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Ana Bogdan
Romanian tennis player (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 2008.
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2016: Major 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.[1][note 1] In July, she qualified for the WTA Tour event Stanford Classic. She won her first-round match against Asia Muhammad,[2] before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round.[3]
At her next tournament, the Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1 and top seed, Jelena Janković, en route,[4] but losing in the last four to sixth seed Timea Babos.[5]
At the US Open, after qualifying, she defeated fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the first round for her first main-draw major match-win.[6] In the second round, she lost to another countrywoman, Monica Niculescu.[7]
2017: Second career semifinal
At the Australian Open, Bogdan reached the main draw through qualifying, but was defeated in straight sets in the first round by 14th seed Elena Vesnina.[8] She also entered the main draw at both the French Open for the first time, where she lost her opening match to lucky loser Ons Jabeur[9] and Wimbledon, where she defeated Duan Yingying in straight sets,[10] before losing to 21st seed Caroline Garcia in the second round.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13] Bogdan then made the semifinals at both Monterrey and Bogotá.[citation needed] These results propelled her ranking into the top 70.[13]
2019–2021: French Open third round, maiden WTA 125 final
Bogdan reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 Prague Open but was forced to retire due to a thigh injury while leading in the first set of her last eight match with Kristýna Plíšková.[14]
She defeated fifth seed Barbora Krejčíková[15] on her way to making the quarterfinals at the 2021 İstanbul Cup, at which point her run was ended by third seed Veronika Kudermetova.[16]
Bogdan reached the third round of major for the second time at the 2021 French Open, defeating lucky loser Elisabetta Cocciaretto[17] and benefitting from second seed Naomi Osaka withdrawing,[18] before losing to Paula Badosa in three sets.[19]
She made it into her first WTA 125 final at the 2021 Open de Limoges, losing to second seed Alison Van Uytvanck.[20]
2022: First WTA Tour final and WTA 125 title
Bogdan reached her first WTA Tour final at the Poland Open but lost to fifth seed Caroline Garcia.[21] She won her first WTA 125 title at the Iași Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final.[22]
She overcame second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals at the Slovenia Open,[23] only to lose in the last four to Elena Rybakina.[24]
Seeded sixth at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Bogdan reached the semifinals where she was defeated by eventual champion Mayar Sherif.[25]
2023: Wimbledon third round, two WTA 125 titles
Bogdan reached the third round at the Dubai Championships as a qualifier, before losing to the third seed, Jessica Pegula.[26]
At Wimbledon, she reached the third round at the grass-court major for the first time with wins over 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova[27] and Alycia Parks.[28] In the third round she lost to Lesia Tsurenko in a match decided in a 38 point final set tiebreak, the longest in women's singles Grand Slam history.[29]
Bogdan successfully defended the title at the WTA 125 event in Iași, defeating compatriot and top seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the final.[30][31]
Seeded third at the Lausanne Open, she made it through to the quarterfinals, where she retired injured after losing the first set to Clara Burel.[32]
In September, she won the WTA 125 tournament in Parma, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final.[33][34]
The following month at the Transylvania Open, Bogdan reached the quarterfinals, but lost to fourth seed Rebeka Masarova in three sets.[35]
2024–2025: Second WTA final, injury and hiatus
In February 2024, Bogdan defeated fellow Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in the semifinals at the Transylvania Open[36] to set up a meeting with Karolína Plíšková in the championship match, which she lost in straight sets.[37]
At the 2024 French Open, she defeated qualifier Elsa Jacquemot[38] and 20th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova[39] to reach the third round, where she lost to 15th seed Elina Svitolina.[40] As a result, Bogdan returned to the top 50 in the rankings, at No. 49 on 10 June 2024.[citation needed]
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she lost in the first round to Italy's Jasmine Paolini, and partnering Jaqueline Cristian, lost in the first round of doubles to Japanese duo Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara.[citation needed]
In Cleveland, Bogdan qualified for the main draw of the Tennis in the Land and defeated second seed Leylah Fernandez,[41] and lucky loser Greet Minnen.[42] She then lost to fifth seed Anastasia Potapova in the quarterfinals.[43]
She qualified for the 2024 Japan Women's Open in October and reached the quarterfinals with wins over Veronika Kudermetova[44] and fourth seed Marie Bouzková,[45][46] before losing in the last eight to eventual champion Suzan Lamens.[47]
In July 2025, a few days after losing in the first round at the Iași Open to Varvara Gracheva,[48] Bogdan announced she was taking an indefinite break from the tour due to knee and ankle injuries suffered in practice for the tournament.[49]
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Personal life
She is in a relationship with Romanian-Italian rally driver Simone Tempestini as of 2020.[50][51]
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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.[52]
Singles
Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.
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)
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)
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Head-to-head record
Record against top 10 players
- She has a 0–8 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
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Notes
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies 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.
- 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.
- To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.
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