Stefanie Vögele

Stefanie Vögele

Vögele at the 2009 US Open
Country  Switzerland
Residence Biel, Switzerland
Born March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10) (age 22)
Leuggern, Switzerland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$469,149
Singles
Career record 183-138
Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 63 (March 1, 2010)
Current ranking No. 143 (October 3, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (2010)
French Open 1R (2010)
Wimbledon 1R (2009, 2010)
US Open 2R (2009)
Doubles
Career record 63-69
Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 131 (March 2, 2009)
Last updated on: October 9, 2011.

Stefanie Vögele (born March 10, 1990 in Leuggern, Aargau) is a professional Swiss tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 63, which she reached on March 1, 2010.[1] Her career high in doubles is No. 131, which she reached on March 2, 2009.[1]

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Biography

Vögele began playing tennis at the age of four.

2009

For the first five months of the years, Vögele participated in several WTA events, needing to play through the qualifying rounds of most tournaments. During this period, she never won a main draw match in a WTA event.[2] Vögele also played in ITF tournaments.

In June, Vögele played in Birmingham, defeating seeded Ekaterina Makarova en route to a quarterfinal showing.[3] Playing at Wimbledon for the first time, she lost to defending champion Venus Williams in the first round 6–3, 6–2.[4]

Vögele had strong showings in July, advancing to the second round and semi-finals in the Prague and Portoroz respectively.[5]

2010

Playing at her third French Open, she lost to Serena Williams in the first round 7–6(2) 6–2.

2011

In 2011, Stefanie failed to qualify for main draw of the grand slams. She lost in the first round of qualifiers of the Australian Open to Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 7-6(3). At Roland Garros, she defeated Maria Irigoyen and Misaki Doi before losing to Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4. She lost in the first round of Wimbledon qualifiers to Carla Suarez Navarro 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-2. At the US Open she defeated Lenka Wienerova before losing to Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Career finals

Singles (9)

Wins (4)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
ITF Circuit (4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1)
Grass (0)
Clay (2)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. December 2, 2006 Olecko, Poland Clay Marlot Meddens 6–3, 6–4
2. March 31, 2007 Hyderabad, India Hard Amber Liu 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
3. July 15, 2007 Toruń, Poland Clay Alexandra Dulgheru 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
4. November 5, 2011 Timisoara, Romania Clay Olga Puchkova 6–3, 6-4

Runner-ups (6)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. February 4, 2007 Belfort, France Carpet Virginie Pichet 2–6, 6–0, 6–2
2. March 24, 2007 Mumbai, India Hard Akgul Amanmuradova 6–0, 7–5
3. July 22, 2007 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Clay Alizé Cornet 6–4, 6–3
4. November 1, 2008 Nantes, France Hard Vesna Manasieva 6–3, 6–2
5. May 10, 2009 Bucharest, Romania Clay Andrea Petkovic 6–3, 6–2
6. June 6, 2009 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Maria Elena Camerin 6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Women's doubles (8)

Wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score
1. July 14, 2007 Toruń, Poland Clay Sandra Martinovic Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Natalia Kolat		 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
2. March 28, 2008 La Palma, Spain Clay Yulia Beygelzimer Estrella Cabeza Candela
Silvia Soler Espinosa		 7–5, 7–6(5)
3. April 6, 2008 Hamburg, Germany Hard Yulia Beygelzimer Veronika Chvojkova
Andrea Hlaváčková		 7–6(3), 6–2

Runner-ups (5)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score
1. September 29, 2006 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Amra Sadikovic Nicole Clerico
Alexandra Panova		 6–4, 7–6(8)
2. March 23, 2007 Mumbai, India Hard Olga Panova Akgul Amanmuradova
Nina Bratchikova		 6–2, 6–3
3. May 11, 2008 Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Kristína Kučová Nina Bratchikova
Veronika Kapshay		 7–5, 3–6 [10–6]
4. July 13, 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Yulia Beygelzimer Maret Ani
Jelena Kostanić Tošić		 6–4, 6–2
5. August 1, 2008 Rimini, Italy Clay Kathrin Wörle Mara Santangelo
Roberta Vinci		 6–1, 6–4

Grand Slam performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q3 2R Q1 0-1
French Open Q2 Q2 1R Q3 0-1
Wimbledon Q1 1R 1R Q1 0-2
U.S. Open 1R 2R 1R 1-3
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-1 1–3 0-1 0-0 1-4
Tournament Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Year End Ranking 130 76 127 N/A

References

  1. ^ a b "Stefanie Vögele stats on WTA official site". WTA. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~11598,00.html. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Stefanie Vögele activity on WTA official site". WTA. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~11598,00.html. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Keothavong bows out of AEGON Classic". United Kingdom: Morethanthegames. June 10, 2009. http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/summer-sports/104255-keothavong-bows-out-aegon-classic. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Venus Williams Beats Stefanie Voegele At Wimbledon". Topix. June 23, 2009. http://www.topix.com/forum/tennis/nikolay-davydenko/TLASVBMB3IRI5ICFH. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Voegele looking ahead to a final against Safina.". Tennis in Depth. July 25, 2009. http://tennis-in-depth.com/2009/07/25/voegele-looking-ahead-to-a-final-against-safina/. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 

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