| Hülya Esen | |
| Country: | , |
| Birth Date: | 1989 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turnedpro: | 2003 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $53,787 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 504 (9 July 2012) |
| Doublestitles: | 6 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 406 (11 November 2013) |
Hülya Esen, Хюлия Велиева (born 7 August 1989) is a Turkish born professional tennis player. Esen won six ITF doubles titles and reached career-high WTA rankings of 504 in singles (on 9 July 2012) and No. 406 in doubles (on 11 November 2013). She was the number-one-player in the Bulgarian women's tennis rankings for seven consecutive years.
Her parents have a 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’s Lütfiye careers.
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.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Together with her sister Lütfiye, they were 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.[5] [6]
She played her last match on the ITF Circuit in October 2018.
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | ITF Gaziantep, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Melis Sezer | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Nicole Melichar | 4–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | ITF Palić, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |  Martina Babáková  Davinia Lobbinger | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |  Julia Efremova Diana Isaeva | 5–7, 6–1, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |  Diana Marcu Simona Matei | 5–7, 6–4, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Camelia Hristea Ionela-Andreea Iova | 0–6, 6–2, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 2–3 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Magali de Lattre Christina Shakovets | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |  Nikola Fraňková Hsu Chieh-yu | 6–7(4), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |  Khristina Kazimova  Francesca Stephenson | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Laura Ioana Paar Raluca Elena Platon | 6–0, 1–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Seda Arantekin | Diana Enache Daniëlle Harmsen | 6–7(5), 1–6 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |  Lu Jiaxiang Lu Jiajing | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 6–5 | ITF Niš, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen |  Lina Gjorcheska Maria Mokh | 3–6, 7–6(2), [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 6–6 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–7 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen | 6–4, 1–6, [3–10] | ||
| Loss | 6–8 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Laura Ioana Andrei Raluca Elena Platon | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 6–9 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Başak Eraydın Zuzana Zlochová | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–10 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen |  Anett Kontaveit Polina Leykina | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 6–11 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Lina Gjorcheska  Alexandra Nancarrow | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–12 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Veronika Miroshnichenko Valeriya Zeleva | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G5 | Clay | Anna Maskaljun | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Istanbul, Turkey | G5 | Hard | Nikki Prosser | 1–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | 2–6, 0–2 ret. |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Istanbul, Turkey | G5 | Hard | Gözde Ünkaya |  Ina Sireţeanu Gabriela Stepa | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Sofia, Bulgaria | G5 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Ioana-Alexandra Bara Nicoleta-Ana Maria Bara | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Istanbul, Turkey | G5 | Hard | Lütfiye Esen | Eylül Benli Valeria Savinykh | 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Lütfiye Esen | Nives Pavlovic Nevena Selaković | 6–4, 6–1 |