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İpek Soylu
Turkish tennis player (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
İpek Soylu (born 15 April 1996) is a Turkish former tennis player.[1]
![]() Soylu at the 2016 Wimbledon | |
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Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
Born | (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) Adana, Turkey |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Retired | 2022 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 399,180 |
Singles | |
Career record | 245–165 |
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 |
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 |
In her career, Soylu won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, her biggest coming at the 2016 year-end Elite Trophy. She 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 major 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 Turkey Fed Cup team, Soylu has accumulated a win–loss record of 13–10. She has been a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.[4]
Soylu who was coached by Erhan Oral announced her retirement from professional tennis September 2022.[5]