Ana Bogdan

Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 46 in the WTA rankings in October 2022.
Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 2008.
Tennis career
2016: Grand Slam debut and first WTA semifinal
In May, she won her first ITF tournament of the year in Grado by defeating Susanne Celik in the final. In July, she qualified for the Bank of the West Classic. She won her first round match against Asia Muhammad before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round. At her next tournament at Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković along the way. At the US Open, she made it out of qualifying and defeated her countrywoman, Sorana Cîrstea, in the first round. This was her first main-draw Grand Slam match-win. In the second round, she lost to fellow Romanian Monica Niculescu, in straight sets.
2017: Second WTA Tour semifinal
At the Australian Open, Bogdan reached the main draw through qualifying, but was defeated in straight sets in the first round by Elena Vesnina. She also took part in the main draw of the French Open and Wimbledon for the first time in her career, winning her first-round match at Wimbledon against Duan Yingying in straight sets.
At the US Open, Bogdan reached the second round of the main draw, matching her result from 2016, but was defeated in three sets by Monica Niculescu.
2018: Australian Open third round, top 70 debut
The Australian Open saw Bogdan reach her best career result at a Grand Slam, reaching the third round, upsetting 11th seed Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in her first round match and Yulia Putintseva in the second. As a result, she reached the top 100 for the first time in her career, at world No. 89 in the singles rankings. Bogdan then made the semifinals at both Monterrey (falling to Garbiñe Muguruza) and Bogotá. These results propelled her ranking into the top 70.
2019–2020: Out of top 100
At the beginning of the new season, Bogdan failed to qualify for the main stages at the Australian Open. She lost in the final qualifying round, against Ann Li. Bogdan had two match points in the second set, but lost the match in three sets.
She also defeated world No. 38, Veronika Kudermetova, while playing for Romania in Fed Cup.
2021: WTA Challenger final, French Open third round
2022: First WTA final, top 50 debut
She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Poland Open but lost it to fifth seed Caroline Garcia.
Seeded sixth at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, she reached the semifinals where she was defeated by Mayar Sherif. As a result, she reached the top 50, at world No. 46, on 3 October 2022.
2023: First WTA 1000 and Wimbledon third round
She reached the third round at the Dubai Championships as a qualifier before she lost to third seed Jessica Pegula.
At Wimbledon, she reached the third round for the first time at this major but lost to Lesia Tsurenko in a tight three-set match with a 38 points tiebreak in the third, the longest in women's singles Grand Slam history.
Bogdan successfully defended the title at the WTA 125 event in Iași, defeating her compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in the final.
In September, Bogdan won WTA 125 tournament in Parma, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final.
Personal life
She is in a relationship with Romanian-Italian rally driver Simone Tempestini as of 2020.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 21 (14 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
She has a 0–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Notes
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
Romanian female tennis players
People from Sinaia
Sportspeople from Prahova County