İpek Soylu (born 15 April 1996) is a retired professional Turkish female tennis player.[1]
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Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
Born | (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 26) Adana, Turkey |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Retired | 2022 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Erhan Oral |
Prize money | US$ 399,180 |
Official website | http://ipeksoylu.com/ ipeksoylu.com |
Singles | |
Career record | 245–165 (59.8%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 151 (31 October 2016) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
French Open | 1R (2016) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 166–90 (64.8%) |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 18 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 63 (17 April 2017) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
French Open | 1R (2017) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2017) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 13–10 (56.5%) |
Last updated on: 26 January 2022. |
Soylu has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, her biggest coming at the 2016 year-end Elite Trophy. She has also won 12 singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. On 17 April 2017, she peaked at No. 63 in the WTA doubles rankings.[2]
Her sole Grand Slam title as a junior came in 2014, when she partnered Jil Teichmann of Switzerland to win the doubles title at the US Open.[3]
Playing for the Turkey Fed Cup team, Soylu has accumulated a win–loss record of 13–10. She is also a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.[4]
Soylu announced her retirement from tennis in September 2022.[5]
Soylu was born on 15 April 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey. She began playing tennis at the age of six. Her favorite shot is forehand, while her favourite surface is clay. Her favorite players are Roger Federer and Li Na.[6]
In 2016, Soylu won her first three WTA Tour titles, all in the doubles discipline, the biggest coming at the Elite Trophy in Zhuhai where she partnered with Xu Yifan.[7] That year, she also won two other doubles titles, one on home soil at the İstanbul Cup and the other at the Tashkent Open, partnering Andreea Mitu and Raluca Olaru respectively.
That same year, she also made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, after qualifying for the French Open. She drew wildcard Virginie Razzano in the first round and lost to the French veteran, in three sets.
At Wimbledon, Soylu made her first Grand Slam match win, reaching the second round together with Varatchaya Wongteanchai where they lost to Chan Hao-ching/Monica Niculescu.[8] In August at the US Open, Soylu lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.[9]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2016 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Elite | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$50/60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(0) |
Win | 5–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 7–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–3 | Aug 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4), 1–6 |
Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | May 2015 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4), 1–6 |
Win | 8–5 | Jul 2015 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2016 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8–7 | Sep 2016 | Zhuhai Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2017 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 9–8 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 10–8 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(2), 6–4 |
Win | 11–8 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(2), 6–1 |
Win | 12–8 | Jun 2019 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 25,000+H | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2), 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Loss | 12–9 | Jul 2019 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75/80,000 tournaments |
$50/60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, ret. |
Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(3) |
Win | 4–1 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 7–4 | Oct 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–5 | Dec 2014 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2015 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, U.S. | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–6 | May 2015 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 8–7 | May 2015 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–7(6) |
Win | 9–7 | Jul 2015 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 6–3 |
Loss | 9–8 | Nov 2015 | Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 4–6 |
Win | 10–8 | Feb 2016 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 10–9 | May 2016 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–9 | Jul 2016 | ITF Tiro a Volo Rome, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 12–9 | Apr 2017 | Lale Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
Win | 13–9 | Aug 2017 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 14–9 | Jun 2018 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 14–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15–10 | Jan 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 16–10 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 17–10 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 18–10 | Jun 2019 | ITF Akko, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 18–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Verbier, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Middle Eastern female singles tennis players | |
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