2016: Major debut and WTA Tour semifinal In May, she won her first ITF tournament of the year in
Grado by defeating
Susanne Celik in the final. before losing to
Alison Riske in three sets in the second round. At her next tournament, the
Brasil Tennis Cup, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal, defeating former world No. 1 and top seed,
Jelena Janković, en route, but losing in the last four to sixth seed
Timea Babos. At the
US Open, after qualifying, she defeated fellow Romanian
Sorana Cîrstea in the first round for her first main-draw major match-win. In the second round, she lost to another countrywoman,
Monica Niculescu.
2017: Second career semifinal At the
Australian Open, Bogdan reached the main draw through qualifying, but was defeated in straight sets in the first round by 14th seed
Elena Vesnina. She also entered the main draw at both the
French Open for the first time, where she lost her opening match to lucky loser
Ons Jabeur and
Wimbledon, where she defeated
Duan Yingying in straight sets, before losing to 21st seed
Caroline Garcia in the second round. At the
US Open, Bogdan reached the second round of the main draw, matching her result from 2016, but was defeated in three sets by Monica Niculescu.
2018: Australian Open third round, top 70 debut The
Australian Open saw Bogdan reach her best career result at a Grand Slam tournament, reaching the third round, upsetting 11th seed
Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in her first round match, and
Yulia Putintseva in the second. As a result, she reached the top 100 for the first time in her career, at world No. 89 in the singles rankings. Bogdan then made the semifinals at both
Monterrey and
Bogotá. These results propelled her ranking into the top 70. She defeated fifth seed
Barbora Krejčíková on her way to making the quarterfinals at the
2021 İstanbul Cup, at which point her run was ended by third seed
Veronika Kudermetova. Bogdan reached the third round of major for the second time at the
2021 French Open, defeating lucky loser
Elisabetta Cocciaretto and benefitting from second seed
Naomi Osaka withdrawing, before losing to
Paula Badosa in three sets. She made it into her first
WTA 125 final at the
2021 Open de Limoges, losing to second seed
Alison Van Uytvanck.
2022: First WTA Tour final and WTA 125 title Bogdan reached her first WTA Tour final at the
Poland Open but lost to fifth seed
Caroline Garcia. She won her first WTA 125 title at the
Iași Open, defeating
Panna Udvardy in the final. She overcame second seed
Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals at the
Slovenia Open, only to lose in the last four to
Elena Rybakina. Seeded sixth at the
Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Bogdan reached the semifinals where she was defeated by eventual champion
Mayar Sherif.
2023: Wimbledon third round, two WTA 125 titles Bogdan reached the third round at the
Dubai Championships as a qualifier, before losing to the third seed,
Jessica Pegula. At
Wimbledon, she reached the third round at the grass-court major for the first time with wins over 15th seed
Liudmila Samsonova and
Alycia Parks. In the third round she lost to
Lesia Tsurenko in a match decided in a 38 point final set tiebreak, the longest in women's singles Grand Slam history. Bogdan successfully defended the title at the WTA 125 event in
Iași, defeating compatriot and top seed
Irina-Camelia Begu in the final. Seeded third at the
Lausanne Open, she made it through to the quarterfinals, where she retired injured after losing the first set to
Clara Burel. In September, she won the WTA 125 tournament in
Parma, defeating
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final. The following month at the
Transylvania Open, Bogdan reached the quarterfinals, but lost to fourth seed
Rebeka Masarova in three sets.
2024–2026: Second WTA final, injury and hiatus In February 2024, Bogdan defeated fellow Romanian
Jaqueline Cristian in the semifinals at the
Transylvania Open to set up a meeting with
Karolína Plíšková in the championship match, which she lost in straight sets. At the
2024 French Open, she defeated qualifier
Elsa Jacquemot and 20th seed
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the third round, where she lost to 15th seed
Elina Svitolina. As a result, Bogdan returned to the top 50 in the rankings, at No. 49 on 10 June 2024. At the
2024 Paris Olympics, she lost in the first round to Italy's
Jasmine Paolini, and partnering Jaqueline Cristian, lost in the first round of doubles to Japanese duo
Shuko Aoyama and
Ena Shibahara. In Cleveland, Bogdan qualified for the main draw of the
Tennis in the Land and defeated second seed
Leylah Fernandez, and lucky loser Greet Minnen. She then lost to fifth seed
Anastasia Potapova in the quarterfinals. She qualified for the
2024 Japan Women's Open in October and reached the quarterfinals with wins over Veronika Kudermetova and fourth seed
Marie Bouzková, before losing in the last eight to eventual champion
Suzan Lamens. In July 2025, a few days after losing in the first round at the
Iași Open to
Varvara Gracheva, Bogdan announced she was taking an indefinite break from the tour due to knee and ankle injuries suffered in practice for the tournament. Bogdan made her comeback to the WTA Tour at the
Transylvania Open in February 2026, receiving a wildcard entry into the main-draw but losing to qualifier
Maja Chwalińska in the first round. ==Personal life==