Veronica Stele Explained

Veronica Stele
Birth Date:1977 11, df=y
Turnedpro:1992
Retired:1999
Careerprizemoney:$47,266
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 237 (19 May 1997)
Doublestitles:11 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 117 (7 July 1997)

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

Career highlights

On 19 May 1997, Stele reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 237. Her career-high doubles ranking came on 7 July 1997, when she became world No. 117. 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 (2–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.21 May 1995ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Lenka Němečková6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss1.15 September 1996ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Celeste Contín5–7, 6–7
Loss2.22 September 1996ITF Asunción, ParaguayClay Larissa Schaerer5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss3.11 May 1997ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Nuria Montero3–6, 1–6
Win2.27 April 1998ITF San Severo, ItalyClay Katia Piccolini6–4, 6–3
Loss4.24 May 1998ITF Zaragoza, SpainClay Sylvie Sallaberry5–7, 4–6

Doubles (11–12)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.20 September 1993ITF Guayaquil, EcuadorClay Cintia Tortorella Paula Cabezas
Nuria Niemes
6–2, 6–1
Loss1.24 October 1993ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Valeria Strappa Mariana Díaz Oliva
Laura Montalvo
2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss2.22 November 1993ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Cintia Tortorella Laura Montalvo
Vanessa Matthys
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss3.29 August 1994ITF Massa, ItalyClay Cintia Tortorella Cristina Salvi
Emanuela Brusati
5–7, 3–6
Win2.19 September 1994ITF Poreč, CroatiaClay Cintia Tortorella Zuzana Lešenarová
Karolina Petříková
6–3, 6–2
Win3.17 April 1995ITF Murcia, SpainClay Mariana Eberle Federica Bonsignori
Gloria Pizzichini
7–5, 6–2
Loss4.22 May 1995ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Florencia Cianfagna Estefanía Bottini
Gala León García
5–7, 5–7
Loss5.17 December 1995ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaClay Larissa Schaerer Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
2–6, 6–7
Win4.16 June 1996ITF Salzburg, AustriaClay Alicia Ortuño Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Sofia Prazeres
6–0, 6–4
Loss6.7 July 1996ITF Sezze, ItalyClay Gabriella Boschiero Francesca Guardigli
Andreea Vanc
6–0, 2–6, 3–6
Win5.14 July 1996ITF Vigo, SpainClay Alicia Ortuño Nataly Cahana
Hila Rosen
6–2, 6–4
Win6.21 July 1996ITF Bilbao, SpainClay Alicia Ortuño Marta Cano
Nuria Montero
6–3, 6–4
Loss7.6 October 1996ITF Puerto Vallarta, MexicoHard Paula Cabezas María Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingärtner
6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Win7.7 April 1997ITF Viña del Mar, ChileClay Katalin Marosi Celeste Contín
Luciana Masante
6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Loss8.11 May 1997ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Miriam D'Agostini Marta Cano
Nuria Montero
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss9.18 May 1997ITF Le Touquet, FranceClay Luciana Masante Nicole Arendt
Magalie Lamarre
2–6, 3–6
Loss10.26 May 1997ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Katalin Marosi Kim de Weille
Amanda Hopmans
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win8.9 June 1997ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Katalin Marosi Elena Tatarkova
Fabiola Zuluaga
6–3, 6–3
Win9.16 June 1997Open de Marseille, FranceClay Katalin Marosi Caroline Dhenin
Nino Louarsabishvili
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win10.30 June 1997ITF Mont-de-Marsan, FranceHard Katalin Marosi Saori Obata
Nami Urabe
6–4, 6–3
Win11.26 April 1998ITF Bari, ItalyClay Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Sabina da Ponte
Silvia Uríčková
6–1, 6–1
Loss11.3 May 1998ITF San Severo, ItalyClay Giana Gutiérrez Romina Ottoboni
Eugenia Maia
6–1, 5–7, 5–7
Loss12.18 May 1998ITF Zaragoza, SpainClay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Gisela Riera
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WTA Players: Veronica Stele . wtatennis.com . Women's Tennis Association . 10 June 2016.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Budapest - 09 June - 15 June 1997 . itftennis.com . International Tennis Federation . 10 June 2016.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Marseille - 16 June - 22 June 1997 . itftennis.com . International Tennis Federation . 10 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Sanchez goes for another gold at Pan Am Games . Associated Press . 27 October 2011 . Guadalajara, Mexico . Deseret News . 27 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200427135800/https://www.deseret.com/2011/10/27/20226335/sanchez-goes-for-another-gold-at-pan-am-games . 27 April 2020 . live.