Meusburger at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
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Country (sports) | Austria |
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Residence | Schwarzach, Austria |
Born |
Dornbirn, Austria |
3 October 1983
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,384,838 |
Singles | |
Career record | 439–316 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (31 March 2014) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
French Open | 2R (2010, 2014) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2014) |
US Open | 2R (2008, 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 104–103 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | 104 (30 August 2010) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2008) |
French Open | 1R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
US Open | 1R (2007, 2013) |
Yvonne Meusburger (born 3 October 1983) is an Austrian retired professional tennis player.
Meusburger won one singles title on the WTA tour, as well as fifteen singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 31 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 37. On 30 August 2010, she peaked at world number 104 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Austria at the Fed Cup, Meusburger had a win-loss record of 8-21.
Meusburger made the second round of the 2010 Australian Open, French Open, and US Open. She lost to Russian Maria Kirilenko on all three occasions.
In June 2013, Meusburger entered the qualifying tournament of the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Nicole Gibbs, Tamarine Tanasugarn, and Sesil Karatantcheva for a spot in the main draw. She was drawn against fourth seed Agnieszka Radwańska and was knocked out in straight sets. Despite the loss, it was Meusburger's first Grand Slam appearance in nearly three years. The following month, she advanced to the final of the Budapest Grand Prix in Hungary, beating three seeded players en route. However, she lost in the final to third seed Simona Halep in three sets. Meusburger consequently re-entered the top 100 and overtook Tamira Paszek to become Austria's top-ranked women's player.
In July 2013, she won her first WTA singles title in Bad Gastein, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková. This win, along with a successful end to the 2013 season, meant that, at the age of 30, Meusburger's ranking moved into the world's top 50 for the first time in her career.