Lea Bošković Explained

Lea Bošković
Birth Date:22 September 1999
Residence:Zagreb, Croatia
Birth Place:Zagreb
Plays:Right (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$262,228
Singlestitles:7 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 164 (12 August 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 164 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2024)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2024)
Doublestitles:8 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 215 (27 February 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 776 (12 August 2024)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2016, 2017)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:1R (2017)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:F (2017) -->
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:8–3
Updated:12 August 2024

Lea Bošković (pronounced as /hr/;[1] [2] born 22 September 1999) is a Croatian tennis player.She has career-high singles ranking of world No. 164 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 215. Bošković has won seven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of 19, achieved on 5 June 2017. In 2017, she reached the US Open girls' doubles final, partnering Wang Xiyu.

Bošković made her Fed Cup debut for Croatia in 2018, and she has a win–loss record of 6–3.

Career

On her WTA Tour main draw debut, she reached her first quarterfinal as a lucky loser at the 2024 Iași Open defeating Maria Timofeeva and qualifier Varvara Lepchenko, recording her first two WTA wins both achieved in straight sets.[3]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Singles

Tournament202220232024W–L
Australian OpenAAQ10–0
French OpenAAQ20–0
WimbledonQ1AQ30–0
US OpenAA0–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (5–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2017ITF Tučepi, CroatiaW15Clay Lenka Juríková6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Win2–0Mar 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Isabella Shinikova6–7(7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss2–1Apr 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Montserrat González6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win3–1Apr 2018ITF Tučepi, CroatiaW15Clay Tena Lukas1–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss3–2Jul 2018ITF Prokuplje, SerbiaW15Clay Gabriela Pantůčková2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss3–3Jul 2018ITF Prokuplje, SerbiaW15Clay Gabriela Pantůčková3–6, 0–6
Win4–3Jul 2019ITF Horb, GermanyW25Clay Simona Waltert6–4, 0–6, 6–1
Win5–3Nov 2020ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Joanna Garland6–4, 6–4
Loss5–4Dec 2020ITF Selva Gardena, Italy W25Hard (i) Zheng Qinwen7–6(0), 0–6, 3–6
Loss5–5Jun 2021ITF Otočec, SloveniaW25Clay Maryna Zanevska6–7(4), 0–6
Loss5–6Jun 2022ITF Tarvisio, ItalyW25Clay Tara Würth5–7, 0–6
Win6–6Aug 2022Ladies Open Hechingen, GermanyW60Clay Noma Noha Akugue7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss6–7Dec 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Çağla Büyükakçay5–7, 6–0, 2–6
Loss6–8Jul 2023ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech RepublicW60Clay Darja Semeņistaja7–6(6), 3–6, 1–6
Win7–8Oct 2023ITF Baza, SpainW25Hard Alina Charaeva6-3, 6-2
Loss7–9Nov 2023ITF Funchal, Portugal W40Hard Dominika Šalková6–4, 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W80 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (7–7)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2016ITF Bol, CroatiaW10Clay Malene Helgo Mariana Dražić
Rebeka Stolmar
6–7(5), 6–7(5-7)
Win1–1Oct 2016ITF Bol, CroatiaW10Clay Kaja Juvan Mariana Dražić
Ani Mijačika
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win2–1Oct 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Yasmine Mansouri1–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win3–1Jul 2018ITF Prokuplje, SerbiaW15Clay Veronika Erjavec Barbara Bonić
Jelena Stojanovic
6–0, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss3–2Aug 2018ITF Bad Saulgau, GermanyW25Clay Chiara Scholl Albina Khabibulina
Helène Scholsen
2–6, 4–6
Loss3–3Oct 2018ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25Clay Cristina Dinu4–6, 6–7(1)
Win4–3Sep 2019ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic W25Clay Despina Papamichail6–3, 6–2
Loss4–4Nov 2019ITF Naples, United StatesW25Clay Seone Mendez5–7, 2–6
Loss4–5May 2021ITF Otočec, SloveniaW25Clay Raluca Șerban Federica di Sarra
Camilla Rosatello
4–6, 7–6(4), [4–10]
Loss4–6Apr 2022ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, ItalyW25Clay Tena Lukas Lina Gjorcheska
Eva Vedder
5–7, 2–6
Win5–6May 2022ITF Split, CroatiaW25Clay Veronika Erjavec Mana Kawamura
Funa Kozaki
4–6, 6–1, [10–2]
Win6–6May 2022ITF Warmbad-Villach, AustriaW25Clay Veronika Erjavec Miharu Imanishi
Kanako Morisaki
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win7–6Jun 2022ITF Tarvisio, ItalyW25Clay Veronika Erjavec Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
Oana Georgeta Simion
6–1, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win8–6Oct 2022Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W25Hard (i) Weronika Falkowska Lu Jiajing
Oana Georgeta Simion
7–6(7), 2–6, [10–6]
Loss8–7Nov 2022Open Villa de Madrid, SpainW80Clay Daniela Vismane Aliona Bolsova
Rebeka Masarova
3–6, 3–6
Loss8–8Oct 2023ITF Baza, SpainW25Hard Ángela Fita Boluda Olivia Gadecki
Samantha Murray Sharan
5–7, 6–4, [4-10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Fed Cup participation

Singles (7–3)

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2018 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa
Zone Group I
RR7 February 2018Tallinn, Estonia SloveniaHard (i)Kaja JuvanW6–4, 4–6, 6–2
8 February 2018 SwedenCornelia ListerW6–4, 3–6, 7–5
9 February 2018 HungaryDalma GálfiL2–6, 6–2, 5–7
2020 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa
Zone Group I
RR5 February 2020Tallinn, Estonia BulgariaHard (i)Isabella ShinikovaW2–6, 6–4, 6–4
7 February 2020 UkraineDayana YastremskaL4–6, 4–6
PO8 February 2020 ItalyElisabetta CocciarettoL3–6, 3–6
2024 BJK Cup
Europe/Africa
Zone Group II
RR9 April 2024Vilnius, Lithuania EstoniaHard (i)Elena MalyginaW6–2, 6–3
10 April 2024 North MacedoniaMagdalena StoilkovskaW7–5, 6–2
PO12 April 2024 EgyptSandra SamirW6–1, 6–4
13 April 2024 LithuaniaJustina MikulskyteW3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles (1–0)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lȅo. Lȅa. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-18. sh.
  2. Web site: Bȏg. Bȍšković. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-18. sh.
  3. Web site: Lucky loser Boskovic reaches Iasi quarters on WTA main-draw debut. 23 July 2024.