Zeynep Sonmez vs Ann Li — Merida Final

Merida · WTA · Final
Zeynep Sonmez
TUR
Zeynep Sonmez
#61WTA
1746ELO
1703Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2024
hard
Ann Li
USA
Ann Li
#29WTA
1817ELO
1751Hard ELO
$696kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Sonmez Z.
6-2 6-1
Li A.
Sonmez Z.
662
Li A.
210

Zeynep Sonmez defeated Ann Li 6-2 6-1 in the Merida final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #29, but Zeynep Sonmez had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Zeynep Sonmez extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23MeridaR16hardZeynep Sonmez3-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sonmez Z.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sonmez Z.Li A.
8
Serve
47
52
Return
48

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Sonmez Z.Li A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sonmez Z.Li A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
86
76
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Slight edge
97
87
Deciding sets·Even
92
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
58

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sonmez Z.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Li A.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1703
Surface ELO
5.5+48 Hard Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1746
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1817
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
6.4
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.2
Jet lag
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Sonmez Z.Li A.
Freshness·Slight edge
60
55

Sonmez Z.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 89 games (7d) · Li A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Sonmez Z.
Li A.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Sonmez Z.
Korneeva A.
7-656-2
Li A.
Kudermetova P.
6-34-66-2
Quarter-finals
Sonmez Z.
Zarazua R.[1]
3-66-36-4
Korneeva A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Li A.
Teichmann J.
6-16-1
Kudermetova P.
Stojanovic N.
5-76-46-3
R16
Teichmann J.
Tomljanovic A.[3]
W/O
Sonmez Z.
Jacquemot E.
7-636-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Stefanini L.
6-41-66-4
Li A.
Ruzic A.
6-26-2
Korneeva A.
Blinkova A.[5]
7-56-2
Kudermetova P.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Zarazua R.[1]
Chwalinska M.
2-66-26-1
Stojanovic N.
Stakusic M.
6-36-3
R32
Sorribes Tormo S.
Sanchez A.
6-26-1
Korneeva A.
Parks A.
6-36-1
Li A.
Parrizas Diaz N.[8]
6-06-4
Blinkova A.[5]
Tsurenko L.
2-66-44-0
Stefanini L.
Niemeier J.[4]
6-36-2
Zarazua R.[1]
Urhobo A.
7-56-2
Teichmann J.
Tikhonova A.
6-16-4
Tomljanovic A.[3]
Mandlik E.
7-696-1
Chwalinska M.
Marino R.
4-66-46-3
Ruzic A.
Samson L.
6-46-4
Stakusic M.
Joint M.
2-67-627-62
Lepchenko V.
Zidansek T.
6-26-2
Kudermetova P.
Podoroska N.[2]
6-16-1
Sonmez Z.
Carle M.[6]
5-76-16-2
Jacquemot E.
Montgomery R.
4-66-37-64
Stojanovic N.
Maria T.[7]
6-46-4