Ann Li vs Leylah FernandezDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
Li A.
6-4 6-3
Fernandez L.
Li A.
662
Fernandez L.
430

Ann Li defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #24, defending last year's round of 16. Ann Li extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ann Li closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR16clayLeylah Fernandez6-3 6-2
2025-04-22MadridR64clayAnn Li6-4 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Fernandez L.serving78% 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.Fernandez L.
47
Serve
60
49
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
95
Break points won·Slight edge
87
95
Deciding sets·Even
87
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
66
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1746
Surface ELO
5.9+39 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1805
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
3.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.6
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Even
97
98

Li A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw