Ana Bogdan

Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023.

Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 2008.

2016: Grand Slam debut and WTA Tour semifinal
In May, she won her first ITF tournament of the year in Grado by defeating Susanne Celik in the final. In July, she qualified for the WTA Tour event Stanford Classic. She won her first-round match against Asia Muhammad, before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round. At her next tournament, at the Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, en route. At the US Open, after qualifying, she defeated fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the first round, in three sets, for her first main-draw major match-win. In the second round, she lost to another countrywoman, Monica Niculescu, in straight sets.

2017: Second WTA Tour semifinal
At the Australian Open, Bogdan reached the main draw through qualifying, but was defeated in straight sets in the first round by Elena Vesnina. She also entered the main draw of the French Open and Wimbledon for the first time in her career, winning her first-round match at Wimbledon against Duan Yingying, in straight sets. At the US Open, Bogdan reached the second round of the main draw, matching her result from 2016, but was defeated in three sets by Monica Niculescu.

2018: Australian Open third round, top 70 debut
The Australian Open saw Bogdan reach her best career result at a Grand Slam tournament, reaching the third round, upsetting 11th seed Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in her first round match, and Yulia Putintseva in the second. As a result, she reached the top 100 for the first time in her career, at world No. 89 in the singles rankings. Bogdan then made the semifinals at both Monterrey (falling to Garbiñe Muguruza) and Bogotá. These results propelled her ranking into the top 70.

2019–2020: Out of top 100
At the beginning of the new season, Bogdan failed to qualify for the main stages at the Australian Open. She lost in the final qualifying round against Ann Li. Bogdan had two match points in the second set, but lost the match in three sets.

She also defeated world No. 38, Veronika Kudermetova, while playing for Romania in Fed Cup.

2021: WTA Challenger final, French Open third round
She reached the third round of Major for the second time at the 2021 French Open and for the first time at Roland Garros, defeating lucky loser Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Naomi Osaka after her withdrawal.

2022: WTA Tour final, top 50 debut
She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Poland Open but lost it to fifth seed Caroline Garcia.

Seeded sixth at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, she reached the semifinals where she was defeated by Mayar Sherif. As a result, she reached the top 50, at world No. 46, on 3 October 2022.

2023: First WTA 1000 and Wimbledon third round
She reached the third round at the Dubai Championships as a qualifier, before losing to the third seed, Jessica Pegula.

At Wimbledon, she reached the third round for the first time at this major but lost to Lesia Tsurenko in a tight three-set match with a 38 points tiebreak in the third, the longest in women's singles Grand Slam history.

Bogdan successfully defended the title at the WTA 125 event in Iași, defeating compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in the final. In September, Bogdan won the WTA 125 tournament in Parma, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final.

2024: Second WTA Tour final and French Open third round
Bogdan's first engagement of the year was the Brisbane International, where she lost to Marta Kostyuk in the first round in a three-set match. She then participated in the Adelaide International, in which, as a qualifying lucky loser, she defeated Katie Boulter in the first round in straight sets, but lost to Laura Siegemund in the second also in straight sets. After that, she went to the Australian Open. There, she was defeated by qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtová in the first round in a three-setter.

In February, Bogdan headed to Europe, and still on hardcourts, participated in her home tournament, the Transylvania Open where she got to the final but lost to Karolína Plíšková, in straight sets.

She reached the third round at the 2024 French Open for the second time in her career at this Major, with an upset over former finalist, 20th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Personal life
She is in a relationship with Romanian-Italian rally driver Simone Tempestini as of 2020.

Performance timelines
''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. ''

Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open.

Doubles
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Record against top 10 players

 * She has a 0–8 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.