Sarah Iliev (born 3 October 2006) is a French female tennis player.

Sarah Iliev
Country (sports) France
Born (2006-10-03) 3 October 2006 (age 18)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$40,874
Singles
Career record57–43
Career titles0
Highest ranking550 (6 November 2023)
Current ranking691 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2024)
French Open Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record11–9
Career titles1 ITF
Highest ranking669 (9 September 2024)
Current ranking669 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior1R (2023)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Iliev has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 550 achieved on 6 November 2023.[1]

Career

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Iliev made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Internationaux de Strasbourg, after qualifying into the singles main draw, having received a qualifying wildcard, and in doubles as a wildcard partnering Séverine Deppner.[2][3]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)

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Legend
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Merna Refaat 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2023 ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique W15 Hard   Emma Léné 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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W50 tournaments (1–0)
W35 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2024 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W35 Clay   Ikumi Yamazaki   Funa Kozaki
  Erika Sema
3–6, 6–7(9)
Win 1–1 Sep 2024 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France W50 Clay   Emma Léné   Justina Mikulskytė
  Sapfo Sakellaridi
7–6(5), 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Sarah Iliev | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Tennis: revivez la 2e journée des Internationaux féminins de Strasbourg, Sarah Iliev entre dans le tableau final!". May 21, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3013222/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2023
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