Büyükakçay at the 2019 Wimbledon | |
Country (sports) | Turkey |
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Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
Born | (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 35) Adana, Turkey |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Can Uner |
Prize money | US$ 1,284,014 |
Singles | |
Career record | 524–436 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (12 September 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 400 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
French Open | 2R (2016, 2017) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
US Open | 2R (2016) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 168–160 |
Career titles | 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 111 (29 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 1562 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
US Open | 1R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 42–33 |
Last updated on: 18 August 2024. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Turkey | ||
Women's Tennis | ||
Mediterranean Games | ||
2013 Mersin | Singles | |
2013 Mersin | Doubles | |
2009 Pescara | Doubles |
Çağla Büyükakçay (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtʃajla byjyˈkaktʃaj]; born 28 September 1989) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She won her first title at her home tournament in Istanbul becoming the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA Tour title.
She has won 12 singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In September 2016, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 60. On 29 February 2016, she peaked at world No. 111 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Turkey in the Billie Jean King Cup, Büyükakçay has a win–loss record of 42–33 (as of July 2024). She is also the top-ranked tennis player at Istanbul's multi-sports club Enkaspor. Büyükakçay was the first tennis player to represent Turkey at the Olympic Games. She competed at the Rio Olympics.
Career
She did not contest many junior tournaments, only playing four before competing at the senior level. After a few aborted starts, Büyükakçay played her first professional match at an ITF event in Istanbul in May 2004. Losing in the qualifying draw, she would play two more tournaments during the 2004 season. She won her first ever Fed Cup match in 2005, partnering Pemra Özgen to defeat Stephanie Pace and Stephanie Sullivan of Malta. She made her WTA debut at the İstanbul Cup, but lost to Elena Vesnina in the first round. She continued to compete in $10k and $25k events for the remainder of the year.
Büyükakçay began the 2006 season in Ramat HaSharon, but fell there in qualifying to Katariina Tuohimaa. She did not win a main-draw match until April, when she made it to the second round of a $10k tournament in Chennai. She again played for Turkey in Fed Cup, registering a straight-sets win over Olfa Dhaoui of Tunisia. She partnered again with Pemra Özgen, this time double bageling Sigurlaug Sigurdardottir and Iris Staub of Iceland. She reached her first singles and doubles finals simultaneously in Antalya, losing the singles final but winning the doubles with Alena Bayarchyk. She continued mainly on the ITF Circuit but would not reach another final until September, when she made it to the final of in Istanbul. Büyükakçay continued to gain experience during the 2007 season, recording her first ever singles title in Istanbul.
In 2008, Büyükakçay won her second singles title in Gaziantep. She proceeded to enter a mix of lower and higher-level ITF tournaments with some success, including a quarterfinal appearance at a $50k tournament in Penza, going down to Julia Glushko in a tough three-set match. She ended the season on a high, capturing the doubles title with Lucía Sainz in Vinaròs. Büyükakçay recorded her first singles title of the 2009 season in Istanbul before returning to the city two weeks later. Having been awarded a wildcard into the 2009 İstanbul Cup, she drew Lucie Hradecká and led the Czech by a set before succumbing in three sets. She did not compete in any other WTA tournaments for the rest of the year.
Büyükakçay had an exceptional 2010 season – she remained undefeated during the Fed Cup, winning three singles matches and dropping only four games in the process. She followed up her Fed Cup success the following week, winning the biggest singles title of her career at a $25k tournament in Kharkiv. She won another $25k title in Valladolid in July before returning to Istanbul to play at the İstanbul Cup. Having bowed out in the first round to Elena Baltacha, she entered the doubles draw with Pemra Özgen and reached the semifinals. It was the first WTA-level semifinal in her career – in singles or doubles. She went on to make history when she entered the US Open qualifying draw. Although she lost in the qualifying first round, it was a major achievement in that no other Turkish woman had previously entered qualifying of a Grand Slam tournament. She continued on the tour and reached another final in Esperance, Western Australia, losing to Sacha Jones of New Zealand.
