Arantxa Rus (Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈrɑɲtɕaː ˈrʏs]; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2023 Hamburg Open and four in doubles.
.jpg) Rus at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain Monster, Netherlands |
| Born | 13 December 1990 Monster, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Julian Alonso |
| Prize money | US$ 4,003,257 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 690–423 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (14 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 84 (16 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011, 2020, 2024) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2011, 2024) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 261–208 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (8 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 95 (16 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2021) |
| French Open | 2R (2020, 2021, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 18–21 (singles 17–16) |
| Last updated on: 21 September 2024. | |
Her biggest singles successes to date include a second-round upset over world No. 2, Kim Clijsters, at the 2011 French Open, reaching the fourth round at the 2012 French Open, and defeating world No. 5, Samantha Stosur, in the 2012 Wimbledon Championships to reach the third round. [1]
Career
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2005–07
editAt age 14, Rus played her first ITF Women's Circuit tournament at Alkmaar where she lost in the second round to Julie Coin. In 2006, she played two more ITF events at Heerhugowaard and Vlaardingen, reaching the semifinals at the latter. In 2007, Rus continued playing on the ITF Circuit, winning her first title at Vlaardingen and second at Alphen aan de Rijn. In San Luis Potosí, she reached the final but lost in three sets. In 's-Hertogenbosch, she was granted a wildcard to play her first WTA Tour main draw. She lost to Alona Bondarenko, in the first round. Her end-of-season 2007 ranking was 465.
2008: Juniors Grand Slam champion and turned pro
editAt the junior level, In 2008, Rus won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open, defeating Jessica Moore in the final and reached the semifinals at Roland Garros and quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Later that year, she became the world No. 1 junior player.
In April, she won an ITF title in Bari beating four seeded players en-route, including Lucie Hradecká and Alberta Brianti. Rus was given another wildcard to play at 's-Hertogenbosch, where she was defeated in the first round by Mariya Koryttseva.
In September, she played qualifying in Guangzhou winning both matches. In the first round of the main draw, she beat Yanina Wickmayer, in three sets. This was her first main-draw win on the WTA Tour. Rus reached the quarterfinals by beating Gisela Dulko,[2] before losing to Camille Pin, in straight sets.[3]
She made it through the qualifying and reached the second round in Tashkent losing to top seed Peng Shuai, in two sets. In Opole, she won another ITF tournament, her second in 2008, and fourth overall. She ended the year ranked 188.
2009
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Rus failed in the qualifyings at Hobart, and the Australian Open. At Roland Garros, where she started as world No. 142, she passed through the qualifying rounds, won her first-round match against Olivia Sanchez 6–1, 6–1 but then lost to Yaroslava Shvedova 0–6, 2–6. She played a few more tournaments without much success. Then, in the end of the season, she won ten of eleven matches. First, at the ITF Poitiers, she passed through the qualifying rounds, won matches against third seed Alexandra Dulgheru and Séverine Beltrame before losing in the quarterfinals to Pauline Parmentier. Then, she played at an ITF event in Nantes where she won the title without dropping a set through the tournament, with a two-set victory against Renata Voráčová in the final. She ended the year with a win–loss record of 37–24.
2010
editRus failed at the qualifying rounds of the Hobart International and the Australian Open. In Estoril, she passed three qualifying rounds and won two matches in main draw, but lost to Sorana Cîrstea. She lost at the US Open in the second qualifying round to Wimbledon junior champion Kristýna Plíšková, in three sets. At the Koddaert Ladies Open, she overcame eighth seed Tathiana Garbin in the first round, and in the second was better than Michaëlla Krajicek, before losing in the quarterfinals to second seed Timea Bacsinszky, in straight sets. In the qualifying for the Luxembourg Open, she lost in the first round to No. 5 seed Sorana Cîrstea, in three sets. Later, she competed in the Tennis Masters Rotterdam final against Michaëlla Krajicek, but lost in straight sets. She ended the year with a win–loss record of 33–26.
