Ann Li def. Ekaterina Alexandrova — Round of 16, Internationaux de Strasbourg 2026

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Internationaux de Strasbourg 2026

WTA 500ClayStrasbourg, France

Played19 May 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 29 going into this drawWon

Ann Li 4 6 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 14 going into this draw

E. Alexandrova seeded 2 6 4 3

🇺🇸A. LiAnn LivE. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

🇺🇸Ann Li

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

Match stats

Serve

10

Aces

3

1

Double faults

8

63%

1st serve in

62%

75%

1st serve points won

68%

48%

2nd serve points won

43%

65%

Service points won

59%

4/7

Break points saved

9/14

Return

41%

Return points won

35%

5/14

Break points won

3/7

95

Total points won

86

Head to head

2–1 Alexandrova

  1. This matchStrasbourg R16won by Li
  2. 2025HardWuhan R32won by Alexandrova
  3. 2025ClayCharleston R32won by Alexandrova

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

2–8

4–2

Last 30 days

0–1

By surface

6–4

Clay

1–3

5–8

Hard

5–8

By round

1–4

R16

1–3

0–1

QF

1–0

1–3

At WTA 500s

5–5

How their matches go

22

Completed matches

17

14%

Won in straight sets

29%

32%

Won after losing a set

6%

27%

Lost after winning a set

24%

27%

Lost in straight sets

41%

2–6

Tiebreaks

3–2

7–6

Deciding sets

1–4

6/8

Won after winning set 1

5/5

4/14

Won after losing set 1

1/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

61%

1st serve in

55%

67%

1st serve points won

64%

45%

2nd serve points won

40%

65%

Break points saved

44%

40%

Return points won

41%

67%

Break points won

34%

2.0

Aces a match

5.4

2.0

Double faults a match

5.2

Last 14 days

3

Matches

1

7

Sets

3

2

Days since last match

11

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAnn LiEkaterina Alexandrova
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13LostDubai R64LostStuttgart R16
🇺🇦YastremskaNo. 52
🇺🇦YastremskaNo. 52LostLinz R32WonAbu Dhabi R16
🇦🇺GibsonNo. 62
🇦🇺GibsonNo. 62LostIndian Wells R128LostIndian Wells R64
🇹🇷SonmezNo. 65
🇹🇷SonmezNo. 65LostMerida R16LostMelbourne R128
🇵🇱LinetteNo. 55
🇵🇱LinetteNo. 55LostMelbourne R64LostDubai R32
Total
Total0–51–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAnn LiEkaterina Alexandrova
1Won🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 34No. 34 · 17 MayStrasbourg R32 · 17 MayLost🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 47No. 47 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 May
2Lost🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 20No. 20 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 MayLost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 14No. 14 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 Apr
3Won🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 65No. 65 · 5 MayRome R128 · 5 MayWon🇨🇿G. Andrea KnutsonGabriela Andrea KnutsonNo. 223No. 223 · 14 AprStuttgart R32 · 14 Apr
4Lost🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 25No. 25 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 AprLost🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaR16 · 9 AprLinz R16 · 9 Apr
5Won🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 4No. 4 · 25 AprMadrid R32 · 25 AprLost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 35No. 35 · 22 MarMiami R32 · 22 Mar
6Won🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 95No. 95 · 23 AprMadrid R64 · 23 AprWon🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 119No. 119 · 20 MarMiami R64 · 20 Mar
7Lost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 27No. 27 · 17 AprRouen QF · 17 AprLost🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 110No. 110 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
8Won🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 72No. 72 · 15 AprRouen R16 · 15 AprLost🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 47No. 47 · 17 FebDubai R32 · 17 Feb
9Won🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 70No. 70 · 13 AprRouen R32 · 13 AprLost🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 24No. 24 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 Feb
10Lost🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 49No. 49 · 7 AprLinz R32 · 7 AprLost🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 89No. 89 · 7 FebAbu Dhabi F · 7 Feb