Ayla Aksu (born 15 July 1996) is a Turkish

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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 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life

Aksu grew up in

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. Growing up, she looked up to

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, and

Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay (; born 28 September 1989) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She won her first title at her home tournament in Istanbul becoming the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA Tour title. She has won 12 singles and 1 ...

Career

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

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in the Billie Jean King Cup, she has a win-loss record of 5–9. Aksu made her

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main-draw debut at the 2015 İstanbul Cup, in the doubles event, partnering Melis Sezer.

ITF Circuit finals

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

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aksu, Ayla American female tennis players American sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish female tennis players 1996 births Living people Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century American sportswomen Tennis players from San Francisco