_(27595776203).jpg) Soylu at the2016 Wimbledon | |
| Country (sports) |  Turkey |
|---|---|
| Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Born | (1996-04-15)15 April 1996 (age 29) 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 |
İpek Soylu (born 15 April 1996) is a Turkish formertennis player.[1]
In her career, Soylu won three doubles titles on theWTA Tour, her biggest coming at the 2016 year-endElite Trophy. She also won 12 singles and 18 doubles titles on theITF 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 partneredJil Teichmann of Switzerland to win the doubles title at theUS Open.[3]
Playing forTurkey Fed Cup team, Soylu has accumulated a win–loss record of 13–10. She has been a member of theEnkaspor tennis team.[4]
Soylu who was coached by Erhan Oral announced her retirement from professional tennis September 2022.[5]
Soylu was born on 15 April 1996 inIstanbul and began playing tennis at the age of six. Her favorite shot isforehand, while her favourite surface isclay. Her favorite players wereRoger Federer andLi Na.[6]
In 2016, Soylu won her first three WTA Tour titles, all in the doubles discipline, the biggest coming at theElite Trophy in Zhuhai where she partnered withXu Yifan.[7] That year, she also won two other doubles titles, one on home soil at theİstanbul Cup and the other at theTashkent Open, partneringAndreea Mitu andRaluca Olaru, respectively.
That same year, she also made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, after qualifying for theFrench Open. She drew wildcardVirginie Razzano in the first round and lost to the French veteran, in three sets.
AtWimbledon, Soylu made her first match win at a Grand Slam championship, reaching the second round together withVaratchaya Wongteanchai in which they lost toChan Hao-ching/Monica Niculescu.[8] In August at theUS Open, Soylu lost in the first round toCarla Suárez Navarro.[9]
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | Zhuhai, China | Hard (i) |  Xu Yifan | Yang ZhaoxuanYou Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2016 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay |  Andreea Mitu |  Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinić | w/o |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Raluca Olaru |  Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Elite | Hard (i) | Xu Yifan | Yang ZhaoxuanYou Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Xenia Knoll Petra Martić | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Legend |
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| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50/60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) |  Isabella Shinikova | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Camilla Rosatello | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Gabriela van de Graaf | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Giulia Bruzzone | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Anna Morgina | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Despina Papamichail | 6–3, 7–6(0) |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Deniz Khazaniuk | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Başak Eraydın | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Aug 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–7(4), 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Clothilde de Bernardi | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | May 2015 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Daria Kasatkina | 6–7(4), 1–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2015 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Clay |  Anastasija Sevastova | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2016 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Xu Shilin | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Sep 2016 | Zhuhai Open, China | 50,000 | Hard |  Olga Govortsova | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2017 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Clay | Sofya Zhuk | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 9–8 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Nadja Gilchrist | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–8 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Magali Kempen | 7–6(2), 6–4 |
| Win | 11–8 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Yuan Yue | 7–6(2), 6–1 |
| Win | 12–8 | Jun 2019 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 25,000+H | Hard |  Katherine Sebov | 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Jul 2019 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Jesika Malečková | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Başak Eraydın | Liu Chang Zhang Nannan | 3–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Başak Eraydın Jasmina Tinjić | 6–4, ret. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Stamatova |  Khristina Kazimova Christina Shakovets | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Elise Mertens |  Yuuki TanakaEkaterina Yashina | 6–0, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 4–1 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Despina PapamichailGaia Sanesi | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Valentyna IvakhnenkoVeronika Kapshay | 6–3, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Barbora Krejčíková |  Susanne CelikKotomi Takahata | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Denisa Allertová Chantal Škamlová | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Başak Eraydın | Alona Fomina Ekaterina Tsiklauri | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ayla Aksu | Elke Lemmens Julia Stamatova | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Xenia Knoll | Ayla Aksu Müge Töpsel | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Dec 2014 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Ayla Aksu | Jana FettAdrijana Lekaj | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2015 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Nina Stojanović | Samantha CrawfordAsia Muhammad | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | May 2015 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Pemra Özgen |  Sofia ShapatavaAnastasiya Vasylyeva | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–7 | May 2015 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alice Matteucci | Ekaterine GorgodzeSofia Shapatava | 0–6, 6–7(6) |
| Win | 9–7 | Jul 2015 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Elise Mertens | Xenia Knoll Florencia Molinero | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Nov 2015 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | Elise Mertens | Çağla BüyükakçayMaria Sakkari | 6–7(6), 4–6 |
| Win | 10–8 | Feb 2016 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Arantxa Rus |  Lina GjorcheskaDea Herdželaš | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2016 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 50,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva |  Arina RodionovaValeriya Strakhova | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Jul 2016 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Xu Shilin |  Réka Luca Jani Sofia Shapatava | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–9 | Apr 2017 | Lale Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Ksenia LykinaPolina Monova | 4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
| Win | 13–9 | Aug 2017 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Kalinskaya | Nicoleta DascaluCristina Dinu | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–9 | Jun 2018 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Zarycká | Dea HerdželašTereza Mrdeža | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Başak Eraydın | Yana Sizikova Ulrikke Eikeri | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–10 | Jan 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Zhang Ying |  Claudia Hoste FerrerJulia Terziyska | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–10 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad |  Gozal AinitdinovaEkaterina Kazionova | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–10 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Haruka KajiRisa Ozaki | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–10 | Jun 2019 | ITF Akko, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Silvia Njirić | Shelly BereznyakYekaterina Dmitrichenko | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 18–11 | Aug 2019 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay |  Kathinka von Deichmann | Xenia KnollSimona Waltert | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Jil Teichmann | Vera LapkoTereza Mihalíková | 5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |
