Paraguayan tennis player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Cepede and the second or maternal family name is
Royg .
Verónica Cepede Full name Verónica Cepede Royg Country (sports) Paraguay Residence Asunción , ParaguayBorn (1992-01-21 ) 21 January 1992 (age 30) AsunciónHeight 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Ramón Delgado Prize money US$ 1,323,288 Career record 400–267 (60.0%) Career titles 14 ITF Highest ranking No. 73 (7 August 2017) Current ranking No. 193 (13 December 2021) Australian Open 1R (2018 ) French Open 4R (2017 ) Wimbledon 1R (2017 , 2018 ) US Open 1R (2017 ) Olympic Games 1R (2012 , 2016 , 2021 ) Career record 180–96 (65.2%) Career titles 1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger Highest ranking No. 85 (19 September 2016) Current ranking No. 831 (13 December 2021) Wimbledon 1R (2017 ) Fed Cup 61–26 (70.1%) Last updated on: 13 December 2021.
Verónica Cepede Royg (American Spanish: [beˈɾonika seˈpeðe ˈrojɣ] ; born 21 January 1992) is a professional Paraguayan tennis player.
On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73 whilst her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016.[1] Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour , one WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles on ITF tournaments. Playing for Paraguay at the Fed Cup , Cepede Royg has a win/loss record of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics , losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics . Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship to date was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open .
Personal life and background [ ]
Her father, Eduardo, owns gas station, while her mother, Edith, is retired dentist. Her brother named Andres is economist and one sister, Estefania, is architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is forehand, her favorite tournament is Roland Garros , while her favorite surface is clay . Her tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters . If Cepede Royg hadn't been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.[2]
Performance timelines [ ]
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.
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.
Singles [ ]
Current through the 2022 Australian Open .
Doubles [ ]
This table is current through 2020 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
0 / 0
0–0
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
Wimbledon
A
A
Q1
1R
A
A
NH
A
0 / 1
0–0
US Open
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
0–0
Career statistics
Tournament
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
WTA career finals [ ]
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
International / WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA 125 tournament finals [ ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ ]
ITF Circuit finals [ ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups) [ ]
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 Segnini
6–2, 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 Rush
6–1, 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 Rossi
4–1 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 Carón
6–2, 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 Irigoyen
6–3, 6–4
Win
13–7
Mar 2014
Medellín Open , Colombia
50,000
Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss
13–8
Apr 2015
Medellín Open, Colombia
50,000
Clay
Teliana Pereira
6–7(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
ITF Albuquerque , United States
75,000
Hard
Mandy Minella
4–6, 5–7
Loss
14–10
May 2017
ITF Trnava , Slovakia
100,000
Clay
Markéta Vondroušová
5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss
14–11
May 2018
ITF Trnava, Slovakia
100,000
Clay
Viktória Kužmová
4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss
14–12
Oct 2018
Classic of Macon , United States
80,000
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
ITF Santiago , Chile
60,000+H
Clay
Anna Bondár
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups) [ ]
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 Minieri
4–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Loss
1–1
Oct 2010
ITF Londrina, Brazil
10,000
Clay
Vivian Segnini
Karen Castiblanco Camila Silva
4–6, 3–6
Win
2–1
Oct 2010
ITF Santa Maria, Brazil
10,000
Clay
Vivian Segnini
Natasha Lotuffo Roxane Vaisemberg
w/o
Win
3–1
Nov 2010
ITF Asunción, Paraguay
10,000
Clay
Vanesa Furlanetto
Luciana Sarmenti Carolina Zeballos
6–0, 6–3
Win
4–1
Nov 2010
ITF Asunción, Paraguay
10,000
Clay
Vanesa Furlanetto
Lucía Jara-Lozano Luciana Sarmenti
6–2, 2–6, [10–3]
Win
5–1
Dec 2010
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Barbara Rush Camila Silva
6–1, 6–3
Win
6–1
Dec 2010
ITF Talca, Chile
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Flávia Guimarães Bueno Belén Ludueña
6–3, 6–1
Win
7–1
Feb 2011
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Fernanda Brito Catalina Pella
6–0, 6–3
Win
8–1
Feb 2011
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Andrea Benítez Tatiana Búa
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Win
9–1
Apr 2011
ITF Córdoba, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Sofía Luini Aranza Salut
6–2, 6–0
Win
10–1
May 2011
ITF Encarnación, Paraguay
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Ornella Carón Jordana Luján
6–3, 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 Ghesquière Elixane Lechemia
6–1, 6–1
Loss
12–2
Feb 2012
ITF Bertioga, Brazil
25,000
Hard
Florencia Molinero
Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen
3–6, 1–6
Loss
12–3
Apr 2012
ITF Caracas, Venezuela
25,000
Hard
Adriana Pérez
Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen
4–6, 3–6
Loss
12–4
May 2012
ITF Rosario, Argentina
25,000
Hard
Luciana Sarmenti
Teliana Pereira Nicole Rottmann
2–6, 5–7
Loss
12–5
Jun 2012
ITF Zlín, Czech Republic
25,000
Clay
Teliana Pereira
Elitsa Kostova Jasmina Tinjić
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss
12–6
Mar 2013
ITF Osprey , United States
50,000
Clay
Inés Ferrer Suárez
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
1–6, 3–6
Loss
12–7
Apr 2013
ITF Jackson, United States
25,000
Clay
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
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 Álvarez Terán
4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win
14–7
Jul 2013
ITF Campinas, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Adriana Pérez
Florencia Molinero Carolina Zeballos
6–0, 6–1
Win
15–7
Oct 2013
ITF Caracas, Venezuela
25,000
Hard
Adriana Pérez
Florencia Molinero Laura Pigossi
6–3, 6–3
Win
16–7
Dec 2013
ITF Santiago, Chile
25,000
Clay
María Irigoyen
Cecilia Costa Melgar Daniela Seguel
2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss
16–8
Dec 2013
ITF Bertioga, Brazil
25,000
Hard
María Irigoyen
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Laura Pigossi
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win
17–8
May 2014
Open Saint-Gaudens , France
50,000
Clay
María Irigoyen
Sharon Fichman Johanna Konta
7–5, 6–3
Win
18–8
May 2014
ITF Grado, Italy
25,000
Clay
Stephanie Vogt
Lara Arruabarrena Florencia Molinero
6–4, 6–2
Loss
18–9
Jun 2014
Nottingham Challenge , United Kingdom
50,000
Grass
Stephanie Vogt
Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova
6–7(0) , 1–6
Loss
18–10
Jun 2014
Reinert Open , Germany
50,000
Clay
Stephanie Vogt
Gabriela Dabrowski Mariana Duque
4–6, 2–6
Win
19–10
Sep 2014
Henderson Open , United States
50,000
Hard
María Irigoyen
Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Win
20–10
Nov 2014
John Newcombe Pro Challenge , United States
50,000
Hard
Mariana Duque
Alexa Glatch Bernarda Pera
6–0, 6–3
Loss
20–11
Mar 2015
ITF Osprey, United States
50,000
Clay
María Irigoyen
Anhelina Kalinina Oleksandra Korashvili
1–6, 4–6
Loss
20–12
Oct 2015
Abierto Tampico , Mexico
50,000
Hard
Marina Melnikova
María Irigoyen Barbora 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]
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