Dalma Gálfi facts for kids
![]() Gálfi at the 2023 US Open
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Full name | Dalma Rebeka Gálfi |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Veszprém, Hungary |
13 August 1998
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Coach | Bastien Fazincani (Jan 2019–) |
Prize money | US$ 1,701,387 |
Singles | |
Career record | 296–212 (58.27%) |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (12 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 127 (5 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 1R (2022, 2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2023) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 133–101 (56.84%) |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 126 (19 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 660 (5 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 2R (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 15–14 (51.72%) |
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings. Gálfi has won nine singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
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Early life
Gálfi began playing tennis at the age of five. Her father had two tennis courts, and he taught her how to play tennis.
Career highlights
Junior career
Grand Slam performance - Singles:
- Australian Open: SF (2015)
- French Open: 2R (2015)
- Wimbledon: 2R (2014)
- US Open: W (2015)
Grand Slam performance - Doubles:
- Australian Open: 2R (2015)
- French Open: QF (2015)
- Wimbledon: W (2015)
- US Open: 2R (2014)
Professional career
2013: WTA Tour debut
Gálfi was given a wildcard for the Budapest Grand Prix, where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut alongside Lilla Barzó in doubles, only to lose to the 2011 French Open champions Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.
2015: ITF Junior World Champion
In December 2015, Gálfi was pronounced ITF Junior World Champion. In that year, she won the girls' singles title at the US Open, and the girls' doubles title (with Fanny Stollár) at Wimbledon.
2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, Grand Slam debut
In July 2021, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Budapest Grand Prix as a wildcard.
Six years after winning the junior title at the US Open in 2015, Gálfi qualified, after eight attempts, for the first time into the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open.
2022: WTA 1000 debut, US Open third round in singles and doubles, top 80
Gálfi reached the top 100 on 4 April 2022, at No. 97 after recording her first win the WTA 1000 level in Miami. After winning her first ITF Circuit grass-court title, the Ilkley Trophy in June, she set a new career-high of world No. 81.
She was runner-up at the 2022 WTA 125 Contrexeville in July, losing to Sara Errani in three sets in the final.
Gálfi improved to a new best ranking of No. 79 on 12 September, after she reached the third round at a Major for the first time in her career, at the US Open, where she lost to 18th seed Veronika Kudermetova. At the same tournament, she also advanced to the third round in doubles, partnering Bernarda Pera.
2023: Australian & Madrid Opens debuts, Wimbledon third round
At the Linz Open, Gálfi reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier, defeating seventh seed Bernarda Pera and wildcard Eva Lys, before retiring while trailing in the first set of her last eight march against Markéta Vondroušová.
At the Indian Wells Open, she qualified as a lucky loser and defeated world No. 31, Danielle Collins, for her second career win at this level. She lost in the second round to fifth seed Caroline Garcia in three sets.
At Wimbledon, Gálfi appeared in the third round for the first time at this major, after defeating Linda Nosková and Jule Niemeier. Her run was ended by 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.
2024: WTA Tour semifinal on grass
In Hua Hin, Thailand, Gálfi reached her third career quarterfinal as a qualifier, defeating wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic and fifth seed Wang Xiyu. She lost in the last eight to eventual champion Diana Shnaider.
At the Rosmalen Open, she reached her first grass-court semifinal and first since Budapest 2021, as a qualifier defeating Arantxa Rus, fifth seed Veronika Kudermetova and Aleksandra Krunić. She lost her semifinal match to Bianca Andreescu in straight sets. Gálfi made it through qualifying at Wimbledon, going on to reach the second-round where she lost to 11th seed Danielle Collins.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |
National representation | |||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | A | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 6–9 | 40% | ||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | Career total: 26 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 7–12 | 7–13 | 0 / 26 | 21–35 | 38% | |
Win % | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 67% | – | 60% | 37% | 35% | Career total: 38% | |||
Year-end ranking | 313 | 272 | 170 | 296 | 252 | 221 | 122 | 85 | 136 | $1,440,168 |
Doubles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | A | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 8–4 | 67% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Career total: 15 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 0 / 15 | 16–19 | 46% |
Year-end ranking | n/a | 933 | 430 | 266 | 406 | 240 | 229 | 175 | 191 | 139 | 387 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | Contrexéville Open, France | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2024 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 4–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(9–11), 6–1 |
Win | 6–0 | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 7–0 | Nov 2016 | ITF Chenzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 7–2 | May 2019 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–4 | May 2021 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–5 | Jul 2021 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–6 | Sep 2021 | Internacional de Valencia, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [14–12] |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2016 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2016 | ITF Bükfürdő, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2017 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 4–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2018 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | Mar 2018 | ITF Toyota, Japan | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–8 | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglar, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | 5–8 | Aug 2018 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 5–9 | Aug 2018 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 6–9 | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 6–2 |
Loss | 6–10 | May 2019 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Jul 2019 | ITF Bytom, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 7–11 | Sep 2019 | ITF Trieste, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [8–10] |
Win | 8–11 | Sep 2019 | ITF Kaposvár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 2–6, [10–3] |
Win | 9–11 | Nov 2019 | ITF Malibu, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–3 |
Win | 10–11 | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–2 |
Loss | 10–12 | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 10–13 | Jul 2021 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2015 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Girls' doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
National representation
Fed Cup
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Finals |
Finals Qualif. Round |
Finals Play-offs (0–1) |
Zone Group (13–12) |
Gálfi made her debut for the Hungary Fed Cup team in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
Singles (6–9)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2015 | Z1 RR | Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | L | 1–6, 0–6 |
2016 | Z1 RR | Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() |
Hard | Elitsa Kostova | L | 5–7, 2–6 |
2017 | Z1 RR | Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Jelena Simić | W | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
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Donna Vekić | L | 2–6, 0–6 | |||||
2018 | Z1 RR | Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Rebecca Peterson | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
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Lea Bošković | W | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | |||||
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Heather Watson | L | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | W | 6–0, 6–3 |
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Kaja Juvan | W | 6–1, 6–4 | |||||
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Katie Boulter | L | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7) | |||||
2022 | Z1 RR | Apr 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Aleksandra Krunić | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
PO | Nov 2022 | Oradea (ROU) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Ana Bogdan | L | 1–6, 4–6 | |
2023 | Z1 RR | Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
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Zeynep Sönmez | L | 3–6, 4–6 | |||||
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Suzan Lamens | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles (7–4)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2016 | Z1 RR | Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() |
Hard | Fanny Stollár | Dia Evtimova Isabella Shinikova |
W | 6–3, 6–1 |
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Réka Luca Jani | Ysaline Bonaventure An-Sophie Mestach |
L | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 | |||||
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Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko |
L | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||||||
2017 | Z1 RR | Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | Darija Jurak Ana Konjuh |
L | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
2018 | Z1 RR | Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Fanny Stollár | Cornelia Lister Rebecca Peterson |
W | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
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Kaja Juvan Tamara Zidanšek |
W | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Réka Luca Jani | Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari |
W | 6–3, 6–4 |
2022 | Z1 RR | Apr 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Ayla Aksu Berfu Cengiz |
W | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
2023 | Z1 RR | Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Anna Bondár | Berfu Cengiz İpek Öz |
L | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 2–6 |
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Diāna Marcinkēviča Daniela Vismane |
W | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
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Suzan Lamens Bibiane Schoofs |
W | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Best Grand Slam results details
Singles
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Doubles
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Record against other players
Double bagel matches
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Rank | Round |
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Win | 2022 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() |
78 | 1R |
See also
In Spanish: Dalma Gálfi para niños