Ann Li vs Zeynep Sonmez — Round of 16, Japan Open 2026
WTA 250HardOsaka, Japan
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 31 going into this draw
Ann Li seeded 1
set by the draw, not yet scheduled
Form
7–3
Won–lost, last 10 matches
4–6
6–2
Won–lost, last 30 days
1–2
🇦🇺E. JonesEmerson JonesNo. 122
No. 122 · R32Osaka R32
M. JointMaya Joint🇦🇺No. 92
No. 92 · R32Osaka R32
🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 9
No. 9 · QFWuhan QF
Y. PutintsevaYulia Putintseva🇰🇿No. 82
No. 82 · R64Wuhan R64
🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 49
No. 49 · R16Wuhan R16
M. InglisMaddison Inglis🇦🇺No. 140
No. 140 · R128Beijing R128
🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 2
No. 2 · R32Wuhan R32
I. JovicIva Jovic🇺🇸No. 14
No. 14 · R16Guadalajara R16
🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 66
No. 66 · R64Wuhan R64
I. ShymanovichIryna Shymanovich🇧🇾
R32Guadalajara R32
🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 7
No. 7 · R16Beijing R16
C. GauffCoco Gauff🇺🇸No. 4
No. 4 · R128New York R128
🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 12
No. 12 · R32Beijing R32
A. AnisimovaAmanda Anisimova🇺🇸No. 10
No. 10 · R64Cincinnati R64
🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 73
No. 73 · R64Beijing R64
D. KasatkinaDaria Kasatkina🇦🇺No. 68
No. 68 · R128Cincinnati R128
🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 6
No. 6 · R32New York R32
M. SakkariMaria Sakkari🇬🇷No. 33
No. 33 · R64Canada R64
🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 36
No. 36 · R64New York R64
R. MarinoRebecca Marino🇨🇦
R128Canada R128
All 10 matches
🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 7
No. 7 · R16Beijing R16
C. GauffCoco Gauff🇺🇸No. 4
No. 4 · R128New York R128
🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 12
No. 12 · R32Beijing R32
A. AnisimovaAmanda Anisimova🇺🇸No. 10
No. 10 · R64Cincinnati R64
🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 73
No. 73 · R64Beijing R64
D. KasatkinaDaria Kasatkina🇦🇺No. 68
No. 68 · R128Cincinnati R128
🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 6
No. 6 · R32New York R32
M. SakkariMaria Sakkari🇬🇷No. 33
No. 33 · R64Canada R64
🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 36
No. 36 · R64New York R64
R. MarinoRebecca Marino🇨🇦
R128Canada R128
Head to head
2–0 Sonmez
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, last 6 months
1–3
4 players
2–2
Won6-1 6-2Strasbourg R32 · No. 34
Won3-6 6-4 6-3Osaka R32 · No. 92
Lost1-6 6-7Cincinnati R32 · No. 4
Lost3-6 4-6New York R128 · No. 4
Lost3-6 6-2 3-6Nottingham QF · No. 70
Lost5-7 6-4 4-6Nottingham R16 · No. 70
Lost3-6 2-6Madrid R16 · No. 25
Won6-4 7-6Nottingham R32 · No. 23
Stats, last 6 months
By surface
13–8
Hard
5–7
7–4
Clay
3–3
2–3
Grass
5–4
By round
3–3
R16
1–3
2–2
QF
0–2
4–2
At WTA 250s
6–4
How their matches go
35
Completed matches
26
34%
Won in straight sets
15%
23%
Won after losing a set
31%
11%
Lost after winning a set
15%
31%
Lost in straight sets
38%
8–3
Tiebreaks
3–2
8–4
Deciding sets
8–4
13/13
Won after winning set 1
8/11
7/22
Won after losing set 1
4/15
Serve and return, last 5 matches
56%
1st serve in
–
71%
1st serve points won
–
51%
2nd serve points won
–
67%
Break points saved
–
42%
Return points won
–
37%
Break points won
–
6.4
Aces a match
–
3.0
Double faults a match
–
Last 14 days
6
Matches
2
14
Sets
6
0
Days since last match
0