Turkish-American tennis player
Ayla Aksu Country (sports) Born (1996-07-15 ) 15 July 1996 (age 28) San Francisco , California, U.S.Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$162,074 Career record 327–213 Career titles 13 ITF Highest ranking No. 214 (18 September 2017) Current ranking No. 282 (11 November 2024) Wimbledon JuniorQ1 (2014 ) Career record 159–116 Career titles 14 ITF Highest ranking No. 199 (11 June 2018) Current ranking No. 619 (11 November 2024) Last updated on: 11 November 2024.
Ayla Aksu (born 15 July 1996) is a Turkish tennis player.
Aksu has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 214, achieved on 18 September 2017, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 199, set on 11 June 2018. She has won 13 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit .
Early life
Aksu grew up in Sacramento, California .[ 1] Growing up, she looked up to Serena Williams , Maria Sharapova , and Çağla Büyükakçay .[ 2]
Career
Aksu represented Turkey from 2010 to 2012, before choosing to represent the United States in 2013, but switched back to Turkey in 2014.
Competing for Turkey in the Billie Jean King Cup , she has a win-loss record of 5–9.
Aksu made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 İstanbul Cup , in the doubles event, partnering Melis Sezer .
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 26 (13 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (11–8)
Clay (2–5)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2015
ITF Adana, Turkey
W10
Hard
Carla Touly
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss
1–1
Aug 2015
ITF İstanbul, Turkey
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
5–7, 6–7(4)
Win
2–1
Aug 2015
Bursa Cup , Turkey
W10
Hard
María Fernanda Álvarez
6–3, 6–1
Win
3–1
Aug 2015
ITF Izmir, Turkey
W10
Hard
Keren Shlomo
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–2
Dec 2015
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Ekaterine Gorgodze
4–6, 2–6
Win
4–2
May 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Julia Stamatova
6–4, 6–1
Win
5–2
May 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Sarah Lee
6–1, 4–6, 7–6(1)
Win
6–2
Jun 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Raluca Șerban
6–3, 6–3
Win
7–2
Oct 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Ágnes Bukta
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win
8–2
Oct 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Ágnes Bukta
7–5, 6–2
Win
9–2
Nov 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Tayisiya Morderger
7–5, 6–1
Loss
9–3
Mar 2017
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W15
Clay
Andreea Mitu
2–6, 3–6
Loss
9–4
Mar 2017
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W15
Clay
Sofia Shapatava
6–2, 6–7(3) , 6–7(5)
Loss
9–5
Mar 2017
ITF İstanbul, Turkey
W15
Hard (i)
Katie Boulter
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
9–6
Jul 2017
ITF İstanbul, Turkey
W15
Clay
Sanaz Marand
1–6, 4–6
Loss
9–7
Aug 2017
ITF El Espinar, Spain
W25
Hard
Paula Badosa
2–6, 4–6
Loss
9–8
Aug 2017
Mençuna Cup , Turkey
W60
Hard
Valeria Savinykh
6–3, 6–7(10) , 6–7(5)
Win
10–8
Nov 2018
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W15
Hard
Kirsten-Andrea Weedon
7–5, 6–1
Win
11–8
Oct 2021
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
W15
Hard
Pimrada Jattavapornvanit
6–3, 6–4
Loss
11–9
Dec 2022
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
W15
Hard
Nahia Berecoechea
2–6, 3–6
Loss
11–10
Aug 2023
ITF Malmö, Sweden
W25
Clay
Suzan Lamens
1–6, 4–6
Loss
11–11
Dec 2023
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
W25
Hard
Antonia Ružić
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win
12–11
Apr 2024
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W35
Clay
