wimbledon girls' singles in 2017, losing the final to fellow American Claire Liu. Source: Wikipedia.
Who coaches Ann Li?
Ann Li is coached by Spaniard Carlos Boluda, who is listed as her coach in official WTA match notes in 2026. She hired him in late 2024 and moved to Alicante a few months later to train with him. Before that she worked with Henner Nehles for nearly three years. Sources: WTA.
Who are Ann Li's parents?
Ann Li's parents are both from China. Her father, who played soccer in college, is from Changchun, and her mother, who ran track in college, is from Suzhou. One of her aunts was a professional speed skater in China. Her parents' names have not been widely published. Source: Wikipedia.
What were Ann Li's best results in 2026?
Besides Wuhan, Ann Li reached the fourth round in Madrid, where she beat Iga Swiatek (who retired ill in the third set), the semifinals in Strasbourg (her first on clay at WTA level) and Monterrey, the third round in Doha, Cincinnati and at the US Open, and the fourth round at the China Open in Beijing. Sources: WTA, Wikipedia.
How much prize money has Ann Li earned?
Ann Li has earned about $4.6 million in career prize money, according to Wikipedia (figure based on WTA data at the time of writing). This total keeps changing as she plays, so check her official WTA profile for the latest amount.
Ann Li was born on June 26, 2000, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, to parents who both came from China, her father from Changchun and her mother from Suzhou. She showed early promise as a junior, reaching the Wimbledon girls’ singles final in 2017, the same year she turned pro. She broke into the WTA Top 100 in November 2020 and won her first WTA title a year later in Tenerife, beating Camila Osorio in the final.
After a few harder seasons, Li reset her career in late 2024. She hired Spanish coach Carlos Boluda and, in January 2025, moved from the United States to Alicante, Spain, to train with his team. The change paid off quickly: in 2025 she reached finals in Singapore and Cleveland, made the fourth round of the US Open for her best Grand Slam result, and won her second WTA title in Guangzhou in October.
The 2026 season took her higher still. She beat Iga Swiatek in Madrid, reached semifinals in Strasbourg and Monterrey, and climbed to No. 28 at the end of August. The highlight came in Wuhan in October, where she saved herself from defeat to beat world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) on her tenth match point, then reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal before losing to Swiatek.
Those results lifted her to a new career high of No. 25 in the WTA rankings on October 19, 2026. At 26, she stands 1.70 m tall, plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand, and remains one of the most improved American players on tour over the past two seasons.
