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Turkish female tennis player
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Female
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Birth:
15 July 1996(San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Ayla Aksu (born 15 July 1996) is a Turkish-American tennis player. Aksu first represented Turkey from 2010 to 2012 before choosing to represent the United States in 2013, but switching back to Turkey in 2014.
Aksu has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 214, achieved on 18 September 2017. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 199, set on 11 June 2018. Aksu has won ten singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
Aksu made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2015 İstanbul Cup, in the doubles event partnering Melis Sezer.
ITF finals
Singles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (10–4) |
| Clay (0–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (10–4) |
| Clay (0–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jun 2015 | ITF Adana, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Carla Touly | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2015 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | 5–7, 6–7 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | ITF Bursa, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Keren Shlomo | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Dec 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Julia Stamatova | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Sarah Lee | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Raluca Georgiana Serban | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | Oct 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Ágnes Bukta | 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | Oct 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Ágnes Bukta | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | Nov 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Tayisiya Morderger | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Mar 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $15,000 | Clay | Andreea Mitu | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Mar 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $15,000 | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | 6–2, 6–7, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Mar 2017 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | $15,000 | Hard (i) | Katie Boulter | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2017 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | $15,000 | Clay | Sanaz Marand | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2017 | ITF El Espinar, Spain | $25,000 | Hard | Paula Badosa | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2017 | ITF Artvin, Turkey | $60,000 | Hard | Valeria Savinykh | 6–3, 6–7, 6–7 | |
| Win | Nov 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | $15,000 | Hard | Kirsten-Andrea Weedon | 7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles (14–8)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (12–8) |
| Clay (2–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (12–8) |
| Clay (2–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | Jun 2014 | İstanbul, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | Elke Lemmens Julia Stamatova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 1. | Oct 2014 | İstanbul, Turkey | $25,000 | Hard (i) | Müge Topsel | Xenia Knoll İpek Soylu |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | Dec 2014 | İstanbul, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard (i) | İpek Soylu | Jana Fett Adrijana Lekaj |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | Feb 2015 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | $10,000 | Hard | Müge Topsel | Anna Morgina Julia Terziyska |
1–6, 6–4, [2–10] |
| Winner | 2. | Mar 2015 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Dorien Cuypers Aymet Uzcategui |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | May 2015 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Mariaryeni Gutiérrez María Martínez Martínez |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | Jun 2015 | Adana, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Cemre Anıl Vasilisa Aponasenko |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | Jun 2015 | Adana, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Emma Flood Anette Munozova |
6–7, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Winner | 6. | Jun 2015 | Balıkesir, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Cristina Adamescu Cemre Anıl |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | Aug 2015 | Izmir, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Arina Folts | Julia Wachaczyk Nora Niedmers |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | Sep 2015 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Julia Stamatova | Tamara Kupková Elina Nepliy |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | Oct 2015 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Anita Husarić | Vivien Juhászová Aryna Sabalenka |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | Apr 2016 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Viktoriya Tomova Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | May 2016 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Julia Stamatova | Emina Bektas Sarah Lee |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 9. | Aug 2016 | Arad, Romania | $10,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | Yasmin Gülman Camelia Hristea |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | Nov 2016 | Antalya, Turkey | $10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Dia Evtimova Valeria Gorlats |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Winner | 11. | Feb 2017 | Antalya, Turkey | $15,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Başak Eraydın Karin Kennel |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | Jun 2017 | Figueira da Foz, Portugal | $25,000 | Hard | Raluca Georgiana Șerban | María Herazo González Victoria Rodríguez |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | Aug 2017 | El Espinar, Spain | $25,000 | Hard | Bibiane Schoofs | Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 13. | Oct 2017 | Lagos, Nigeria | $25,000 | Hard | Ana Veselinovic | Conny Perrin Valeriya Strakhova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 14. | Apr 2018 | Istanbul, Turkey | $60,000 | Hard | Harriet Dart | Anastasia Potapova Olga Doroshina |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | Dec 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Gizem Melisa Ateş | Georgia Crăciun Basak Eraydin |
1–6, 2–6 |