Yvonne Meusburger Garamszegi

Yvonne Meusburger Garamszegi (née Meusburger, born 3 October 1983) is an Austrian retired tennis player.

Yvonne Meusburger
Meusburger at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceSchwarzach, Austria
Born (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983
Dornbirn, Austria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,384,838
Singles
Career record439–316 (58.1%)
Career titles1 WTA, 15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 37 (31 March 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2014)
French Open2R (2010, 2014)
Wimbledon2R (2007, 2014)
US Open2R (2008, 2010)
Doubles
Career record104–103 (50.2%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest ranking104 (30 August 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2008)
French Open1R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2014)
US Open1R (2007, 2013)

Meusburger won one singles title on the WTA Tour, as well as fifteen singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 31 March 2014, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 37. On 30 August 2010, she peaked at No. 104 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Austria in Fed Cup, Meusburger has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–21.

After getting married, she changed her surname to Meusburger Garamszegi.[1]

Tennis career

Meusburger made the second round of the 2010 Australian Open, French Open, and US Open. She lost to Russian Maria Kirilenko on all three occasions.

In June 2013, Meusburger entered the qualifying tournament of the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Nicole Gibbs, Tamarine Tanasugarn, and Sesil Karatantcheva for a spot in the main draw. She was drawn against fourth seed Agnieszka Radwańska and was knocked out in straight sets. Despite the loss, it was Meusburger's first Grand Slam appearance in nearly three years. The following month, she advanced to the final of the Budapest Grand Prix, beating three seeded players en route. However, she lost in the final to third seed Simona Halep in three sets. Meusburger consequently re-entered the top 100 and overtook Tamira Paszek to become Austria's top-ranked women's player.

In July 2013, she won her first WTA singles title in Bad Gastein, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková. This win, along with a successful end to the 2013 season, meant that, at the age of 30, Meusburger's ranking moved into the world's top 50 for the first time in her career.

Ranked 49 in the world, Meusburger reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career at the 2014 Australian Open. En route, she defeated Chanelle Scheepers and 33rd seed Bojana Jovanovski. In the third round, she was defeated by second seed Victoria Azarenka.

Logging quarterfinal appearances in Katowice and Marrakech, Meusburger entered the 2014 French Open with confidence, recording a three-set win over French wildcard Amandine Hesse in the first round. She would progress no further; however, as she was eliminated by 2010 finalist Samantha Stosur in their second round encounter.

Meusburger continued her resurgence at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Having defeated Vania King at the first hurdle, she advanced to the second round but was defeated there by Li Na.

Meusburger returned to defend her title at the 2014 Gastein Ladies and started off well when she defeated qualifier Tereza Smitková in a match lasting nearly three hours. However, she was unable to follow the win up and was beaten in the second round by Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa. It was Meusburger's least successful performance ever in Bad Gastein, as she had reached the quarterfinals or better of the tournament since its debut in 2007.

Meusburger played her last professional match at the 2014 US Open, announcing her retirement following a first-round loss to Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic.

In December 2014, Meusburger announced that she would come out of retirement to play one more tournament—the 2015 Australian Open—telling the Austria Press Agency that she wanted to end her career at the tournament because it was the first Grand Slam she contested was the 2006 Australian Open.[2]

Meusburger played her final career-match against 29th seed Australian Casey Dellacqua at the following 2015 Australian Open. She lost 4–6, 0–6.

Playing style

Meusburger is fit and an excellent mover, often outlasting her opponents during matches. She uses her compact groundstrokes to consistently hit flat groundstrokes and positions the ball well. Her weak serve has been a major hindrance throughout her career, especially against top players, whom are able to attack her serve and place her in a defensive position. However, Meusburger is an excellent returner, winning the most points for first-serve returns during the 2013 season; she was also in the top 10 for second-serve returns and return games won. Meusburger has enjoyed her greatest success on clay courts, having reached three WTA finals on this particular surface.

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles
Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015W–L
Australian Open Q1 1R Q2 Q2 1R 2R A Q3 A 3R 1R 3–5
French Open 1R Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R Q2 Q2 Q3 2R A 2–6
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 2R 1R Q2 1R Q2 Q2 1R 2R A 2–5
US Open Q2 Q1 1R 2R 1R 2R Q1 Q2 1R 1R A 2–6
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–4 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–4 0–1 9–22

