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Chanelle Scheepers

Chanelle Scheepers (/ʃəˈnɛl ˈskɛpərz/ shə-NEL SKEP-ərz; born 13 March 1984) is a retired South African tennis player.

Chanelle Scheepers
Scheepers at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Born (1984-03-13) 13 March 1984 (age 40)
Harrismith, South Africa
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro2000
RetiredApril 2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,949,415
Singles
Career record436–346
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 37 (10 October 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2011)
French Open4R (2010)
Wimbledon2R (2014)
US Open3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record240–186
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 42 (10 April 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013, 2015)
French Open1R (2011)
WimbledonSF (2013)
US Open2R (2012)

She won one singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 12 singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 10 October 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. On 10 April 2014, she peaked at No. 42 in the doubles rankings.

Career edit

Scheepers turned pro in 2000 and played two ITF events.

In 2001, she reached four finals on ITF level and won all, with three of them coming from Durban, South Africa a local tournament, and one in the United States.

In 2002, she reached three ITF finals winning one in Mackay, Australia and losing in the other two in Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

In 2003, she played her first tour-level event in the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts and won her first main-draw tour-level match after getting through the qualifying draw over Samantha Stosur but lost to Tathiana Garbin in the next round. She then had a 19 match losing streak in the qualifying draws of tour-level and ITF events and main draw of ITF events.

2004 was a better year for Scheepers, she returned playing in ITF events where she won four titles; two in Benin City, Nigeria and two in Pretoria, South Africa. She also reached four other finals in Torre del Greco and Taranto both in Italy, in Pétange, Luxembourg and Lagos, Nigeria.

In 2005, Scheepers once again started playing in the qualifying draw of tour-level events but she didn't produce results as she only reached one semifinals and one quarterfinals in ITF events.

2006 was not a better year for Scheepers despite returning to the ITF circuit as she only reached two semifinals and one quarterfinal.

In 2007, Scheepers won her first ITF titles in three years as she won two titles in Lagos, Nigeria and Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.

In 2008, her form went down as she only reached one semifinal and two quarterfinals.

2009 was a breakthrough year for the South African player as she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut getting through the qualifying draw in the Australian Open and French Open. She also made four main-draw wins and won a title in Irapuato, Mexico.

In 2010, Scheepers continued to play in the tour-level events and her persistence paid off as she reached her first main-draw quarterfinals in the Malaysian Open losing to Japanese Ayumi Morita. She then won in the ITF event of Fort Walton Beach, United States. In the French Open, after coming through the qualifying draw, she won her first Grand Slam main-draw match over Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson in straight sets. She then continued her form by upsetting both, Gisela Dulko and Akgul Amanmuradova. She lost to world No. 5, Elena Dementieva in the fourth round in two sets. As a result of this performance, she was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of Wimbledon, where she lost in the first round to ninth seed and eventual quarter-finalist Li Na.

In 2011, she made the third round of the Australian Open. Following modest results for much of the rest of the year, Scheepers reached the third round of the US Open, where she even held match points against Francesca Schiavone before losing the match in three sets. Following that, she won her first WTA single titles at Guangzhou, China as the seventh seed defeating the eighth seed Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final. Scheepers achieved her career-high singles rank of world No. 37 following the tournament. On 13 July 2012, she lost to Serena Williams in the Stanford Classic.

In July 2012, she reached the second round of Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad losing to Varvara Lepchenko.[1]

At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, she teamed with Shuko Aoyama to advance to the semifinals in women's doubles.[2]

In 2015, after the Family Cup in Charleston, she retired from the WTA Tour and later started coaching American tennis player Alison Riske.[3]

Personal life edit

Scheepers married Roger Anderson, her former coach, on 10 November 2012, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.[4]

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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

Singles edit

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A Q2 A Q1 A A A 1R Q1 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
French Open A Q1 A Q1 A A Q2 1R 4R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Wimbledon A Q1 A Q1 A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open A Q1 A Q2 A Q1 Q2 Q3 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–3 5–4 1–4 1–4 1–4 0–1 0 / 22 11–22 33%
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A A A A Q1 2R 1R A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 3R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A 2R 3R 1R 2R Q2 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Berlin / Madrid Open[b] A A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R Q1 A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A Q2 1R 3R Q1 1R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Canadian Open A A A A A A 1R A Q1 Q1 3R 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A Q2 2R 2R Q2 1R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 A 1R Q2 Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A A A A A A Q2 Q1 2R 1R 1R Q1 A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Charleston Open (former) A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 5–6 9–9 2–5 1–4 0–1 0 / 27 17–27 39%
Career statistics
Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win%
Tournament 0[d] 1 0[d] 0[d] 0 0 2 8 9 20 26 21 17 5 Career total: 109
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Career total: 2
Hard win–loss 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–6 4–6 16–11 17–17 5–13 3–8 4–3 1 / 67 56–67 46%
Clay win–loss 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 4–6 5–6 10–7 11–8 1–2 0 / 33 39–38 51%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Carpet win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Overall win–loss 3–0 4–3 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–8 7–9 20–19 24–26 15–21 15–17 5–5 1 / 109 99–114 46%
Year-end ranking 226 245 210 234 328 222 172 130 107 38 60 80 77 423 $1,949,415

