Lea Bošković
Bošković at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 22 September 1999 Zagreb |
| Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 408,673 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 253–176 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 158 (9 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 312 (17 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024, 2025) |
| French Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2024) |
| US Open | Q3 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 93–54 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 215 (27 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1338 (17 November 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 8–3 |
| Last updated on: 19 November 2025. | |
Lea Bošković (Croatian pronunciation: [lêa bôʃkoʋitɕ];[1][2] born 22 September 1999) is a Croatian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 158, achieved 9 September 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 215, reached on 27 February 2023. 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 8–3.
Career
[edit]On her WTA Tour main-draw debut, Bošković reached the quarterfinals as a lucky loser at the 2024 Iași Open, defeating Maria Timofeeva, for her first tour win,[3] and qualifier Varvara Lepchenko, both achieved in straight sets,[4] before losing in the last eight to top seed and eventual champion, Mirra Andreeva.[5]
At the 2025 Copa Colsanitas, Bošković qualified for the main draw[6] and reached her second WTA Tour quarterfinal upsetting eighth seed Cristina Bucsa.[7][8][9]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | Q3 | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–7(7), 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2019 | ITF Horb, Germany | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) | 7–6(0), 0–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2021 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W25 | Clay | 6–7(4), 0–6 | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | 5–7, 0–6 | |
| Win | 6–6 | Aug 2022 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | W60 | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–7 | Dec 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 6–0, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jul 2023 | ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | 7–6(6), 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 7–8 | Oct 2023 | ITF Baza, Spain | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 7–9 | Nov 2023 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W40 | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 7–10 | Oct 2025 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W35 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | W10 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | W10 | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 1–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2018 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 6–0, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2018 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | W25 | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2018 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(1) | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2019 | ITF Naples, United States | W25 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | May 2021 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(4), [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2022 | ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 5–6 | May 2022 | ITF Split, Croatia | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [10–2] | ||
| Win | 6–6 | May 2022 | ITF Warmbad-Villach, Austria | W25 | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 7–6 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(5), [10–7] | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W25 | Hard (i) | 7–6(7), 2–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 8–7 | Nov 2022 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W80 | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2023 | ITF Baza, Spain | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, [4-10] |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2017 | US Open | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 |
Fed Cup participation
[edit]Singles (7–3)
[edit]| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
RR | 7 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Hard (i) | Kaja Juvan | W | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 8 February 2018 | Cornelia Lister | W | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | |||||
| 9 February 2018 | Dalma Gálfi | L | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 | |||||
| 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
RR | 5 February 2020 | Tallinn, Estonia | Hard (i) | Isabella Shinikova | W | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 7 February 2020 | Dayana Yastremska | L | 4–6, 4–6 | |||||
| PO | 8 February 2020 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | L | 3–6, 3–6 | ||||
| 2024 BJK Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II |
RR | 9 April 2024 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Hard (i) | Elena Malygina | W | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 10 April 2024 | Macedonia |
Magdalena Stoilkovska | W | 7–5, 6–2 | ||||
| PO | 12 April 2024 | Sandra Samir | W | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
| 13 April 2024 | Justina Mikulskyte | W | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Doubles (1–0)
[edit]| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 BJK Cup Europe/ Africa Zone Group II |
RR | 10 April 2024 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Macedonia |
Hard (i) | Iva Primorac | Iva Daneva Ana Mitevska |
W | 6–0, 6–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lȅo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
Lȅa
- ^ "Bȏg". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
Bȍšković
- ^ "2024 IASI: Lucky loser Boskovic overcomes Timofeeva to score first career WTA victory". WTATennis. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 IASI: Lucky loser Boskovic reaches Iasi quarters on WTA main-draw debut". WTATennis. 23 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Iasi: Top seed Mirra Andreeva reaches second tour-level semifinal of career". WTATennis. 24 July 2024.
- ^ @CopaColsanitas_ (30 March 2025). "First main draw since July 2024 😮🇭🇷 Lea Boskovic defeated Carolina Alves 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 and will play for the first time the main draw in Bogotá! #CopaColsanitasZurich #presentadoporVisa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Madison Keys fights into next round in Charleston". Reuters. 1 April 2025.
- ^ "WTA Round-Up Jones and Watson fall in Bogotá and Charleston". 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Se acabó la travesía: Bucsa no encuentra soluciones en Bogotá" (in Spanish). 3 April 2025.