# İpek Şenoğlu

İpek Şenoğlu (born 8 June 1979), nicknamed İpeko, is a Turkish former professional tennis player.
She first made history in June 2004, when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon. Though Şenoğlu did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament for a Grand Slam event.
On 15 May 2005, Venus Williams played a show game with Şenoğlu on the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, the first tennis match ever to be played across two continents. The event was organized as a promotion ahead of the 2005 İstanbul Cup and lasted five minutes only on the north side of the bridge. After the exhibition, they both threw a tennis ball into the Bosporus.
She and partner Yaroslava Shvedova reached the semifinals of the 2009 Italian Open, a WTA Premier event. Following this event, İpek's WTA doubles rank rose to No. 76. Her peak doubles ranking has been No. 53.

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 19 April 2008 | Portugal Open | Tier IV | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta | 4–6, 4–6 |

## ITF finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 10 (2–8)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 9 September 2001 | ITF Chennai, India | Clay | Radhika Tulpule | 1–6, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 2. | 7 December 2002 | Pune, India | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 25 May 2003 | Almería, Spain | Hard | Kildine Chevalier | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 3 August 2003 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 0–6 |
| Win | 1. | 17 August 2003 | London, England | Hard | Hannah Collin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 24 August 2003 | Westende, Belgium | Clay | Eveline Vanhyfte | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 18 April 2004 | Morelia, Mexico | Hard | Natalia Garbellotto | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 31 October 2004 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Virág Németh | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 13 February 2006 | ITF Algarve, Portugal | Hard | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 18 June 2006 | ITF Lleida, Spain | Hard | Sandhya Nagaraj | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 44 (21–23)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 25 September 1995 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Pavlina Bartunková | Susan Bowman Kirsi Lampinen | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 18 August 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Dessislava Topalova | Khoo Chin-bee Alice Pirsu | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 18 June 2000 | Ankara, Turkey | Clay | Kalina Diankova | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Marina Lazarovska | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 10 June 2001 | Ankara, Turkey | Clay | Elena Yaryshka | Maša Vesenjak Urška Vesenjak | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 30 September 2001 | Kastoria, Greece | Clay | Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova | Maria Pavlidou Asimina Kaplani | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3. | 24 February 2002 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Eszter Molnár | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Giorgia Mortello | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 5 May 2002 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Christina Zachariadou | Anna Hawkins Jane O'Donoghue | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 4 August 2002 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Alberta Brianti | Neuza Silva Frederica Piedade | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 27 April 2003 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Jana Macurová Gabriela Chmelinová | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | 11 May 2003 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Frederica Piedade | Liana Ungur María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto | 6–4, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 5. | 25 May 2003 | Almeria, Spain | Hard | Neuza Silva | Romy Farah Astrid Waernes | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 29 June 2003 | Orestiada, Greece | Hard | Daniela Berček | Eleftheria Makromaridou Anna Koumantou | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 10 August 2003 | Wrexham, Wales | Hard | Pemra Özgen | Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 24 August 2003 | Westende, Belgium | Clay | Eveline Vanhyfte | Leslie Butkiewicz Kim Kilsdonk | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 14 September 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Liana Ungur | Lisa D'Amelio Jennifer Debodt | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 20 October 2003 | Cardiff, Wales | Hard (i) | Claire Curran | Surina De Beer Ilke Gers | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 25 April 2004 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Jorgelina Cravero | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Frederica Piedade | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 9. | 23 May 2004 | Beijing, China | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Rui Du Liu Nannan | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Win | 10. | 30 May 2004 | Tongliao, China | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Anna Bastrikova Nina Bratchikova | 7–5, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 10. | 13 June 2004 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Līga Dekmeijere | Chuang Chia-jung Wynne Prakusya | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | 4 July 2004 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Sofia Arvidsson | Nana Smith Lilia Osterloh | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | 28 September 2004 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Anousjka van Exel | Emma Laine Kathrin Wörle | 6–1, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 11 October 2004 | Glasgow, Scotland | Hard (i) | Claire Curran | Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 31 October 2004 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Kathrin Wörle | Olena Antypina Hana Šromová | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14. | 5 December 2004 | Raanana, Israel | Hard | Bahia Mouhtassine | Tzipora Obziler Shahar Pe'er | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 13 February 2006 | Algarve, Portugal | Hard | Liana Ungur | Émilie Bacquet Chayenne Ewijk | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 5 March 2006 | Raanana, Israel | Hard | Gabriela Velasco Andreu | Iveta Gerlová Veronika Raimrova | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 12. | 12 March 2006 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Gabriela Velasco Andreu | Iryna Brémond Yana Levchenko | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 17. | 7 May 2006 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Matea Mezak | Tzipora Obziler Romina Oprandi | 6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 13. | 14 May 2006 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Margalita Chakhnashvili | Claire de Gubernatis Alexandra Dulgheru | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18. | 24 September 2006 | Mytilini, Greece | Hard | Anna Koumantou | Maja Kambič Alexandra Panova | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 14. | 1 October 2006 | Batumi, Georgia | Hard | Petra Cetkovská | Vasilisa Davydova Marina Shamayko | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 15. | 29 October 2006 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Sorana Cîrstea Katie O'Brien | w/o |
| Loss | 19. | 19 February 2007 | Saint Paul, United States | Hard (i) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Sofia Arvidsson Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 7–5, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |
| Loss | 20. | 11 March 2007 | Ramat Hasharon, Israel | Hard | Martina Babáková | Iveta Gerlová Lucie Kriegsmannová | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 16. | 13 May 2007 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Korina Perkovic | Anna Smith Roxane Vaisemberg | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 17. | 20 May 2007 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Korina Perkovic | Anna Fitzpatrick Ana Veselinović | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21. | 17 July 2007 | Boston, United States | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Melinda Czink Natalie Grandin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 18. | 28 October 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Kim Kilsdonk Elise Tamaëla | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 19. | 29 June 2008 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Han Xinyun Xu Yifan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 20. | 6 July 2008 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Neuza Silva | Melanie Klaffner Frederica Piedade | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 22. | 27 July 2008 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | Corinna Dentoni Anastasia Pivovarova | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 21. | 3 October 2010 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko | Eleni Daniilidou Petra Martić | w/o |
| Loss | 23. | 24 July 2011 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Hard | Maria Elena Camerin | Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–4 |