Paraguayan tennis player
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Verónica Cepede Full name Verónica Cepede Royg Country (sports) Paraguay Residence Asunción , ParaguayBorn (1992-01-21 ) 21 January 1992 (age 33) AsunciónHeight 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Retired 2022 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Ramón Delgado Prize money US$1,378,187 Singles Career record 401–271 Career titles 14 ITF Highest ranking No. 73 (7 August 2017) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 1R (2018 ) French Open 4R (2017 ) Wimbledon 1R (2017 ,2018 ) US Open 1R (2017 ) Other tournaments Olympic Games 1R (2012 ,2016 ,2021 ) Doubles Career record 180–96 Career titles 1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger Highest ranking No. 85 (19 September 2016) Grand Slam doubles results Wimbledon 1R (2017 ) Team competitions Fed Cup 61–26 Last updated on: 30 April 2024.
Verónica Cepede Royg (Latin American Spanish: [beˈɾonika seˈpeðe ˈrojɣ] ; born 21 January 1992) is a Paraguayan former tennis player.
On 7 August 2017, she reached her highestWTA singles ranking of No. 73. Her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016.[ 1] Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on theWTA Tour , oneWTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles onITF tournaments. Playing forParaguay Fed Cup team , Cepede Royg has a win–loss record of 61–26. She participated in the2012 London Olympics , losing in the opening round to AmericanVarvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the2016 Rio Olympics and2020 Tokyo Olympics . Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship was reaching the fourth round of the2017 French Open .
Personal life and background [ edit ] Her father, Eduardo, owns a gas station, while her mother, Edith, is a retired dentist. Her brother Andres is an economist and her sister, Estefania, is an architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by her siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is the forehand, her favorite tournament isRoland Garros , while her favorite surface isclay . Her tennis idols growing up wereRoger Federer andKim Clijsters . If Cepede Royg had not been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.[ 2]
Performance timelines [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the2022 Australian Open .
This table is current through2020 Fed Cup .
Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 French Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 Wimbledon A A Q1 1R A A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 US Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 Career statistics Tournaments 1 2 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 Career total: 18 Finals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1 Titles 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3 Overall win–loss 1–1 1–2 9–6 7–6 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1 / 18 18–18 Year-end ranking 120 205 95 162 743 812 850 828
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments $75/80,000 tournaments $50/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups)[ edit ] Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Oct 2009 ITF Bauru, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini 6–0, 6–3 Win 2–0 Oct 2009 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini6–2, 6–2 Loss 2–1 Nov 2009 ITF Lima, Peru 10,000 Clay Carla Lucero 7–5, 3–6, 5–7 Win 3–1 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay Barbara Rush6–1, 6–4 Loss 3–2 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay Teliana Pereira 4–6, 0–6 Loss 3–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 Win 4–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Tatiana Búa 6–2, 6–2 Loss 4–4 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Andrea Koch Benvenuto 2–6, 2–6 Win 5–4 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay Camila Silva 7–6(2) , 3–6, 6–3 Win 6–4 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Nathalia Rossi4–1 ret. Loss 6–5 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay Daniela Seguel 6–7(4) , 6–0, 4–6 Win 7–5 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Ornella Carón6–2, 6–2 Win 8–5 Jun 2011 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez 7–6(7) , 7–5 Win 9–5 Dec 2011 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Mailen Auroux 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 Win 10–5 Nov 2012 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay Raluca Olaru 5–7, 7–6(9) , 6–2 Loss 10–6 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen 2–6, 2–6 Loss 10–7 Oct 2013 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay Florencia Molinero 3–6, 6–7 Win 11–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Laura Pigossi 6–2, 6–2 Win 