R16 China Open 2026

Elina Svitolina #7 def. Ann Li #30

6-2 6-3

Elina Svitolina defeated Ann Li 6-2 6-3 in the 2026 China Open fourth round on hard courts on October 7, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElina SvitolinaAnn Li
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.5%59.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
52.1%52.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.3%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.4%49.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.7%43.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.5-7.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.7+0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldElina SvitolinaAnn Li
Country UKR USA
Birth dateSep 12, 1994Jun 26, 2000
Age3226
Height174 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)730
Ranking points (entering)4,8091,573
Elo (entering)2,0781,831
Current career W-L453–23497–86
Current career earnings$30,887,396$4,482,258
Pre-match H2H
Elina Svitolina #7 1 – 0 Ann Li #30

Path

Elina Svitolina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sakkari #336-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2026R32
Katerina Siniakova #551-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2026R64

Elina Svitolina's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ann Li's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Belinda Bencic #126-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2026R32
Ashlyn Krueger #736-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2026R64