İpek Soylu is a professional Turkish female tennis player. Soylu has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, her biggest coming at the 2016 WTA Elite Trophy. She has also won twelve singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's 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. 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. Playing for Turkey at the Fed Cup, Soylu has accumulated a win–loss record of 13–10. She is also a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.
Residence: | Istanbul |
Born: | April 15, 1996, Adana |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach(es): | Goran Prpić |
Prize money: | $397,021 |
Official website: | ipeksoylu.com |
Career record: | 243–159 (%) |
Career titles: | 0 WTA, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking: | No. 151 (31 October 2016) |
Current ranking: | No. 269 (26 August 2019) |
Australian Open: | Q1 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
French Open: | 1R (2016) |
Wimbledon: | Q2 (2017) |
US Open: | 1R (2017) |
Career record: | 163–89 (%) |
Career titles: | 3 WTA, 18 ITF |
Highest ranking: | No. 63 (17 April 2017) |
Current ranking: | No. 359 (26 August 2019) |
Australian Open: | 1R (2017) |
French Open: | 1R (2017) |
Wimbledon: | 2R (2017) |
Fed Cup: | 13–10 (%) |
Twitter: | İpek Soylu's Twitter profile |
Instagram: | İpek Soylu's Instagram profile |
Facebook: | İpek Soylu's Facebook profile |
About Ipek Soylu
Turkish professional tennis player who is best known for her work as a member of the team Enkaspor. She is also known for her performances in the US Open, Wimbledon, and the Australian Open.
Before Fame
She first began playing professionally in the IFT in 2012. In 2016, she won her first three WTA titles, all in the doubles discipline which helped expand her career and her reputation in the sport.
Achievement
She has won several tournaments in the doubles category including the Istanbul Cup in Istanbul, Turkey on April 18 in 2016 as well as the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China on October 31 in 2016.
Family Life
She was born and raised in Adana, Turkey.
Associations
She has competed against a variety of tennis professionals from other countries including Olga Govortsova and Sofya Zhuk.
Information related to İpek Soylu
- Turkish female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Adana
- Enkaspor tennis players
- US Open (tennis) junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles