Melanie Klaffner
Klaffner at the 2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup | |
| Country (sports) | Austria |
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| Born | 22 May 1990 Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Retired | 2024 (last match played) |
| Prize money | US$254,784 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 424–307 |
| Career titles | 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 175 (27 January 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2014) |
| French Open | Q1 (2014) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2010) |
| US Open | Q1 (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 300–193 |
| Career titles | 26 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 148 (25 May 2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 19–17 |
| Last updated on: 20 January 2025. | |
Melanie Klaffner (German pronunciation: [ˈklafnɐ]; born 22 May 1990) is an Austrian former tennis player.[1][2][3] On 27 January 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 175. On 25 May 2009, she peaked at No. 148 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Klaffner has won 15 singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[4]
Playing for Austria Fed Cup team, Klaffner has a win–loss record of 23–20 as of 2024.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Balș, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Enache | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2007 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 10,000 | Clay | Patricia Mayr | 7–6(2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2009 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Lenka Wienerová | 1–6, 6–7(3) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2009 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2010 | ITF Tanjung Selor, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Zhang Ling | 6–3, 7–6(1) |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2010 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Buryachok | 3–6, 6–0, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Leimen, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Tereza Smitková | 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Dec 2012 | ITF Djibouti | 10,000 | Hard | Amandine Hesse | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Feb 2013 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | 25,000 | Grass | Veronika Kapshay | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 8–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Valeria Podda | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Natela Dzalamidze | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–2 | Apr 2013 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Doroteja Erić | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–3 | Jun 2013 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Danka Kovinić | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–3 | Jun 2013 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Kristína Kučová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–3 | Feb 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Yuuki Tanaka | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–4 | Mar 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Nudnida Luangnam | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–4 | Nov 2015 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | 2–6, 7–6(7), 2–1 ret. |
| Win | 14–4 | Nov 2015 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Naomi Totka | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Vrljić | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–5 | Dec 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–6 | Dec 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Aug 2018 | ITF Savitaipale, Finland | 15,000 | Clay | Alexandra Damaschin | 6–2, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 15–8 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 6–7(6), 5–7 |
| Loss | 15–9 | Nov 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Lee Pei-chi | 2–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15–10 | May 2021 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Lena Papadakis | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15–11 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Yang Ya-yi | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 46 (26 titles, 20 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2007 | ITF Bournemouth, UK | 10,000 | Clay | Nicole Riner | Alenka Hubacek Jessica Moore |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2007 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Silvia Disderi Samia Medjahdi |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2007 | ITF Oslo, Norway | 10,000 | Clay | Eva-Maria Hoch | Mari Andersson Karoline Steiro |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2008 | ITF Cali, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Milevskaya | Mailen Auroux Estefanía Craciún |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Milevskaya | Oksana Kalashnikova Pemra Özgen |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–2 | May 2008 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Jessica Moore | Maria Fernanda Alves María Irigoyen |
3–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2008 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Mariana Duque Mariño | Marinne Giraud Christina Wheeler |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jun 2008 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Frederica Piedade | İpek Şenoğlu Neuza Silva |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2008 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sandra Martinović | Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen |
6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–4 | Feb 2009 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ksenia Milevskaya | Violette Huck Emma Laine |
6–3, 6–7(5), [8–10] |
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 2009 | ITF Biberach, Germany | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Sandra Klemenschits | Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger |
3–6, 6–4, [17–15] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Heidi El Tabakh | Lindsay Lee-Waters Story Tweedie-Yates |