Her first 2011 tournament was the Australian Open, winning one qualifying match before going down to Corinna Dentoni. She began to combine her schedule with more WTA events but did not reach another final until July, when she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in Caceras. At the US Open, she lost in the second round of qualifying to Mandy Minella of Luxembourg. In October, she lost in the final of a $25k event in Netanya, narrowly losing to Dinah Pfizenmaier in three sets. However, she did win the doubles crown with Pemra Özgen for her 15th doubles title.
In 2012, Büyükakçay managed to record appearances in the finals of three $25k tournaments in Moscow, Zwevegem, and Istanbul, but lost each one to Margarita Gasparyan, Anastasija Sevastova, and Richèl Hogenkamp. She experienced more success in Fed Cup play, winning three singles and one doubles match for Turkey. Büyükakçay was in touching distance of a main-draw berth at the 2013 Australian Open, but lost in the final round of qualifying to Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets. She reached the semifinals of a $25k event in Namangan but was defeated by Oksana Kalashnikova in close three-set encounter. At the French Open, she scraped past Nastassja Burnett in the first qualifying round, but was soundly beaten in the second by Arantxa Parra Santonja. She would rebound; however, when she reached the final of another $25k tournament in Moscow the following week, finishing runner-up to young Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. She maintained her solid performance for the rest of the season, picking up doubles titles in Shrewsbury, Loughborough, Istanbul, and Ankara.
Büyükakçay experienced a shaky start to the 2014 season – suffering three-set losses to Ashleigh Barty and Kateřina Siniaková in Australia. Although she advanced to the quarterfinals at a $25k event in Sunderland, she only managed to win one singles match at the Fed Cup in Hungary. She was then granted wildcards into the prestigious WTA tournaments in Doha and Dubai, but was beaten in the first round of both by Karolína Plíšková and Zhang Shuai, respectively. She began to pick up form in April, when she won her first singles title in nearly four years in Edgbaston, defeating Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier. A week later, she advanced to her first ever WTA quarterfinal in Kuala Lumpur and at the French Open, she again came close to a spot in the main draw, but was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Aleksandra Wozniak. At Wimbledon, she was beaten in the first round of qualifying and only managed to win one match during the entire grass-court season.
2015
Büyükakçay played her first tournament of the year in Shenzhen, where she came through qualifying to make the main draw. She defeated Lara Arruabarrena in the first round. However, in the second round, she was defeated by former world No. 2, Vera Zvonareva, in straight sets. Büyükakçay made her way to Australia, where she competed to qualify for the main draw for the Australian Open. She defeated Nigina Abduraimova and Viktorija Golubic, but then lost to Tatjana Maria in the final round of qualifying, in straight sets.
In February, Büyükakçay represented Turkey at the 2015 Fed Cup in Group 1 Europe/Africa, in which she had great success. Her most notable wins came when she defeated both Heather Watson and Elina Svitolina, who both were ranked in the top 50. Büyükakçay won all of her singles matches during the 2015 Fed Cup. Her excellent performance was recognized when she was nominated and won the Fed Cup Heart Award, in which she was given the opportunity to donate $1,000 to her chosen charity. Büyükakçay donated the money to the Association of Supporting the Civil Life.
2016: Historic WTA Tour title and top 100 debut
Her first tournaments were the Shenzhen Open, where she lost in the second round of qualifying to Yaroslava Shvedova, and the Australian Open, where she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Maria Sakkari. After reaching the second round in the ITF event in Andrézieux-Bouthéon and losing in the first round of qualifying at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Büyükakçay received a wildcard for the Qatar Ladies Open. She defeated Lucie Hradecká before upsetting No. 7 seed and defending champion Lucie Šafářová in straight sets. In the third round, she lost to Roberta Vinci.
