Ann Li vs Shuai Zhang — Guangzhou Semi-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Semi-final
Ann Li
USA2
Ann Li
#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 20 October 2025
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Li A.
5-2
Zhang S.
Li A.
5–
Zhang S.
2–

Ann Li advanced when Shuai Zhang retired 5-2 in the Guangzhou semi-final. Ann Li extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayAnn Li6-4 6-2
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardAnn Li6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Li A.

Even serve battle

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

Li A.Zhang S.
47
Serve
17
49
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Li A.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li A.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
62
Break points saved·Dominant
83
55
Break points won·Even
87
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Li A.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Zhang S.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6+51 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Hard Elo 1695
6.1Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1718
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
7.3
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
7.2
7.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Li A.Zhang S.
Freshness·Even
96
94

Li A.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhang S.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li A.[2]
Sun L.
7-666-2
Semi-finals
Li A.[2]
Zhang S.
5-2
Sun L.
Liu C.
6-07-63
Quarter-finals
Sun L.
Mcnally C.
3-66-36-4
Zhang S.
Volynets K.
7-655-77-5
Liu C.
Seidel E.
4-66-06-4
Li A.[2]
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-4
R16
Volynets K.
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
6-36-3
Zhang S.
Erjavec V.
3-66-36-2
Mcnally C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-44-66-3
Sun L.
Wang Y.
6-36-1
Liu C.
Bondar A.
6-36-4
Seidel E.
Putintseva Y.[6]
6-36-2
Cocciaretto E.
Wang X.
6-32-66-3
Li A.[2]
Osorio C.
7-56-2
R32
Sun L.
Bouzas Maneiro J.[1]
7-637-62
Wang Y.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Bondar A.
Guo H.
6-33-67-64
Volynets K.
Kawa K.
4-66-26-2
Zhang S.
Zakharova A.
6-46-1
Erjavec V.
Maria T.[3]
6-46-776-2
Li A.[2]
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-47-64
Seidel E.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-2
Cocciaretto E.
Parry D.
6-46-776-2
Liu C.
Eala A.[4]
2-66-46-4
Osorio C.
Bronzetti L.
6-16-2
Mcnally C.
Juvan K.
6-31-66-3
Tomljanovic A.
Parks A.[5]
7-57-5
Putintseva Y.[6]
Korneeva A.
7-624-66-4
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
Kudermetova P.[8]
1-66-16-2
Wang X.
Jones F.[7]
6-46-4