Wikipedia - Zeynep Sönmez

Zeynep Sönmez (born 30 April 2002) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 146, achieved on 18 September 2023, and a doubles ranking of No. 838, achieved on 4 March 2024. Sönmez has won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She is the current No. 1 Turkish player.

Sönmez competes for Turkey in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win/loss record of 5–3 as of May 2024.

History

2023: WTA Tour debut, Turkish No. 1 player, first WTA 125 final

In June 2023, Sönmez made her WTA Tour debut at the Libéma Open in Rosmalen, Netherlands as a qualifier. She reached her first WTA 125 final at the Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, but lost to Marina Bassols Ribera in straight sets.

2024: WTA 1000 and Grand Slam debuts

Sönmez made her WTA 1000 debut as a wildcard into the 2024 Qatar Open.

Ranked No. 157, she qualified for her first Grand Slam at the French Open after defeating Dejana Radanović, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and Jana Fett in qualifying. She was the first Turkish player to play in the main draw of the French Open since Çağla Büyükakçay and İpek Soylu in 2017.