Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023.
Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 2008.
Career
2016: Grand Slam debut and WTA Tour semifinal
In May, she won her first ITF tournament of the year in Grado by defeating Susanne Celik in the final.[1][note 1] In July, she qualified for the WTA Tour event Stanford Classic. She won her first-round match against Asia Muhammad, before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round.[1][note 1] At her next tournament, at the Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, en route.[2] At the US Open, after qualifying, she defeated fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the first round, in three sets, for her first main-draw major match-win. In the second round, she lost to another countrywoman, Monica Niculescu, in straight sets.[3][note 1]
2017: Second WTA Tour semifinal
At the Australian Open, Bogdan reached the main draw through qualifying, but was defeated in straight sets in the first round by Elena Vesnina. She also entered the main draw of the French Open and Wimbledon for the first time in her career, winning her first-round match at Wimbledon against Duan Yingying, in straight sets.[3][note 1]
At the US Open, Bogdan reached the second round of the main draw, matching her result from 2016, but was defeated in three sets by Monica Niculescu.[4]
2018: Australian Open third round, top 70 debut
The Australian Open saw Bogdan reach her best career result at a Grand Slam tournament, reaching the third round, upsetting 11th seed Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in her first round match, and Yulia Putintseva in the second. As a result, she reached the top 100 for the first time in her career, at world No. 89 in the singles rankings.[5] Bogdan then made the semifinals at both Monterrey (falling to Garbiñe Muguruza) and Bogotá. These results propelled her ranking into the top 70.[5]
2019–2020: Out of top 100
At the beginning of the new season, Bogdan failed to qualify for the main stages at the Australian Open. She lost in the final qualifying round against Ann Li. Bogdan had two match points in the second set, but lost the match in three sets.[6]
She also defeated world No. 38, Veronika Kudermetova, while playing for Romania in Fed Cup.
2021: WTA Challenger final, French Open third round
At Wimbledon, she reached the third round for the first time at this major but lost to Lesia Tsurenko in a tight three-set match with a 38 points tiebreak in the third, the longest in women's singles Grand Slam history.[9]
In February, Bogdan headed to Europe, and still on hardcourts, participated in her home tournament, the Transylvania Open where she got to the final but lost to Karolína Plíšková, in straight sets.[12]
She reached the third round at the French Open for the second time in her career at this major, with an upset over former finalist, 20th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[13] As a result, Bogdan returned to the top 50 in the rankings, at No. 49 on 10 June 2024.[citation needed]
In Cleveland, Bogdan qualified for the main draw of the Tennis in the Land by defeating Shelby Rogers and top seeded qualifier Greet Minnen. In the first round, Bogdan upset 2nd seed Leylah Fernandez,[14] then beat Greet Minnen, who had made it into the main draw as a lucky loser.[15] She then lost to fifth seed Anastasia Potapova in the quarterfinals.[16]
The following week, she was defeated by Arantxa Rus in the first round of the US Open.[17]
(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.
^ abEdition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
^ abThe first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
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