| Country (sports) |  Turkey |
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| Born | 7 August 1989 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $53,787 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 504 (9 July 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 406 (11 November 2013) |
Hülya Esen, Хюлия Велиева (born 7 August 1989) is a Turkish born professional tennis player. She was seven consecutive years number one in Bulgarian women's ranking. Her parents are with Turkish origin from Kardzhali, Bulgaria, and her ancestors came from Konya. Her mother Nebahat is from Ardino, and has been her coach, managing her and her sister Lütfiye Esen careers. Together with her sister Lütfiye, they are 12 times women's doubles champions of Bulgaria. Hülya is in total 17 times champion of Bulgaria, in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She is the first and was the only triple champion of Bulgaria (till 2021), that have won all singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions in one championship.[1][2]
In her career, Esen won six ITF doubles titles. She has career-high WTA rankings of 504 in singles, achieved on 9 July 2012, and 406 in doubles, reached on 11 November 2013. She played her last match on the ITF Circuit in October 2018.
Esen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2008 Gastein Ladies in the doubles event, partnering Stefanie Haidner. She also played in the doubles event of the 2010 İstanbul Cup, partnering Derya Turhan.[3][4][5][6]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2011 | ITF Gaziantep, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Nicole Melichar |
4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 18 (6 titles, 12 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | ITF Palić, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay |  Lütfiye Esen |
 Martina Babáková .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Davinia Lobbinger |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2008 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
 Julia Efremova Diana Isaeva |
5–7, 6–1, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2009 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
 Diana Marcu Simona Matei |
5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2010 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Camelia Hristea Ionela-Andreea Iova |
0–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |
 Magali de Lattre  Christina Shakovets |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2011 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |
 Nikola Fraňková Hsu Chieh-yu |
6–7(4), 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
 Khristina Kazimova  Francesca Stephenson |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–4 | Dec 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Laura Ioana Paar Raluca Elena Platon |
6–0, 1–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Seda Arantekin |
Diana Enache  Daniëlle Harmsen |
6–7(5), 1–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |
 Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing |
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Niš, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
 Lina Gjorcheska Maria Mokh |
3–6, 7–6(2), [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2012 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen |
6–4, 1–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 6–8 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Laura Ioana Andrei Raluca Elena Platon |
4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–9 | Jul 2013 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |
Başak Eraydın Zuzana Zlochová |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Aug 2013 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |
 Anett Kontaveit Polina Leykina |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Jul 2014 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Lina Gjorcheska .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alexandra Nancarrow |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–12 | Jul 2016 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Veronica Miroshnichenko Valeriya Zeleva |
5–7, 1–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2005 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G5 | Clay | Anna Maskaljun |
2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey | G5 | Hard | Nikki Prosser |
1–6, 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2005 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
2–6, 0–2 ret. |
Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2004 | Istanbul, Turkey | G5 | Hard | Gözde Ünkaya |
 Ina Sireţeanu Gabriela Stepa |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2004 | Sofia, Bulgaria | G5 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
Ioana-Alexandra Bara Nicoleta-Ana Maria Bara |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey | G5 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |
Eylül Benli Valeria Savinykh |
7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 2005 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nives Pavlovic Nevena Selaković |
6–4, 6–1 |
References
- ↑ "Hulya ESEN". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Hulya Esen". wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ "Жени - сингъл".
- ↑ "Хюлия Велиева - момичето със страхотен глас, с много таланти и част от нaй-уcпешнaтa двойкa в cтрaнaтa през поcледното деcетилетие - Tennis.bg".
- ↑ "Хюлия Велиева - гласът на Родопите в тениса ни".
- ↑ "Хюлия Велиева спечели Държавното лично първенство по тенис на закрито за жени".
External links
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