Verónica Cepede Royg Explained

Verónica Cepede
Fullname:Verónica Cepede Royg
Residence:Asunción, Paraguay
Birth Date:1992 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Asunción
Height:1.63 m
Retired:2022
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$1,378,187
Coach:Ramón Delgado
Singlestitles:14 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 73 (7 August 2017)
Australianopenresult:1R (2018)
Frenchopenresult:4R (2017)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2017, 2018)
Usopenresult:1R (2017)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2012, 2016, 2021)
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highestdoublesranking:No. 85 (19 September 2016)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2017)
Team:yes
Updated:30 April 2024
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Verónica Cepede Royg (pronounced as /es-419/; born 21 January 1992) is a former Paraguayan tennis player.

On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73. Her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016.[1] Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles on ITF tournaments. Playing for Paraguay Fed Cup team, Cepede Royg has a win–loss record of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics, losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open.

Personal life and background

Her father, Eduardo, owns a gas station, while her mother, Edith, is a retired dentist. Her brother Andres is an economist and her sister, Estefania, is an architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by her siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is the forehand, her favorite tournament is Roland Garros, while her favorite surface is clay. Her tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. If Cepede Royg had not been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.[2]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ1Q1A1RQ1Q1Q2Q10 / 10–1
French OpenQ3Q1Q11R2R4R1RQ1AQ2Q20 / 44–4
WimbledonQ1Q1Q3Q3Q11R1RQ1NHQ1Q10 / 20–2
US OpenQ3Q1Q3Q1Q11RQ1Q2AQ1A0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–11–13–30–30–00–00–00–00 / 84–8
National representation
Summer Olympics1RNH1RNH1R0 / 30–3
WTA 1000
Indian Wells OpenAAAAQ2Q11RANHAA0 / 10–1
Miami OpenAAAAA2R1RANHAA0 / 21–2
Canadian OpenAAQ1AQ2Q1Q1ANHA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–1
China OpenAAAAAQ1AANH0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments1033914131010Career total: 45
Overall win–loss0–10–01–33–36–912–144–131–21–00–10–00 / 4528–46
Year-end ranking18320813815311677146146174208371$1,226,061

Doubles

This table is current through 2020 Fed Cup.

Tournament201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–L
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAQ11RAANHAA0 / 10–1
US OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–1
Career statistics
Tournaments127620000Career total: 18
Finals001000000Career total: 1
Titles001200000Career total: 3
Overall win–loss1–11–29–67–60–20–00–10–00–01 / 1818–18
Year-end ranking12020595162743812850828

