History of Zeynep Sönmez in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: July 5, 2025

Zeynep Sönmez is a Turkish professional tennis player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 76 in singles and No. 584 in doubles, both attained in 2025. Sönmez has secured one singles title on the WTA Tour and four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Notably, she currently holds the position of the No. 1 Turkish player.

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April 2002: Zeynep Sönmez Born

On April 2002, Zeynep Sönmez, a Turkish professional tennis player, was born.

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2016: Last WTA singles title by Turkish Player

In 2016, Çağla Büyükakçay won a WTA singles title in Istanbul. Zeynep Sönmez became the first player from Turkey to win a WTA singles title since.

2017: Turkish Player Reaches Quarterfinal

In 2017, Çağla Büyükakçay and Başak Eraydın made quarterfinals in Istanbul.

2017: French Open

In 2017, Çağla Büyükakçay and İpek Soylu played in the main draw of the French Open.

June 2023: WTA Tour Debut

In June 2023, Zeynep Sönmez debuted at the WTA Tour at the Rosmalen Open in the Netherlands as a qualifier. She also reached her first WTA 125 final at the Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana but lost to Marina Bassols Ribera.

June 2024: Berlin Ladies Open & Career High Ranking

In June 2024, Zeynep Sönmez qualified for the main draw at the Berlin Ladies Open and recorded her first WTA main-draw win, reaching a new career-high singles ranking of No. 136 before the Wimbledon Championships.

November 2024: First WTA Title

In November 2024, Zeynep Sönmez won her first tour-level singles title at the Mérida Open and reached the top 100 for the first time in her career, at world No. 91.