Simona Waltert
_12.jpg) Waltert at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 2000 Chur, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $728,757 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 233–166 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (12 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 215 (14 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 67–48 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (7 March 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 440 (14 October 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2022) Record: 0–1 |
| Last updated on: 15 October 2024. | |
Simona Waltert (born 13 December 2000) is a Swiss tennis player.
Waltert has career-high WTA rankings of 107 in singles, achieved on 12 June 2023, and 180 in doubles, reached on 7 March 2022. Up to date, she has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, and six singles and four doubles titles at tournaments on the ITF Circuit.
Career
[edit]Junior years
[edit]She was a girls' singles semifinalist at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, losing to eventual runner-up Ann Li.[citation needed] On the ITF Junior Circuit, Waltert had a career-high combined ranking of No. 9, achieved on 22 January 2018.[citation needed]
WTA Tour
[edit]Waltert made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she received a wildcard for the singles and the doubles tournaments.[1]
She won her first doubles title at the 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne, partnering Susan Bandecchi.[2]
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At the 2022 Ladies Open Lausanne, she earned her first top-10 win as a wildcard over world No. 7 and top seed, Danielle Collins, saving three match points in the deciding tiebreak.[3][4][5] By defeating Cristina Bucsa the second round, she went one step further to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, where she was beaten by Olga Danilović.[6][7] She won the 2022 Bronx Open in doubles with partner Anna Blinkova.[citation needed]
Waltert made her major debut at the 2023 French Open[8] and won her first match defeating Elizabeth Mandlik,[9] before losing in the second round to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[10] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 107, on 12 June 2023.[citation needed]
Partnering with María Lourdes Carlé, Waltert was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2024 Montreux Nestlé Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[11]
Performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slam tournaments) are included in win–loss records.[12]
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2024 French Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–6 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 295 | 297 | 217 | 120 | 166 | 45% | ||
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (title)
[edit]
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 2021 | Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland |
WTA 250 | Clay |  Susan Bandecchi
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 Ulrikke Eikeri  Valentini Grammatikopoulou
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6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland |
Clay |  María Lourdes Carlé
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 Quinn Gleason  Ingrid Martins
|
3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| $80,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $60,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| $25,000 tournaments (0–3) |
| $15,000 tournaments (5–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay |  Georgia Brescia
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6–0, 4–6, 6–7(1) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF Oslo, Norway | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Leonie Küng
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2018 | ITF Mâcon, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Tess Sugnaux
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2018 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Despina Papamichail
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  Joanna Garland
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Magali Kempen
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7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 15,000 | Hard |  Oona Orpana
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | 15,000 | Hard |  Mayar Sherif
|
4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Melanie Klaffner
|
7–6(6), 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Mayar Sherif
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Horb, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Lea Bošković
|
4–6, 6–0, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jan 2021 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay |  Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
|
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 5–8 | Feb 2021 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Clara Tauson
|
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Oct 2021 | ITF Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) |  Chloé Paquet
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Apr 2022 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay | Lucia Bronzetti
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6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Jul 2022 | Amstelveen Open, Netherlands | 60,000 | Clay | Emma Navarro
|
7–6(10), 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Feb 2023 | Open de l'Isère, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin
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2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–11 | Oct 2024 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | W75 | Hard (i) |  Mariam Bolkvadze
|
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $10/15,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sion, Switzerland | 10,000 | Clay | Leonie Küng
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 Emily Arbuthnott Karin Kennel
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Verena Hofer
|
 Veronika Erjavec Kristina Novak
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Despina Papamichail
|
Mayar Sherif Rana Sherif Ahmed
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Alica Rusová
|
 Seone Mendez  Charlotte Römer
|
7–5, 0–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2019 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Xenia Knoll
|
 İpek Soylu  Kathinka von Deichmann
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard |  Irina Fetecău
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 Isabelle Haverlag  Justina Mikulskytė
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2022 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 60,000 | Carpet (i) | Susan Bandecchi
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Mariam Bolkvadze Samantha Murray Sharan
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2022 | Bronx Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard |  Anna Blinkova
|
 Han Na-lae  Hiroko Kuwata
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6–3, 6–3 |
Head-to-head record
[edit]Record against top 10 players
[edit]Waltert's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10.[13]
Danielle Collins 1–0
Julia Görges 1–0
- * As of 12 July 2022[update]
Wins over top-10 players
[edit]| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | SW Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||||||
| 1. | Danielle Collins
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No. 7 | Ladies Open Lausanne | Clay | 1R | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | No. 154 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Simona Waltert mit Wildcard in Lausanne". www.suedostschwiez.ch (in German).
- ^ "Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Tennis, WTA – Lausanne Open 2022: Waltert downs Collins". Tennis Majors. 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Lausanne: Waltert saves 3 MPS, upsets Collins for 1st Top 10 win". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Collins stunned by home hope Waltert as Bencic bounces back in Lausanne". Yahoo. 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Lausanne: Wildcard Waltert beats Bucsa in 3 sets to make 1st WTA QF". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Beginner's Guide: Simona Waltert breathes life into Lausanne with breakout run". tennis.com.
- ^ "Roland Garros 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Mirra Andreeva, Shymanovich, Waltert". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Waltert beats Mandlik in battle of the qualifiers, into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Cocciaretto makes third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Begu takes traditional lake plunge after winning Montreux WTA 125". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Simona Waltert | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
- ^ "Head to Head". WTA Tennis.
External links
[edit]- Simona Waltert at the Women's Tennis Association
- Simona Waltert at the International Tennis Federation
Women's Tennis Association: Top Swiss female singles tennis players | |
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