Eyeing her first victory in a main draw of the season, Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia debuts at the Miami Open facing Turkish Zeynep Sonmez, around 8pm this Tuesday (17th), on the center court of the Hard Rock Stadium.
Sonmez is currently 83rd in the world rankings, with 866 points — the leader is the recent champion of , with 11,025 points, more than 3,000 ahead of the vice-leader, Kazakh Elena Rybakina, with 7,783.
The Turkish woman, however, became number 69 in the world on October 20, 2025. In total, she has 238 wins and 163 losses in her career and two notable campaigns: she was champion of the WTA 250 in 2024 and a finalist in the Ljubljana 2023.
Zeynep Sonmez even competes in doubles tournaments, but, in 2026, she has not yet debuted in the category, currently appearing in 505th position in the ranking, in which her best position was 382nd place, on July 14, 2025. In total, there are only 14 wins, in addition to 34 defeats.
Throughout her career, the Turkish woman has accumulated US$ 1,625,639.00 in prize money (R$ 8,508,757.09, at current prices). If she passes , Zeynep Sonmez will face 12th in the rankings, Swiss Belinda Bencic, in the next round of .
