Céline Naef (born 25 June 2005) is a Swiss tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 121 in singles, achieved on 16 October 2023, and No. 194 in doubles, reached on 1 July 2024.[1] Naef has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with six singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Naef at the 2023 French Open | |
Country (sports) | |
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Born | Feusisberg, Switzerland | 25 June 2005
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $300,009 |
Singles | |
Career record | 88–45 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 121 (16 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 185 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
French Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | Q2 (2023, 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 34–20 |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 194 (1 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 194 (15 June 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Hopman Cup | F (2023) |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
Career
editJunior years
editNaef 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]
2022: First ITF titles
editNaef 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: WTA debut and quarterfinal, Major and top 125 debuts
editNaef started the season with a title in Loughborough, England, where she became the champion by defeating British Eliz Maloney in the final.[8] In February, Naef played her first $40k tournament finals, and became the champion in both singles and doubles in Porto, Portugal.[9]
The 17 years old made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard[10] and recorded her first tour-level win at the grass court event 2023 Libéma Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands defeating 42 years old wildcard Venus Williams.[11] Next, she upset eighth-seeded Caty McNally for her second WTA Tour win, before losing to top-seeded Veronika Kudermetova in the quarterfinals.[12] She made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon after qualifying.[13][14]
2024
editRanked No. 161, she received a wildcard for the Libéma Open in 's-Hertogenbosch and defeated qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik.[15]
Performance timeline
editW | 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.[16]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 Libéma Open.
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | 1R | Q1 | 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 | 5 | 1 | Career total: 6 | ||
Titles | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Hard win–loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 2 | 1–4 | 20% |
Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Grass win–loss | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
Overall win–loss | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0 / 6 | 3–8 | 27% |
Year-end ranking | 139 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
editGirls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
editDoubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2023 | Andorrà la Vella Open, Andorra | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2024 | Polish Open, Warsaw, Poland | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
editLegend |
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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 | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Reims, France | W15 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–3 | |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W25+H | Hard (i) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 4–0 | Jan 2023 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W25+H | Hard (i) | 6–0, 6–4 | |
Win | 5–0 | Jan 2023 | Porto Indoor 1, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 5–1 | Apr 2023 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(3), 0–6 | |
Win | 6–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80+H | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7) | |
Loss | 6–2 | Mar 2024 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 5 (5 titles)
editLegend |
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W100 tournaments (1–0) |
W75 tournaments (2–0) |
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) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2023 | Porto Indoor 1, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Win | 3–0 | Feb 2024 | Porto Indoor 3, Portugal | W75 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] | ||
Win | 4–0 | May 2024 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [10–8] | ||
Win | 5–0 | Aug 2024 | Cary, United States | W100 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [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.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". 7 November 2023.
- ^ "With Serena on hand, Venus falls to Naef in 's-Hertogenbosch opener". 13 June 2023.
- ^ "(2023) KUDERMETOVA AND HRUNCAKOVA FINAL SEMI-FINALISTS". 16 June 2023.
- ^ WTA Staff (29 June 2023). "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ Alex Macpherson (1 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Stevanovic, Naef, Bai and more". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "'s-Hertogenbosch Open: Naef moves into last 16". 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Céline Naef [SUI] | Australian Open". 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.