Veronica Stele
Country (sports) | Argentina |
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Born | 19 November 1977 |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 1999 |
Prize money | $47,266 |
Singles | |
Career record | 118–91 (56.5%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 237 (19 May 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 127–69 (64.8%) |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (7 July 1997) |
Veronica Stele (born 19 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]
Career highlights[]
On 19 May 1997, Stele reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 237.[1] Her career-high doubles ranking came on 7 July 1997, when she became world No. 117.[1] In her career, she won two singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
ITF doubles titles[]
In 1997, Stele and her partner Katalin Marosi won the doubles title at the $50k tournament at Budapest, Hungary,[2] and the $50k event at Marseille, France.[3]
ITF Circuit finals[]
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (2–4)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 21 May 1995 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Lenka Němečková | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 September 1996 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Celeste Contín | 5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 September 1996 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Larissa Schaerer | 5–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 May 1997 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Nuria Montero | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 27 April 1998 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Katia Piccolini | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 May 1998 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 23 (11–12)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 20 September 1993 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Paula Cabezas Nuria Niemes |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 24 October 1993 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva Laura Montalvo |
2–6, 7–5, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 November 1993 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Laura Montalvo |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 3. | 29 August 1994 | ITF Massa, Italy | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Cristina Salvi Emanuela Brusati |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 September 1994 | ITF Poreč, Croatia | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Zuzana Lešenarová |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 17 April 1995 | ITF Murcia, Spain | Clay | Federica Bonsignori Gloria Pizzichini |
7–5, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 May 1995 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Florencia Cianfagna | Estefanía Bottini Gala León García |
5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 December 1995 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Larissa Schaerer | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 16 June 1996 | ITF Salzburg, Austria | Clay | Alicia Ortuño | Emmanuelle Gagliardi Sofia Prazeres |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 July 1996 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Gabriella Boschiero | Francesca Guardigli Andreea Vanc |
6–0, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 14 July 1996 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Clay | Alicia Ortuño | Nataly Cahana Hila Rosen |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 21 July 1996 | ITF Bilbao, Spain | Clay | Alicia Ortuño | Marta Cano Nuria Montero |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Hard | Paula Cabezas | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner |
6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 7 April 1997 | ITF Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Celeste Contín Luciana Masante |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 11 May 1997 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Marta Cano Nuria Montero |
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 18 May 1997 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay | Luciana Masante | Nicole Arendt Magalie Lamarre |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 26 May 1997 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Kim de Weille Amanda Hopmans |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 9 June 1997 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Elena Tatarkova Fabiola Zuluaga |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 16 June 1997 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Caroline Dhenin Nino Louarsabishvili |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 30 June 1997 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Hard | Katalin Marosi | Saori Obata Nami Urabe |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 26 April 1998 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 11. | 3 May 1998 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Giana Gutiérrez | Romina Ottoboni Eugenia Maia |
6–1, 5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 12. | 18 May 1998 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Gisela Riera Aliénor Tricerri |
4–6, 1–6 |
Basque pelota[]
At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Stele partnered with to win the gold medal in Basque pelota.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "WTA Players: Veronica Stele". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Budapest - 09 June - 15 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Marseille - 16 June - 22 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Associated Press (October 27, 2011). "Sanchez goes for another gold at Pan Am Games". Guadalajara, Mexico: Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
External links[]
- Veronica Stele at the Women's Tennis Association
- Veronica Stele at the International Tennis Federation
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Argentine female tennis players
- Players of Basque pelota
- Pan American Games medalists in basque pelota
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Basque pelota in Argentina
- South American tennis biography stubs
- Argentine sportspeople stubs