Cem İlkel

Cem İlkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018.

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İlkel at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Cem İlkel
Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995Istanbul, Turkey
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
2013
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
$757,289
11–32 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
0
No. 144 (29 November 2021)
No. 593 (19 January 2026)
Q2 (2019, 2021)
Q1 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Q1 (2021, 2022, 2023)
1R (2021)
3–14 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
0
No. 299 (27 August 2018)
No. 1839 (19 January 2026)
12–18
Last updated on: 22 January 2026.

Cem İlkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018.

Ilkel has won one ATP Challenger title in singles and has a singles final record of 5 wins and 20 losses, and a doubles final record of 13 wins and 11 losses.

Playing for Turkey in Davis Cup, İlkel has a W/L record of 12–18.

İlkel made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier. In eight attempts at gaining entry through qualifying, Ilkel did not reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. But on his ninth attempt, ranked No. 189, Ilkel reached the main draw of the 2021 US Open.

İlkel won his only ATP Challenger Tour title thus far in his career at the 2020 Open Quimper Bretagne, which was held in Quimper, France. In the final, he defeated Maxime Janvier of France, 7–6(8–6), 7–5.

İlkel became the third Turkish player to reach an ATP quarterfinal at the 2023 Sofia Open, after Remzi Aydin at 1968 Hobart and Marsel Ilhan at 2015 Dubai.