2011
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Her first tournament was the Brisbane International, where she played through the qualifying rounds. In the first round, she defeated Isabella Holland. In the second round, she defeated Olivia Rogowska but then lost to Anna Tatishvili in two sets. Rus next went through the qualifying rounds at the Sydney International. In the first round, she beat 1999 Wimbledon semifinalist Mirjana Lučić but in the second round, she lost against Bojana Jovanovski in a narrow three-setter.
In the first Grand Slam event of the season, the Australian Open, Rus went through the qualifying rounds, as the No. 18 seed. In the first round, she defeated Julia Cohen. In the second, she again defeated Isabella Holland, and in the third qualifying round, Rus beat Kurumi Nara, also in straight sets. In her first Australian Open main-draw appearance, she defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but then lost to No. 23 seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round. Then, she played for the Netherlands Fed Cup Team at Group I of the European/African Zone. She won all of her singles matches against Hungary, Romania, and Latvia, helping the Netherlands with three victories. But they lost in the Promotional Play-off against Switzerland 2–1.
She played at Stockholm, where she won the doubles title with Anastasiya Yakimova, and lost the singles final to Kristina Mladenovic. She withdrew from the WTA event in Monterrey due to illness. At Indian Wells, she played in the qualifying draw, but lost to Jamie Hampton, in three sets. At the Bahamas Open, she beat Jill Craybas and Kristina Barrois in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, she met her doubles partner, Anastasiya Yakimova, and lost in two sets. Then, she played qualifying matches for the Miami Open. In the first round, she defeated Misaki Doi and Michelle Larcher de Brito in the second qualifying round. In the main draw, she lost in the first round against Lourdes Domínguez Lino, in three sets. Next was the Andalucia Tennis Experience, where she faced Dinara Safina in the first round, losing in three sets. She also lost in the first round at Fes in three sets to Aravane Rezaï. Then she played qualifying matches for the Portugal Open, beating Anne Kremer in the first round, but losing against Sesil Karatancheva in three sets. At the Madrid Open, she lost her first-round match against Maria Sharapova.
She continued on the ITF Circuit, first at Saint-Gaudens. In the first round, Rus beat Claire de Gubernatis, and then Séverine Beltrame in the second round. In the quarterfinal, she beat former junior No. 1 Elina Svitolina in three sets, and in the semifinal defeated Valeria Savinykh in straight sets. She lost to Anastasia Pivovarova in the final in three sets. Then, she went on to the French Open and defeated Marina Erakovic in the first round. In the second round, she defeated the No. 2 seed Kim Clijsters in three sets, after saving two match points. She then lost to Maria Kirilenko in the next round. Than she played at UNICEF Open where she defeated Indy de Vroome and CoCo Vandeweghe before she lost again to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
In Wimbledon qualifying first round, she was better than Olivia Sanchez before she lost to Lindsay Lee-Waters, in second round. Then she played at the ITF Cuneo where she defeated Camilla Rosatello, Laura Pous Tió, Petra Martić and Mirjana Lučić but lost to Anna Tatishvili in the final. She was playing at the Open Contrexéville where as top seed she defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the first round, Roxane Vaisemberg in the second, both in straight sets, but lost to Iryna Brémond in the quarterfinals. Then, she played ITF Astana where she defeated Zarina Diyas in the first round; but in the second round against Ekaterina Bychkova, she retired in the third set with Bychkova leading 2–0. Later in the year at the US Open, she defeated Elena Vesnina but lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. After that, she played at the ITF Nigbo and lost to Xu Yifan in the second round. Then she had three first-round losses at Seoul (lost to Dulgheru), Pan Pacific open (to Pavlyuchenkova) and at the qualifying first round in Linz (lost to Broady). Her next tournament was at the ITF in Dubai. She won matches against Erika Sema, Conny Perrin, and Akgul Amanmuradova before she lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals.
