Lea Bošković (; born 22 September 1999) is a Croatian

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player. She has career-high singles

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of world No. 158 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 215 achieved on 27 February 2023. Bošković has won seven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of 19, achieved on 5 June 2017. In 2017, she reached the US Open girls' doubles final, partnering

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. Bošković made her

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debut for

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, and she has a win–loss record of 6–3.

Career

On her WTA Tour main draw debut, Bošković reached the quarterfinals as a lucky loser at the 2024 Iași Open, defeating

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, for her first WTA Tour win, and qualifier

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, both achieved in straight sets, before losing in the last eight to top seed and eventual champion Mirra Andreeva. At the 2025 Copa Colsanitas Bošković qualified for the main draw and reached her second WTA quarterfinal upsetting eight seed Cristina Bucsa.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Singles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Fed Cup participation

Singles (7–3)

Doubles (1–0)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boskovic, Lea 1999 births Living people Croatian female tennis players Tennis players from Zagreb 21st-century Croatian sportswomen