Veronika Martinek

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Veronika Martinek
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1972-04-03) 3 April 1972 (age 52)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired2001
Prize moneyUS$410,132
Singles
Career record164-177
Career titles1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (25 March 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1991, 1993, 1995)
French Open 3R (1995)
Wimbledon 1R (1990-1996)
US Open 1R (1993-1995)
Doubles
Career record50-76
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 117 (12 September 1994)

Veronika Martinek (born 3 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player playing for Germany. On 25 March 1991, she reached a career high of No. 49 on the WTA rankings. [1] Her career stretched from the end of the 1980s to 2001.

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In 1995, she lost in the third round of Roland-Garros to Adriana Serra Zanetti, her best performance in Grand Slam tournaments.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (1 titles, 1 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV & V (0)
ResultW/LYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Nov 1990 São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of the United States.svg Donna Faber 6–2, 6–4
Loss2.Dec 1991 São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (1-0)

ResultW/LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Oct 1993 Curitiba, BrazilClay Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudia Chabalgoity
Flag of Brazil.svg Andrea Vieira
6–2, 7–6(7–4)

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.3 July 1989Cava de' Tirreni, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hellas ter Riet 6–3, 6–4
Loss2.8 August 1994Plovdiv, BulgariaClay Flag of Germany.svg Petra Winzenhöller 4–6, 0–6
Loss3.13 June 1999Doksy, Czech RepublicClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milena Nekvapilová 1–6, 6–7

Doubles (3–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.15 June 1987Salerno, ItalyClay Flag of Romania.svg Daniela Moise Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate McDonald
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Adámková
7–6, 6–2
Win2.17 August 1987Lisbon, PortugalClay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Szikszay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Dalla Valle
Flag of Austria.svg Bettina Diesner
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(5)
Win3.7 September 1987Madeira, PortugalClay Flag of Germany.svg Martina Pawlik Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackie Masters
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Parun
6–2, 6–4

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References

  1. "Veronika Martinek | Player Stats & More". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.