Veronica Stele

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Veronica Stele
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1977-11-19) 19 November 1977 (age 46)
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)

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

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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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.21 May 1995ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.15 September 1996ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Celeste Contín 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up2.22 September 1996ITF Asunción, ParaguayClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up3.11 May 1997ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Montero 3–6, 1–6
Winner2.27 April 1998ITF San Severo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Katia Piccolini 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up4.24 May 1998ITF Zaragoza, SpainClay Flag of France.svg Sylvie Sallaberry 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 23 (11–12)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.20 September 1993ITF Guayaquil, EcuadorClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella Flag of Chile.svg Paula Cabezas
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nuria Niemes
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up1.24 October 1993ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Valeria Strappa Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Díaz Oliva
Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Runner-up2.22 November 1993ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanessa Matthys
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up3.29 August 1994ITF Massa, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Salvi
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuela Brusati
5–7, 3–6
Winner2.19 September 1994ITF Poreč, CroatiaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Lešenarová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolina Petříková
6–3, 6–2
Winner3.17 April 1995ITF Murcia, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Eberle Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bonsignori
Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Pizzichini
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up4.22 May 1995ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Cianfagna Flag of Spain.svg Estefanía Bottini
Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up5.17 December 1995ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
2–6, 6–7
Winner4.16 June 1996ITF Salzburg, AustriaClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Monaco.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up6.7 July 1996ITF Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Gabriella Boschiero Flag of San Marino.svg Francesca Guardigli
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc
6–0, 2–6, 3–6
Winner5.14 July 1996ITF Vigo, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana
Flag of Israel.svg Hila Rosen
6–2, 6–4
Winner6.21 July 1996ITF Bilbao, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Spain.svg Marta Cano
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Montero
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up7.6 October 1996ITF Puerto Vallarta, MexicoHard Flag of Chile.svg Paula Cabezas Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa
Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner7.7 April 1997ITF Viña del Mar, ChileClay Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi Flag of Argentina.svg Celeste Contín
Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Masante
6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up8.11 May 1997ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini Flag of Spain.svg Marta Cano
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Montero
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up9.18 May 1997ITF Le Touquet, FranceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Masante Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of France.svg Magalie Lamarre
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up10.26 May 1997ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim de Weille
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amanda Hopmans
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner8.9 June 1997ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova
Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga
6–3, 6–3
Winner9.16 June 1997 Open de Marseille, FranceClay Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Winner10.30 June 1997ITF Mont-de-Marsan, FranceHard Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata
Flag of Japan.svg Nami Urabe
6–4, 6–3
Winner11.26 April 1998ITF Bari, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Flag of Italy.svg Sabina da Ponte
Flag of Slovakia.svg Silvia Uríčková
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up11.3 May 1998ITF San Severo, ItalyClay Flag of Colombia.svg Giana Gutiérrez Flag of Argentina.svg Romina Ottoboni
Flag of Brazil.svg Eugenia Maia
6–1, 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up12.18 May 1998ITF Zaragoza, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino Flag of Spain.svg Gisela Riera
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 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]

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