Ann Li vs Ekaterina Alexandrova | Ann Li Wins 4-6 6-4 6-3

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StrasbourgR16ClayTue 19 May · 11:20 UTCFinal

Ann LiWTA #30 · USA

Ekaterina AlexandrovaWTA #28 · RUS

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Ann Li defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Strasbourg round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #28, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Ann Li claimed a first win over Ekaterina Alexandrova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Ann Li dropped the opening set before beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 4–6 6–4 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Li A. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

15 shared · last 12 months

Li A. and Alexandrova E. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Li A. went 7–12 (37%) against them, Alexandrova E. 9–10 (47%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 5 better-results split).

7–1237%Li A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents9–1047%Alexandrova E. · better vs 5

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

20–26Sets23–21

221–237Games219–200

3–6Tiebreaks2–4

1–6Deciding sets1–5

vs Pegula J.#3L1-6 2-6US Open · hardL5-7 6-3 3-6Wuhan · hard
vs Noskova L.#6L3-6 7-5 4-6Dubai · hardL1-6 1-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Bencic B.#12W6-3 6-3US Open · hardL6-7 4-6Wimbledon · grass

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vs Mertens E.#19L7-6 1-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassL6-2 6-7 4-6s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Gibson T.#37L3-6 5-7Indian Wells · hardL3-6 5-7Indian Wells · hard
vs Sonmez Z.#58L6-3 6-7 4-6Merida · hardL5-7 6-4 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Cocciaretto E.#71W6-3 6-4Guangzhou · hardW6-1 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Joint M.#75L2-6 1-6Rabat · clayW6-4 6-3Cincinnati · hard
vs Linette M.#80L3-6 3-6Australian Open · hardL2-6 6-4 1-6Dubai · hard
vs Yastremska D.#111L5-7 6-4 3-6Linz · hardW6-3 6-0Abu Dhabi · hard
vs Sun L.#144W7-6 6-2Guangzhou · hardW6-4 6-2Cincinnati · hard
vs Lamens S.#215L6-7 6-7s Hertogenbosch · grassW6-4 6-0Wimbledon · grass
vs Hon P.#232W7-5 6-3US Open · hardW6-2 7-5Wimbledon · grass
vs Swiatek I.#9Hard to compareW7-6 2-6 3-0Madrid · clayL6-1 6-7 5-7Seoul · hard
vs Baptiste H.#42Hard to compareW6-4 6-7 7-5Rabat · clayW3-6 7-6 6-3Abu Dhabi · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Alexandrova E. leads 2–1

Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0

Li A.May 2026StrasbourgThis matchClay4-6 6-4 6-3
Alexandrova E.October 2025WuhanHard7-6 6-2
Alexandrova E.March 2025CharlestonClay6-3 6-0

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Li A.Alexandrova E.1 929ELO1 9821 703Clay ELO1 6957–3Last 106–425Age31170 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.5M2026 $1.4MEarningsCareer $11.3M2026 $1.6M

Match info

Started11:20 UTC

Cite this

Ann Li beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 6-4 6-3. Umpiry, "Ann Li vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Strasbourg Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-05-19/alexandrova-vs-li-strasbourg-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 19 May 2026).