2012: Best season, French Open fourth round, career-high ranking
editAt the Brisbane, she lost her qualifying first-round match to Arantxa Parra Santonja and then lost to Vania King in the same round at Sydney. In her second Australian Open main-draw appearance, she lost to Lesia Tsurenko, in two sets.
She missed Fed Cup matches due to a tooth infection, and then lost in the Qatar Ladies Open qualifying first round against Caroline Garcia. She went on in Dubai and defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the qualifying first round, and Ons Jabeur in the second before she lost to Simona Halep in final qualifying round.
She went over to the Indian Wells Open but lost to Elena Baltacha in the first round. After that, she played an ITF tournament in Clearwater. She defeated Tetiana Luzhanska and Sachia Vickery before losing to Garbiñe Muguruza. She then headed over to the Miami Open, where she beat Caroline Garcia before she lost to Misaki Doi.
Then, on her first clay tournament of the year, The Oaks Club Challenger, she won her first title since the ITF Nantes in 2009. She defeated Misaki Doi, Irina Falconi, Florencia Molinero, Edina Gallovits-Hall and in the final beat Sesil Karatantcheva. She played in Charleston and lost in the first round against Anna Tatishvili in three sets. In Brussels, she reached the second round after beating Zheng Jie, but had to retire because of a lower back injury in her second-round match against Sofia Arvidsson.
Rus entered Roland Garros main draw based on her ranking and reached the second round, after Jamie Hampton retired with Rus leading. She then beat Virginie Razzano, who had a shock win over Serena Williams in the first round, in two sets. Subsequently, for the first time in her career, she reached the last 16 of a major tournament with a victory in three sets over 25th seed Julia Görges. She lost in the fourth round to 23rd seed Kaia Kanepi in three sets. Rus was the first Dutchwoman in 19 years to reach the fourth round in Paris (the last being Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in 1993).
She entered Wimbledon Championships and beat Misaki Doi in the first round. She then shocked fifth seeded Samantha Stosur in three sets in the second round. Rus lost in the third round to Peng Shuai in straight sets. It was the best Wimbledon result in her career. Afterwards, she reached semifinals at the $100k Biarritz tournament played on clay. Her last win at WTA-level was in Dallas, as she went on to lose in the first round at the US Open, Seoul, Linz and Luxembourg tournaments.
Rus finished the year ranked 68 in the world, her best year-end ranking.
2013
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Losing to Olga Puchkova in the first round of Wimbledon was her 17th loss at the WTA Tour-level in a row, tying the longest losing streak in WTA history.[4] She ended this streak in Bad Gastein,[5] where she defeated María Teresa Torró Flor and Estrella Cabeza Candela in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Yvonne Meusburger who then went on to win the tournament in her homeland. Rus stopped playing WTA tournaments and proceeded to have success in the ITF Circuit, winning four $25k singles titles on clay: at Fleurus, Alphen a/d Rijn, Vallduxo and Sant Cugat. She also won two doubles titles at Cagnes-sur-Mer and Taipei.
Her singles main-draw win/loss ratio was 2–13 for WTA Tour and Grand Slam-level and 30–9 for ITF Circuit level. Her end of the season ranking was 160.
2014
editHer success in the ITF Circuit the previous year allowed her to play the qualifying rounds of the major tournaments, failing to win a match at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. At the French Open, Rus beat Lyudmyla Kichenok in the first qualifying round, but lost to Timea Bacsinszky in the second round. She failed to qualify for several WTA tournaments, including Brisbane, Florianópolis, Katowice Open, Ricoh Open and Båstad.
At the Fed Cup World Group II playoffs, Rus played two singles matches for the Netherlands, beating world No. 100, Kurumi Nara, and losing to Misaki Doi, in three sets, ultimately the Netherlands beat Japan with a score of 3–2.[6]
Rus didn't reach a singles final at the ITF level that year, but she had success on clay again, reaching the semifinals of four $25k tournaments played in Chiasso, Wiesbaden, Brescia and Dobrich. She won a doubles title alongside Demi Schuurs, at Fleurus.
