Gabriela Lee (née Talabă; born 23 August 1995) is a Romanian

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player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 136, achieved on 1 August 2022, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 229, set on the same date. She has won five singles and 10 doubles titles on the

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Career

Lee played collegiate tennis at

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. She helped the Lady Raiders to four straight NCAA tournament berths, four straight Sweet 16 appearances, two Elite Eight appearances and the highest ranking in program history (No. 5). She made her

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doubles main-draw debut at the Lexington Open, having received a wildcard into the doubles tournament, partnering

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. In September 2020, Lee entered the qualifying round of the

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, her first Grand Slam tournament ever played. However, she lost her first match against

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in the first round. Lee recorded her first WTA Tour match win at the

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as a lucky loser over Cypriot qualifier Raluca Serban. In 2022, she qualified into the main draw of the

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for a second year in a row but lost to

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. Lee gained direct entry into the 2023 Morocco Open, losing her opening match to

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. Having qualified for the 2023 Montevideo Open, Lee defeated wildcard entrant Lucía de Santa Ana to reach the second round, where she was double baggled by second seed and eventual champion

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. Ranked No. 313, she also qualified for the singles main draw at the 2024 Charleston Open but lost to

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. Despite the loss she returned to the top 300. Later that year, Lee qualified for the 2024 Fifth Third Charleston 125 2, where wins over lucky loser

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and eighth seed Iva Jovic saw her reach the quarterfinals, at which point her run was ended by wildcard entrant

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in three sets.

Performance timeline

Singles

''Current through the 2023 Morocco Open.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner–ups)

References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Gabriela 1995 births Living people Romanian female tennis players Sportspeople from Galați Texas Tech Red Raiders women's tennis players 21st-century Romanian sportswomen