Carina Witthöft

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Carina Witthöft
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Witthöft at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 26)
Wentorf bei Hamburg, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,967,633
Singles
Career record271–183 (59.7%)
Career titles1 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 48 (8 January 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2015)
French Open3R (2017)
Wimbledon3R (2016, 2017)
US Open3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record17–47 (26.6%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (16 July 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2018)
French Open2R (2018)
Wimbledon1R (2015, 2017, 2018)
US Open2R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1R (2017)
Last updated on: 16 June 2021.

Carina Witthöft (also spelled Witthoeft, born 16 February 1995[1]) is an inactive German professional tennis player. She has won one singles title on the WTA Tour whereas on the ITF Circuit, she has won eleven singles titles and one doubles title. On 8 January 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 48.

Career[]

Witthöft made her WTA Tour debut at the 2012 Swedish Open. Having defeated Marina Shamayko, Akgul Amanmuradova and Jill Craybas to qualify, she lost in the first round of the main draw against Kateryna Bondarenko.[2]

She won her maiden WTA title at the 2017 Luxembourg Open, defeating Monica Puig in straight sets in the final.[3]

She was coached by Torben Beltz[4] and then by Philip Lang.

2018[]

Witthöft started the season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.[5] Despite being defeated in the final round of qualifying at the Sydney International by Camila Giorgi, Witthöft entered the main draw as a lucky loser.[6] She lost in the first round to Australian wildcard Sam Stosur.[7] At the Australian Open, Witthöft was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Caroline Garcia.[8]

In Doha at the Qatar Open, she lost in the second round to top seed Caroline Wozniacki.[9]

Singles performance timeline[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (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)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2019 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R Q1 0 / 5 3–5
French Open A A Q2 Q3 2R 1R 3R 1R A 0 / 4 3–4
Wimbledon A A 1R Q2 1R 3R 3R 1R A 0 / 5 4–5
US Open A A Q1 Q3 1R 3R 1R 2R A 0 / 4 3–4
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–4 4–4 5–4 1–4 0–0 0 / 18 13–18
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 2R Q1 1R A 0 / 2 1–2
Miami Open Q1 A A A Q1 2R 2R 3R A 0 / 3 4–3
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
China Open A A A A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open A A A A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A 3R A A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open Not Held A A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 2 1 18 15 15 18 0 70
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 7–9 6–8 12–7 4–9 0–0 29–34
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 5–7 2–5 6–5 0–6 0–0 13–25
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–3 0–0 7–10
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 12–18 10–15 22–14 5–18 0–0 49–69
Year-end ranking 405 223 210 104 65 86 51 172 – 42%

WTA career finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 Luxembourg Open International Hard (i) Puerto Rico Monica Puig 6–3, 7–5

ITF finals[]

Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (6–5)
$15,000 tournaments (0–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2011 ITF Zell am Harmersbach, Germany Clay Germany Vanessa Henke 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2011 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Poland Paula Kania 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jun 2012 ITF Ystad, Sweden Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–1 Jul 2012 ITF Wrexham, Great Britain Hard Croatia Donna Vekić 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Loss 3–2 Aug 2012 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Mar 2013 ITF Sutton, Great Britain Hard (i) Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Aug 2013 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay France Laura Thorpe 6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Sep 2013 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Jun 2014 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Colombia Mariana Duque 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Jul 2014 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 5–7, 3–6
Win 5–6 Aug 2014 Hechingen Open, Germany Clay Germany Laura Siegemund 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–6 Sep 2014 ITF Barnstaple, Great Britain Hard (i) Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–6 Sep 2014 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Italy Alberta Brianti 6–0, 6–1
Loss 7–7 Sep 2014 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK Hard (i) France Océane Dodin 4–6, 3–6
Win 8–7 Oct 2014 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Poland Urszula Radwańska 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 9–7 Feb 2015 ITF Altenkirchen, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Antonia Lottner 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–7 May 2015 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Germany Tatjana Maria 7–5, 6–1
Win 11–7 Jul 2015 ITF Versmold, Germany Clay Sweden Johanna Larsson 6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–8 May 2016 ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Poland Magda Linette 3–6, 5–7
Loss 11–9 Jul 2016 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Germany Antonia Lottner 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2014 ITF Barnstaple, Great Britain Hard (i) France Alizé Lim Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 		6–2, 6–1

Head-to-head records[]

Record against top 10 players[]

* As of 9 August 2021

References[]

  1. ^ Görtzen, Christian (8 January 2012). "Mit Talent und Willen nach oben". Welt am Sonntag (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ "2012 Sony Swedish Open – main draw singles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Witthöft feiert ersten Sieg auf WTA-Tour". RP Online (in German). 21 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Carina Witthöft greift mit Ex-Kerber-Trainer Beltz neu an". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Sevastova stuns Stosur in Brisbane opener". www.dailytrust.com.ng. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Julia Goerges Withdraws From Sydney International After Auckland Win". sports.ndtv.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ Walton, Darren (9 January 2018). "Sam Stosur wins tough opener at Sydney International". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^ Kane, David (16 January 2018). "Garcia grinds past Witthoeft at Australian Open". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (14 February 2018). "Wozniacki impresses against Witthoeft in Doha". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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