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Ayla Aksu

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Ayla Aksu
Country (sports)
Born (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$162,074
Singles
Career record327–213
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 214 (18 September 2017)
Current rankingNo. 282 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon JuniorQ1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record159–116
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 199 (11 June 2018)
Current rankingNo. 619 (11 November 2024)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Ayla Aksu (born 15 July 1996) is a Turkish tennis player.

Aksu has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 214, achieved on 18 September 2017, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 199, set on 11 June 2018. She has won 13 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

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Aksu represented Turkey from 2010 to 2012, before choosing to represent the United States in 2013, but switched back to Turkey in 2014. Competing for Turkey in the Billie Jean King Cup, she has a win-loss record of 5–9.

Aksu made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 İstanbul Cup, in the doubles event, partnering Melis Sezer.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 26 (13 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (11–8)
Clay (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2015 ITF Adana, Turkey W10 Hard France Carla Touly 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2015 ITF İstanbul, Turkey W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer 5–7, 6–7(4)
Win 2–1 Aug 2015 Bursa Cup, Turkey W10 Hard Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–1 Aug 2015 ITF Izmir, Turkey W10 Hard Israel Keren Shlomo 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Dec 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 May 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Bulgaria Julia Stamatova 6–4, 6–1
Win 5–2 May 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard United States Sarah Lee 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(1)
Win 6–2 Jun 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Romania Raluca Șerban 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–2 Oct 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Hungary Ágnes Bukta 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win 8–2 Oct 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Hungary Ágnes Bukta 7–5, 6–2
Win 9–2 Nov 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Germany Tayisiya Morderger 7–5, 6–1
Loss 9–3 Mar 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–4 Mar 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–7(5)
Loss 9–5 Mar 2017 ITF İstanbul, Turkey W15 Hard (i) United Kingdom Katie Boulter 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 9–6 Jul 2017 ITF İstanbul, Turkey W15 Clay United States Sanaz Marand 1–6, 4–6
Loss 9–7 Aug 2017 ITF El Espinar, Spain W25 Hard Spain Paula Badosa 2–6, 4–6
Loss 9–8 Aug 2017 Mençuna Cup, Turkey W60 Hard Russia Valeria Savinykh 6–3, 6–7(10), 6–7(5)
Win 10–8 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Guatemala Kirsten-Andrea Weedon 7–5, 6–1
Win 11–8 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Thailand Pimrada Jattavapornvanit 6–3, 6–4
Loss 11–9 Dec 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard France Nahia Berecoechea 2–6, 3–6
Loss 11–10 Aug 2023 ITF Malmö, Sweden W25 Clay Netherlands Suzan Lamens 1–6, 4–6
Loss 11–11 Dec 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard Croatia Antonia Ružić 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win 12–11 Apr 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková w/o
Win 13–11 Aug 2024 ITF Collonge–Bellerive, Switzerland W35 Clay Burundi Sada Nahimana 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 13–12 Oct 2024 Open de Touraine, France W35 Hard (i) Yuliya Hatouka 6–7(4), 6–7(8)
Loss 13–13 Oct 2024 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W35 Hard (i) Romania Patricia Maria Țig 3–6, 6–7(4)

Doubles: 26 (14 titles, 12 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (12–9)
Clay (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2014 ITF İstanbul, Turkey W10 Hard Turkey İpek Soylu Belgium Elke Lemmens
Bulgaria Julia Stamatova
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Oct 2014 ITF İstanbul W25 Hard (i) Turkey Müge Topsel Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Turkey İpek Soylu
2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Dec 2014 ITF İstanbul W10 Hard (i) Turkey İpek Soylu Croatia Jana Fett
Croatia Adrijana Lekaj
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard Turkey Müge Topsel Russia Anna Morgina
Bulgaria Julia Terziyska
1–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Win 2–3 Mar 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Belgium Dorien Cuypers
Venezuela Aymet Uzcategui
6–2, 6–4
Win 3–3 May 2015 ITF Antalya W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Venezuela Mariaryeni Gutiérrez
Spain María Martínez Martínez
7–5, 6–2
Win 4–3 Jun 2015 ITF Adana, Turkey W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Turkey Cemre Anıl
Russia Vasilisa Aponasenko
6–1, 6–3
Win 5–3 Jun 2015 ITF Adana W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Norway Emma Flood
Sweden Anette Munozova
6–7(5), 6–4, [10–3]
Win 6–3 Jun 2015 ITF Balıkesir, Turkey W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Romania Cristina Adamescu
Turkey Cemre Anıl
6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–4 Aug 2015 ITF Izmir, Turkey W10 Hard Uzbekistan Arina Folts Germany Julia Wachaczyk
Germany Nora Niedmers
6–7(4), 4–6
Win 7–4 Sep 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Bulgaria Julia Stamatova Slovakia Tamara Kupková
Russia Elina Nepliy
7–5, 6–3
Loss 7–5 Oct 2015 ITF Antalya W10 Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić Slovakia Vivien Juhászová
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
1–6, 3–6
Win 8–5 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–6 May 2016 ITF Antalya W10 Hard Bulgaria Julia Stamatova United States Emina Bektas
United States Sarah Lee
0–6, 3–6
Win 9–6 Aug 2016 ITF Arad, Romania W10 Clay Slovakia Chantal Škamlová Turkey Yasmin Gülman
Romania Camelia Hristea
6–4, 6–2
Win 10–6 Nov 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Estonia Valeria Gorlats
6–1, 7–6(5)
Win 11–6 Feb 2017 ITF Antalya W15 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Turkey Başak Eraydın
Switzerland Karin Kennel
6–3, 6–1
Win 12–6 Jun 2017 ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal W25 Hard Romania Raluca Șerban Colombia María Herazo González
Mexico Victoria Rodríguez
6–4, 6–1
Loss 12–7 Aug 2017 ITF El Espinar, Spain W25 Hard Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs United States Quinn Gleason
Brazil Luisa Stefani
3–6, 2–6
Win 13–7 Oct 2017 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard Montenegro Ana Veselinović Switzerland Conny Perrin
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
6–4, 6–2
Win 14–7 Apr 2018 Lale Cup Istanbul, Turkey W60 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart Russia Anastasia Potapova
Russia Olga Doroshina
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 14–8 Dec 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Turkey Gizem Melisa Ateş Romania Georgia Crăciun
Turkey Başak Eraydın
1–6, 2–6
Loss 14–9 Jan 2021 ITF Antalya W15 Clay Bulgaria Ani Vangelova Slovenia Pia Lovrič
Hungary Adrienn Nagy
4–6, 5–7
Loss 14–10 May 2021 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W15 Hard Russia Valeriia Olianovskaia Switzerland Jenny Dürst
Poland Weronika Falkowska
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14–11 May 2023 ITF Bodrum, Turkey W60 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart Romania Oana Gavrilă
Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
4–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 14–12 Jul 2023 Amstelveen Open, Netherlands W60 Clay Croatia Ena Kajevic Germany Noma Noha Akugue
Luxembourg Marie Weckerle
5–7, 3–6
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