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Ana Bogdan

Ana Bogdan

Romanian tennis player


Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023.

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Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 2008.

Tennis career

2016: Grand Slam debut and WTA Tour semifinal

In May, she won her first ITF tournament of the year in Grado by defeating Susanne Celik in the final.[4][note 1] In July, she qualified for the WTA Tour event Stanford Classic. She won her first-round match against Asia Muhammad, before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round.[4][note 1] At her next tournament, at the Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, en route.[5] At the US Open, after qualifying, she defeated fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the first round, in three sets, for her first main-draw major match-win. In the second round, she lost to another countrywoman, Monica Niculescu, in straight sets.[6][note 1]

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 entered 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.[6][note 1] 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.[3]

2018: Australian Open third round, top 70 debut

The Australian Open saw Bogdan reach her best career result at a Grand Slam tournament, 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.[7] Bogdan then made the semifinals at both Monterrey (falling to Garbiñe Muguruza) and Bogotá. These results propelled her ranking into the top 70.[7]

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.[8]

She also defeated world No. 38, Veronika Kudermetova, while playing for Romania in Fed Cup.

2021: WTA Challenger final, French Open third round

2022: WTA Tour final, top 50 debut

She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Poland Open but lost it to fifth seed Caroline Garcia.[6][note 1]

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.[9]

2023: First WTA 1000 and Wimbledon third round

She reached the third round at the Dubai Championships as a qualifier, before losing to the third seed, Jessica Pegula.[6][note 1]

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.[10]

Bogdan successfully defended the title at the WTA 125 event in Iași, defeating compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in the final.[11] In September, Bogdan won the WTA 125 tournament in Parma, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final. [12]

2024: Second WTA Tour final

Bogdan's first engagement of the year was the Brisbane International, where she lost to Marta Kostyuk in the first round in a three-set match.[6][note 1] She then participated in the Adelaide International, in which, as a qualifying lucky loser, she defeated Katie Boulter in the first round in straight sets, but lost to Laura Siegemund in the second also in straight sets.[6][note 1] After that, she went to the Australian Open. There, she was defeated by qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtová in the first round in a three-setter.[6][note 1]

In February, Bogdan headed to Europe, and still on hardcourts, participated in her home tournament, the Transylvania Open where she got to the final but lost to Karolína Plíšková, in straight sets.[13]

Personal life

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Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[14]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.

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Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

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WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 21 (14 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)

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Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–7 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
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Notes

  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. 2007: WTA ranking–864, 2008: WTA ranking–794, ... 2010: WTA ranking–804, 2011: WTA ranking–616, 2012: WTA ranking–538, 2013: WTA ranking–314.
  6. 2008: WTA ranking–963, 2009–10: WTA ranking–n/a, 2011: WTA ranking–1165, 2012: WTA ranking–883, 2013: WTA ranking–746.
  1. To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.

References

  1. "Ana Bogdan Women's Singles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. "Ana Bogdan Women's Doubles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. "Ana Bogdan - Overview". WTA. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ITF Staff (12 February 2024). "Ana Bogdan Women's Singles Activity". ITF. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. "Bogdan sends Janković crashing out". Women's Tennis Association. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. WTA Staff (12 February 2024). "Ana Bogdan - Matches". WTA. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. WTA Staff (12 February 2024). "Ana Bogdan - Rankings History". WTA. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. "Ana Bogdan, invinsa dramatic la Australian Open". ziare.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Bogdan defeats Begu in all-Romanian final to win Iasi 125 title". WTA Tennis. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. "Bogdan triumphs in Parma, claims second WTA 125 title of year". WTA Tennis. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. WTA Staff (11 February 2024). "Pliskova triumphs in Cluj-Napoca to win first title in four years". WTA. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  12. "Ana Bogdan [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020.

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