Çağla Büyükakçay
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Çağla Büyükakçay (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtʃajla byjyˈkaktʃaj]; born 28 September 1989) is a Turkish professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | Turkey |
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Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
Born | (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 34) 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$ 1,268,173 |
Singles | |
Career record | 503–412 (55.0%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (12 September 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 264 (9 October 2023) |
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 | 168–158 (51.5%) |
Career titles | 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 111 (29 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 759 (9 October 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
US Open | 1R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 41–32 (56.2%) |
Last updated on: 13 October 2023. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Turkey | ||
Women's Tennis | ||
Mediterranean Games | ||
2013 Mersin | Singles | |
2013 Mersin | Doubles | |
2009 Pescara | Doubles |
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. She won her first title on the WTA Tour at her home tournament in Istanbul. On 29 February 2016, she peaked at world No. 111 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Turkey at the Billie Jean King Cup, Büyükakçay has a win–loss record of 41–32.[1] She is also the top-ranked tennis player at Istanbul's multi-sports club Enkaspor.[2] Büyükakçay was the first tennis player to represent Turkey at the Olympic Games. She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.