Sarah Iliev
- Country
- France
- Date of birth
- 2006-10-03
- Ranking WTA
- 706 · 57.0 points
- Live ranking
- 669 · 61 points
- Ranking WTA (doubles)
- 716 · 79.0 points
- Season 2026
- 1–0
Biography
Sarah Iliev was born on 3 October 2006 in France. In junior singles she received a wild card for several years in a row at Roland Garros (2020–2022) and the US Open (2022), but never got beyond the second round; in junior doubles her best result was reaching the round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2020 with Laia Petretic.
She has played on the senior tour since 2020: by the end of 2022 she had 10 wins and 6 losses in singles matches and played an ITF final in Monastir. In May 2023 she made her WTA debut, in Strasbourg, coming through qualifying by beating Elle Perez and Bai Zhuoxuan, but lost in the first round of the main draw to Lauren Davis. In November of the same year she rose to No. 550 in the singles rankings, a personal best.
She has had greater success in doubles with Emma Léné: they won the ITF W50 tournaments in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (2024), the W15 in Agadir (2025) and the W15 in Casablanca (2026), and together reached the second round of Roland Garros in 2025. In 2026 she also won her first ITF singles title, at the W15 in Dijon.
In total she has one singles and three doubles ITF titles.
Recent matches
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | R32 | Hanna Bougouffa | 6-4 6-4 | won |
| 2025-07-06 | Contrexeville | R1 | Caroline Werner | 1-6 3-6 | lost |
| 2025-05-29 | Roland Garros | R2 | Maia Lumsden / Sabrina Santamaria (with Emma Lene) | 3-6 1-6 | lost |
| 2025-05-17 | Strasbourg | R1 | Caroline Dolehide | 3-6 4-6 | lost |
| 2025-04-27 | Saint Malo | R1 | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo | 3-6 6-2 4-6 | lost |