USA World No. 279 Ayana Akli is 20–23 in 2026 with one title (W35 Rome) and a run to the W75 Lexington, KY final.
Ayana Akli’s last match was on 30 Sept at W75 Quinta do Lago, a loss to Polona Hercog.
As of 8 October 2026, 18:18 UTC.
Next match
Opponent, time and what people predict.
No match scheduled right now. Last played 30 Sept at W75 Quinta do Lago: lost to Polona Hercog 2–6 7–5 2–6.
World ranking
No. 279
No change since 28 Sept
2026 season
20–23
Last 5 matches
L L W L L
Career titles
1
20–23
2026 record
1 title (W35 Rome), runner-up at W75 Lexington, KY.
- Hard
- 15–12
- Clay
- 5–11
5
Match winning streak
At W35 Rome, 24 Jun to 28 Jun.
- Deciding sets
- 4–9
- Tiebreaks
- 4–3
Tournament Run
Ayana Akli is not in a draw this week - the bracket appears once a tournament starts.
News & Insights
What is happening around Ayana Akli - headlines from our approved sources, links go to the source.
No fresh headlines about Ayana Akli from our sources yet.
Serve & return, 2026
How the points are won, from the match statistics api-tennis records. The tick on each bar is the median of the WTA top 100.
6 matches with statistics
On serve 18 points worse than the WTA median at holding serve
- Aces per match
- 0.8 tour median 2.8 · fewer than most
- Double faults per match
- 3.7 tour median 3.6 · more than most
- 1st serve points won
- 54% tour median 65%
- 2nd serve points won
- 45% tour median 46%
- Service games held
- 50% tour median 68%
- Break points saved
- 40% tour median 56%
On return 12 points better than the WTA median at converting break points
- Return games won
- 38% tour median 37%
- Break points converted
- 58% tour median 46%
Career
1 singles title · best year-end No. 255 (2025). Year-end singles ranking by season, from api-tennis.
Results
Every singles result on record, newest first. Opponents link to their page and the score to the match page, where we have one; "people predicted" is this player's Polymarket price before the match.
| Date | Result | Opponent | Tournament | Score | People predicted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2026 | L | Polona Hercog | W75 Quinta do Lago · Round of 32 | 2–6 7–5 2–6 | |
| 23 Sept 2026 | L |  Gabriela Knutson | Porto · Round of 16 | 4–6 7–5 4–6 | |
| 21 Sept 2026 | W |  Anouk Koevermans | Porto · Round of 32 | 6–4 6–1 | |
| 15 Sept 2026 | L |  Noma Noha Akugue | Caldas da Rainha · Round of 32 | 3–6 0–6 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | L |  Mia Ristic | US Open · Qualifying quarter-finals | 3–6 6–1 4–6 | |
| 8 Aug 2026 | L |  Anastasia Zakharova | W100 Landisville, PA · Quarter-finals | 5–7 2–6 | |
| 7 Aug 2026 | W | Carolyn Ansari | W100 Landisville, PA · Round of 16 | 6–3 3–6 6–3 | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | W |  Priscilla Hon | W100 Landisville, PA · Round of 32 | 6–2 6–0 |
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| 2 Aug 2026 | L | Anastasia Kulikova | W75 Lexington, KY · Final | 5–7 4–6 | |
| 1 Aug 2026 | W |  Fiona Crawley | W75 Lexington, KY · Semi-finals | 6–3 6–3 | |
| 31 Jul 2026 | W | Hanna Chang | W75 Lexington, KY · Quarter-finals | 6–4 6–1 | |
| 30 Jul 2026 | W | Janae Preston | W75 Lexington, KY · Round of 16 | 6–4 6–2 | |
| 28 Jul 2026 | W | Dasha Ivanova | W75 Lexington, KY · Round of 32 | 6–3 6–2 | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | L |  Lucrezia Stefanini | W100 Evansville · Round of 16 | 6–7(3) 1–6 | |
| 22 Jul 2026 | W |  Emerson Jones | W100 Evansville · Round of 32 | 7–5 6–4 | |
| 7 Jul 2026 | L | Malaika Rapolu | W50 Columbus · Round of 32 | 1–6 5–7 | |
| 2 Jul 2026 | L |  Ena Koike | W100 Cary, NC · Round of 32 | 4–6 6–3 1–3 ret. | |
| 28 Jun 2026 | W | Amelia Honer | W35 Rome · Final | 7–6(3) 6–4 | |
| 27 Jun 2026 | W | Jo-Yee Chan | W35 Rome · Semi-finals | 7–6(3) 6–1 | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | W | Ena Koike | W35 Rome · Quarter-finals | 6–4 6–2 | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | W | Tatum Evans | W35 Rome · Round of 16 | 4–6 7–6(3) 6–2 | |
| 24 Jun 2026 | W | Lily Fairclough | W35 Rome · Round of 32 | 6–3 7–5 | |
| 2 Jun 2026 | L | Diletta Cherubini | W75 Caserta · Round of 32 | 1–6 6–1 6–7(2) | |
| 27 May 2026 | L |  Nadia Podoroska | W75 Zaragoza (Spain) · Round of 32 | 4–6 5–7 | |
| 19 May 2026 | L |  Katarzyna Kawa | French Open · Qualifying quarter-finals | 2–6 6–7(4) | |
| 7 May 2026 | L |  Jasmin Ortenzi | W100 Indian Harbour Beach · Round of 16 | 7–5 4–6 0–6 | |
| 6 May 2026 | W |  Alana Smith | W100 Indian Harbour Beach · Round of 32 | 7–6(6) 7–5 | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | L |  Madison Brengle | W100 Bonita Springs, FL · Round of 16 | 3–6 6–1 2–6 |
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| 29 Apr 2026 | W |  Renata Zarazua | W100 Bonita Springs, FL · Round of 32 | 6–3 3–6 6–1 | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | L |  Whitney Osuigwe | Oeiras 4 (Portugal) · Round of 16 | 0–6 1–6 | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | W | Miroslava Medvedeva | Oeiras 4 (Portugal) · Round of 32 | 6–1 6–2 | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | L | Alisa Oktiabreva | Oeiras 4 (Portugal) · Qualifying final | 0–6 3–6 | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | W | Tessa Johanna Brockmann | Oeiras 4 (Portugal) · Qualifying semi-finals | 3–6 6–0 6–2 | |
| 29 Mar 2026 | L | Viktoriya Tomova | Charleston · Qualifying final | 6–3 1–6 1–6 | |
| 28 Mar 2026 | W |  Tatiana Pieri | Charleston · Qualifying semi-finals | 6–0 6–3 | |
| 18 Mar 2026 | L | Maria Garcia Cid | W35 Sabadell · Round of 32 | 2–6 0–6 | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | L |  Jana Kovackova | W50 Heraklion · Round of 32 | 4–6 0–6 | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | L |  Francisca Jorge | W75 Porto 2 · Round of 16 | 4–6 6–3 3–6 | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | W | Oceane Dodin | W75 Porto 2 · Round of 32 | 6–0 7–5 | |
| 18 Feb 2026 | L |  Kaitlin Quevedo | Oeiras 3 · Round of 16 | 3–6 1–6 | |
| 16 Feb 2026 | W | Gabriela Knutson | Oeiras 3 · Round of 32 | 6–4 1–0 ret. | |
| 10 Feb 2026 | L |  Xinxin Yao | W50 Grenoble · Round of 32 | 3–6 6–3 3–6 | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | L | Martha Matoula | W75 Vero Beach, FL · Round of 32 | 2–6 0–3 ret. |