With an overall 21–16 win/loss ratio at ITF Circuit level, Rus finished the year ranked 230 in singles.
2015
editIn February, playing on indoor clay, the Netherlands faced Slovakia at the Fed Cup World Group II tie. There, Rus scored wins against two top-100 players Magdaléna Rybáriková and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. The Netherlands went on to win the tie 4-1 and moved on to the World Group playoffs.[7] Playing the World Group playoffs against Australia and on indoor clay again, Rus, ranked 217th in the world, lost her first match against Casey Dellacqua, but beat 48th-ranked Jarmila Gajdošová in a three-set match, ultimately helping the Netherlands get the win and a pass to the Fed Cup World Group for the first time since 1998.[8] As a result of her performance, she was nominated for a Heart Award by the Fed Cup, ultimately losing to Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu.[9][10]
Rus had little success on the ITF Circuit. In January, she reached the semifinals of a $25k tournament in Daytona Beach, losing to Elise Mertens. In June, she reached the final of a $15k tournament in Zeeland, Netherlands, losing to Quirine Lemoine. In August, she lost to Kiki Bertens in the semifinals of a $25k tournament in Koksijde, Belgium. Rus reached three doubles finals, two alongside Lesley Kerkhove and one with Elise Mertens. She had a 23-24 singles win/loss ratio this year at the ITF Circuit, not counting qualifying matches. She finished season as No. 289 in singles, her lowest year-end ranking since 2007.
2016
editRus's low ranking meant she had to qualify for several ITF tournaments, successfully doing so seven times. In February, she played on indoor carpet at Altenkirchen, Germany, winning two qualifying rounds to enter the main draw, and winning another four matches to reach the final where she lost to Ysaline Bonaventure. In July, she reached the semifinals of a $50k clay-court tournament in Rome where she lost to Laura Pous Tió. Rus reached the semifinals of another two $25k tournaments, both played on outdoor clay, in Aschaffenburg (where she had to win three qualifying rounds) and Leipzig, losing both times at that stage. In October, she won back to back $25k titles in Thailand and France. Rus reached the singles quarterfinals or better at eleven ITF tournaments this year. She also won three doubles titles.
Rus won 39 singles matches on the ITF Circuit, and with a 39–21 win/loss ratio she finished the year in the top 200 for the first time since 2013, as the 174th singles player in the rankings, moving 115 spots up from the previous year.
2017: First WTA 250 doubles title and WTA 125 singles final
editFor the first time since 2014, Rus played the qualifying rounds of a major, at the Australian Open, losing in the first round to Romanian Ana Bogdan in three sets. In March, she reached the quarterfinals of the $60k hardcourt event in Zhuhai, China.
She started for the Netherlands in Fed Cup, pairing with Cindy Burger. Both times they played, it was a dead rubber. The Netherlands lost their first round in the World Group to Belarus, but beat Slovakia in the playoffs, for staying in the World Group in 2018.
Rus went on a three-match losing streak, which included a qualifying round at the Morocco Open. She broke this streak at the singles qualifying at the French Open, where she won her first two matches against Viktoriya Tomova and Antonia Lottner. She lost the last qualification match against compatriot Quirine Lemoine in three sets, despite having a match point.
Rus received a wildcard for the Rosmalen Open, her WTA Tour home tournament. It was her first grass-court tournament since 2014. In round one, she upset 36th-ranked Tímea Babos in a three-setter, and won her second-round match against Andrea Hlaváčková, in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, she lost to eventual runner-up, Natalia Vikhlyantseva, in straight sets. This performance marked Rus's first wins at tour-level since the 2013 Gastein Ladies where she also had reached the quarterfinals.[11] This also marked the first time Rus winning a main-draw grass-court match since the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. As a result, she moved up 25 spots in the WTA rankings from 183 to No. 158, her highest rank in almost three years.