Her next tournament was the Malaysian Open, where she defeated Laura Siegemund and Chang Kai-chen before losing to eventual finalist Eugenie Bouchard. She then played at the Miami Open where she lost in the first round of qualifying to Naomi Broady. She also lost in the first round at an ITF event in Osprey. At the Charleston Open, she reached the first round as a qualifier (beating Julia Boserup and Ysaline Bonaventure) where she lost to Danka Kovinić. At the İstanbul Cup, she beat Marina Melnikova, Sorana Cîrstea, Nao Hibino and Stefanie Vögele en route. She then avenged her loss to Kovinic, beating the Montenegrin in three sets and becoming the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA title. She was also the first Turkish woman to break into the WTA singles top 100 by setting a new career-high of world No. 82 on 25 April 2016.
Prior to the French Open, Büyükakçay reached the second round of an ITF tournament in Trnava, losing to Kateřina Siniaková. At the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, she entered as qualifier (beating Elitsa Kostova, Petra Martić and Klára Koukalová en route) and became the first Turkish woman to win a Grand Slam match by beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets but then lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She started her grass-court season at the Nottingham Open where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the first round. Her next three tournaments, including Wimbledon, also ended in early exits.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Büyükakçay faced Ekaterina Makarova in the first round and lost in three sets. She was the first Turkish woman to compete at the Olympics for tennis.
Performance timelines
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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current after the 2021 US Open.
Tournament | 2005 | ... | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | NH | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 40% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | NT1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | Not Tier I | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Career total: 52 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–6 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1 / 29 | 9–28 | 24% | |
Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 21 | 12–21 | 36% | |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 12–12 | 4–10 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1 / 52 | 21–51 | 29% | |
Year-end ranking | N/A | 390 | 310 | 192 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 141 | 158 | 67 | 158 | 268 | 179 | 176 | 232 | $1,033,327 |
Notes
- 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. 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 two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- 2006: WTA ranking: 668, 2007: WTA ranking: 457
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Apr 2016 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | Danka Kovinić | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Karin Knapp | Elena Bogdan Alexandra Cadanțu |
4–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2015 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Hard | Jelena Janković | Daria Gavrilova Elina Svitolina |
7–5, 1–6, |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 32 (12 titles, 20 runner–ups)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50/60,000 tournaments |
$40,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2006 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Gerasimou | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2006 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Natalia Orlova | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2007 | ITF Dubai, UAE | 10,000 | Hard | Marinne Giraud | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ria Dörnemann | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2008 | ITF Gaziantep, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 3–3 | Jun 2009 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Galina Fokina | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Hard | Natalia Orlova | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2010 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | Tamira Paszek | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Zhang Ling | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–5 | Nov 2010 | ITF Esperance, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Sacha Jones | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Jul 2011 | ITF Caceres, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Oct 2011 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Dinah Pfizenmaier | 6–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–8 | May 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Margarita Gasparyan | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–9 | Jul 2012 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anastasija Sevastova | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–10 | Nov 2012 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Richèl Hogenkamp | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–11 | Jun 2013 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anett