Hülya Esen
Appearance
Country (sports) | Bulgaria (2000–2011) Turkey (2011 June– present) |
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born | Istanbul, Turkey | 7 August 1989
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $53,787 |
Singles | |
Career record | 156-197 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 504 (9 July 2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 169-88 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 406 (11 November 2013) |
Hülya Esen (or Хюлия Велиева, born 7 August 1989) is a Turkish born female professional tennis player. Her parents are from Kircaali, Bulgaria, and her ancestors came from Konya, city of Mevlana during the Ottoman empire. Her mother is from Ardino.[1][2][3]
Esen has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 504, achieved on 9 July 2012. Esen also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 406, set on 11 November 2013. She won 6 ITF doubles titles.
Esen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2008 Gastein Ladies in the doubles event, partnering Stefanie Haidner. Esen also played in the doubles event of the 2010 İstanbul Cup, partnering Derya Turhan.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 23 May 2011 | 10,000 | Gaziantep, Turkey | Hard | Melis Sezer | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 9 April 2012 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Nicole Melichar | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 19 (6–12)
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Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2 September 2007 | 10,000 | Palić, Serbia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Martina Babáková Davinia Lobbinger |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 28 April 2008 | 10,000 | Adana, Turkey | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Julia Efremova Diana Isaeva |
5–7, 6–1, [10–4] |
Loss | 2 October 2009 | 10,000 | Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Diana Marcu Simona Matei |
5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
Loss | 8 October 2010 | 10,000 | Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Camelia Hristea Ionela-Andreea Iova |
0–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
Win | 11 September 2011 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Magali de Lattre Christina Shakovets |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 19 September 2011 | 10,000 | Adana, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Nikola Fraňková Hsu Chieh-yu |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 26 September 2011 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Khristina Kazimova Francesca Stephenson |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5 December 2011 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Laura Ioana Andrei Raluca Elena Platon |
6–0, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6 February 2012 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Seda Arantekin | Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Win | 9 April 2012 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing |
1–6, 6–4, 10–8 |
Win | 24 June 2012 | 10,000 | Niš, Serbia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Lina Gjorcheska Maria Mokh |
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–6] |
Loss | 1 July 2012 | 10,000 | Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 29 October 2012 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen |
6–4, 1–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 12 November 2012 | 10,000 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Laura Ioana Andrei Raluca Elena Platon |
4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 15 July 2013 | 10,000 | İzmir, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Başak Eraydın Zuzana Zlochová |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 15 July 2013 | 10,000 | İzmir, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Anett Kontaveit Polina Leykina |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 23 June 2014 | 10,000 | Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Lina Gjorcheska Alexandra Nancarrow |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 17 July 2016 | 10,000 | Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Veronica Miroshnichenko Valeriya Zeleva |
5–7, 1–6 |
ITF Junior finals
Category GA |
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Singles: 3 (0–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 May 2005 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Clay | Anna Maskaljun | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 May 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Nikki Prosser | 1–6, 6–7(4) |
Runner-up | 3. | 28 August 2005 | Skopje, Macedonia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | 2–6, 0–2 ret. |
Doubles: 4 (4–0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 23 May 2004 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Gözde Ünkaya | Ina Sireţeanu Gabriela Stepa |
6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 2. | 19 September 2004 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Ioana-Alexandra Bara Nicoleta-Ana Maria Bara |
6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 22 May 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Eylül Benli Valeria Savinykh |
7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 28 August 2005 | Skopje, Macedonia | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Nives Pavlovic Nevena Selaković |
6–4, 6–1 |
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