She won her first WTA Tour title in the Swedish Open at Båstad, partnering with Quirine Lemoine. In the on-court television interview after the win, Lemoine explained that it was even more special because the two had been friends since they were ten years old.
2018–19: Return to French Open, record ITF titles in a calendar year
editShe returned to the 2018 French Open after four years of absence at Roland Garros.
After winning the $25k event in Orlando, Florida in November, Arantxa Rus created history in 2019 by claiming her tenth ITF singles title of the year, the most in any one calendar year for men or women.[12]
2020–23: First WTA Tour singles title & top 50, Three doubles titles
editFollowing the 2023 French Open, she returned to the top 100 in singles on 12 June 2023.[13]
She won her maiden singles title at the 2023 Hamburg European Open defeating Noma Noha Akugue in the final. At 32 years of age, she became the oldest first-time finalist at a WTA tournament in 17 years, and the eighth first-time champion in the season. She was also the oldest first-time WTA Tour champion in the last 40 years.[14][15]
Performance timelines
edit| 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[16]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | 3R | 4R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | NH | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 0 / 33 | 15–33 | 31% |
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| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | POZ1 | Z1 | Z1 | POZ1 | Z1 | Z1 | PO2 | PO | SF | 1R | 1R | WG2 | QR[b] | QR | 0 / 3 | 16–15 | 52% | |||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar Open[c] | NMS | Q1 | A | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | 2R | NMS | 1R | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||
| Dubai[c] | NMS | A | A | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–3 | 40% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 1R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| China Open | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0 / 21 | 6–21 | 22% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0[e] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | Career total: 130 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 5–5 | 4–9 | 7–10 | 7–10 | 10–15 | 4–14 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 6–10 | 4–8 | 8–12 | 9–16 | 6–15 | 8–11 | 1 / 130 | 86–145 | 37% | |
| Year-end ranking | 465 | 188 | 107 | 138 | 84 | 68 | 160 | 230 | 289 | 174 | 160 | 109 | 103 | 73 | 62 | 117 | 51 | $3,171,833 | |||
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | NH | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0 / 19 | 9–19 | 32% | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[f] | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| China Open | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Clay |  Noma Noha Akugue
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6–0, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2017 | Swedish Open, Sweden | International | Clay | Quirine Lemoine
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 María Irigoyen  Barbora Krejčíková
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3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2019 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | International | Clay |  Ekaterine Gorgodze
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 Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová
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6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2020 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | International | Clay |  Tamara Zidanšek
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 Elisabetta Cocciaretto Martina Trevisan
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2020 | Ladies Linz, Austria | International | Hard (i) | Tamara Zidanšek
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Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2021 | Lyon Open, France | WTA 250 | Hard (i) |  Viktória Kužmová
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 Eugenie Bouchard  Olga Danilović
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3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2022 | Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | Tamara Zidanšek
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Anastasia Dețiuc Miriam Kolodziejová
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6–1, 3–6, [8–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) |  Belinda Bencic
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6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2021 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Jasmine Paolini
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2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2021 | Serbia Challenger Open, Serbia | Clay | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 2023 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | Clay |  Panna Udvardy
|
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2023 | Contrexéville Open, France | Clay |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2024 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | Clay | Anna Bondár
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4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2022 | Internacional de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Alexandra Panova
|
 Aliona Bolsova Rebeka Masarova
|
0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2024 | Hamburg European Open, Germany |
Clay | Nina Stojanović
|
Anna Bondár  Kimberley Zimmermann
|
7–5, 3–6, [9–11] |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 48 (33 titles, 15 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2007 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Anne Schäfer
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6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2007 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Renée Reinhard
|
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2007 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Mariana Duque Mariño
|
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2008 | ITF Bari, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alberta Brianti
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2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2008 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay |  Ksenia Milevskaya
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2008 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Ana Vrljić
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4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2009 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Renata Voráčová
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2011 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Kristina Mladenovic