Lucie Havlíčková
w/o
Win
13–11
Aug 2024
ITF Collonge–Bellerive, Switzerland
W35
Clay
Sada Nahimana
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss
13–12
Oct 2024
Open de Touraine , France
W35
Hard (i)
Yuliya Hatouka
6–7(4) , 6–7(8)
Loss
13–13
Oct 2024
ITF Istanbul, Turkey
W35
Hard (i)
Patricia Maria Țig
3–6, 6–7(4)
Doubles: 26 (14 titles, 12 runner–ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (12–9)
Clay (2–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2014
ITF İstanbul, Turkey
W10
Hard
İpek Soylu
Elke Lemmens Julia Stamatova
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss
1–1
Oct 2014
ITF İstanbul
W25
Hard (i)
Müge Topsel
Xenia Knoll İpek Soylu
2–6, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Dec 2014
ITF İstanbul
W10
Hard (i)
İpek Soylu
Jana Fett Adrijana Lekaj
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Feb 2015
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
W10
Hard
Müge Topsel
Anna Morgina Julia Terziyska
1–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Win
2–3
Mar 2015
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Dorien Cuypers Aymet Uzcategui
6–2, 6–4
Win
3–3
May 2015
ITF Antalya
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Mariaryeni Gutiérrez María Martínez Martínez
7–5, 6–2
Win
4–3
Jun 2015
ITF Adana, Turkey
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Cemre Anıl Vasilisa Aponasenko
6–1, 6–3
Win
5–3
Jun 2015
ITF Adana
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Emma Flood Anette Munozova
6–7(5) , 6–4, [10–3]
Win
6–3
Jun 2015
ITF Balıkesir, Turkey
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Cristina Adamescu Cemre Anıl
6–3, 6–2
Loss
6–4
Aug 2015
ITF Izmir, Turkey
W10
Hard
Arina Folts
Julia Wachaczyk Nora Niedmers
6–7(4) , 4–6
Win
7–4
Sep 2015
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Julia Stamatova
Tamara Kupková Elina Nepliy
7–5, 6–3
Loss
7–5
Oct 2015
ITF Antalya
W10
Hard
Anita Husarić
Vivien Juhászová Aryna Sabalenka
1–6, 3–6
Win
8–5
Apr 2016
ITF Antalya
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Viktoriya Tomova Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–3, 6–3
Loss
8–6
May 2016
ITF Antalya
W10
Hard
Julia Stamatova
Emina Bektas Sarah Lee
0–6, 3–6
Win
9–6
Aug 2016
ITF Arad, Romania
W10
Clay
Chantal Škamlová
Yasmin Gülman Camelia Hristea
6–4, 6–2
Win
10–6
Nov 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Hard
Melis Sezer
Dia Evtimova Valeria Gorlats
6–1, 7–6(5)
Win
11–6
Feb 2017
ITF Antalya
W15
Clay
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Başak Eraydın Karin Kennel
6–3, 6–1
Win
12–6
Jun 2017
ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal
W25
Hard
Raluca Șerban
María Herazo González Victoria Rodríguez
6–4, 6–1
Loss
12–7
Aug 2017
ITF El Espinar, Spain
W25
Hard
Bibiane Schoofs
Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani
3–6, 2–6
Win
13–7
Oct 2017
Lagos Open , Nigeria
W25
Hard
Ana Veselinović
Conny Perrin Valeriya Strakhova
6–4, 6–2
Win
14–7
Apr 2018
Lale Cup Istanbul , Turkey
W60
Hard
Harriet Dart
Anastasia Potapova Olga Doroshina
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss
14–8
Dec 2019
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W15
Hard
Gizem Melisa Ateş
Georgia Crăciun Başak Eraydın
1–6, 2–6
Loss
14–9
Jan 2021
ITF Antalya
W15
Clay
Ani Vangelova
Pia Lovrič Adrienn Nagy
4–6, 5–7
Loss
14–10
May 2021
ITF Tbilisi, Georgia
W15
Hard
Valeriia Olianovskaia
Jenny Dürst Weronika Falkowska
3–6, 2–6
Loss
14–11
May 2023
ITF Bodrum, Turkey
W60
Hard
Harriet Dart
Oana Gavrilă Isabelle Haverlag
4–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
14–12
Jul 2023
Amstelveen Open , Netherlands
W60
Clay
Ena Kajevic
Noma Noha Akugue Marie Weckerle
5–7, 3–6
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