_(52129562391).jpg) Lee at the2022 French Open | |
| Full name | Gabriela Talabă Lee |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
| Born | (1995-08-23)23 August 1995 (age 30) |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Left (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Texas Tech University |
| Prize money | US$434,378 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 292–241 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 136 (1 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 286 (21 July 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2021,2022,2023) |
| French Open | Q2 (2021) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2021,2022) |
| US Open | Q2 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 154–137 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 229 (1 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 979 (21 July 2025) |
| Last updated on: 21 July 2025. | |
Gabriela Lee (néeTalabă; born 23 August 1995) is a Romanian professionaltennis player.
She has a career-highWTA singles ranking of 136, achieved on 1 August 2022, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 229, set on the same date. She has won six singles and 10 doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit.
Lee played collegiate tennis atTexas Tech University. She helped theLady Raiders to four straight NCAA tournament berths, four straight Sweet 16 appearances, two Elite Eight appearances and the highest ranking in program history (No. 5).[2]
She made herWTA Tour doubles main-draw debut at theLexington Open, having received awildcard into the doubles tournament, partneringCaitlin Whoriskey.[citation needed]
In September 2020, Lee entered the qualifying round of theFrench Open, her first Grand Slam tournament ever played. However, she lost her first match againstClara Tauson from Denmark.[3]
She qualified for the2021 Charleston Open main draw making her WTA Tour and WTA 500 singles debuts. She lost to eventual runner-upDanka Kovinić in the first round.[4][5]
Lee recorded her first WTA Tour match win at the2021 Poland Open as a lucky loser over Cypriot qualifierRaluca Serban.[6]
In 2022, she qualified into the main draw of theCharleston Open for a second year in a row but lost toJasmine Paolini.[7]
Lee gained direct entry into the2023 Morocco Open, losing her opening match toLéolia Jeanjean.[8]
Having qualified for the2023 Montevideo Open, Lee defeated wildcard entrant Lucía de Santa Ana to reach the second round,[9] where she wasdouble baggled by second seed and eventual championRenata Zarazúa.[10]
Ranked No. 313, she also qualified for the singles main draw at the2024 Charleston Open but lost toAshlyn Krueger.[11] Despite the loss she returned to the top 300.[12] Later that year, Lee qualified for the2024 Fifth Third Charleston 125 2, where wins over lucky loserKayla Cross[13] and eighth seedIva Jovic saw her reach the quarterfinals,[14] at which point her run was ended by wildcard entrantLauren Davis in three sets.[15]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2023 Morocco Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | NH | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| WTA 1000 | |||||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | Q1 | A | 0–0 | |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 |
| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments (1–0) |
| W75 tournaments (0–2) |
| W50 tournaments (1–0) |
| W25 tournaments (2–2) |
| W10/15 tournaments (2–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2014 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | W10 | Clay | Cristina Stancu | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2016 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | W10 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | 6–7(5), 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | W15 | Clay |  Victoria Bosio | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2018 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W15 | Clay |  Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2018 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | W25 | Clay |  Elizabeth Halbauer | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard | Alycia Parks | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2020 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay |  Zheng Qinwen | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2022 | ITF Bonita Springs, United States | W100 | Clay |  Katarzyna Kawa | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jan 2024 | Vero Beach Open, United States | W75+H | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | 4–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2025 | ITF Pelham, United States | W50 | Clay | Robin Anderson | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2025 | ITF Olomouc, Czech Republic | W75 | Clay |  Ana Sofía Sánchez | 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Legend |
|---|
| W60 tournaments (0–1) |
| W25 tournaments (4–3) |
| W10/15 tournaments (6–4) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Balș, Romania | W10 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Jaqueline Cristian Raluca Elena Platon | 6–7(4), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | Patricia Maria Țig | Irina Bara Conny Perrin | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | Patricia Maria Țig | Li YihongZhu Lin | 2–6, ret. |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2014 | ITF Iași, Romania | W10 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Raluca Elena Platon Cristina Stancu | 6–2, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–4 | Jun 2015 | ITF Galați, Romania | W10 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion |  Daniela CiobanuCamelia Hristea | 4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–4 | Jul 2016 | ITF Focșani, Romania | W10 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Daniela Ciobanu Kassandra Davesne | 5–7, 6–1, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2016 | ITF Galați, Romania | W10 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Karola Patricia BejenaruGeorgia Crăciun | 5–7, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2017 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | W15 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Elena Bogdan Elena-Teodora Cadar | 6–3, 0–6, [12–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2018 | ITF Baton Rouge, US | W25 | Hard |  Astra Sharma | Hayley CarterEna Shibahara | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jul 2018 | ITF Horb, Germany | W25 | Hard | Oana Georgeta Simion |  Jana Jablonovská Vivien Juhászová | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2018 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W15 | Clay |  Claudia Hoste Ferrer | Ana Lantigua de la Nuez Ángeles Moreno Barranquero | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2018 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | W15 | Clay |  Aymet Uzcátegui |  İpek ÖzMelis Sezer | 3–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2018 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | W25 | Clay |  Hsu Chieh-yu | Sophie ChangAlexandra Mueller | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pelham, US | W25 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Usue Maitane ArconadaCaroline Dolehide | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Aug 2019 | ITF Fort Worth, US | W25 | Hard | Hsu Chieh-yu | Elysia BoltonJada Hart | 7–6(8), 7–5 |
| Win | 9–7 | Aug 2019 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | W25 | Clay | Katerina Stewart |  Yuliana LizarazoCamila Osorio | 6–7(1), 7–6(6), [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Sep 2019 | ITF Templeton Pro, US | W60 | Hard | Marcela Zacarías |  Vladica BabićCaitlin Whoriskey | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–8 | Nov 2019 | ITF Naples, US | W25 | Clay | María Portillo Ramírez |  Lea BoškovićSeone Mendez | 7–5, 6–2 |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Romanian female singles tennis players | |
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