Sarah Iliev

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Sarah Iliev
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (2006-10-03) 3 October 2006 (age 18)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$43,648
Singles
Career record69–55
Career titles0
Highest ranking550 (6 November 2023)
Current ranking844 (3 March 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2024)
French Open  Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record15–16
Career titles2 ITF
Highest ranking541 (3 March 2025)
Current ranking541 (3 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2025)
French Open  Junior1R (2023)
Last updated on: 3 March 2025.

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

Contents

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

Career

Iliev made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2023 Internationaux de Strasbourg, after qualifying into the singles main draw with wins over Ellen Perez and Bai Zhuoxuan, before losing in the first round to Lauren Davis. [2] [3]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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

Singles: 3 (3 runner–ups)

Legend
W35 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2022 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Egypt.svg Merna Refaat 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2 Jan 2023 ITF Fort-de-France, MartiniqueW15Hard Flag of France.svg Emma Léné 2–6, 4–6
Loss0–3 Apr 2025 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW35Clay Flag of Finland.svg Laura Hietaranta 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W35 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 2024 ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW35Clay Flag of Japan.svg Ikumi Yamazaki Flag of Japan.svg Funa Kozaki
Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema
3–6, 6–7(9)
Win1–1 Sep 2024 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, FranceW50Clay Flag of France.svg Emma Léné Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė
Flag of Greece.svg Sapfo Sakellaridi
7–6(5), 6–2
Win2–1 Mar 2025 ITF Hagetmau, FranceW15Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Emma Léné Flag of the United States.svg Ayana Akli
Flag of the United States.svg Mia Horvit
7–6(2), 3–6, [10–8]

References

  1. "Sarah Iliev | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. "Tennis: revivez la 2e journée des Internationaux féminins de Strasbourg, Sarah Iliev entre dans le tableau final!". DNA (in French). May 21, 2023.