H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

Aryna Sabalenka vs Ann Li H2H: 3-1

Aryna Sabalenka holds a 3–1 lead over Ann Li in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Aryna Sabalenka leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ann Li won the 2026 Wuhan Open second round 3-6 6-4 7-6(5).

Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
United States Age 26 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ann Li #31 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) Aryna Sabalenka #2 Match data Oct 14, 2026 R32 Wuhan Open WTA 1000 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #1 7-6(5) 6-4 Ann Li #39 Match data Mar 21, 2026 R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #2 7-5 2-6 6-4 Ann Li #192 Match data Aug 17, 2023* R32 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #7 6-3 6-1 Ann Li #69 Match data Feb 13, 2021* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Aryna Sabalenka #2 #1 12,420 2,324 417 147 73.9% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Ann Li #31 #28 1,683 1,875 100 87 53.5% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Ann Li
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2020 3–4 42.9% #98 1,613 0 0
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2021 19–10 65.5% #47 1,755 0 1
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2022 11–16 40.7% #129 1,666 0 1
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2023 1–4 20.0% #169 1,668 0 1
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10 2024 7–5 58.3% #96 1,706 0 1
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13 2025 30–23 56.6% #38 1,816 0 2
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17 2026 29–25 53.7% #31 1,869 0 2
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21 — — — — — — —
28 2026 47–11 81.0% #2 2,130 4 24 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Ann Li
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2020 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2021 17 7 24 70.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2022 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2023 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2024 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2025 21 15 36 58.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2026 18 16 34 52.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2026 34 6 40 85.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 287 93 380 75.5% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% — 73 61 134 54.5% 19 15 34 55.9% 8 11 19 42.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 536/566 of Aryna Sabalenka's and 172/188 of Ann Li's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Ann Li
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% 2020 7/7 1.6 1.4 65.4% 60.3% 45.8% 47.0% 36.5% 55.3% 40.2%
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2021 29/29 2.0 2.8 60.3% 63.9% 50.2% 57.1% 48.1% 58.7% 47.0%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% 2022 25/27 1.8 2.7 60.9% 61.1% 44.6% 53.2% 42.5% 54.5% 40.9%
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2023 5/5 2.4 2.2 54.4% 63.4% 45.2% 51.9% 43.3% 54.6% 37.0%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% 2024 12/12 1.7 2.3 66.0% 65.9% 44.5% 51.4% 45.0% 58.5% 47.5%
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% 2025 42/54 4.5 2.4 58.4% 66.4% 48.0% 50.5% 45.8% 58.6% 44.4%
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% 2026 52/54 4.9 2.8 58.5% 68.2% 45.2% 59.6% 46.5% 58.7% 42.0%
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2026 58/58 5.0 2.3 64.6% 72.3% 54.9% 60.3% 47.8% 66.0% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 536/566 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.7% 59.8% 48.9% 62.5% 45.3% — 172/188 3.4 2.6 59.8% 65.4% 46.6% 54.7% 45.4% 57.8% 43.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Ann Li
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2016 1499 99.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1511 99.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 1674 126.8 +1.97 +0.43 1.134 52.8% +32 — — 65.6% +1.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.60 2019 1527 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 1963 152.3 +4.32 +0.38 1.084 51.7% +5 -387 -239 60.4% +0.62 19–7 (73%) 13–6 (68%) 113.7 -2.90 2020 1613 127.7 -1.21 -0.60 0.898 47.9% +17 — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 2–0 — +0.12
21 2019 1938 149.8 +3.72 +2.29 1.148 53.1% +36 -321 -241 59.5% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 5–7 (42%) 98.6 +0.95 2021 1755 141.4 +1.81 +2.79 1.138 52.9% +27 — -163 62.5% +0.88 4–4 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 102.3 +0.04
22 2020 2007 154.4 +3.98 +2.79 1.182 53.5% +20 -307 — 67.0% +1.13 11–5 (69%) 5–7 (42%) 99.3 -0.99 2022 1667 126.3 -1.81 -0.68 0.898 48.0% +42 — -81 42.6% -0.41 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 97.9 -1.14
23 2021 1975 161.3 +5.49 +3.40 1.194 53.7% -3 -39 -109 68.9% +1.37 10–14 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 95.5 -0.98 2023 1669 123.4 -0.74 -1.07 0.814 46.1% +18 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–0 — -0.31
24 2022 1956 152.8 +1.65 +3.23 1.078 51.5% -5 -17 -80 56.6% +0.40 15–13 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 102.3 -1.09 2024 1706 123.8 +0.97 +1.36 1.145 52.8% -63 +90 — 53.6% +0.72 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.29
25 2023 2082 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% +25 +2 -99 75.3% +1.71 10–6 (63%) 13–6 (68%) 105.4 -2.05 2025 1817 139.2 +1.61 +0.85 1.071 51.3% -21 -53 -232 55.6% +0.32 9–9 (50%) 9–7 (56%) 102.2 -1.29
26 2024 2174 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% +37 -17 — 75.8% +1.72 12–9 (57%) 7–5 (58%) 95.7 -2.10 2026 1869 149.5 +1.84 -0.31 1.017 50.4% 0 -57 -248 51.2% +0.14 13–10 (57%) 9–8 (53%) 104.7 +1.28
27 2025 2228 172.4 +6.39 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +55 +38 -80 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) 112.7 -1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2026 2131 169.8 +7.78 +3.32 1.323 55.2% +140 +68 -8 79.1% +1.76 5–8 (38%) 12–6 (67%) 93.5 -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2325 167.6 +5.55 +3.10 1.206 53.8% +36 -69 -127 69.3% +1.28 106–79 (57%) 96–53 (64%) 106.5 -1.82 — 1876 143.5 +0.99 +0.52 1.029 50.6% +2 -41 -170 52.0% +0.19 36–29 (55%) 28–24 (54%) 107.4 -0.54

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.