Doubles
Tournament2007200820132014W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 0–2
French Open 1R 0–1
Wimbledon 1R 0–1
US Open 1R 1R 0–2
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2007 Gastein Ladies, Austria Tier III[lower-alpha 1] Clay Italy Francesca Schiavone 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2013 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary International Clay Romania Simona Halep 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 1–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2013 Gastein Ladies, Austria International Clay Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 7–5, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (2–5)
$25,000 tournaments (12–4)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2003 ITF Sunderland, UK 10,000 Hard (i) Sweden Hanna Nooni 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jun 2004 ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein 25,000 Clay Australia Anastasia Rodionova 6–1, 3–6, 6–7
Win 2–1 Aug 2004 ITF Balashikha, Russia 25,000 Clay Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova 6–3, 6–7, 6–0
Win 3–1 Nov 2004 ITF Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium 25,000 Hard (i) Tunisia Selima Sfar 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–1 Mar 2005 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico 25,000 Clay Hungary Kira Nagy 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win 5–1 Apr 2005 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 25,000 Hard Japan Shiho Hisamatsu 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Mar 2006 ITF Orange, United States 50,000 Hard Ukraine Alona Bondarenko 3–6, 5–7
Loss 5–3 Sep 2006 ITF Innsbruck, Austria 10,000 Clay Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6–1, 2–6, 2–2 ret.
Loss 5–4 Nov 2006 ITF Mexico City 25,000 Hard France Mathilde Johansson 5–7, 2–6
Win 6–4 Nov 2006 ITF Mexico City 25,000 Clay Germany Carmen Klaschka 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–4 Nov 2006 ITF Puebla, Mexico 25,000 Hard Croatia Maria Abramović 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–4 Feb 2007 ITF Biberach, Germany 25,000 Hard (i) Germany Martina Pavelec 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Win 9–4 Apr 2007 ITF Latina, Italy 50,000 Clay Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 9–5 Jun 2008 ITF Rome, Italy 50,000 Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 9–6 Jul 2008 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia 75,000 Clay Croatia Petra Martić 2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 10–6 Aug 2009 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Sweden Johanna Larsson 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Win 11–6 Aug 2009 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová 7–6, 7–5
Loss 11–7 Apr 2009 ITF Mestre, Italy 50,000 Hard Croatia Karolina Šprem 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win 12–7 Aug 2011 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia 50,000 Clay Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 0–6, 6–2, 6–0
Loss 12–8 Oct 2011 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard France Claire Feuerstein 3–6, 1–6
Loss 12–9 Nov 2011 Ismaning Open, Germany 50,000 Carpet (i) United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss 12–10 May 2012 ITF Grado, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Maria Elena Camerin 2–6, 3–6
Loss 12–11 Jul 2012 ITF Contrexéville, France 50,000 Clay France Aravane Rezaï 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 13–11 Apr 2013 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Russia Victoria Kan 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–11 May 2013 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 25,000 Clay Canada Sharon Fichman 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 15–11 Jun 2013 ITF Grado, Italy 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter 6–2, 6–7, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$75,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–3)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$10,000 tournaments (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2002 ITF Rijeka, Croatia 10,000 Clay Austria Jenny Zika Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová
Czech Republic Dominika Luzarová		 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2003 ITF Oulu, Finland 10,000 Clay Austria Nicole Melch Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Latvia Irina Kuzmina-Rimša		 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Oct 2003 ITF Jersey, Great Britain 25,000 Hard Sweden Hanna Nooni Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
Estonia Kaia Kanepi		 3–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Sep 2006 ITF Innsbruck, Austria 10,000 Clay Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Czech Republic Hana Birnerová
Czech Republic Zuzana Zálabská		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Nov 2006 ITF Mexico City 25,000 Hard Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral		 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2007 Dinan Open, France 75,000 Clay (i) Germany Angelique Kerber France Stéphanie Foretz
France Aurélie Védy		 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–2
Loss 3–4 Feb 2009 ITF Biberach, Germany 50,000 Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois Austria Melanie Klaffner
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		 6–3, 4–6, [15–17]
Win 4–4 Jul 2009 ITF Contrexéville, France 50,000 Clay Germany Kathrin Wörle-Scheller France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
France Pauline Parmentier		 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–4 Aug 2009 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Jasmin Wöhr Argentina Erica Krauth
Sweden Hanna Nooni		 6–2, 7–6(1)
Loss 5–5 Sep 2009 Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay Germany Kristina Barrois Switzerland Romina Oprandi
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		 4–6, 1–6
Win 6–5 Sep 2009 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 75,000 Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois Sweden Johanna Larsson
United Kingdom Anna Smith		 3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 6–6 Feb 2010 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 25,000 Hard (i) Austria Nikola Hofmanova Belarus Ksenia Milevskaya
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko		 4–6, 5–7
Win 7–6 Jun 2010 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Sweden Johanna Larsson France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
France Aurélie Védy		 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–6 Aug 2010 Bronx Open, United States 100,000 Hard Germany Kristina Barrois South Africa Natalie Grandin
United States Abigail Spears		 1–6, 6–4, [15–13]
Win 9–6 Apr 2011 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Germany Kathrin Wörle-Scheller France Claire Feuerstein
France Anaïs Laurendon		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 9–7 Oct 2011 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Finland Emma Laine
France Kristina Mladenovic		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 9–8 Nov 2011 Ismaning Open, Germany 50,000 Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois Netherlands Kiki Bertens
United Kingdom Anne Keothavong		 3–6, 3–6

Notes
  1. In 2009, the WTA Tier II tournaments were reclassified as WTA Premier tournaments, while the WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassifed as WTA International tournaments.

References
  1. ITF profile
  2. "Yvonne Meusburger: Proper farewell". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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