3–6, 7–6(5), [10–12] |
| Win | 8–5 | May 2009 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Heidi El Tabakh | Tetiana Luzhanska Lilia Osterloh |
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2009 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Hanna Nooni | Sofia Arvidsson Sandra Roma |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Ekaterina Ivanova Arina Rodionova |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Aug 2009 | ITF Katowice, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Johanna Larsson | Karolina Kosińska Ágnes Szatmári |
1–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
| Win | 9–8 | Jul 2010 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Anna Smith | Yera Campos Molina Leticia Costas |
6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–9 | Sep 2010 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Oksana Kalashnikova | Veronika Kapshay Ágnes Szatmári |
1–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 10–9 | Oct 2010 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Karolina Kosińska | Nina Bratchikova Ágnes Szatmári |
3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jun 2011 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Stančiūtė | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Oct 2011 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Tadeja Majerič Aleksandrina Naydenova |
7–5, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Win | 12–10 | Oct 2011 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Ágnes Szatmári | Danka Kovinić Elina Svitolina |
6–0, 6–7(1), [10–5] |
| Win | 13–10 | Mar 2012 | ITF Bangalore, India | 25,000 | Hard | Tamaryn Hendler | Tadeja Majerič Anja Prislan |
6–2, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 14–10 | Aug 2012 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Laura Ioana Paar | Erika Takao Remi Tezuka |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14–11 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Lidziya Marozava Eugeniya Pashkova |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Aug 2014 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Lara Arruabarrena Florencia Molinero |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 15–12 | Jan 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Anastasija Sevastova | Caroline Rohde-Moe Midori Yamamoto |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15–13 | Feb 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Veronika Kapshay | Anna Morgina Yuuki Tanaka |
6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 15–14 | Nov 2015 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Morgina | Olga Parres Azcoitia Camilla Rosatello |
2–6, ret. |
| Win | 16–14 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Wachaczyk | Katie Boulter Oleksandra Korashvili |
6–4, 2–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 17–14 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Bianca Mihăilă | Ola Abou Zekry Anastasia Pribylova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–14 | Mar 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Laura Ioana Paar | Emilie Francati Kajsa Rinaldo Persson |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 18–15 | Apr 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Laura Ioana Paar | Ana Veselinović You Xiaodi |
6–2, 5–7, [11–13] |
| Loss | 18–16 | Dec 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Jelena Stojanovic | Rio Kitagawa Nastja Kolar |
6–1, 4–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 18–17 | Dec 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Jelena Stojanovic | Andreea Roșca Gabriela Nicole Tătăruș |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–18 | Mar 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Oana Gavrilă Laura Pigossi |
5–7, 7–6(6), [9–11] |
| Win | 19–18 | Apr 2018 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Anna Morgina | Alicia Barnett Julia Terziyska |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 20–18 | Jan 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Magali Kempen | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Fiona Ganz |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 21–18 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Julia Wachaczyk | Merel Hoedt Noa Liauw a Fong |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 22–18 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Despina Papamichail | Júlia Camargo Silva Katya Malikova |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 23–18 | Jul 2019 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Mayar Sherif | Réka Luca Jani Lara Salden |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 24–18 | Dec 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Zolotareva | Viktoriya Petrenko Anna Ureke |
2–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Win | 25–18 | Jan 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay | Sinja Kraus | Adrienn Nagy Prarthana Thombare |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 26–18 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Zolotareva | Océane Babel Noa Liauw A Fong |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 26–19 | Sep 2023 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 60,000 | Clay | Sinja Kraus | Irina Bara Weronika Falkowska |
3–6, 6–2, [11–13] |
| Loss | 26–20 | Oct 2023 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 25,000 | Clay | Sinja Kraus | Ilinca Amariei Anca Todoni |
0–6, 7–5, [1–10] |
References
- ^ "Erfolgreiches Comeback von Melanie Klaffner". Tips Steyr (in German). 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Melanie Klaffner: Der harte Weg an die Tennis-Spitze". nachrichten.at (in German). 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Wehmütiges Abschiedsdoppel für Melanie Klaffner". Der Ybbstaler (in German). 23 August 2024.
- ^ Pachner, Jürgen (17 August 2024). "Sports stars promote police jobs". Kronen.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melanie Klaffner.
- Melanie Klaffner at the Women's Tennis Association
- Melanie Klaffner at the International Tennis Federation
- Melanie Klaffner at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Official website (in German)