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Full name | Dalma Rebeka Gálfi |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Veszprém, Hungary | 13 August 1998
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Coach | Bastien Fazincani (Jan 2019–)[1] |
Prize money | US$ 1,440,168 |
Singles | |
Career record | 268–190 (58.5%) |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (12 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 137 (20 November 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2023) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 131–98 (57.2%) |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 126 (19 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 294 (18 September 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 2R (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 14–13 (51.9%) |
Last updated on: 21 September 2023. |
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.
Personal life and background
Gálfi started playing tennis when she was five years old. 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.
2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, major debut
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 debut
She reached the top 100 on 4 April 2022, at No. 97. After winning her first ITF Circuit grass-court title, the Ilkley Trophy in June, she set a new career-high of world No. 81.
She overcame this with No. 79, after entering the third round at the US Open. At the same tournament, she also advanced to the third round in doubles, partnering Bernarda Pera.
2023: Australian and Madrid Opens debuts, Wimbledon third round
At the Ladies Linz, she reached quarterfinals as a qualifier, defeating seventh seed Bernarda Pera for her first top-50 win, and wildcard Eva Lys.
At the Indian Wells Open, she qualified as lucky loser and defeated world No. 31, Danielle Collins, for her second career win at this level.[10]
At Wimbledon, she reached the third round for the first time at this major, after defeating Linda Nosková and Jule Niemeier.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.[11]
Singles
Current through the 2023 US Open.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
National representation | ||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | A[lower-alpha 2] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 6–9 | 40% | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1 | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | Career total: 26 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 7–12 | 7–13 | 0 / 26 | 21–35 | 38% |
Win % | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 67% | – | 60% | 37% | 35% | Career total: 38% | ||
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 5] | 313 | 272 | 170 | 296 | 252 | 221 | 122 | 85 | $1,440,168 |
Doubles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | A[lower-alpha 2] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 8–4 | 67% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Career total: 15 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 0 / 15 | 16–19 | 46% |
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 5] | n/a | 933 | 430 | 266 | 406 | 240 | 229 | 175 | 191 | 139 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | WTA 125 Contrexéville, France | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 4–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(9–11), 6–1 |
Win | 6–0 | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 7–0 | Nov 2016 | ITF Chenzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 7–2 | May 2019 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–4 | May 2021 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–5 | Jul 2021 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–6 | Sep 2021 | Open Internacional de Valencia, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [14–12] |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2016 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2016 | ITF Bükfürdő, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2017 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 4–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2018 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | Mar 2018 | ITF Toyota, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–8 | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglar, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | 5–8 | Aug 2018 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 5–9 | Aug 2018 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 6–9 | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 6–2 |
Loss | 6–10 | May 2019 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Jul 2019 | ITF Bytom, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 7–11 | Sep 2019 | ITF Trieste, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [8–10] |
Win | 8–11 | Sep 2019 | ITF Kaposvár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 2–6, [10–3] |
Win | 9–11 | Nov 2019 | ITF Malibu, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–3 |
Win | 10–11 | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–2 |
Loss | 10–12 | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 10–13 | Jul 2021 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2015 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Girls' doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
National representation
Fed Cup
Legend |
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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 |
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2015 | Z1 RR | Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | L | 1–6, 0–6 |
2016 | Z1 RR | Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() |
Hard | Elitsa Kostova | L | 5–7, 2–6 |
2017 | Z1 RR | Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Jelena Simić | W | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
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Donna Vekić | L | 2–6, 0–6 | |||||
2018 | Z1 RR | Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Rebecca Peterson | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
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Lea Bošković | W | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | |||||
Z1 PO | ![]() |
Heather Watson | L | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | W | 6–0, 6–3 |
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Kaja Juvan | W | 6–1, 6–4 | |||||
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Katie Boulter | L | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7) | |||||
2022 | Z1 RR | Apr 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Aleksandra Krunić | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
PO | Nov 2022 | Oradea (ROU) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Ana Bogdan | L | 1–6, 4–6 | |
2023 | Z1 RR | Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
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Zeynep Sönmez | L | 3–6, 4–6 | |||||
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Suzan Lamens | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles (7–4)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2016 | Z1 RR | Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() |
Hard | Fanny Stollár | Dia Evtimova Isabella Shinikova |
W | 6–3, 6–1 |
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Réka Luca Jani | Ysaline Bonaventure An-Sophie Mestach |
L | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 | |||||
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Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko |
L | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||||||
2017 | Z1 RR | Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | Darija Jurak Ana Konjuh |
L | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
2018 | Z1 RR | Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Fanny Stollár | Cornelia Lister Rebecca Peterson |
W | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
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Kaja Juvan Tamara Zidanšek |
W | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Réka Luca Jani | Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari |
W | 6–3, 6–4 |
2022 | Z1 RR | Apr 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Ayla Aksu Berfu Cengiz |
W | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
2023 | Z1 RR | Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | ![]() |
Clay | Anna Bondár | Berfu Cengiz İpek Öz |
L | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 2–6 |
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Diāna Marcinkēviča Daniela Vismane |
W | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
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Suzan Lamens Bibiane Schoofs |
W | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Best Grand Slam results details
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Record against other players
Double bagel matches
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Rank | Round |
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Win | 2022 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() |
78 | 1R |
Notes
- 1 2 Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
- 1 2 2014: WTA ranking–1073.
References
- ↑ "A teniszben is a komfortzónán túl kezdődik az élet - (In tennis, life begins beyond the comfort zone)" (in Hungarian). tenisz-palya.hu. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Team Dunlop: Dalma Galfi". dunlopsports.com.
- ↑ "Hungarian Grand Prix" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tenisz: Garros-győztesek ellen mutatkoztak be fiataljaink". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Búcsúzott a Barzó, Gálfi páros a Rómain". telesport.hu (in Hungarian). 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Fritz and Galfi crowned ITF Junior World Champions". International Tennis Federation. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ "Dalma Galfi thrills Hungarian fans with Budapest breakthrough".
- ↑ "Introducing the 2021 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes".
- ↑ "How Dalma Galfi served up a spot in her first-ever US Open main draw". usopen.org. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ "Lucky loser Galfi surprises Collins at Indian Wells".
- ↑ "Dalma Galfi [HUN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
External links

- Dalma Gálfi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Dalma Gálfi at the International Tennis Federation
- Dalma Gálfi at the Billie Jean King Cup
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