Zeynep Sönmez
.jpg) Sönmez at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Turkey |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 351,366 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 190–122 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (15 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 130 (15 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2024) |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–30 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 838 (4 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 864 (22 July 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 5–3 |
| Last updated on: 24 July 2024. | |
Zeynep Sönmez (born 30 April 2002) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 130, achieved on 15 July 2024, and a doubles ranking of 838, achieved on 4 March 2024. Sönmez has won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She is the current No. 1 Turkish player.
Sönmez competes for Turkey in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win/loss record of 5–3 as of May 2024.[1]
Career
[edit]2023: WTA Tour debut, Turkish No. 1 player, first WTA 125 final
[edit]In June 2023, Sönmez made her WTA Tour debut at the Libéma Open in Rosmalen, Netherlands as a qualifier.[2] She reached her first WTA 125 final at the Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, but lost to Marina Bassols Ribera in straight sets.[3]
2024: WTA 1000 and Grand Slam debuts
[edit]Sönmez made her WTA 1000 debut as a wildcard into the Qatar Ladies Open.
Ranked No. 157, she qualified for her first major main draw at the French Open by defeating Dejana Radanović, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and Jana Fett in qualifying. She was the first Turkish player to play in the main draw of the French Open since Çağla Büyükakçay and İpek Soylu in 2017.[4][5][6]
In the beginning of the grass-court season, she qualified for the main draw at the Berlin Ladies Open and defeated lucky loser Arantxa Rus in the first round. She lost to Victoria Azarenka in the round of 16.[7]
Performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | 0–0 | ||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0–0 | ||
| US Open | A | Q1 | 0–0 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Qatar Open[a] | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||
| Dubai[a] | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 | ||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | 0–0 | |||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0–0 | |||
| Wuhan Open | NH | 0–0 | ||||
| China Open | NH | A | 0–0 | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | |||
| Tournaments | 0[b] | 1 | Career total: 1 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 345 | 159 | ||||
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2023 | Ljubljana Open, Slovenia | Clay |  Marina Bassols Ribera
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0–6, 6–7(2–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard |  Daria Snigur
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6–3, 6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Eléonora Molinaro
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Sapfo Sakellaridi
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6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Eléonora Molinaro
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Priska Madelyn Nugroho
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6–2, 4–6, 7–6(1) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2022 | ITF Verbier, Switzerland | W25 | Clay |  Matilde Paoletti
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2–6, 6–3, 6–7(2) |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2022 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W25 | Hard |  Darya Astakhova
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2023 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | W40 | Hard (i) |  Viktória Kužmová
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7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played in the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
References
[edit]- ^ "Antalya, Billie Jean King Cup'a ev sahipliği yapıyor!". www.medyaege.com.tr (in Turkish).
- ^ Schulz, Mathias (13 June 2023). "With Serena on hand, Venus falls to Naef in 's-Hertogenbosch opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Bassols Ribera holds off Sonmez to claim Ljubljana 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Burak Demirer, Hüseyin (23 May 2024). "Milli tenisçi Zeynep Sönmez, Fransa Açık'ta ana tabloya yükseldi". Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Oddo, Chris (23 May 2024). "Niemeier: 'I found the joy again'". Roland Garros. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Garber, Greg (25 May 2024). "Qualifying at Roland Garros: The grueling journey that can change careers". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Sabalenka, Vondrousova, Zheng matches postponed in Berlin due to rain". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Zeynep Sönmez at the Women's Tennis Association
- Zeynep Sönmez at the International Tennis Federation
- Zeynep Sönmez at the Billie Jean King Cup
Women's Tennis Association: Top Turkish female singles tennis players | |
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