Yvonne Meusburger

Yvonne Meusburger

Meusburger at the 2013 Fed Cup
Country	Austria
Residence	Schwarzach, Austria
Born	(1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 Dornbirn, Austria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,016,579
Singles
Career record	419–292
Career titles	1 WTA, 15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 38 (3 February 2014)
Current ranking	No. 38 (3 February 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2014)
French Open	2R (2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2007)
US Open	2R (2008, 2010)
Doubles
Career record	104–98
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 104 (30 August 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2008)
Wimbledon	LQ (2010)
US Open	1R (2007, 2013)
Last updated on: 23 September 2013.

Yvonne Meusburger (born 3 October 1983 in Dornbirn, Austria) is an Austrian professional tennis player. She achieved her WTA career-high singles ranking of World No. 47 on 6 January 2014, and is currently the Austrian number 1.

Tennis career

In July 2007, Meusburger made a surprising run to the final of the 2007 Gastein Ladies tournament. The most notable win of this run was her first round win over the second seed Émilie Loit of France. She followed it up by beating Eva Birnerová, Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Karin Knapp. In the final she was defeated by Francesca Schiavone, 6–1, 6–4.

Meusburger made the second round of the 2010 Australian Open, French Open, and US Open. She lost to Russian Maria Kirilenko on all three occasions.

In June 2013, Meusburger entered the qualifying tournament of the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Nicole Gibbs, Tamarine Tanasugarn, and Sesil Karatantcheva for a spot in the main draw. She was drawn against 4th seed Agnieszka Radwańska and was knocked out in straight sets. Despite the loss, it was Meusburger's first grand slam appearance in nearly three years. The following month, she advanced to the final of the Budapest Grand Prix in Hungary, beating three seeded players en route. However, she lost in the final to 3rd seed Simona Halep in three sets. As a result, Meusburger re-entered the top 100 and overtook Tamira Paszek to become Austria's top-ranked women's player.

In July 2013, she won her first WTA singles title in Bad Gastein, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková. This win, along with a successful end to the 2013 season, meant that, at the age of 30, Meusburger's ranking moved into the World's Top 50 for the first time in her career.

Ranked 49 in the world, Meusburger reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career at the 2014 Australian Open. En route, she defeated Chanelle Scheepers and No.33 seed Bojana Jovanovski. In the third round she was defeated by No.2 seed Victoria Azarenka.

Playing Style

Meusburger is incredibly fit and an excellent mover and often outlasts her opponents during matches. She uses her compact groundstrokes to consistently hit flat groundstrokes and positions the ball well. Her weak serve has been a major hinderance throughout her career, especially against the top players. However, Meusburger is an excellent returner. In 2013, she won the most points for returning a first serve on the WTA tour and was also in the top 10 for returning second serves and return games won. She has had the most success on clay courts having reached three WTA finals on this particular surface.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 July 2007	Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria	Clay	Francesca Schiavone	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	14 July 2013	Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Simona Halep	3–6, 7–6(9–7), 1–6
Winner	1.	21 July 2013	Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria	Clay	Andrea Hlaváčková	7–5, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Meusburger at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

Doubles performance timeline

External links

• Yvonne Meusburger at the Women's Tennis Association
• Yvonne Meusburger at the International Tennis Federation

v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top Austrian female singles tennis players as of 10 February 2014 1. Yvonne Meusburger (38 ) 2. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (81 ) 3. Melanie Klaffner (179 2) 4. Tamira Paszek (217 1) 5. Lisa-Maria Moser (328 2) 6. Yvonne Neuwirth (425 ) 7. Nicole Rottmann (479 3) 8. Pia König (502 3) 9. Janina Toljan (534 4) 10. Barbara Haas (574 1)