Kontaveit | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–12 | Mar 2014 | ITF Preston, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Kristýna Plíšková | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6–12 | Apr 2014 | ITF Edgbaston, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Pauline Parmentier | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–13 | Jul 2014 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 7–13 | Sep 2015 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Hard | Alena Tarasova | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 8–13 | Nov 2015 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | Klára Koukalová | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–14 | Dec 2015 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | 6–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 9–14 | Jun 2018 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Martina Di Giuseppe | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–15 | Jun 2019 | Internacional de Barcelona, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Allie Kiick | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–16 | Aug 2019 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000+H | Clay | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
Win | 10–16 | Aug 2019 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Katharina Gerlach | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 11–16 | Aug 2022 | ITF Radom, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Vera Lapko | 4–1 ret. |
Win | 12–16 | Dec 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 25,000 | Hard | Lea Bošković | 7–5, 0–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–17 | Sep 2023 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | 40,000 | Clay | María Carlé | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 12–18 | Aug 2024 | ITF Mohammedia, Morocco | 35,000 | Clay | Kristina Dmitruk | 3–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 12–19 | Oct 2024 | ITF Kayseri, Turkey | 35,000 | Clay | Joanna Garland | 1–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 12–20 | Nov 2024 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 35,000 | Clay | Clervie Ngounoue | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Doubles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runner–ups)
Legend |
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$75,000 tournaments |
$50/60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Alena Bayarchyk | Galina Semenova Tatsiana Teterina |
6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ria Dörnemann | Maja Kambič Avgusta Tsybysheva |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2008 | ITF Gaziantep, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Volha Duko Ana Jikia |
2–0 ret. |
Win | 4–0 | Jun 2008 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Emilia Arnaudovska Yuliana Umanets |
6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–1 | Sep 2008 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Glushko | Alberta Brianti Polona Hercog |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–2 | Nov 2008 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Melanie Klaffner Sandra Martinović |
4–6, 7–6, |
Win | 5–2 | Dec 2008 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Lucía Sainz | Yera Campos Molina Leticia Costas Moreira |
6–4, 3–6, |
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2009 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Tetyana Arefyeva Anastasiya Lytovchenko |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–3 | May 2009 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Albina Khabibulina Ksenia Palkina |
4–6, 7–6, |
Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2009 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Kristina Antoniychuk Oksana Kalashnikova |
7–5, 0–6, |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2009 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Galina Fokina Anna Morgina |
4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 7–5 | Oct 2009 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Albina Khabibulina | Amanda Carreras Valentina Confalonieri |
2–6, 7–5, |
Loss | 7–6 | May 2010 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Maria Fernanda Alves Tamira Paszek |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–7 | Jul 2011 | ITF Samsun, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Mihaela Buzărnescu Tadeja Majerič |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–7 | Oct 2011 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Nicole Clerico Julia Glushko |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 9–7 | Nov 2012 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Pemra Özgen | Nigina Abduraimova Ksenia Palkina |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 9–8 | Jun 2013 | ITF Ağrı, Turkey | 25,000 | Carpet | Pemra Özgen | Melis Sezer Jasmina Tinjic |
4–6, 6–3, |
Win | 10–8 | Sep 2013 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Pemra Özgen | Samantha Murray Jade Windley |
4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 11–8 | Sep 2013 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Pemra Özgen | Magda Linette Tereza Smitková |