LegendFinals by surface
ATP Challenger (1–6)
ITF Futures (4–15)
Hard (4–18)
Clay (1–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2014Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh,FuturesClayPetros Chrysochos3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Jun 2014Turkey F18, Antalya,FuturesHardDavid Rice6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Aug 2014Turkey F29, Antalya,FuturesHardDimitar Kuzmanov1–6, 3–6
Win1–3Nov 2014Turkey F39, Antalya,FuturesHardDmitry Popko6–3, 6–1
Loss1–4Aug 2015Turkey F33, İzmir,FuturesHardBenjamin Bonzi6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss1–5Nov 2015Turkey F43, Antalya,FuturesHardYannik Reuter7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–7(2–7)
Loss1–6Dec 2015Turkey F49, Antalya,FuturesHardMichal Konecny0–6, 1–6
Loss1–7Apr 2016Turkey F13, Antalya,FuturesHardDavid Pérez Sanz2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss1–8Apr 2016Turkey F15, Antalya,FuturesHardMarc Sieber6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss1–9May 2016Turkey F21, Antalya,FuturesHardChristopher Heyman3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss1–10Jun 2016Turkey F25, MuğlaFuturesHardRiccardo Bellotti5–7, 5–7
Loss1–11Sep 2016İzmir, TurkeyChallengerHardMarsel İlhan2–6, 4–6
Win2–11Jan 2017Turkey F3, Antalya,FuturesHardTallon Griekspoor6–4, 1–0 ret.
Loss2–12Mar 2017Turkey F11, Antalya,FuturesClayMarvin Netuschil7–5, 5–7, 1–6
Loss2–13May 2017Qarshi, UzbekistanChallengerHardEgor Gerasimov3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss2–14Nov 2017Egypt F34, Sharm El Sheikh,FuturesHardRoman Safiullin5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Loss2–15Dec 2017Turkey F45, Antalya,FuturesClayLenny Hampel5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win3–15Apr 2018Turkey F12, Antalya,FuturesClayMarko Miladinović2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss3–16Jun 2018Uzbekistan F3, Andijan,FuturesHardSanjar Fayziev6–7(7–9), 4–6
Win4–16Jun 2018Uzbekistan F4, Namangan,FuturesHardRoman Safiullin6–1, 7–6(14–12)
Win5–16Feb 2020Quimper, FranceChallengerHardMaxime Janvier7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss5–17Jul 2021Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHardAltuğ Çelikbilek1–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Loss5–18Nov 2021Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard (i)Holger Rune5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss5–19Oct 2022Vilnius, LithuaniaChallengerHard (i)Mattia Bellucci6–1, 3–6, 5–7
Loss5–20Mar 2023Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i)Otto Virtanen4–6, 7–6(5–7)
Loss5–21Jul 2023M25 Roda de Bara, SpainTennis TourHardImanol López Morillo4–6, 4–6
LegendFinals by surface
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (13–10)
Hard (9–10)
Clay (4–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 2014Turkey F2, AntalyaFuturesHardAnil YukselCarlos Boluda-Purkiss Roberto Ortega Olmedo6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–1Jun 2014Turkey F18, AntalyaFuturesHardEfe YurtacanMarat Deviatiarov Baris Erguden5–7, 2–6
Win2–1Jun 2014Turkey F19, BodrumFuturesClayEfe YurtacanAnil Yuksel Baris Erguden6–4, 7–5
Win3–1Jun 2014Turkey F21, IstanbulFuturesHardEfe YurtacanSarp Ağabigün Altuğ Çelikbilek6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss3–2Jan 2015Turkey F1, AntalyaFuturesHardEfe YurtacanArata Onozawa Shuichi Sekiguchi3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win4–2Feb 2015Egypt F6, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardAnil YukselLucas Miedler Maximilian Neuchrist6–7(1–7), 6–3, [10–7]
Loss4–3May 2015Egypt F17, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardBaris ErgudenSherif Sabry Karim-Mohamed Maamoun4–6, 2–6
Win5–3Jul 2015Turkey F27, IstanbulFuturesHardAnil YukselSarp Ağabigün Muhammet Haylaz6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win6–3Aug 2015Turkey F34, AntalyaFuturesHardTuna AltunaVadim Alekseenko Miliaan Niesten6–0, 6–1
Loss6–4Nov 2015Turkey F43, AntalyaFuturesHardTuna AltunaAlexander Bublik Darko Jandric6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss6–5Nov 2015Turkey F44, AntalyaFuturesClayTuna AltunaTomislav Brkić Darko Jandric6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss6–6Dec 2015Turkey F50, AntalyaFuturesHardTuna AltunaDavid Pichler Lenny Hampel2–6, 1–6
Win7–6Dec 2015Turkey F52, AntalyaFuturesHardTuna AltunaSarp Ağabigün Altuğ Çelikbilek4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss7–7Jun 2016Turkey F24, AntalyaFuturesHardGoran MarijanFranco Agamenone Nicolas Alberto Arreche6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–13]
Win8–7Jun 2016Turkey F25, MugiaFuturesHardTuna AltunaHugo Dellien Federico Zeballos7–5, 6–3
Win9–7Dec 2016Turkey F48, MugiaFuturesHardTuna AltunaAleksandar Lazov Marat Deviatiarov6–4, 6–2
Win10–7Dec 2016Turkey F51, AntalyaFuturesHardYanki ErelOlexiy Kolisnyk Oleg Prihodko6–4, 6–3
Win11–7Mar 2017Turkey F10, AntalyaFuturesClayTuna AltunaSander Gillé Joran Vliegen0–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss11–8Nov 2017Egypt F33, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardTuna AltunaVladyslav Manafov Adrian Andrzejczuk1–6, 0–6
Loss11–9Nov 2017Egypt F34, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardTuna AltunaVladyslav Manafov Roberto Ortega Olmedo3–6, 4–6
Loss11–10Nov 2017Egypt F35, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardTuna AltunaVladyslav Manafov David Pérez Sanz2–6, 3–6
Loss11–11Feb 2018Chennai, IndiaChallengerHardDanilo PetrovicN.Sriram Balaji Vishnu Vardhan6–7(5–7), 7–5, [5–10]
Win12–11Mar 2018Turkey F11, AntalyaFuturesClayAltuğ ÇelikbilekRafael Matos Marcelo Zormann1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win13–11Apr 2018Turkey F12, AntalyaFuturesClayAnil YukselOlexiy Kolisnyk Oleg Prihodko4–6, 6–2, [10–7]

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