# İpek Öz

İpek Öz (born 8 July 1999) is a Turkish tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 163, achieved on 18 July 2022. On 13 June 2022, she peaked at No. 327 in WTA the doubles rankings. She took part in the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain, and won the gold medal for Turkey in the doubles event, alongside teammate Başak Eraydın.

## Career
### 2017-2022

Öz won her first professional title in the singles event at the ITF tournament held at Manavgat, Turkey in 2017, defeating Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie from Romania in the final.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 İstanbul Cup, where she received a wildcard into the singles draw, and in the doubles main draw, partnering Melis Sezer.
Partnering Başak Eraydın, she won the Gold medal in the women's doubles at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, defeating Bosnian pair Nefisa Berberović and Dea Herdželaš in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.
Entering as a wildcard at the 2022 Qatar Open, Öz lost in the first round to Madison Brengle. Having qualified for the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, she reached the second round with a win over Daniela Seguel, but lost her next match to defending champion and top seed Camila Osorio.
At the 2022 Swedish Open, Öz defeated eighth seed Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round. She went out in round two against Viktoriya Tomova.
Öz reached her first WTA 125 semifinal at the 2022 Montevideo Open, defeating Rosa Vicens Mas and Darya Astakhova, before losing in the last four to Léolia Jeanjean.

### 2023-2024

Öz received wildcard entries into the 2023 Qatar Open and the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships, but lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka and Marta Kostyuk respectively.
Ranked No. 210, she entered the main draw as lucky loser at the 2023 Transylvania Open in Cluj Napoca, although she again went out in the opening round, this time to Miriam Bulgaru.
At the 2023 MundoTenis Open, Öz defeated sixth seed Anna Bondár to reach the second round, where she lost to eventual champion Ajla Tomljanović. The following week made it through to round two at the 2023 Argentina Open thanks to a win over Valentini Grammatikopoulou, but was then defeated by eighth seed María Lourdes Carlé.
Öz reached the second round at the 2023 Montevideo Open, defeating Jamie Loeb, before losing to fourth seed Julia Riera in three sets.
At the 2024 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, she overcame wildcard entrant Živa Falkner in the first round, but then lost her next match to second seed Nuria Parrizas Diaz.

## Grand Slam performance

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | Q2 | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 17 (5 titles, 12 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60 tournaments
* W40 tournaments
* W25 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Finalist | 1–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Zhibek Kulambayeva | 0–2* canc. |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2019 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W15 | Clay | Cindy Burger | 6–2, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Johana Marková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Andreea Roșca | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Berfu Cengiz | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Wrocław, Poland | W25 | Clay | Chloé Paquet | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2021 | ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | W25 | Clay | Irene Burillo Escorihuela | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jan 2022 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W25 | Hard | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | May 2022 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | W25 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jun 2022 | Brașov Open, Romania | W60 | Clay | Jaimee Fourlis | 6–7$^{(0)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Oct 2022 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | Raluca Șerban | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–10 | May 2023 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | W25 | Clay | María Carlé | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–11 | Jun 2023 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay | Fiona Ferro | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–11 | Jun 2023 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | W40 | Clay | Astra Sharma | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–12 | Apr 2024 | Split, Croatia | W60 | Clay | Jana Fett | 0–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 23 (9 titles, 14 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Ena Kajević | Sanaz Marand Melis Sezer | 2–6, 6–7$^{(1)}$ |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Petia Arshinkova | Ekaterine Gorgodze Mariam Bolkvadze | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Berfu Cengiz | Vasilisa Aponasenko Tea Faber | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Albina Khabibulina | Réka Luca Jani Sofiya Kovalets | 7–5, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Yashina | Petra Krejsová Jesika Malečková | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Gabriela Pantůčková | Vitalia Stamat Ekaterina Vishnevskaya | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Polina Bakhmutkina Magdaléna Pantůčková | 3–6, 7–5, [14–12] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Ksenia Palkina | Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 7–5, 0–6, [11–13] |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Ekaterina Vishnevskaya | Oana Gavrilă Andreea Amalia Roșca | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jun 2018 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Anna Kubareva Anna Sisková | 6–1, 0–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2018 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Margaux Bovy Angelina Zhuravleva | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jul 2018 | Telavi Open, Georgia | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Nadezda Gorbachkova Julia Helbet | 0–1 ret. |
| Loss | 5–8 | Sep 2018 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Gabriela Talabă Aymet Uzcátegui | 6–3, 5–7, [5–10] |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Ioana Gașpar Gabriela Nicole Tatarus | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–9 | Jun 2019 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Kristýna Hrabalová Laura Svatíková | 6–3, 4–6, [15–13] |
| Win | 7–9 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Nefisa Berberović Veronika Erjavec | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Nov 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Viktoriya Petrenko | Johana Marková Nika Radišić | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Réka Luca Jani Mayar Sherif | 7–6$^{(8)}$, 1–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 8–11 | Jan 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Cemre Anıl | Federica Arcidiacono Aurora Zantedeschi | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 8–12 | Apr 2021 | ITF Dubai, UAE | W25 | Hard | Berfu Cengiz | Emina Bektas Tara Moore | 5–7, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 8–13 | Jun 2021 | ITF Wrocław, Poland | W25 | Clay | Nuria Brancaccio | Anna Hertel Martyna Kubka | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 9–13 | Oct 2022 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | Nika Radišić | Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb | 7–5, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 0–6 | Nov 2024 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | W50 | Hard (i) | Tara Würth | Dominika Šalková Julie Štruplová | 4–6, 4–6 |

## Other finals
### Doubles

| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Gold | June 2018 | 2018 Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | Başak Eraydın | Nefisa Berberović Dea Herdželaš | 0–6, 6–3, [12–10] |