Lea Bošković (Croatian pronunciation: [lêa bôʃkoʋitɕ];[1][2] born 22 September 1999) is a Croatian tennis player. She has career-high singles ranking of world No. 158 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 215 achieved on 27 February 2023. Bošković has won seven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Lea Bošković
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)
Zagreb
PlaysRight (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$315,707
Singles
Career record223–146
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 158 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 176 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ3 (2024)
US OpenQ3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record92–52
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 215 (27 February 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–3
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

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 6–3.

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On her WTA Tour main draw debut, Bošković reached the quarterfinals as a lucky loser at the 2024 Iași Open, defeating Maria Timofeeva and qualifier Varvara Lepchenko, both achieved in straight sets,[3] before losing in the last eight to top seed and eventual champion Mirra Andreeva.[4]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Australian Open A A Q1 0–0
French Open A A Q2 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 A Q3 0–0
US Open A A Q3 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (5–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2017 ITF Tučepi, Croatia W15 Clay   Lenka Juríková 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Isabella Shinikova 6–7(7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Apr 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Montserrat González 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Apr 2018 ITF Tučepi, Croatia W15 Clay   Tena Lukas 1–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jul 2018 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay   Gabriela Pantůčková 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 2018 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay   Gabriela Pantůčková 3–6, 0–6
Win 4–3 Jul 2019 ITF Horb, Germany W25 Clay   Simona Waltert 6–4, 0–6, 6–1
Win 5–3 Nov 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Joanna Garland 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Dec 2020 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy W25 Hard (i)   Zheng Qinwen 7–6(0), 0–6, 3–6
Loss 5–5 Jun 2021 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay   Maryna Zanevska 6–7(4), 0–6
Loss 5–6 Jun 2022 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W25 Clay   Tara Würth 5–7, 0–6
Win 6–6 Aug 2022 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W60 Clay   Noma Noha Akugue 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 6–7 Dec 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard   Çağla Büyükakçay 5–7, 6–0, 2–6
Loss 6–8 Jul 2023 ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Darja Semeņistaja 7–6(6), 3–6, 1–6
Win 7–8 Oct 2023 ITF Baza, Spain W25 Hard   Alina Charaeva 6-3, 6-2
Loss 7–9 Nov 2023 ITF Funchal, Portugal W40 Hard   Dominika Šalková 6–4, 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (7–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia W10 Clay   Malene Helgo   Mariana Dražić
  Rebeka Stolmar
6–7(5), 6–7(5-7)
Win 1–1 Oct 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia W10 Clay   Kaja Juvan   Mariana Dražić
  Ani Mijačika
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Oct 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Yasmine Mansouri   Mariana Dražić
  Isabella Shinikova
1–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 3–1 Jul 2018 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Barbara Bonić
  Jelena Stojanovic
6–0, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–2 Aug 2018 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany W25 Clay   Chiara Scholl   Albina Khabibulina
  Helène Scholsen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 2018 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Cristina Dinu   Martina Colmegna
  Federica di Sarra
4–6, 6–7(1)
Win 4–3 Sep 2019 ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic W25 Clay   Despina Papamichail   Oana Georgeta Simion
  Julia Wachaczyk
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Nov 2019 ITF Naples, United States W25 Clay   Seone Mendez   María Portillo Ramírez
  Gabriela Talabă
5–7, 2–6
Loss 4–5 May 2021 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay   Raluca Șerban   Federica di Sarra
  Camilla Rosatello
4–6, 7–6(4), [4–10]
Loss 4–6 Apr 2022 ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Tena Lukas   Lina Gjorcheska
  Eva Vedder
5–7, 2–6
Win 5–6 May 2022 ITF Split, Croatia W25 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Mana Kawamura
  Funa Kozaki
4–6, 6–1, [10–2]
Win 6–6 May 2022 ITF Warmbad-Villach, Austria W25 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Miharu Imanishi
  Kanako Morisaki
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 7–6 Jun 2022 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W25 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
  Oana Georgeta Simion
6–1, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win 8–6 Oct 2022 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W25 Hard (i)   Weronika Falkowska   Lu Jiajing
  Oana Georgeta Simion
7–6(7), 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 8–7 Nov 2022 Open Villa de Madrid, Spain W80 Clay   Daniela Vismane   Aliona Bolsova
  Rebeka Masarova
3–6, 3–6
Loss 8–8 Oct 2023 ITF Baza, Spain W25 Hard   Ángela Fita Boluda   Olivia Gadecki
  Samantha Murray Sharan
5–7, 6–4, [4-10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 US Open Hard   Wang Xiyu   Olga Danilović
  Marta Kostyuk
1–6, 5–7

Fed Cup participation

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Singles (7–3)

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2018 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa
Zone Group I
RR 7 February 2018 Tallinn, Estonia   Slovenia Hard (i) Kaja Juvan W 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
8 February 2018   Sweden Cornelia Lister W 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
9 February 2018   Hungary Dalma Gálfi L 2–6, 6–2, 5–7
2020 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa
Zone Group I
RR 5 February 2020 Tallinn, Estonia   Bulgaria Hard (i) Isabella Shinikova W 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
7 February 2020   Ukraine Dayana Yastremska L 4–6, 4–6
PO 8 February 2020   Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto L 3–6, 3–6
2024 BJK Cup
Europe/Africa
Zone Group II
RR 9 April 2024 Vilnius, Lithuania   Estonia Hard (i) Elena Malygina W 6–2, 6–3
10 April 2024   North Macedonia Magdalena Stoilkovska W 7–5, 6–2
PO 12 April 2024   Egypt Sandra Samir W 6–1, 6–4
13 April 2024   Lithuania Justina Mikulskyte W 3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles (1–0)

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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   North Macedonia Hard (i) Iva Primorac Iva Daneva
Ana Mitevska
W 6–0, 6–0

References

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  1. ^ "Lȅo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Lȅa
  2. ^ "Bȏg". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Bȍšković
  3. ^ "Lucky loser Boskovic reaches Iasi quarters on WTA main-draw debut". 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Iasi Open: Top seed Andreeva reaches semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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