6–2, 5–7, |
Win | 12–8 | Nov 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Pemra Özgen | Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 13–8 | Dec 2013 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Yuliya Beygelzimer | Eleni Daniilidou Aleksandra Krunić |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 14–8 | Nov 2015 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | Maria Sakkari | Elise Mertens İpek Soylu |
7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 15–8 | Jan 2021 | ITF Fujairah, UAE | 25,000 | Hard | Viktorija Golubic | Liang En-shuo You Xiaodi |
5–7, 6–4, |
Loss | 15–9 | Jul 2023 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | 60,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Darja Semenistaja Daniela Vismane |
4–6, 6–2, |
Fed Cup
Büyükakçay debuted for the Turkey Fed Cup team in 2004. Since then, she has a 28–18 singles record and a 13–14 doubles record (41–32 overall).
Singles (26–16)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2006 | Z3 RR | 26 Apr 2006 | Tunisia | Clay | Olfa Dhaoui | W | 6–1, 7–5 |
2007 | Z3 RR | 23 Apr 2007 | Liechtenstein | Hard | Marina Novak | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
25 Apr 2007 | Azerbaijan | Shukufa Abdullayeva | W | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
26 Apr 2007 | Mauritius | Astrid Tixier | W | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
2008 | Z2 RR | 30 Jan 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hard (i) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | L | 4–6, 5–7 |
31 Jan 2008 | South Africa | Tarryn Rudman | W | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
Z2 RPO | 2 Feb 2008 | Greece | Eirini Georgatou | W | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
2009 | Z2 RR | 22 Apr 2009 | South Africa | Hard | Lizaan du Plessis | W | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
23 Apr 2009 | Georgia | Margalita Chakhnashvili | L | 5–7, 2–6 | |||
2010 | Z3 RR | 21 Apr 2010 | Egypt | Clay | Menna El Nagdy | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
22 Apr 2010 | Moldova | Julia Helbet | W | 6–0, 6–1 | |||
Z3 PPO | 24 Apr 2010 | Algeria | Fatima Zorah Bouabdallah | W | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
2011 | Z2 RR | 4 May 2011 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | L | 6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
5 May 2011 | Armenia | Ani Amiraghyan | W | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
6 May 2011 | Georgia | Sofia Shapatava | L | 3–6, 2–6 | |||
Z2 RPO | 7 May 2011 | Morocco | Fatima El Allami | W | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
2012 | Z2 RR | 18 Apr 2012 | Latvia | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča | W | 6–2, 6–0 |
19 Apr 2012 | Norway | Emma Flood | W | 6–0, 6–1 | |||
20 Apr 2012 | Georgia | Anna Tatishvili | L | 4–6, 2–6 | |||
Z2 PPO | 21 Apr 2012 | South Africa | Natalie Grandin | W | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
2013 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2013 | Israel | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | L | 6–1, 1–6, 6–7 |
7 Feb 2013 | Poland | Agnieszka Radwańska | L | 1–6, 2–6 | |||
8 Feb 2013 | Romania | Sorana Cîrstea | L | 4–6, 2–6 | |||
Z1 RPO | 9 Feb 2013 | Georgia | Sofia Shapatava | L | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
2014 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2014 | Belarus | Hard (i) | Olga Govortsova | L | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
6 Feb 2014 | Bulgaria | Elitsa Kostova | W | 7–6, 6–1 | |||
7 Feb 2014 | Portugal | Michelle Larcher de Brito | L | 4–6, 2–6 | |||
2015 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2015 | Ukraine | Hard (i) | Elina Svitolina | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 |
5 Feb 2015 | Great Britain | Heather Watson | W | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | |||
6 Feb 2015 | Liechtenstein | Stephanie Vogt | W | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
2016 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2016 | Israel | Hard | Julia Glushko | W | 7–5, 6–3 |
4 Feb 2016 | Croatia | Ana Konjuh | W | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | |||
5 Feb 2016 | Estonia | Anett Kontaveit | L | 6–7, 4–6 | |||
Z1 RPO | 6 Feb 2016 | Sweden | Rebecca Peterson | W | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
2017 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2017 | Latvia | Hard (i) | Jeļena Ostapenko | L | 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
9 Feb 2017 | Portugal | Michelle Larcher de Brito | L | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |||
10 Feb 2017 | Great Britain | Johanna Konta | L | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 | |||
2018 | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2018 | Latvia | Hard (i) | Jeļena Ostapenko | W | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
8 Feb 2018 | Austria | Barbara Haas | W | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 | |||
2019 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2019 | Croatia | Hard (i) | Ana Konjuh | W | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
7 Feb 2019 | Serbia | Ivana Jorović | L | 2–6, 3–6 | |||
