American tennis player Nicole Gibbs announced her retirement on social media.  27-year old Gibbs reached a career-high ranking of 68 in July 2016.

Gibbs played college tennis at Stanford. In 2012, she won both the singles and doubles NCAA titles. She won 7 ITF titles in her career. Her best grand slam result came at the Australian Open and the US Open, where she reached the third round.

Gibbs recovered from oral cancer in 2019. She plans to enroll in law school in the fall.

Ann Li comes from a sports family. Both her parents are from China and played competitive sports. Her father played soccer while her mom was a track and field athlete. 

Ann Li reached the junior finals at Wimbledon in 2017. Her current sponsors are Fila and Dunlop.

Li had plans to go to college and play tennis there. But after verbally committing to Louisiana State University in 2017, she decided to skip college and turn pro. 

Li spends a lot of time on the court practicing and traveling to tournaments. In her free time, she loves playing the ukulele.

Ann Li’s Sponsors

Fila

Li has an apparel and shoe sponsorship deal with Fila. She was previously with Adidas. 

Dunlop

Ann Li has a racquet sponsorship with Dunlop.  She was previously using Babolat racquets.