Sonay Kartal is a British pro player on the WTA tour, with a career-high ranking of no 49 in singles, but what is Kartal’s current racquet and strings setup?
Sonay Kartal’s tennis racquet
Sonay Kartal’s tennis racquet is a Babolat Pure Drive 100. It is painted like the 2025 version, but is most likely an older model as pros are unlikely to upgrade models that they like. She strings it with a black string, most likely Babolat RPM Blast, which is favored by many pros.
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Bio and Career
Sonay Kartal, born October 28, 2001, in Sidcup, London, is a British professional tennis player of Turkish descent who has emerged as a rising star on the WTA Tour.
A right-handed player, she began playing at age six at Pavilion & Avenue Tennis Club in Hove, where she still trains under coaches Julie Hobbs and Ben Reeves. Kartal, who initially played left-handed before switching to right, turned pro in 2019 and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 49 on June 23, 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 389.
Her early career saw success on the ITF Circuit, winning her first title at the W15 Antalya in November 2021, followed by a second at Monastir, defeating former World No. 40 Ayumi Morita. By 2024, she had secured 14 ITF singles titles, including back-to-back W35 titles in Roehampton and a W100 in Shrewsbury.
Her breakthrough came in 2024, winning her maiden WTA title at the Jasmin Open in Monastir as a qualifier, defeating Rebecca Sramkova (6-3, 7-5), which got her just into the Top 100. That year, she also reached the third round at Wimbledon as a qualifier, beating Sorana Cirstea and Clara Burel, becoming the first British qualifier to do so since 1997.
- Plays right-handed with a two handed backhand.
- Has 1 WTA title: 2024 Jasmin Open, Tunisia
- Favourite Tournament: Wimbledon
- Tennis Idols: Kim Clijsters, Roger Federer and Andy Murray
- Has 14 tattoos, including “the show must go on.”
Social Media
Follow Sonay Kartal via her Instagram account where she occasionally posts from her tournaments.