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2011 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay |  Anastasia Pivovarova
|
6–7(4), 7–6(3), 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2011 | International Country Cuneo, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Anna Tatishvili
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Apr 2012 | Osprey Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay |  Sesil Karatantcheva
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2013 | ITF Fleurus, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay |  Diāna Marcinkēviča
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Sep 2013 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Carina Witthöft
|
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2013 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Alizé Lim
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–5 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Alberta Brianti
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Jun 2015 | ITF Zeeland, Netherlands | 10,000 | Hard | Quirine Lemoine
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Feb 2016 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Ysaline Bonaventure
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–7 | Oct 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard |  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
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3–6, 7–6(4), 7–6(3) |
| Win | 12–7 | Oct 2016 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Maryna Zanevska
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–7 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay |  Valentini Grammatikopoulou
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–7 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard |  Jacqueline Cako
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–8 | Jan 2018 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Georgina García Pérez
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2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Nov 2018 | ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Diāna Marcinkēviča
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6–7(2), 6–0, 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 14–10 | Jan 2019 | ITF Singapore | W25 | Hard |  Ankita Raina
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 15–10 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay |  Daria Lopatetska
|
6–7(2), 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 16–10 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Elizabeth Halbauer
|
6–2, 6–7(6), 6–1 |
| Win | 17–10 | Jul 2019 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | Valentina Ivakhnenko
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–10 | Aug 2019 | ITF Espinar, Spain | W25 | Hard |  Julia Terziyska
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 19–10 | Aug 2019 | ITF Cordenons, Spain | W25 | Clay | Nika Radišič
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 20–10 | Sep 2019 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W25 | Clay | Marina Bassols Ribera
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 21–10 | Sep 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Elisabetta Cocciaretto
|
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
| Win | 22–10 | Oct 2019 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay |  Patricia Maria Țig
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 23–10 | Nov 2019 | ITF Pétange, Luxemburg | W25 | Hard (i) | Laura Ioana Paar
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 24–10 | Nov 2019 | ITF Orlando, United States | W25 | Clay | Irina Fetecău
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 24–11 | Jan 2020 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Ysaline Bonaventure
|
4–6, 6–7(3) |
| Loss | 24–12 | May 2021 | Solgironès Open, Spain | W60+H | Clay | Irina Khromacheva
|
4–6, 6–1, 6–7(8) |
| Win | 25–12 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay |  Mayar Sherif
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 26–12 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay |  Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
|
6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 27–12 | Sep 2021 | Open de Valencia, Spain | W80 | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu
|
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 28–12 | May 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Marie Benoît
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 29–12 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | W60 | Clay | Polina Kudermetova
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 29–13 | Nov 2022 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W25 | Hard |  Malene Helgo
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 30–13 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Yuliya Hatouka
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 30–14 | Mar 2023 | Arcadia Pro Open, United States | W60 | Hard | Sara Errani
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w/o |
| Win | 31–14 | Mar 2023 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | W40 | Clay |  Sinja Kraus
|
6–3, 6–7(3), 6–2 |
| Win | 32–14 | Jul 2023 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W40 | Clay | Sára Bejlek
|
7–6(3), 6–4 |
| Win | 33–14 | Jul 2024 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W75 | Clay |  Gina Feistel
|
6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 33–15 | Oct 2024 | Women's TEC Cup, Spain | W100 | Hard | Olga Danilović
|
2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 18 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2007 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Nicole Thyssen
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Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2008 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Katarzyna Piter
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Karolina Kosińska Aleksandra Rosolska
|
6–2, 6–7(6), [7–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2010 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Iryna Brémond
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Christina McHale  Olivia Rogowska
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2011 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anastasiya Yakimova
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Claire Feuerstein Ksenia Lykina
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2013 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Vania King
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Catalina Castaño  Teliana Pereira
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4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2013 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Cindy Burger
