Aryna Sabalenka is about to play against Ann Li on Thursday the 17th of August in Cincinnati. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Aryna Sabalenka is currently ranked no.2 placed as the Belarussian no.1 with 8746 points ahead of Victoria Azarenka who has 2235 points and is ranked no.18.

On the other part of the net, Ann Li is currently ranked no.192 with 370 points with the status of American no.27.

Live Rankings

1 CH 1 A.Sabalenka 10000
2 1 I.Swiatek 8368
3 2 C.Gauff 6574
4 CH 4 A.Anisimova 5964
5 3 J.Pegula 5183
6 5 M.Keys 4450
7 5 M.Andreeva 4350
8 4 J.Paolini 4325
9 3 E.Rybakina 4295
10 CH 10 E.Alexandrova 3581
11 4 B.Bencic 3130
12 CH 12 C.Tauson 2770

Sabalenka didn’t have any movement in terms of live rankings to still be the world no.2. That still represents her best rank.

Aryna Sabalenka will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Li in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Iga Swiatek who has 9730 points. If Sabalenka wins, she will have 8501 points.

Sabalenka will have only 780 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. The point will be dropped on the 11th of September (U.S. Open – New York)

In her live rankings, out of 8397 points, Aryna has gained 5467 points (65%) on Hard Court, 2095 points (25%) on Clay and 835 points (10%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Sabalenka is still ranked no.2 positioned as Belarussian no.1.

IMPORTANT! Live rankings change continously. Click the following buttons for the last updates.

H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ann Li

Sabalenka and Li played each other only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka.

The last time that they played each other it was at the Australian Open (Australian Open) when Sabalenka won 6-3 6-1

. The prediction is Li to win in 2 sets.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Ann Li – Australian Open 12-February-2021

Li in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023

Aryna Sabalenka

33 - 25win/loss

Hard
20-15
I Hard
4-1
Clay
7-6
Grass
2-3
25 year old
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2025 Highlights

Ranked no.192, Ann has a 26-19 win-loss record in 2023. The American is competing in Cincinnati where she beat Lauren Davis 4-6 6-2 6-1

, Alize Cornet 6-3 6-3 and Magda Linette 0-6 7-65 6-2.

Ann Li will take on the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. Their current record is 1-0 for Sabalenka.

Ann was the finalist in the W100 Bonita Springs.

Cincinnati
Li's Record
Projected
Draw

Ann Li in 2023

Ann Li

74 - 12win/loss

Hard
42-6
I Hard
4-1
Clay
20-3
Grass
8-2
27 year old
LWWWWLWWWW
2025 Highlights

Now ranked no.2 (career-high), Sabalenka played her last match on the 11th of August when she surrendered to world no.12 Ludmilla Samsonova 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Montreal (draw).

This season the Belarussian has managed to achieve a compiled 41-9 win-loss record. The Belarussian clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, at the Australian Open and in Madrid. The Belarussian was the runner-up in Indian Wells and in Stuttgart.

Montreal
Sabalenka's Record