# Cem İlkel

Cem Ilkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018. He is currently the No. 4 Turkish player.
Ilkel has won one ATP Challenger title in singles and has a singles final record of 5 wins and 20 losses, and a doubles final record of 13 wins and 11 losses.

## Professional career

İlkel made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier. In eight attempts at gaining entry through qualifying, Ilkel did not reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. But on his ninth attempt he reached the main draw of the 2021 US Open.
İlkel won his only ATP Challenger Tour title thus far in his career at the 2020 Open Quimper Bretagne, which was held in Quimper, France. In the final, he defeated Maxime Janvier of France, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5.
İlkel became the third Turkish player to reach an ATP quarterfinal at the 2023 Sofia Open after Remzi Aydin at 1968 Hobart and Marsel Ilhan at 2015 Dubai.
Playing for Turkey in Davis Cup, İlkel has a W/L record of 12–18.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
### Singles: 26 (5–21)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–6)
* ITF Futures (4–15)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–18)
* Clay (1–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2014 | Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh, | Futures | Clay | Petros Chrysochos | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2014 | Turkey F18, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | David Rice | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2014 | Turkey F29, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Dimitar Kuzmanov | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Nov 2014 | Turkey F39, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Dmitry Popko | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2015 | Turkey F33, Izmir, | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Bonzi | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Nov 2015 | Turkey F43, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Yannik Reuter | 7–5, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–6 | Dec 2015 | Turkey F49, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Michal Konecny | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Apr 2016 | Turkey F13, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | David Pérez Sanz | 2–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–8 | Apr 2016 | Turkey F15, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Marc Sieber | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–9 | May 2016 | Turkey F21, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Christopher Heyman | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–10 | Jun 2016 | Turkey F25, Muğla | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Bellotti | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–11 | Sep 2016 | Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Marsel İlhan | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–11 | Jan 2017 | Turkey F3, Antalya, | Futures | Hard | Tallon Griekspoor | 6–4, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–12 | Mar 2017 | Turkey F11, Antalya, | Futures | Clay | Marvin Netuschil | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–13 | May 2017 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Egor Gerasimov | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–14 | Nov 2017 | Egypt F34, Sharm El Sheikh, | Futures | Hard | Roman Safiullin | 5–7, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–15 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F45, Antalya, | Futures | Clay | Lenny Hampel | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–15 | Apr 2018 | Turkey F12, Antalya, | Futures | Clay | Marko Miladinović | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–16 | Jun 2018 | Uzbekistan F3, Andijan, | Futures | Hard | Sanjar Fayziev | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–16 | Jun 2018 | Uzbekistan F4, Namangan, | Futures | Hard | Roman Safiullin | 6–1, 7–6$^{(14–12)}$ |
| Win | 5–16 | Feb 2020 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Maxime Janvier | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–17 | Jul 2021 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–18 | Nov 2021 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Holger Rune | 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 5–19 | Oct 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Challenger | Hard (i) | Mattia Bellucci | 6–1, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–20 | Mar 2023 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Otto Virtanen | 4–6, 7–6$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 5–21 | Jul 2023 | M25 Roda de Bara, Spain | Tennis Tour | Hard | Imanol López Morillo | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 24 (13–11)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (13–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–10)
* Clay (4–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2014 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Anil Yuksel | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 6–0, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2014 | Turkey F18, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Efe Yurtacan | Marat Deviatiarov Baris Erguden | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2014 | Turkey F19, Bodrum | Futures | Clay | Efe Yurtacan | Anil Yuksel Baris Erguden | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2014 | Turkey F21, Istanbul | Futures | Hard | Efe Yurtacan | Sarp Ağabigün Altuğ Çelikbilek | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F1, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Efe Yurtacan | Arata Onozawa Shuichi Sekiguchi | 3–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2015 | Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Anil Yuksel | Lucas Miedler Maximilian Neuchrist | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2015 | Egypt F17, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Baris Erguden | Sherif Sabry Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2015 | Turkey F27, Istanbul | Futures | Hard | Anil Yuksel | Sarp Ağabigün Muhammet Haylaz | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 6–3 | Aug 2015 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Vadim Alekseenko Miliaan Niesten | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2015 | Turkey F43, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Alexander Bublik Darko Jandric | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Nov 2015 | Turkey F44, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Tuna Altuna | Tomislav Brkić Darko Jandric | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Dec 2015 | Turkey F50, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | David Pichler Lenny Hampel | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Dec 2015 | Turkey F52, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Sarp Ağabigün Altuğ Çelikbilek | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jun 2016 | Turkey F24, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Goran Marijan | Franco Agamenone Nicolas Alberto Arreche | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [11–13] |
| Win | 8–7 | Jun 2016 | Turkey F25, Mugia | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Hugo Dellien Federico Zeballos | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–7 | Dec 2016 | Turkey F48, Mugia | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Aleksandar Lazov Marat Deviatiarov | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–7 | Dec 2016 | Turkey F51, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Yanki Erel | Olexiy Kolisnyk Oleg Prihodko | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–7 | Mar 2017 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Tuna Altuna | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 0–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Loss | 11–8 | Nov 2017 | Egypt F33, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Vladyslav Manafov Adrian Andrzejczuk | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Nov 2017 | Egypt F34, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Vladyslav Manafov Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Nov 2017 | Egypt F35, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Tuna Altuna | Vladyslav Manafov David Pérez Sanz | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Feb 2018 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | Danilo Petrovic | N.Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Win | 12–11 | Mar 2018 | Turkey F11, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Altuğ Çelikbilek | Rafael Matos Marcelo Zormann | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 13–11 | Apr 2018 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Anil Yuksel | Olexiy Kolisnyk Oleg Prihodko | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |