Dalma Gálfi
Hungarian tennis player
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player.
On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings. Gálfi has won nine singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit .
Early life
Gálfi began playing tennis at the age of five. Her father had two tennis courts, and he taught her how to play tennis.[ 2]
Career highlights
Junior career
Grand Slam performance - Singles:
Grand Slam performance - Doubles:
Professional career
2013: WTA Tour debut
Gálfi was given a wildcard for the Budapest Grand Prix , where she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut alongside Lilla Barzó in doubles ,[ 3] only to lose to the 2011 French Open champions Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká .[ 4] [ 5]
2015: ITF Junior World Champion
In December 2015, Gálfi was pronounced ITF Junior World Champion .[ 6] In that year, she won the girls' singles title at the US Open , and the girls' doubles title (with Fanny Stollár ) at Wimbledon .[citation needed ]
2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, Grand Slam debut
Gálfi in 2021
In July 2021, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Budapest Grand Prix as a wildcard.[ 7]
Six years after winning the junior title at the US Open in 2015, Gálfi qualified, after eight attempts, for the first time into the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open .[ 8] [ 9]
2022: WTA 1000 debut, US Open third round in singles and doubles, top 80
She reached the top 100 on 4 April 2022, at No. 97 after recording her first win the WTA 1000 level in Miami .[ 10] After winning her first ITF Circuit grass-court title, the Ilkley Trophy in June, she set a new career-high of world No. 81.[ 11]
She improved to a new best ranking of No. 79 on 12 September 2022, after she reached the third round at a Major for the first time in her career, at the US Open , where she lost to 18th seed Veronika Kudermetova .[ 12] At the same tournament, she also advanced to the third round in doubles, partnering Bernarda Pera .
2023: Australian & Madrid Opens debuts, Wimbledon third round
At the Linz Open , Gálfi reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier, defeating seventh seed Bernarda Pera[ 13] and wildcard Eva Lys ,[ 14] before retiring while trailing in the first set of her last eight march against Markéta Vondroušová .[ 15]
At the Indian Wells Open , she qualified as a lucky loser and defeated world No. 31, Danielle Collins , for her second career win at this level.[ 16] She lost in the second round to fifth seed Caroline Garcia in three sets.[ 17]
At Wimbledon , Gálfi appeared in the third round for the first time at this major, after defeating Linda Nosková [ 18] and Jule Niemeier .[ 19] Her run was ended by 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova .[ 20]
2024: WTA Tour semifinal on grass
In Hua Hin , Thailand, Gálfi reached her third career quarterfinal as a qualifier, defeating wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic [ 21] and fifth seed Wang Xiyu .[ 22] She lost in the last eight to eventual champion Diana Shnaider .[ 23]
At the Rosmalen Open , she reached her first grass-court semifinal and first since Budapest 2021, as a qualifier defeating Arantxa Rus ,[ 24] fifth seed Veronika Kudermetova [ 25] and Aleksandra Krunić .[ 26] She lost her semifinal match to Bianca Andreescu in straight sets.[ 27] Gálfi made it through qualifying at Wimbledon , going on to reach the second-round where she lost to 11th seed Danielle Collins .[ 28]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [ 29]
Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.
Doubles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (4–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (1–5)
Grass (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2014
ITF Heraklion, Greece
10,000
Hard
Julia Grabher
6–3, 6–0
Win
2–0
Nov 2014
ITF Heraklion, Greece
10,000
Hard
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win
3–0
Mar 2015
ITF Solarino, Italy
10,000
Hard
Gloria Liang
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Win
4–0
Sep 2015
ITF Tweed Heads, Australia
15,000
Hard
Storm Sanders
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win
5–0
Oct 2015
ITF Cairns, Australia
25,000
Hard
Olivia Tjandramulia
6–4, 6–7(9–11) , 6–1
Win
6–0
Oct 2016
ITF Toowoomba, Australia
25,000
Hard
Katy Dunne
6–2, 6–4
Win
7–0
Nov 2016
ITF Chenzhou, China
25,000
Hard
Riko Sawayanagi
6–0, 6–4
Loss
7–1
Nov 2016
ITF Tokyo Open , Japan
100,000
Hard
Zhang Shuai
6–4, 6–7(2–7) , 2–6
Loss
7–2
May 2019
Internacional de La Bisbal , Spain
60,000+H
Clay
Wang Xiyu
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
7–3
Mar 2020
ITF Antalya, Turkey
25,000
Clay
Mayar Sherif
4–6, 3–6
Loss
7–4
May 2021
ITF Prague Open , Czech Republic
25,000
Clay
Jule Niemeier
4–6, 2–6
Win
8–4
Jun 2021
ITF Denain, France
25,000
Clay
Paula Ormaechea
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss
8–5
Jul 2021
Contrexéville Open , France
100,000
Clay
Anhelina Kalinina
2–6, 2–6
Loss
8–6
Sep 2021
Internacional de Valencia , Spain
80,000
Clay
Martina Trevisan
6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Win
9–6
Jun 2022
Ilkley Trophy , United Kingdom
100,000
Grass
Jodie Burrage
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (0–3)
$25,000 tournaments (7–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (4–8)
Grass (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2014
ITF Heraklion, Greece
10,000
Hard
Anna Bondár
Réka Luca Jani Julia Stamatova
4–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Nov 2014
ITF Heraklion, Greece
10,000
Hard
Anna Bondár
Martina Bašić Tena Lukas
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
2–1
Mar 2015
ITF Solarino, Italy
10,000
Hard
Anna Bondár
Sofiya Kovalets Janina Toljan
6–3, 6–2
Loss
2–2
Sep 2015
ITF Tweed Heads, Australia
15,000
Hard
Priscilla Hon
Kimberly Birrell Tammi Patterson
7–6(3) , 3–6, [8–10]
Win
3–2
Apr 2016
ITF Heraklion, Greece
10,000
Hard
Cristiana Ferrando
Kseniia Bekker Raluca Șerban
6–4, 5–7, [14–12]
Loss
3–3
May 2016
Kurume Cup , Japan
50,000
Grass
Xu Shilin
Hsu Ching-wen Ksenia Lykina
6–7(5) , 2–6
Loss
3–4
Aug 2016
ITF Bükfürdő, Hungary
25,000
Clay
Réka Luca Jani
Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár
3–6, 6–7(4)
Win
4–4
Oct 2016
ITF Toowoomba, Australia
25,000
Hard
Viktória Kužmová
Gabriela Cé Tereza Mihalíková
6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss
4–5
Jun 2017
Open de Marseille , France
100,000
Clay
Dalila Jakupović
Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova
6–7(5) , 4–6
Loss
4–6
Feb 2018
GB Pro-Series Glasgow , UK
25,000
Hard (i)
Katarzyna Piter
Ysaline Bonaventure Valentini Grammatikopoulou
5–7, 4–6
Loss
4–7
Mar 2018
ITF Toyota, Japan
25,000
Hard (i)
Rika Fujiwara
Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri
2–6, 3–6
Loss
4–8
May 2018
ITF Balatonboglar, Hungary
25,000
Clay
Ágnes Bukta
Anna Bondár Raluca Șerban
1–6, 6–7(2)
Win
5–8
Aug 2018
GB Pro-Series Foxhills , UK
25,000
Hard
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Emily Arbuthnott Anna Danilina
6–0, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss
5–9
Aug 2018
Budapest Ladies Open , Hungary
60,000
Clay
Réka Luca Jani
Ulrikke Eikeri Elitsa Kostova
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
6–9
May 2019
ITF Monzón , Spain
25,000
Clay
Jana Fett
Despina Papamichail Nina Stojanović
7–6(2) , 6–2
Loss
6–10
May 2019
Internacional de La Bisbal , Spain
60,000+H
Clay
Georgina García Pérez
Arina Rodionova Storm Sanders
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–10
Jul 2019
ITF Bytom, Poland
25,000
Clay
Katarzyna Piter
Maryna Chernyshova Daria Lodikova
6–4, 6–0
Loss
7–11
Sep 2019
ITF Trieste, Italy
25,000
Clay
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Cristina Dinu Angelica Moratelli
6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win
8–11
Sep 2019
ITF Kaposvár, Hungary
25,000
Clay
Adrienn Nagy
Anna Bondár Réka Luca Jani
7–6(5) , 2–6, [10–3]
Win
9–11
Nov 2019
ITF Malibu, United States
25,000
Hard
Kimberley Zimmermann
Lorraine Guillermo Anna Hertel
7–6(5) , 6–3
Win
10–11
Jan 2020
ITF Daytona Beach, US
25,000
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Paula Ormaechea Prarthana Thombare
7–6(4) , 6–2
Loss
10–12
Jun 2021
ITF Denain, France
25,000
Clay
Paula Ormaechea
Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova
5–7, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss
10–13
Jul 2021
Contrexéville Open , France
100,000
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Anna Danilina Ulrikke Eikeri
0–6, 6–1, [4–10]
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Girls' doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
National representation
Fed Cup
Legend
Finals
Finals Qualif. Round
Finals Play-offs (0–1)
Zone Group (13–12)
Gálfi made her debut for the Hungary Fed Cup team in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I .