12–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen6–3, 6–4 Win 13–7 Mar 2014 Open Medellín , Colombia50,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Loss 13–8 Apr 2015 Open Medellín, Colombia 50,000 Clay Teliana Pereira6–7(6) , 1–6 Win 14–8 Dec 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Anne Schäfer 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 Loss 14–9 Sep 2016 Albuquerque Championships , US75,000 Hard Mandy Minella 4–6, 5–7 Loss 14–10 May 2017 Empire Slovak Open , Slovakia100,000 Clay Markéta Vondroušová 5–7, 6–7(3) Loss 14–11 May 2018 Empire Slovak Open 100,000 Clay Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 Loss 14–12 Oct 2018 Classic of Macon , United States80,000 Hard Varvara Lepchenko 4–6, 4–6 Loss 14–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard Astra Sharma 7–6(3) , 4–6, 3–6 Loss 14–14 Nov 2021 Copa Colina , Chile60,000+H Clay Anna Bondár 2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups)[ edit ] Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay Fernanda Brito Andrea Koch Benvenuto Giannina Minieri4–6, 6–0, [10–6] Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian SegniniKaren Castiblanco Camila Silva4–6, 3–6 Win 2–1 Oct 2010 ITF Santa Maria, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini Natasha LotuffoRoxane Vaisemberg w/o Win 3–1 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Luciana Sarmenti Carolina Zeballos6–0, 6–3 Win 4–1 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Lucía Jara-Lozano Luciana Sarmenti6–2, 2–6, [10–3] Win 5–1 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Barbara Rush Camila Silva6–1, 6–3 Win 6–1 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Flávia Guimarães Bueno Belén Ludueña6–3, 6–1 Win 7–1 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Fernanda BritoCatalina Pella 6–0, 6–3 Win 8–1 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Luciana SarmentiAndrea Benítez Tatiana Búa 5–7, 6–3, [10–7] Win 9–1 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay Luciana SarmentiSofía Luini Aranza Salut 6–2, 6–0 Win 10–1 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Ornella Carón Jordana Luján6–3, 6–2 Win 11–1 Jun 2011 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Paula Ormaechea Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava 7–5, 6–4 Win 12–1 Jul 2011 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Teliana Pereira Céline GhesquièreElixane Lechemia 6–1, 6–1 Loss 12–2 Feb 2012 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard Florencia MolineroMailen Auroux María Irigoyen3–6, 1–6 Loss 12–3 Apr 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen4–6, 3–6 Loss 12–4 May 2012 ITF Rosario, Argentina 25,000 Hard Luciana Sarmenti Teliana PereiraNicole Rottmann 2–6, 5–7 Loss 12–5 Jun 2012 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Teliana PereiraElitsa Kostova Jasmina Tinjić 4–6, 6–1, [10–8] Loss 12–6 Mar 2013 Osprey Challenger , US50,000 Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 1–6, 3–6 Loss 12–7 Apr 2013 ITF Jackson, US 25,000 Clay María Fernanda Álvarez Ilona Kremen Angelique van der Meet 3–6, 4–6 Win 13–7 Jul 2013 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 25,000 Clay Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux María Fernanda Álvarez4–6, 6–4, [11–9] Win 14–7 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero Carolina Zeballos6–0, 6–1 Win 15–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero Laura Pigossi6–3, 6–3 Win 16–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay María IrigoyenCecilia Costa Melgar Daniela Seguel 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] Loss 16–8 Dec 2013 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard María IrigoyenPaula Cristina Gonçalves Laura Pigossi6–4, 2–6, [7–10] Win 17–8 May 2014 Open Saint-Gaudens , France50,000 Clay María IrigoyenSharon Fichman Johanna Konta 7–5, 6–3 Win 18–8 May 2014 Grado Tennis Cup , Italy25,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Lara Arruabarrena Florencia Molinero6–4, 6–2 Loss 18–9 Jun 2014 Nottingham Open , UK50,000 Grass Stephanie VogtJarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova 6–7(0) , 1–6 Loss 18–10 Jun 2014 Reinert Open , Germany50,000 Clay Stephanie VogtGabriela Dabrowski Mariana Duque Mariño 4–6, 2–6 Win 19–10 Sep 2014 Henderson Open , US50,000 Hard María IrigoyenAsia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] Win 20–10 Nov 2014 John Newcombe Challenge , US50,000 Hard Mariana DuqueAlexa Glatch Bernarda Pera 6–0, 6–3 Loss 20–11 Mar 2015 ITF Osprey, US 50,000 Clay María IrigoyenAnhelina Kalinina Oleksandra Korashvili 1–6, 4–6 Loss 20–12 Oct 2015 Abierto Tampico , Mexico50,000 Hard Marina Melnikova María IrigoyenBarbora Krejčíková 5–7, 2–6 Loss 20–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard Renata Voráčová Astra Sharma Paige Hourigan 1–6, 6–4, [10–12]