Romanian tennis player (born 1995)
Gabriela Lee Full name Gabriela Talabă Lee Country (sports) Romania Born (1995-08-23 ) 23 August 1995 (age 29) Galați , Romania[ 1] Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) College Texas Tech University Prize money US$414,499 Career record 273–224 Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 136 (1 August 2022) Current ranking No. 309 (9 December 2024) Australian Open Q1 (2021 , 2022 , 2023 ) French Open Q2 (2021 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2021 , 2022 ) US Open Q2 (2022 ) Career record 153–132 Career titles 10 ITF Highest ranking No. 229 (1 August 2022) Current ranking No. 1,582 (9 December 2024) Last updated on: 9 December 2024.
Gabriela Lee (née Talabă ; born 23 August 1995) is a Romanian tennis player.
She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 136, achieved on 1 August 2022, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 229, set on the same date. She has won five singles and 10 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit .
Career
Lee played collegiate tennis at Texas Tech University . She helped the Lady Raiders to four straight NCAA tournament berths, four straight Sweet 16 appearances, two Elite Eight appearances and the highest ranking in program history (No. 5). [ 2]
She made her WTA Tour doubles main-draw debut at the Lexington Open , having received a wildcard into the doubles tournament, partnering Caitlin Whoriskey .[citation needed
In September 2020, Lee entered the qualifying round of the French Open , her first Grand Slam tournament ever played. However, she lost her first match against Clara Tauson from Denmark.[ 3]
She qualified for the 2021 Charleston Open main draw making her WTA Tour and WTA 500 singles debuts. She lost to eventual runner-up Danka Kovinić in the first round.[ 4] [ 5]
Lee recorded her first WTA Tour match win at the 2021 Poland Open as a lucky loser over Cypriot qualifier Raluca Serban .[ 6]
In 2022, she qualified into the main draw of the Charleston Open for a second year in a row but lost to Jasmine Paolini .[ 7]
Lee gained direct entry into the 2023 Morocco Open , losing her opening match to Léolia Jeanjean .[ 8]
Having qualified for the 2023 Montevideo Open , Lee defeated wildcard entrant Lucía de Santa Ana to reach the second round,[ 9] double baggled by second seed and eventual champion Renata Zarazúa .[ 10]
Ranked No. 313, she also qualified for the singles main draw at the 2024 Charleston Open but lost to Ashlyn Krueger .[ 11] [ 12] 2024 Fifth Third Charleston 125 2 , where wins over lucky loser Kayla Cross [ 13] Iva Jovic saw her reach the quarterfinals,[ 14] Lauren Davis in three sets.[ 15]
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.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Morocco Open.
ITF Circuit finals
Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (2–2)
W10/15 tournaments (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2014
ITF Bucharest, Romania
W10
Clay
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Jul 2016
ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania
W10
Clay
Jaqueline Cristian
6–7(5) , 3–6
Win
1–2
Aug 2017
ITF Bucharest, Romania
W15
Clay
Victoria Bosio
7–5, 6–4
Win
2–2
Sep 2018
ITF Marbella, Spain
W15
Clay
Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–2, 6–2
Win
3–2
Oct 2018
ITF Charleston Pro , United States
W25
Clay
Elizabeth Halbauer
6–4, 6–7(5) , 6–2
Win
4–2
Sep 2019
ITF Redding, United States
W25
Hard
Alycia Parks
6–1, 6–1
Loss
4–3
Sep 2020
ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
W25
Clay
Zheng Qinwen
6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Win
5–3
May 2022
ITF Bonita Springs , United States
W100
Clay
Katarzyna Kawa
6–1, 6–3
Loss
5–4
Jan 2024
Vero Beach Open , United States
W75+H
Clay
María Lourdes Carlé
4–6, 6–7(4)
Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W10/15 tournaments (6–4)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2013
ITF Balș, Romania
W10
Clay
Oana Georgeta Simion
Jaqueline Cristian 6–7(4) , 4–6
Loss
0–2
Dec 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Patricia Maria Țig
Irina Bara Conny Perrin
3–6, 1–6
Loss
0–3
Feb 2014
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Li Yihong Zhu Lin
2–6, ret.
Loss
0–4
Jul 2014
ITF Iași, Romania
W10
Clay
6–2, 4–6, [6–10]
Win
1–4
Jun 2015
ITF Galați, Romania
W10
Clay
Daniela Ciobanu Camelia Hristea
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win
2–4
Jul 2016
ITF Focșani, Romania
W10
Clay
5–7, 6–1, [10–6]
Win
3–4
Aug 2016
ITF Galați, Romania
W10
Clay
Georgia Crăciun
5–7, 6–4, [10–3]
Win
4–4
Aug 2017
ITF Bucharest, Romania
W15
Clay
Elena Bogdan 6–3, 0–6, [12–10]
Loss
4–5
Jun 2018
ITF Baton Rouge, United States
W25
Hard
Astra Sharma
Hayley Carter Ena Shibahara
3–6, 4–6
Win
5–5
Jul 2018
ITF Horb, Germany
W25
Hard
6–3, 6–0
Win
6–5
Sep 2018
ITF Marbella, Spain
W15
Clay
6–2, 6–2
Win
7–5
Sep 2018
ITF Varna, Bulgaria
W15
Clay
Aymet Uzcátegui
İpek Öz Melis Sezer
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss
7–6
Oct 2018
ITF Charleston Pro , United States
W25
Clay
Hsu Chieh-yu
Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller
4–6, 4–6
Loss
7–7
Apr 2019
ITF Pelham, United States
W25
Clay
Usue Maitane Arconada Caroline Dolehide
3–6, 0–6
Win
8–7
Aug 2019
ITF Fort Worth, United States
W25
Hard
Elysia Bolton Jada Hart
7–6(8) , 7–5
Win
9–7
Aug 2019
ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador
W25
Clay
Katerina Stewart
Yuliana Lizarazo Camila Osorio
6–7(1) , 7–6(6) , [10–7]
Loss
9–8
Sep 2019
ITF Templeton Pro , United States
W60
Hard
Marcela Zacarías
Vladica Babić Caitlin Whoriskey
4–6, 2–6
Win
10–8
Nov 2019
ITF Naples, United States
W25
Clay
María Portillo Ramírez
Lea Bošković Seone Mendez
7–5, 6–2
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