Céline Naef
Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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Born | Feusisberg, Switzerland | 25 June 2005
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $242,989 |
Singles | |
Career record | 77–31 (71.3%) |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 121 (16 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 163 (4 March 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
French Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | Q2 (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 26–14 (65.0%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 262 (4 March 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 262 (4 March 2024) |
Last updated on: 4 March 2024. |
Céline Naef (born 25 June 2005) is a Swiss tennis player.
Naef has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 121 in singles, achieved on 16 October 2023, and No. 262 in doubles, reached on 4 March 2024.[1] Up to date, she has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Junior years[edit]
Naef had a successful junior career. Her career-high ranking as a junior was world No. 4. In 2022, 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 which she lost to Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva.[4]
Career[edit]
2022[edit]
Naef played and won her first final in Monastir, Tunisia, in March 2022.[5] In October 2022, she became 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]
2023: First WTA Tour wins and quarterfinal, major debut and top 125[edit]
Naef started 2023 with a title in Loughborough, England, where she became the champion by defeating British Eliz Maloney in the final.[8] In February 2023, Naef played her first major final, and became the champion in both singles and doubles at the $40k tournament held in Porto, Portugal.[9]
The 17 years old made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard and recorded her first tour-level win at the grass-court event Rosmalen Open defeating 42 years old wildcard Venus Williams.[10] Next, she defeated eighth seed Caty McNally for her second WTA Tour win, before losing to top-seeded Veronika Kudermetova in the quarterfinals.[11]
She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon after qualifying.[12][13]
Performance timeline[edit]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles[edit]
Current through the 2023 Rosmalen Open.
Tournament | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
WTA 1000 | ||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Guadalajara Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
China Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | ||||
2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
Titles | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Grass win–loss | 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | – |
Overall win–loss | 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | – |
Year-end ranking |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals[edit]
Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)[edit]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Nikola Bartůňková | Sára Bejlek Lucie Havlíčková |
3–6, 3–6 |
WTA Challenger finals[edit]
Doubles: 1 (title)[edit]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2023 | Andorrà la Vella Open, Andorra | Hard (i) | Erika Andreeva | Tímea Babos Heather Watson |
6–2, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]
Legend |
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W80 tournaments (1–0) |
W60/75 tournaments (0–2) |
W40/50 tournaments (1–0) |
W25/35 tournaments (2–0) |
W15 tournaments (2–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Lara Schmidt | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Reims, France | W15 | Hard (i) | Manon Léonard | 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W25+H | Hard (i) | Irene Burillo Escorihuela | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Jan 2023 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W25+H | Hard (i) | Eliz Maloney | 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Jan 2023 | Porto Indoor 1, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) | Lucrezia Stefanini | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–1 | Apr 2023 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Mirra Andreeva | 6–1, 6–7(3), 0–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Féminin Le Neubourg, France | W80+H | Hard | Alina Korneeva | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7) |
Loss | 6–2 | Mar 2024 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | Suzan Lamens | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)[edit]
Legend |
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W75 tournaments (1–0) |
W40/50 tournaments (1–0) |
W15 tournaments (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Reims, France | W15 | Hard (i) | Irina Balus | Mallaurie Noël Margot Yerolymos |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2023 | Porto Indoor 1, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) | Yanina Wickmayer | Alice Robbe Tara Würth |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Feb 2024 | Porto Indoor 3, Portugal | W75 | Hard (i) | Anna Bondár | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3536335/with-serena-on-hand-venus-falls-to-naef-in-s-hertogenbosch-opener
- ^ https://libema-open.nl/en/2023/06/16/kudermetova-and-hruncakova-final-semi-finalists/
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3561768/mirra-andreeva-kenin-wickmayer-qualify-for-wimbledon-main-draw
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3563322/wimbledon-2023-s-grand-slam-debuts-stevanovic-naef-bai-and-more