United Kingdom World No. 129 Sonay Kartal is 14–8 in 2026.
Sonay Kartal went out of China Open in the round of 32, losing to Alina Charaeva.
As of 8 October 2026, 08:47 UTC.
Next match
Opponent, time and what people predict.
Sonay Kartal is out of China Open: lost the round of 32 to Alina Charaeva. The next tournament appears here once a draw is published.
World ranking
No. 129
No change since 28 Sept
2026 season
14–8
Last 5 matches
L L W W L
Career titles
1
14–8
2026 record
22 matches through 5 Oct.
- Hard
- 14–7
4
Match winning streak
At Abu Dhabi, 31 Jan to 4 Feb.
- Vs current top 10
- 0–2
- Deciding sets
- 4–3
- Tiebreaks
- 3–4
Tournament Run
Sonay Kartal’s road through China Open 2026.
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Round of 128
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Round of 64
vs Xinyu Wang
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Round of 32
News & Insights
What is happening around Sonay Kartal - headlines from our approved sources, links go to the source.
Sonay Kartal has returned to WTA competition after a six-month absence and has won multiple matches at the China Open, including victories over Andrea Lazaro Garcia and Xinyu Wang. She subsequently lost to Alina Charaeva at the same event.
AI-generated summary of recent headlines. Generated 5 Oct 2026.
Serve & return, 2026
How the points are won, from the match statistics api-tennis records. The tick on each bar is the median of the WTA top 100.
18 matches with statistics
On serve about tour average at holding serve
- Aces per match
- 2.6 tour median 2.8 · fewer than most
- Double faults per match
- 0.9 tour median 3.6 · fewer than most
- 1st serve points won
- 65% tour median 65%
- 2nd serve points won
- 51% tour median 46%
- Service games held
- 69% tour median 68%
- Break points saved
- 52% tour median 56%
On return about tour average at converting break points
- Return games won
- 42% tour median 37%
- Break points converted
- 47% tour median 46%
Career
1 singles title · best year-end No. 68 (2025). Year-end singles ranking by season, from api-tennis.
Results
Every singles result on record, newest first. Opponents link to their page and the score to the match page, where we have one; "people predicted" is this player's Polymarket price before the match.
| Date | Result | Opponent | Tournament | Score | People predicted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | L | Alina Charaeva | China Open · Round of 32 | 4–6 1–6 | 64% |
| 3 Oct 2026 | W |  Xinyu Wang | China Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–2 | 52% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | W |  Andrea Lazaro Garcia | China Open · Round of 128 | 6–2 6–3 | 76% |
| 22 Sept 2026 | L |  Marie Bouzkova | WTA Billie Jean King Cup - World Group | 6–7(2) 6–4 4–6 | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | L |  Elena Rybakina | Indian Wells · Round of 16 | 4–6 3–4 ret. | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | W |  Madison Keys | Indian Wells · Round of 32 | 2–6 6–2 6–3 | |
| 7 Mar 2026 | W |  Emma Navarro | Indian Wells · Round of 64 | 6–1 3–6 7–6(2) | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | W |  Lanlana Tararudee | Indian Wells · Round of 128 | 6–4 6–4 |
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| 14 Feb 2026 | L |  Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Dubai · Qualifying final | 4–6 3–6 | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | W |  Storm Hunter | Dubai · Qualifying semi-finals | 6–4 6–1 | |
| 8 Feb 2026 | L |  Magda Linette | Doha · Round of 64 | 4–6 6–3 3–6 | |
| 7 Feb 2026 | W |  Kimberly Birrell | Doha · Qualifying final | 7–5 6–3 | |
| 6 Feb 2026 | W |  Simona Waltert | Doha · Qualifying semi-finals | 7–5 2–6 6–4 | |
| 5 Feb 2026 | L |  Sara Bejlek | Abu Dhabi · Quarter-finals | 0–6 2–6 | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | W |  Renata Zarazua | Abu Dhabi · Round of 16 | 6–0 6–3 | |
| 2 Feb 2026 | W |  Cristina Bucsa | Abu Dhabi · Round of 32 | 6–3 7–6(8) | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | W | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Abu Dhabi · Qualifying final | 6–2 6–4 | |
| 31 Jan 2026 | W |  Yuliia Starodubtseva | Abu Dhabi · Qualifying semi-finals | 6–4 6–0 | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | L |  Anna Kalinskaya | Australian Open · Round of 128 | 6–7(3) 1–6 | |
| 9 Jan 2026 | L |  Elina Svitolina | Auckland · Quarter-finals | 4–6 7–6(2) 6–7(5) | |
| 8 Jan 2026 | W |  Ella Seidel | Auckland · Round of 16 | 6–3 6–1 | |
| 6 Jan 2026 | W |  Janice Tjen | Auckland · Round of 32 | 6–1 6–7(4) 6–3 |