Ana Bogdan

Career

In May, Bogdan won her first ITF tournament of the year in Grado, defeating Susanne Celik in the final. She then qualified for the WTA Tour event Stanford Classic, where she beat Asia Muhammad in the first round before losing to Alison Riske in three sets in the second round. At the Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1 and top seed Jelena Janković along the way, but lost to sixth seed Timea Babos in the last four.

2017: Second career semifinal

At the US Open, after qualifying, she won her first main-draw major match by defeating fellow Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the first round, then lost to Monica Niculescu in the second round. At the Australian Open, she reached the main draw through qualifying but was defeated in straight sets in the first round by 14th seed Elena Vesnina. She entered the main draw at the French Open for the first time, losing her opening match to lucky loser Ons Jabeur, and at Wimbledon, where she defeated Duan Yingying in straight sets before losing to 21st seed Caroline Garcia in the second round.

2018: Australian Open third round, top 70 debut

At the US Open, she reached the second round again, matching her 2016 result, but lost in three sets to Monica Niculescu. At the Australian Open, she achieved her best Grand Slam result by reaching the third round, upsetting 11th seed Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in the first round and Yulia Putintseva in the second, which lifted her into the top 100 for the first time at world No. 89. She then made the semifinals at both Monterrey and Bogotá, pushing her ranking into the top 70.

2019–21: French Open third round, maiden WTA 125 final

At the 2020 Prague Open, she reached the quarterfinals but retired due to a thigh injury while leading in the first set against Kristýna Plíšková. In 2021, she defeated fifth seed Barbora Krejčíková to reach the quarterfinals at the İstanbul Cup, where her run ended against third seed Veronika Kudermetova. At the 2021 French Open, she reached the third round for the second time at a major, beating lucky loser Elisabetta Cocciaretto and benefiting from second seed Naomi Osaka's withdrawal, before losing to Paula Badosa in three sets. Bogdan made her first WTA 125 final at the 2021 Open de Limoges, losing to second seed Alison Van Uytvanck.