# İpek Soylu

İpek Soylu (born 15 April 1996) is a Turkish former tennis player.
In her career, Soylu won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, her biggest coming at the 2016 year-end Elite Trophy. She also won 12 singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. On 17 April 2017, she peaked at No. 63 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Her sole major title as a junior came in 2014, when she partnered Jil Teichmann of Switzerland to win the doubles title at the US Open.
Playing for Turkey Fed Cup team, Soylu has accumulated a win–loss record of 13–10. She has been a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.
Soylu who was coached by Erhan Oral announced her retirement from professional tennis September 2022.

## Personal life and background

Soylu was born on 15 April 1996 in Istanbul and began playing tennis at the age of six. Her favorite shot is forehand, while her favourite surface is clay. Her favorite players were Roger Federer and Li Na.

## Career
### 2016: Elite Trophy doubles title

In 2016, Soylu won her first three WTA Tour titles, all in the doubles discipline, the biggest coming at the Elite Trophy in Zhuhai where she partnered with Xu Yifan. That year, she also won two other doubles titles, one on home soil at the İstanbul Cup and the other at the Tashkent Open, partnering Andreea Mitu and Raluca Olaru, respectively.
That same year, she also made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, after qualifying for the French Open. She drew wildcard Virginie Razzano in the first round and lost to the French veteran, in three sets.

### 2017

At Wimbledon, Soylu made her first match win at a Grand Slam championship, reaching the second round together with Varatchaya Wongteanchai in which they lost to Chan Hao-ching/Monica Niculescu. In August at the US Open, Soylu lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.

## Significant finals
### WTA Elite Trophy
#### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2016 | Zhuhai, China | Hard (i) | Xu Yifan | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

* Legend
* WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (2–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2016 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinić | w/o |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Raluca Olaru | Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Elite | Hard (i) | Xu Yifan | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Xenia Knoll Petra Martić | 3–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments

### Singles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Isabella Shinikova | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Camilla Rosatello | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Gabriela van de Graaf | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Giulia Bruzzone | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Morgina | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Despina Papamichail | 6–3, 7–6$^{(0)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Deniz Khazaniuk | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Başak Eraydın | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Aug 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Clothilde de Bernardi | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | May 2015 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Daria Kasatkina | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2015 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Clay | Anastasija Sevastova | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2016 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Xu Shilin | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Sep 2016 | Zhuhai Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | Olga Govortsova | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2017 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Clay | Sofya Zhuk | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 9–8 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Nadja Gilchrist | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–8 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Magali Kempen | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–8 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Yuan Yue | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–8 | Jun 2019 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 25,000+H | Hard | Katherine Sebov | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Jul 2019 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Jesika Malečková | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 29 (18 titles, 11 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Başak Eraydın | Liu Chang Zhang Nannan | 3–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Başak Eraydın Jasmina Tinjić | 6–4, ret. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF İzmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Stamatova | Khristina Kazimova Christina Shakovets | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Elise Mertens | Yuuki Tanaka Ekaterina Yashina | 6–0, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 4–1 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Despina Papamichail Gaia Sanesi | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Veronika Kapshay | 6–3, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Barbora Krejčíková | Susanne Celik Kotomi Takahata | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Denisa Allertová Chantal Škamlová | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Başak Eraydın | Alona Fomina Ekaterina Tsiklauri | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ayla Aksu | Elke Lemmens Julia Stamatova | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Xenia Knoll | Ayla Aksu Müge Töpsel | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Dec 2014 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Ayla Aksu | Jana Fett Adrijana Lekaj | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2015 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović | Samantha Crawford Asia Muhammad | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | May 2015 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Pemra Özgen | Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–7 | May 2015 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alice Matteucci | Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Shapatava | 0–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 9–7 | Jul 2015 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Elise Mertens | Xenia Knoll Florencia Molinero | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Nov 2015 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | Elise Mertens | Çağla Büyükakçay Maria Sakkari | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–8 | Feb 2016 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Arantxa Rus | Lina Gjorcheska Dea Herdželaš | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2016 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 50,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Arina Rodionova Valeriya Strakhova | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Jul 2016 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Xu Shilin | Réka Luca Jani Sofia Shapatava | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–9 | Apr 2017 | Lale Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova | 4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
| Win | 13–9 | Aug 2017 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Kalinskaya | Nicoleta Dascalu Cristina Dinu | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–9 | Jun 2018 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Zarycká | Dea Herdželaš Tereza Mrdeža | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Başak Eraydın | Yana Sizikova Ulrikke Eikeri | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–10 | Jan 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Zhang Ying | Claudia Hoste Ferrer Julia Terziyska | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–10 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | Gozal Ainitdinova Ekaterina Kazionova | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–10 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Haruka Kaji Risa Ozaki | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–10 | Jun 2019 | ITF Akko, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | Silvia Njirić | Shelly Bereznyak Yekaterina Dmitrichenko | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 18–11 | Aug 2019 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Kathinka von Deichmann | Xenia Knoll Simona Waltert | 4–6, 3–6 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Jil Teichmann | Vera Lapko Tereza Mihalíková | 5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |