Leonie Küng
Leonie Küng (born 21 October 2000) is a Swiss tennis player. As a qualifier, she reached the singles final at the Junior Wimbledon Championships in 2018.[1]
.jpg.webp) Küng (l.) and Iga Świątek in Wimbledon, 2018 | |
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
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| Residence | Beringen, Switzerland |
| Born | 21 October 2000 Beringen |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $319,105 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 215–175 (55.1%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 144 (14 September 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 490 (28 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2021, 2022) |
| French Open | Q2 (2020) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2021) |
| US Open | Q1 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 119–111 (51.7%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (26 July 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 456 (28 August 2023) |
| Last updated on: 2 September 2023. | |
Küng has career-high WTA rankings of 144 in singles, achieved on 14 September 2020, and 220 in doubles, reached on 26 July 2021. To date, she has won one doubles WTA Challenger title with seven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Küng played first ITF events in Greece in 2014, and won her first $15k events in singles and doubles at the age of 17, in November 2017 in Oslo. She was the 2021 Swiss national singles champion, and she also won the national doubles title, partnering Ylena In-Albon.[2]
Küng made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne, in the doubles draw, partnering Ylena In-Albon.[3] Küng reached her maiden WTA Tour singles final at the 2020 Thailand Open by defeating three top-100 players en-route to the final.[4]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[5]
Singles
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Indian Wells Open | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Miami Open | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Feb 2020 | Thailand Open | International[lower-alpha 1] | Hard |  Magda Linette |
3–6, 2–6 |
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Swedish Open | Clay |  Mirjam Björklund |
 Tereza Mihalíková  Kamilla Rakhimova |
5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments (0–2) |
| $15,000 tournaments (7–1) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Telde, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Giulia Gatto-Monticone |
6–2, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2017 | ITF Oslo, Norway | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Simona Waltert |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2018 | ITF Fort-de-France, Martinique | 15,000 | Hard |  Emily Appleton |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2018 | ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe | 15,000 | Hard |  Irina Ramialison |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Chiara Scholl |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Bojana Marinković |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2019 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000+H | Clay |  Mayar Sherif |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Dec 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard |  Georgia Crăciun |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | 15,000 | Clay | Lavinia Tanasie |
7–6(7), 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja 2, Serbia | 15,000 | Clay | Lavinia Tanasie |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jun 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Martina Capurro Taborda |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–1) |
| $15,000 tournaments (6–3) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sion, Switzerland | 10,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert |
Emily Arbuthnott Karin Kennel |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Telde, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Vivian Wolff |
 Lucía de la Puerta Uribe Guiomar Maristany |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | 15,000 | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Axana Mareen |
Quinn Gleason  Luisa Stefani |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | Nov 2017 | ITF Oslo, Norway | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Shaline-Doreen Pipa |
Ina Kaufinger Anette Munozova |
6–4, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2018 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France |
25,000 | Hard (i) |  Isabella Shinikova |
Manon Arcangioli Shérazad Reix |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Isabella Shinikova |
Lisa Sabino Gaia Sanesi |
6–3, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Dec 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard |  Melis Sezer |
Georgia Crăciun Ioana Gaspar |
4–6, 6–1, [12–14] |
| Win | 3–5 | Nov 2022 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 15,000 | Carpet |  Lian Tran |
Giulia Crescenzi Miriana Tona |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2022 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Océane Babel |
Celia Cerviño Ruiz Tess Sugnaux |
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–2] |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Chantal Sauvant |
Tilwith Di Girolami  Patricija Paukštytė |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Naho Sato |
 Eleni Christofi Paris Corley |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia | 15,000 | Clay | Bojana Marinković |
Katarína Kužmová Ksenia Laskutova |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | May 2023 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | 15,000 | Clay | Chantal Sauvant |
Valeriia Olianovskaia  Linda Sevciková |
w/o |
| Win | 8–6 | Jul 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Laskutova |
Noelia Bouzo Zanotti Martina Capurro Taborda |
6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
Junior Grand Slam final
Girls' singles: 1 (runner–up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Iga Świątek |
4–6, 2–6 |
Notes
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
- "ITF".
- "SwissTennis".
- "DigiSport".
- "WTA".
- "Leylah Fernandez". Australian Open. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links
- Leonie Küng at the Women's Tennis Association
- Leonie Küng at the International Tennis Federation
- Official website
Women's Tennis Association: Top Swiss female singles tennis players | |
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