Sonay Kartal

Sonay Kartal

File:Kartal RGQ23.jpg Kartal at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Brighton, England
Born	(2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 London, England
Turned pro	2019
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Julie Hobbs, remind the update dateBen & Martin Reeves
Prize money	$155,787
Singles
Career record	64–23 (73.56%)
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 195 (30 January 2023)
Current ranking	No. 272 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2023)
French Open	Q1 (2023)
Wimbledon	1R (2022, 2023)
US Open	Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	8–8 (50%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 559 (30 January 2023)
Current ranking	No. 618 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2022)
Last updated on: 12 June 2023.

Sonay Kartal (born 28 October 2001) is a British tennis player.

Kartal has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 195 and a best doubles ranking of No. 559.

Career

Kartal began playing tennis at aged six and has been playing on the ITF Circuit since 2019. She has won seven ITF singles titles.

2021: Comeback & first ITF Circuit title

Kartal won her first title in November 2021, at the Antalya $15k event, beating Amarissa Toth in the final. This was shortly followed by her second title (and her first on hardcourt) at Monastir $15k, defeating former world No. 40, Ayumi Morita, in the final.

Kartal won the women's title at the UK Pro League with a 6–0, 6–1 win over Freya Christie in the final. She ended 2021 ranked 993.

2022: Ranking rise, WTA Tour & major debut, top 200

She followed up her success in late 2021 early in the 2022 season; winning her third title at the $25k Birmingham event with a three-sets win over compatriot Talia Neilson Gatenby. She won a second consecutive $25k title in Glasgow, beating Czech player Barbora Palicová.

Kartal was part of the BJK Cup team for the qualifying tie in April 2022 when Great Britain faced the Czech team in Prague. However, she was not selected to play any matches.

In May, she won two consecutive singles titles in the third and fourth weeks of the $25k Nottingham events— beating Danielle Lao and Joanna Garland in the finals.

During the grass-court season, Kartal received wildcards into the main draws at the Surbiton and Ilkley Trophy, and the Nottingham Open. At Surbiton, she defeated Yuriko Miyazaki in the first round, before falling in the second to top seed Madison Brengle. She made her WTA Tour debut with a wildcard at Nottingham, where she lost in the first round to Camila Giorgi. At Ilkley, she reached her first semifinal at $100k level— losing in two tiebreakers to compatriot Jodie Burrage.

Kartal was awarded a main-draw wildcard at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, where she made her major debut, losing in the first round to lucky loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6.

In August, she entered US Open qualifying for the first time, but lost in the first round to Spaniard Marina Bassols Ribera in two tiebreak sets.

Kartal posted a quarterfinal result at the $60k indoor event in Trnava, losing to the second seed Vitalia Diatchenko. The following week at the $60k Trvana 2, she upset third seed Daria Snigur in the first round, but was forced to retire from her second-round match due to injury. However, these performances allowed her to make her top-200 debut. Kartal ended the year ranked 198- almost 800 places above her 2021 year-end ranking.

2023: Australian Open qualifying debut

At the Australian Open, Kartal lost in three sets to 21st seed Elizabeth Mandlik in the first qualifying round.

As a wildcard player, Kartal entered the $60k event in Sunderland, falling to former top-30 player Mona Barthel in the quarterfinals.

In June, she qualified for the Nottingham Open.

Personal life

Kartal is of Turkish descent through her father.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2022	2023	W–L
Australian Open	A	Q1	0–0
French Open	A	Q1	0–0
Wimbledon	1R	1R	0–2
US Open	Q1		0–0
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–2

Doubles

Tournament	2022	W–L
Australian Open	A	0–0
French Open	A	0–0
Wimbledon	1R	0–1
US Open	A	0–0
Win–loss	0–1	0–1

ITF finals

Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments (5–0) $15,000 tournaments (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (5–0) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2021	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Rosa Vicens Mas	1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2021	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Amarissa Kiara Tóth	7–5, 7–5
Win	2–1	Nov 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Ayumi Morita	6–1, 6–2
Win	3–1	Feb 2022	ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard (i)	Talia Neilson Gatenby	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win	4–1	Feb 2022	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard (i)	Barbora Palicová	7–6(5), 7–5
Win	5–1	May 2022	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard	Danielle Lao	6–1, 6–0
Win	6–1	May 2022	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard	Joanna Garland	6–3, 6–1
Win	7–1	Apr 2023	ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Ekaterina Makarova	3–6, 6–2, 6–1

External links

• Sonay Kartal at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sonay Kartal at the International Tennis Federation