Ipek Senoglu
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İpek Şenoğlu nicknamed İpeko, is a Turkish
tennis
player. Şenoğlu first made history in June 2004 when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon
. Though İpek
did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament for a Grand Slam
event. Later that year, she became the first Turk to appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam event, when she and partner Laura Granville
reached the third round of the US Open doubles.
On May 15, 2005 at 7.00 local time, Venus Williams
played a show game with Şenoğlu on the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul
, Turkey
, the first tennis match ever to be played across two continents. The event was organized as a promotion ahead of the 2005 Istanbul Cup
and lasted five minutes only on the north side of the bridge. After the exhibition, they both threw a tennis ball into the Bosporus
.
She and partner Yaroslava Shvedova
reached the semifinals of the 2009 Rome Masters tournament
, a WTA Premier event. Following this event, İpek's WTA doubles rank rose to # 76. Her peak doubles rank to date has been #62, following the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
.
Runner-ups (1)
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Şenoğlu first made history in June 2004 when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. Though İpek
İpek (given name)
İpek is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "İpek" means "Silk".-People:* İpek Çalışlar, a writer* İpek Derici , a basketball player* İpek Soroğlu , a Turkish volleyball player....
did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament for a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
event. Later that year, she became the first Turk to appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam event, when she and partner Laura Granville
Laura Granville
Laura Granville is an American professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. As of November 17, 2008, she is ranked World No...
reached the third round of the US Open doubles.
On May 15, 2005 at 7.00 local time, Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
played a show game with Şenoğlu on the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the first tennis match ever to be played across two continents. The event was organized as a promotion ahead of the 2005 Istanbul Cup
Istanbul Cup
The İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts. From 2009, it switched to outdoor hard courts...
and lasted five minutes only on the north side of the bridge. After the exhibition, they both threw a tennis ball into the Bosporus
Bosporus
The Bosphorus or Bosporus , also known as the Istanbul Strait , is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles...
.
She and partner Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
reached the semifinals of the 2009 Rome Masters tournament
2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event known that year as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of...
, a WTA Premier event. Following this event, İpek's WTA doubles rank rose to # 76. Her peak doubles rank to date has been #62, following the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
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Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Wins (0)| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... tournaments (0) |
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| Olympic Gold (0) | |
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| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-ups (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 19 April 2008 | Estoril Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
Clay |  Mervana Jugić-SalkićMervana Jugic-Salkic Mervana Jugić-Salkić is a Bosnian tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked Word No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached No. 59 in doubles, after winning ASB Classic in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić and... |
 Maria KirilenkoMaria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian...  Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
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