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Florencia Molinero Laura Thorpe
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1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2013 | Taipei Cup, Taiwan | 50,000 | Hard | Lesley Kerkhove
|
 Chen Yi Luksika Kumkhum
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6–4, 2–6, [14–12] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove
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Viktorija Golubic Laura Siegemund
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2014 | ITF Fleurus, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Demi Schuurs
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Hilda Melander Marina Melnikova
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2014 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Xenia Knoll
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Alexandra Cadanțu  Stephanie Vogt
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1–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2014 | Internacional de Monterrey, México | 50,000 | Hard | Elise Mertens
|
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Mariana Duque Mariño
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jan 2015 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Elise Mertens
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Sanaz Marand Jan Abaza
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4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Sep 2015 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove
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Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno
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6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–9 | Oct 2015 | Kirkland Tennis Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Lesley Kerkhove
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Stéphanie Foretz  Mandy Minella
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4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–9 | Feb 2016 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  İpek Soylu
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 Lina Gjorcheska  Dea Herdzelas
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–9 | Apr 2016 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît
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Steffi Distelmans Demi Schuurs
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–9 | Sep 2016 | Hungarian Pro Open | 50,000 | Clay | Cindy Burger
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Ágnes Bukta Jesika Malečková
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–10 | Aug 2018 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Kateryna Kozlova
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Desirae Krawczyk  Giuliana Olmos
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2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Oct 2018 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard | Viktorija Golubic
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Anna Blinkova Alexandra Panova
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–11 | Jan 2019 | ITF Singapore | W25 | Hard | Quirine Lemoine
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Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–12 | Sep 2019 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W25 | Hard |  Gabriella Taylor
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Irene Burillo Escorihuela Andrea Lázaro García
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–13 | Oct 2019 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | Eva Guerrero Álvarez
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Marie Benoît Julia Wachaczyk
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0–6, 7–6(3), [4–10] |
| Loss | 9–14 | Nov 2019 | ITF Pétange, Luxemburg | W25 | Hard (i) | Katarzyna Piter
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Laura Ioana Paar Julia Wachaczyk
|
6–7(11), 6–1, [9–11] |
| Loss | 9–15 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cairo Open, Egypt | W100 | Hard | Mayar Sherif
|
Aleksandra Krunić Katarzyna Piter
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–16 | May 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Leyre Romero Gormaz
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 Justina Mikulskytė Nika Radišić
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6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 10–16 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | W60 | Clay | Ángela Fita Boluda
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Elina Avanesyan Diana Shnaider
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–16 | Aug 2022 | ITF Ourense, Spain | W25 | Hard | Maria Mateas
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Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Lucía Cortez Llorca
|
6–4, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Loss | 11–17 | Nov 2022 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W25 | Hard | Dalila Jakupović
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Malene Helgø Suzan Lamens
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 12–17 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Nina Stojanović
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Magali Kempen  Lu Jiajing
|
7–6(1), 6–2 |
| Win | 13–17 | Apr 2023 | Zaragoza Open, Spain | W80 | Clay | Diane Parry
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Asia Muhammad Eden Silva
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6–1, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 14–17 | Jul 2023 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W40 | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic
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Jasmijn Gimbrère Isabelle Haverlag
|
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 14–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Maspalomas, Spain | W100 | Clay | Leyre Romero Gormaz
|
Timea Babos Anna Bondár
|
4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editGirls' singles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Jessica Moore |
6–3, 6–4 |
Top 10 wins
edit| Season | 2011 | 2012 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| # | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||||||
| 1. | Kim Clijsters
|
No. 2 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 | No. 114 |
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2. | Samantha Stosur
|
No. 5 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | No. 73 |
Notes
edit- ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ a b c 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup (not counted as a played tournament but matches count).
- ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
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