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Sonay Kartal

Sonay Kartal, British tennis player

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Born
October 28, 2001
Age in 2026
25
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
2001

About Sonay Kartal

Sonay Kartal is a British professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 44 in singles, achieved on 14 July 2025, and world No. 171 in doubles, achieved on 5 January 2026. Kartal has won one WTA Tour title and 14 ITF titles, all in singles. She is the current British No. 2 women's singles player. Kartal won her first ITF title in November 2021, at the Antalya 15k event, beating Amarissa Toth in the final. Kartal won the women's title at the 2021 UK Pro League with a straight sets win over Freya Christie in the final. This was shortly followed by her second title (and her first on hardcourt) at Monastir $15k, defeating former world No. 40, Ayumi Morita, in the final.

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Sonay Kartal timeline

  1. Kartal won her first ITF title in November 2021, at the Antalya 15k event, beating Amarissa Toth in the final.
  2. Kartal won the women's title at the 2021 UK Pro League with a straight sets win over Freya Christie in the final.

The world when Sonay Kartal was born

Sonay Kartal was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

  • #1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
  • Top movieA Beautiful Mind
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
  • Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
  • Technology milestoneApple iPod released
  • Defining fadiPod
  • Notable inventioniPod
  • World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sonay Kartal's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20012026
Gas$1.46$3.45/gal
Average home$147,800$435,000
Average income$51,407$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.66$11.95
Postage stamp$0.34$0.73
Population284.9M341 million

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