Céline Naef
Céline Naef (born 25 June 2005) is a Swiss tennis player.
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2005 Feusisberg, Switzerland |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $37,144 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 54–15 (78.3%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 209 (8 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 209 (8 May 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 17–11 (60.7%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 452 (8 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 452 (8 May 2023) |
| Last updated on: 10 May 2023. | |
Naef has career-high WTA rankings of 209 in singles and 452 in doubles, reached on 8 May 2023.[1] Up to date, she has won five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Junior years
Naef had a successful junior career. Her career-high ranking as a junior was world No. 4. In 2012, Naef won a prestigious tournament for juniors, the Trofeo Bonfiglio (Grade A).[2] In 2022, Naef reached the final of the 2022 French Open, partnering Nikola Bartůňková.[3] In July 2022, she played in the final of the European Youth Championship held in Klosters, Switzerland. She lost to Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva from Andorra in the final.[4]
Career
Naef played and won her first final in Monastir, Tunisia, in March 2022.[5] In October 2022 she became a champion in both singles and doubles in Reims, France.[6] A week later, she won another singles title in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin defeating Spanish player Irene Burillo Escorihuela in the final.[7]
Naef started 2023 with a win. In the tournament held in Loughborough, England, she became the champion by defeating British Eliz Maloney in the final.[8] In February 2023 Naef played her first major final. She became the champion in both singles and doubles at the ITF40W tournament held in Porto, Portugal.[9]
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay |  Nikola Bartůňková |
Sára Bejlek Lucie Havlíčková |
3–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $40,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| $15,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Lara Schmidt |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Reims, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  Manon Léonard |
6–2, 6–7(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | 25,000+H | Hard (i) |  Irene Burillo Escorihuela |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2023 | ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom | 25,000+H | Hard (i) |  Eliz Maloney |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jan 2023 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 40,000 | Hard (i) |  Lucrezia Stefanini |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay |  Mirra Andreeva |
6–1, 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $40,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Reims, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  Irina Balus |
Mallaurie Noël Margot Yerolymos |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2023 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 40,000 | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yanina Wickmayer |
Alice Robbe  Tara Würth |
6–1, 6–4 |
References
- "Céline Naef | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- "BASAVAREDDY AND NAEF WARM UP FOR ROLAND GARROS WITH MILAN SUCCESS". Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- "LES VAINQUEURS DE CETTE ÉDITION 2022". Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- "Céline Naef holt in Klosters Silbermedaille". Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- "Céline Naef gelingt erster Profi-Turniersieg". Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- "Tennis – Céline Naef s'offre les Internationaux de Reims Champagne". Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Tennis. Open féminin 50 : un scénario incroyable pour la victoire en finale de Céline Naef". Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- "MONDAY UPDATE: NÄCHSTER TITEL FÜR CÉLINE NAEF". Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- "Celine Naef vence W40 Porto I em ténis". Retrieved 2023-02-05.
External links
Women's Tennis Association: Top Swiss female singles tennis players | |
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