Veronica Stele

Veronica Stele (born 19 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]

Veronica Stele
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1977-11-19) 19 November 1977
Turned pro1992
Retired1999
Prize money$47,266
Singles
Career record118–91 (56.5%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (19 May 1997)
Doubles
Career record127–69 (64.8%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 117 (7 July 1997)

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
Winner 1. 21 May 1995 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 15 September 1996 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Celeste Contín 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up 2. 22 September 1996 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 11 May 1997 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Spain Nuria Montero 3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 27 April 1998 ITF San Severo, Italy Clay Italy Katia Piccolini 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 24 May 1998 ITF Zaragoza, Spain Clay France Sylvie Sallaberry 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 Argentina Cintia Tortorella Chile Paula Cabezas
Ecuador Nuria Niemes
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 24 October 1993 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Valeria Strappa Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
Argentina Laura Montalvo
2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 22 November 1993 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Cintia Tortorella Argentina Laura Montalvo
Belgium Vanessa Matthys
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 3. 29 August 1994 ITF Massa, Italy Clay Argentina Cintia Tortorella Italy Cristina Salvi
Italy Emanuela Brusati
5–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 19 September 1994 ITF Poreč, Croatia Clay Argentina Cintia Tortorella Czech Republic Zuzana Lešenarová
Czech Republic Karolina Petříková
6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 17 April 1995 ITF Murcia, Spain Clay Argentina Mariana Eberle Italy Federica Bonsignori
Italy Gloria Pizzichini
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 22 May 1995 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Argentina Florencia Cianfagna Spain Estefanía Bottini
Spain Gala León García
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 17 December 1995 ITF Tucumán, Argentina Clay Paraguay Larissa Schaerer Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
2–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 16 June 1996 ITF Salzburg, Austria Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Monaco Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Portugal Sofia Prazeres
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 7 July 1996 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Gabriella Boschiero San Marino Francesca Guardigli
Romania Andreea Vanc
6–0, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 14 July 1996 ITF Vigo, Spain Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Israel Nataly Cahana
Israel Hila Rosen
6–2, 6–4
Winner 6. 21 July 1996 ITF Bilbao, Spain Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Spain Marta Cano
Spain Nuria Montero
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 6 October 1996 ITF Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard Chile Paula Cabezas Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Germany Marlene Weingärtner
6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 7. 7 April 1997 ITF Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi Argentina Celeste Contín
Argentina Luciana Masante
6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 11 May 1997 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Spain Marta Cano
Spain Nuria Montero
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 18 May 1997 ITF Le Touquet, France Clay Argentina Luciana Masante United States Nicole Arendt
France Magalie Lamarre
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 10. 26 May 1997 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi Netherlands Kim de Weille
Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 8. 9 June 1997 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 16 June 1997 Open de Marseille, France Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi France Caroline Dhenin
Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Winner 10. 30 June 1997 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France Hard Hungary Katalin Marosi Japan Saori Obata
Japan Nami Urabe
6–4, 6–3
Winner 11. 26 April 1998 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Italy Sabina da Ponte
Slovakia Silvia Uríčková
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 11. 3 May 1998 ITF San Severo, Italy Clay Colombia Giana Gutiérrez Argentina Romina Ottoboni
Brazil Eugenia Maia
6–1, 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 12. 18 May 1998 ITF Zaragoza, Spain Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Spain Gisela Riera
Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri
4–6, 1–6

Basque pelota

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Stele partnered with María Lis García to win the gold medal in Basque pelota.[4]

References

  1. "WTA Players: Veronica Stele". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Budapest - 09 June - 15 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Marseille - 16 June - 22 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. Associated Press (27 October 2011). "Sanchez goes for another gold at Pan Am Games". Guadalajara, Mexico: Deseret News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.


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