Dalma Gálfi
Quick Facts
Biography
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998, in Veszprém) is a Hungarian tennis player.
She has won eight singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 October 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 124. On 14 December 2020, she peaked at No. 165 in the doubles rankings.
Personal life and background
Galfi started playing tennis when she was five years old. Her father had two tennis courts, and he taught her how to play tennis.
Career highlights
2013
Gálfi was given a wild card for the 2013 Budapest Grand Prix, where she made her WTA main-draw debut alongside Lilla Barzó in doubles, only to lose to the 2011 French Open champions Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.
2015: ITF Junior Champion
In December 2015, Gálfi was pronounced ITF Junior World Champion. In that year, she won the girls' singles title at the US Open, and the girls' doubles title (with Fanny Stollár) at the Wimbledon Championships.
2021: Grand slam debut
In July, she reached her first WTA semifinal at the 2021 Budapest Grand Prix as a wildcard.
Six years after she won her junior title at the US Open in 2015, Gálfi qualified after eight attempts for the first in the main draw of a Grand Slam at the 2021 US Open.
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in Win-Loss records.
Singles
Current after the 2021 US Open.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Career total: 4 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Win % | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | 60% | Career total: 43% | ||
Year-end ranking | 272 | 170 | 296 | 252 | 221 | $405,911 |
ITF finals
Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Finals by surface |
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Legend |
$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Finals by surface |
Hard (7–1) |
Clay (1–5) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Hard (7–1) |
Clay (1–5) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Grabher | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Win | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 | |
Win | Mar 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | Gloria Liang | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Win | Sep 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Storm Sanders | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | |
Win | Oct 2015 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Olivia Tjandramulia | 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 | |
Win | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Katy Dunne | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | Nov 2016 | ITF Chenzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | Riko Sawayanagi | 6–0, 6–4 | |
Loss | Nov 2016 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Zhang Shuai | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 | |
Loss | May 2019 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | Wang Xiyu | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | Mar 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Mayar Sherif | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | May 2021 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Jule Niemeier | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | Jul 2021 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 100,000 | Clay | Anhelina Kalinina | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | Sep 2021 | ITF Valencia, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | Martina Trevisan | 6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Finals by surface |
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Legend |
$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Finals by surface |
Hard (6–4) |
Clay (4–8) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Hard (6–4) |
Clay (4–8) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Oct 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Bondár | Réka Luca Jani Julia Stamatova | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | Nov 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Bondár | Martina Bašić Tena Lukas | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] | |
Win | Mar 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Bondár | Sofiya Kovalets Janina Toljan | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | Sep 2015 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | Kimberly Birrell Tammi Patterson | 7–6, 3–6, [8–10] | |
Win | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Cristiana Ferrando | Kseniia Bekker Raluca Șerban | 6–4, 5–7, [14–12] | |
Loss | May 2016 | ITF Kurume, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Xu Shilin | Hsu Ching-wen Ksenia Lykina | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Loss | Aug 2016 | ITF Bükfürdő, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár | 3–6, 6–7 | |
Win | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Viktória Kužmová | Gabriela Cé Tereza Mihalíková | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | Jun 2017 | ITF Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Dalila Jakupović | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | Feb 2018 | ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Katarzyna Piter | Ysaline Bonaventure Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | Mar 2018 | ITF Toyota, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Rika Fujiwara | Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | May 2018 | ITF Balatonboglar, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Ágnes Bukta | Anna Bondár Raluca Șerban | 1–6, 6–7 | |
Win | Aug 2018 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Emily Arbuthnott Anna Danilina | 6–0, 4–6, [11–9] | |
Loss | Aug 2018 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Ulrikke Eikeri Elitsa Kostova | 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] | |
Win | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Jana Fett | Despina Papamichail Nina Stojanović | 7–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | May 2019 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | Georgina García Pérez | Arina Rodionova Storm Sanders | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | Jul 2019 | ITF Bytom, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Maryna Chernyshova Daria Lodikova | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Loss | Sep 2019 | ITF Trieste, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Cristina Dinu Angelica Moratelli | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] | |
Win | Sep 2019 | ITF Kaposvár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Adrienn Nagy | Anna Bondár Réka Luca Jani | 7–6, 2–6, [10–3] | |
Win | Nov 2019 | ITF Malibu, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Kimberley Zimmermann | Lorraine Guillermo Anna Hertel | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Kimberley Zimmermann | Paula Ormaechea Prarthana Thombare | 7–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova | 5–7, 6–3, [4–10] | |
Loss | Jul 2021 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 100,000 | Clay | Kimberley Zimmermann | Anna Danilina Ulrikke Eikeri | 0–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2015 | US Open | Hard | Sofia Kenin | 7–5, 6–4 |
Girls' doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | Marie Bouzková | Tami Grende Ye Qiuyu | 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | Fanny Stollár | Vera Lapko Tereza Mihalíková | 6–3, 6–2 |
National representation
Fed Cup (8–9)
Gálfi made her Fed Cup debut for Hungary in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
Singles (4–6)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2015 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2015 | Budapest, Hungary | Serbia | Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | L | 1–6, 0–6 |
2016 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2016 | Eilat, Israel | Bulgaria | Hard | Elitsa Kostova | L | 5–7, 2–6 |
2017 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2017 | Tallinn, Estonia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hard (i) | Jelena Simić | W | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
10 Feb 2017 | Croatia | Donna Vekić | L | 2–6, 0–6 | ||||
2018 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Sweden | Hard (i) | Rebecca Peterson | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
9 Feb 2018 | Croatia | Lea Bošković | W | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | ||||
Z1 PO | 10 Feb 2018 | Great Britain | Heather Watson | L | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | |||
2019 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2019 | Bath, Great Britain | Greece | Hard (i) | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | W | 6–0, 6–3 |
7 Feb 2019 | Slovenia | Kaja Juvan | W | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
8 Feb 2019 | Great Britain | Katie Boulter | L | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Doubles (4–3)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2015 Fed Cup | Z1 PO | 7 Feb 2015 | Budapest, Hungary | Belgium | Hard (i) | Anna Bondár | Kirsten Flipkens Alison Van Uytvanck | W | w/o * |
2016 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2016 | Eilat, Israel | Bulgaria | Hard | Fanny Stollár | Dia Evtimova Isabella Shinikova | W | 6–3, 6–1 |
4 Feb 2016 | Belgium | Réka Luca Jani | Ysaline Bonaventure An-Sophie Mestach | L | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 | ||||
5 Feb 2016 | Latvia | Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko | L | 6–7, 3–6 | |||||
2017 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 10 Feb 2017 | Tallinn, Estonia | Croatia | Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | Darija Jurak Ana Konjuh | L | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
2018 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Sweden | Hard (i) | Fanny Stollár | Cornelia Lister Rebecca Peterson | W | 7–6, 6–3 |
8 Feb 2018 | Slovenia | Kaja Juvan Tamara Zidanšek | W | 6–4, 6–3 | |||||
2019 Fed Cup | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2019 | Bath, Great Britain | Greece | Hard (i) | Réka Luca Jani | Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari | W | 6–3, 6–4 |
* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.