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–2)
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Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Rio Open, BrazilInternationalClay María Irigoyen Tara Moore
Conny Perrin		6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–1Mexican OpenInternationalHard Mariana Duque Darija Jurak
Anastasia Rodionova		3–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia		InternationalClay Magda Linette Beatriz Haddad Maia
Nadia Podoroska		3–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2009ITF Bauru, Brazil10,000Clay Vivian Segnini6–0, 6–3
Win2–0Oct 2009ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia10,000Clay Vivian Segnini6–2, 6–2
Loss2–1Nov 2009ITF Lima, Peru10,000Clay Carla Lucero7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Win3–1Dec 2009ITF La Serena, Chile10,000Clay Barbara Rush6–1, 6–4
Loss3–2Oct 2010ITF Londrina, Brazil10,000Clay Teliana Pereira4–6, 0–6
Loss3–3Nov 2010ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000Clay Vanesa Furlanetto6–1, 4–6, 5–7
Win4–3Nov 2010ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000Clay Tatiana Búa6–2, 6–2
Loss4–4Dec 2010ITF Santiago, Chile10,000Clay Andrea Koch Benvenuto2–6, 2–6
Win5–4Dec 2010ITF Talca, Chile10,000Clay Camila Silva7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
Win6–4Feb 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000Clay Nathalia Rossi4–1 ret.
Loss6–5Apr 2011ITF Córdoba, Argentina10,000Clay Daniela Seguel6–7(4), 6–0, 4–6
Win7–5May 2011ITF Encarnación, Paraguay10,000Clay Ornella Carón6–2, 6–2
Win8–5Jun 2011ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil25,000Hard Adriana Pérez7–6(7), 7–5
Win9–5Dec 2011ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay Mailen Auroux6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Win10–5Nov 2012ITF Asunción, Paraguay25,000Clay Raluca Olaru5–7, 7–6(9), 6–2
Loss10–6Jul 2013ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay María Irigoyen2–6, 2–6
Loss10–7Oct 2013ITF Asunción, Paraguay25,000Clay Florencia Molinero3–6, 6–7
Win11–7Oct 2013ITF Caracas, Venezuela25,000Hard Laura Pigossi6–2, 6–2
Win12–7Dec 2013ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay María Irigoyen6–3, 6–4
Win13–7Mar 2014Open Medellín, Colombia50,000Clay Irina-Camelia Begu6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss13–8Apr 2015Open Medellín, Colombia50,000Clay Teliana Pereira6–7(6), 1–6
Win14–8Dec 2015ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay Anne Schäfer6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Loss14–9Sep 2016Albuquerque Championships, US75,000Hard Mandy Minella4–6, 5–7
Loss14–10May 2017Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia100,000Clay Markéta Vondroušová5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss14–11May 2018Empire Slovak Open100,000Clay Viktória Kužmová4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss14–12Oct 2018Classic of Macon, United States80,000Hard Varvara Lepchenko4–6, 4–6
Loss14–13Mar 2019ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Hard Astra Sharma7–6(3), 4–6, 3–6
Loss14–14Nov 2021Copa Colina, Chile60,000+HClay Anna Bondár2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2009ITF La Serena, Chile10,000Clay Fernanda Brito Andrea Koch Benvenuto
Giannina Minieri		4–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Loss1–1Oct 2010ITF Londrina, Brazil10,000Clay Vivian Segnini Karen Castiblanco
Camila Silva		4–6, 3–6
Win2–1Oct 2010ITF Santa Maria, Brazil10,000Clay Vivian Segnini Natasha Lotuffo
Roxane Vaisemberg		w/o
Win3–1Nov 2010ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Luciana Sarmenti
Carolina Zeballos		6–0, 6–3
Win4–1Nov 2010ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Lucía Jara-Lozano
Luciana Sarmenti		6–2, 2–6, [10–3]
Win5–1Dec 2010ITF Santiago, Chile10,000Clay Luciana Sarmenti Barbara Rush
Camila Silva		6–1, 6–3
Win6–1Dec 2010ITF Talca, Chile10,000Clay Luciana Sarmenti Flávia Guimarães Bueno
Belén Ludueña		6–3, 6–1
Win7–1Feb 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000Clay Luciana Sarmenti Fernanda Brito
Catalina Pella		6–0, 6–3
Win8–1Feb 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000Clay Luciana Sarmenti Andrea Benítez
Tatiana Búa		5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Win9–1Apr 2011ITF Córdoba, Argentina10,000Clay Luciana Sarmenti Sofía Luini
Aranza Salut		6–2, 6–0
Win10–1May 2011ITF Encarnación, Paraguay10,000Clay Luciana Sarmenti Ornella Carón
Jordana Luján		6–3, 6–2
Win11–1Jun 2011ITF Rome, Italy25,000Clay Paula Ormaechea Marina Shamayko
Sofia Shapatava		7–5, 6–4
Win12–1Jul 2011ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Teliana Pereira Céline Ghesquière
Elixane Lechemia		6–1, 6–1
Loss12–2Feb 2012ITF Bertioga, Brazil25,000Hard Florencia Molinero Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen		3–6, 1–6
Loss12–3Apr 2012ITF Caracas, Venezuela25,000Hard Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen		4–6, 3–6
Loss12–4May 2012ITF Rosario, Argentina25,000Hard Luciana Sarmenti Teliana Pereira
Nicole Rottmann		2–6, 5–7
Loss12–5Jun 2012ITF Zlín, Czech Republic25,000Clay Teliana Pereira Elitsa Kostova
Jasmina Tinjić		4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss12–6Mar 2013Osprey Challenger, US50,000Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		1–6, 3–6
Loss12–7Apr 2013ITF Jackson, US25,000Clay María Fernanda Álvarez Ilona Kremen
Angelique van der Meet		3–6, 4–6
Win13–7Jul 2013ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil25,000Clay Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux
María Fernanda Álvarez		4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win14–7Jul 2013ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero
Carolina Zeballos		6–0, 6–1
Win15–7Oct 2013ITF Caracas, Venezuela25,000Hard Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero
Laura Pigossi		6–3, 6–3
Win16–7Dec 2013ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay María Irigoyen Cecilia Costa Melgar
Daniela Seguel		2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss16–8Dec 2013ITF Bertioga, Brazil25,000Hard María Irigoyen Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Laura Pigossi		6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win17–8May 2014Open Saint-Gaudens, France50,000Clay María Irigoyen Sharon Fichman
Johanna Konta		7–5, 6–3
Win18–8May 2014Grado Tennis Cup, Italy25,000Clay Stephanie Vogt Lara Arruabarrena
Florencia Molinero		6–4, 6–2
Loss18–9Jun 2014Nottingham Open, UK50,000Grass Stephanie Vogt Jarmila Gajdošová
Arina Rodionova		6–7(0), 1–6
Loss18–10Jun 2014Reinert Open, Germany50,000Clay Stephanie Vogt Gabriela Dabrowski
Mariana Duque		4–6, 2–6
Win19–10Sep 2014Henderson Open, US50,000Hard María Irigoyen Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez		6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Win20–10Nov 2014John Newcombe Challenge, US50,000Hard Mariana Duque Alexa Glatch
Bernarda Pera		6–0, 6–3
Loss20–11Mar 2015ITF Osprey, US50,000Clay María Irigoyen Anhelina Kalinina
Oleksandra Korashvili		1–6, 4–6
Loss20–12Oct 2015Abierto Tampico, Mexico50,000Hard Marina Melnikova María Irigoyen
Barbora Krejčíková		5–7, 2–6
Loss20–13Mar 2019ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Hard Renata Voráčová Astra Sharma
Paige Hourigan		1–6, 6–4, [10–12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Verónica Cepede Royg Biography . .
  2. Web site: Veronica Cepede Royg Bio.

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