8 Feb 2019 | Georgia | Mariam Bolkvadze | W | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles (13–14)
Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2004 | Z3 RR | 26 Apr 2004 | Pemra Özgen | Romania | Hard | Gabriela Niculescu Monica Niculescu |
L | 2–6, 4–6 |
27 Apr 2004 | Pemra Özgen | Great Britain | Elena Baltacha Jane O'Donoghue |
L | 0–6, 3–6 | |||
2005 | Z3 RR | 28 Apr 2005 | Pemra Özgen | Malta | Clay | Stephanie Pace Stephanie Sullivan |
W | 6–2, 6–0 |
2006 | Z3 RR | 28 Apr 2006 | Pemra Özgen | Iceland | Clay | Sigurlaug Sigurdardottir Iris Staub |
W | 6–0, 6–0 |
2007 | Z3 RR | 25 Apr 2007 | Pemra Özgen | Azerbaijan | Hard | Shukufa Abdullayeva Sevil Aliyeva |
W | 3–0 ret. |
2008 | Z2 RR | 30 Jan 2008 | Pemra Özgen | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hard (i) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Martinović |
L | 3–6, 3–6 |
31 Jan 2008 | Pemra Özgen | South Africa | Kelly Anderson Tarryn Rudman |
L | 6–7, 0–6 | |||
Z2 RPO | 2 Feb 2008 | Pemra Özgen | Greece | Anna Gerasimou Anna Koumantou |
W | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
2010 | Z3 RR | 22 Apr 2010 | İpek Şenoğlu | Moldova | Clay | Julia Helbet Alexandra Perper |
W | 6–3, 6–0 |
2011 | Z2 RR | 6 May 2011 | İpek Şenoğlu | Georgia | Clay | Tatia Mikadze Sofia Shapatava |
L | 3–2 ret. |
2012 | Z2 RR | 18 Apr 2012 | Pemra Özgen | Latvia | Clay | Līga Dekmeijere Diāna Marcinkēviča |
W | 6–3, 6–3 |
2013 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2013 | Pemra Özgen | Romania | Hard | Sorana Cîrstea Raluca Olaru |
W | 4–2 ret. |
Z1 RPO | 9 Feb 2013 | Pemra Özgen | Georgia | Margalita Chakhnashvili Sofia Shapatava |
W | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
2014 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2014 | Pemra Özgen | Belarus | Hard (i) | Ilona Kremen Iryna Shymanovich |
L | 5–7, 1–6 |
6 Feb 2014 | Pemra Özgen | Bulgaria | Elitsa Kostova Isabella Shinikova |
W | 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 | |||
7 Feb 2014 | Pemra Özgen | Portugal | Michelle Larcher de Brito Bárbara Luz |
L | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | |||
Z1 PO | 9 Feb 2014 | Ipek Soylu | Croatia | Darija Jurak Tereza Mrdeža |
L | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 | ||
2015 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2015 | Ipek Soylu | Ukraine | Hard (i) | Olga Savchuk Lesia Tsurenko |
L | 5–7, 1–6 |
6 Feb 2015 | Pemra Özgen | Liechtenstein | Sandra Hinterberger Lynn Zund |
W | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
Z1 PO | 7 Feb 2015 | Ipek Soylu | Georgia | Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Shapatava |
W | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
2016 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2016 | Başak Eraydın | Israel | Hard | Julia Glushko Shahar Pe'er |
L | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
4 Feb 2016 | Pemra Özgen | Croatia | Darija Jurak Ana Konjuh |
L | 5–7, 3–6 | |||
5 Feb 2016 | Ipek Soylu | Estonia | Anett Kontaveit Maileen Nuudi |
L | 4–6, 2–6 | |||
2017 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2017 | Ipek Soylu | Latvia | Hard (i) | Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko |
L | 3–6, 4–6 |
9 Feb 2017 | Ipek Soylu | Portugal | Francisca Jorge Michelle Larcher de Brito |
W | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
2018 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2018 | Ayla Aksu | Austria | Hard (i) | Julia Grabher Barbara Haas |
W | 6–2, 7–6 |
2019 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2019 | Pemra Özgen | Croatia | Hard (i) | Jana Fett Darija Jurak |
L | 4–6, 4–6 |
- RR = Round robin
- PPO = Promotional play-off
- RPO = Relegation play-off
- PO = Play-off
Top-10 wins
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | CB rank |
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2018 | |||||||
1. | Jeļena Ostapenko | No. 6 | Fed Cup, Tallinn, Estonia | Hard (i) | Zone Group 1 | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | No. 161 |
See also
References
- ^ "Buyukakcay Caps Historic Win in Istanbul". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Cagla BUYUKAKCAY". Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- "Branşlar > Tenis-2010 sezonunda" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- "Cagla Buyukakcay 2016 Rio Olympics". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
- "Çağla Büyükakçay wins historic WTA title in Istanbul on home soil". Hurriyet Daily News. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- "Buyukakcay Becomes First Turkish WTA Title Winner in Istanbul". 24 April 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- "Turkish delight for qualifying trio". Roland Garros. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Buyukakcay Triumphs For Turkey in Paris". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
External links
- Çağla Büyükakçay at the Women's Tennis Association
- Çağla Büyükakçay at the International Tennis Federation
- Çağla Büyükakçay at the Billie Jean King Cup
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Turkish female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Adana
- Enkaspor tennis players
- Olympic tennis players for Turkey
- Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- 21st-century Turkish sportswomen