Singles (6–9)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Opponent
W/L
Score
2015
Z1 RR
Feb 2015
Budapest (HUN )
Serbia
Hard (i)
Ivana Jorović
L
1–6, 0–6
2016
Z1 RR
Feb 2016
Eilat (ISR )
Bulgaria
Hard
Elitsa Kostova
L
5–7, 2–6
2017
Z1 RR
Feb 2017
Tallinn (EST )
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hard (i)
Jelena Simić
W
6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Croatia
Donna Vekić
L
2–6, 0–6
2018
Z1 RR
Feb 2018
Tallinn (EST)
Sweden
Hard (i)
Rebecca Peterson
L
3–6, 2–6
Croatia
Lea Bošković
W
6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Z1 PO
Great Britain
Heather Watson
L
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
2019
Z1 RR
Feb 2019
Bath (GBR )
Greece
Hard (i)
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
W
6–0, 6–3
Slovenia
Kaja Juvan
W
6–1, 6–4
Great Britain
Katie Boulter
L
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(1–7)
2022
Z1 RR
Apr 2022
Antalya (TUR )
Serbia
Clay
Aleksandra Krunić
L
4–6, 2–6
PO
Nov 2022
Oradea (ROU )
Romania
Hard (i)
Ana Bogdan
L
1–6, 4–6
2023
Z1 RR
Apr 2023
Antalya (TUR )
Egypt
Clay
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
W
6–1, 6–3
Turkey
Zeynep Sönmez
L
3–6, 4–6
Netherlands
Suzan Lamens
W
6–4, 6–3
Doubles (7–4)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Partner
Opponents
W/L
Score
2016
Z1 RR
Feb 2016
Eilat (ISR)
Bulgaria
Hard
Fanny Stollár
Dia Evtimova Isabella Shinikova
W
6–3, 6–1
Belgium
Réka Luca Jani
Ysaline Bonaventure An-Sophie Mestach
L
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Latvia
Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko
L
6–7(2–7) , 3–6
2017
Z1 RR
Feb 2017
Tallinn (EST)
Croatia
Hard (i)
Tímea Babos
Darija Jurak Ana Konjuh
L
5–7, 6–3, 1–6
2018
Z1 RR
Feb 2018
Tallinn (EST)
Sweden
Hard (i)
Fanny Stollár
Cornelia Lister Rebecca Peterson
W
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Slovenia
Kaja Juvan Tamara Zidanšek
W
6–4, 6–3
2019
Z1 RR
Feb 2019
Bath (GBR)
Greece
Hard (i)
Réka Luca Jani
Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari
W
6–3, 6–4
2022
Z1 RR
Apr 2022
Antalya (TUR)
Turkey
Clay
Réka Luca Jani
Ayla Aksu Berfu Cengiz
W
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
2023
Z1 RR
Apr 2023
Antalya (TUR )
Turkey
Clay
Anna Bondár
Berfu Cengiz İpek Öz
L
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 2–6
Latvia
Diāna Marcinkēviča Daniela Vismane
W
6–1, 6–2
Netherlands
Suzan Lamens Bibiane Schoofs
W
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Best Grand Slam results details
Singles
Doubles
Record against other players
Double bagel matches
Notes
^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
^ a b c d e During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played in the Billie Jean King Cup , which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
^ a b 2014: WTA ranking–1073.
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