Çağla Büyükakçay
Çağla Büyükakçay at the 2015 Wimbledon
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| Country (sports) |
 Turkey
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|---|---|
| Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Born |
28 September 1989 Adana, Turkey |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 636,023 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 320–258 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 60 (12 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 85 (9 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 152–135 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 111 (29 February 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 207 (29 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | — |
| French Open | — |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 2 September 2016. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Turkey
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| Women's Tennis | ||
| Mediterranean Games | ||
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2013 Mersin | Singles |
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2013 Mersin | Doubles |
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2009 Pescara | Doubles |
Çağla Büyükakçay (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃɑjlɑ byjyˈkɑkt͡ʃɑj]; born 28 September 1989) is a Turkish tennis player.
Büyükakçay has won eight singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No.67. Büyükakçay won her first title at her home tournament in Istanbul. On 29 February 2016, she peaked at world No. 111 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Turkey at the Fed Cup, Büyükakçay has a win-loss record of 33–24.
Büyükakçay is also the top-ranked tennis player at Istanbul's multi-sports club Enkaspor.
She has become the first tennis player from Turkey representing in Olympics. She played at 2016 Rio Olympics.
Büyükakçay did not contest many junior tournaments, only playing four before competing at the senior level. After a few aborted starts, Büyükakçay played her first professional match at a 10K ITF event in Istanbul in May 2004. Losing in the qualifying draw, she would play two more tournaments during the 2004 season. She won her first ever Fed Cup match in 2005, partnering Pemra Özgen to defeat Stephanie Pace and Stephanie Sullivan of Malta. She made her WTA debut at the 2005 İstanbul Cup, but lost to Elena Vesnina in the first round. She continued to compete in 10K and 25K ITF events for the remainder of the year.
Büyükakçay began the 2006 season in Ramat HaSharon, but fell there in qualifying to Katariina Tuohimaa. She did not win a main draw match until April, when she made it to the second round of a 10K tournament in Chennai. She again played for Turkey in Fed Cup, registering a straight-sets win over Olfa Dhaoui of Tunisia. She partnered again with Pemra Özgen, this time double bageling Sigurlaug Sigurdardottir and Iris Staub of Iceland. She reached her first singles and doubles finals simultaneously in Antalya, losing the singles final but winning the doubles with Alena Bayarchyk. She continued mainly on the ITF tour but would not reach another final until September, when she made it to the final of in Istanbul. Büyükakçay continued to gain experience during the 2007 season, recording her first ever singles title in Istanbul.
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