Doubles edit

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
French Open A A A A A A A A A 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A 3R 2R 2R SF 2R A 0 / 5 9–5 64%
US Open A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–3 5–4 0–2 1–1 0 / 17 12–17 41%
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] NMS A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Berlin / Madrid Open[b] A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Canadian Open A A A A A A 1R A A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati Open NMS A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NMS A 1R A A 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Charleston Open (former) A A A A A A 2R NMS 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–0 0 / 14 1–14 7%
Career statistics
Tournament 1 0[d] 0[d] 1 0 2 4 6 10 8 8 15 13 1 Career total: 69
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Career total: 5
Overall win–loss 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–4 6–6 5–9 4–7 5–8 13–14 7–13 1–2 1 / 69 47–68 41%
Year-end ranking 266 312 225 267 150 199 135 142 116 211 143 55 104 371

WTA career finals edit

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier
WTA International (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard   Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jul 2014 Swedish Open International Clay   Mona Barthel 3–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier
WTA International (1–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2009 Japan Open International Hard   Abigail Spears   Lisa Raymond
  Chuang Chia-jung 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2012 Citi Open, United States International Hard   Irina Falconi   Shuko Aoyama
  Chang Kai-chen 		5–7, 2–6
Win 1–2 May 2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay   Kimiko Date-Krumm   Cara Black
  Marina Erakovic 		6–4, 3–4, [14–12]
Loss 1–3 Feb 2014 Rio Open, Brazil International Clay   Johanna Larsson   Irina-Camelia Begu
  María Irigoyen 		2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2014 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay   Vania King   Lara Arruabarrena
  Caroline Garcia 		6–7(5–7), 4–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 19 (12 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2001 ITF Durban, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Lara Van Looyen 7–5, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jun 2001 ITF Durban, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Lara Van Looyen 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–0 Jul 2001 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard   Kristen Schlukebir 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Jun 2002 ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein 25,000 Clay   Myriam Casanova 1–6, 3–6
Loss 3–2 Jun 2002 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Eva Birnerová 5–7, 4–6
Win 4–2 Oct 2002 ITF Mackay, Australia 25,000 Hard   Amanda Grahame 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win 5–2 Feb 2004 ITF Benin City, Nigeria 10,000 Hard   Meghha Vakaria 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Feb 2004 ITF Benin City, Nigeria 10,000 Hard   Susanne Aigner 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Apr 2004 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy 10,000 Clay   Emma Laine 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 6–4 Jun 2004 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg 25,000 Clay   Stanislava Hrozenská 7–6(14–12), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 2004 ITF Lagos, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Sania Mirza 6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Win 7–5 Nov 2004 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Lizaan du Plessis 6–1, 6–3
Win 8–5 Nov 2004 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Karoline Borgersen 6–1, 6–3
Loss 8–6 Jun 2007 ITF Hilton Head, United States 10,000 Hard   Angela Haynes 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win 9–6 Jun 2007 ITF Allentown, United States 25,000 Hard   Angela Haynes 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win 10–6 Dec 2007 ITF Lagos, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Zuzana Kučová 6–2, 6–0
Loss 10–7 Jan 2009 ITF Laguna Niguel, United States 25,000 Hard   Alexa Glatch 1–6, 0–6
Win 11–7 Mar 2009 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Natalia Rizhonkova 6–1, 7–5
Win 12–7 Mar 2010 ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States 25,000 Hard   Sophie Ferguson 7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 36 (20 titles, 16 runner-ups) edit

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2000 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Carien Venter   Natalie Grandin
  Nicole Rencken 		6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2001 ITF Durban, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Lara Van Rooyen   Maretha van Niekerk
  Karin Vermeulen 		7–6(7–2), 6–0
Win 2–1 Jun 2001 ITF Durban, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Lara Van Rooyen   Marcela Evangelista
  Letícia Sobral 		6–2, 6–2
Win 3–1 Jun 2001 ITF Algiers, Algeria 10,000 Clay   Karin Vermeulen   Evghenia Ablovatchi
  Lenka Tvarošková 		7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 4–1 Jul 2001 ITF Algiers, Algeria 10,000 Clay   Karin Vermeulen   Isabel Collischonn
  Marnie Mahler 		7–5, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Nov 2002 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard   Jane O'Donoghue   Daniella Dominikovic
  Evie Dominikovic 		walkover
Win 5–2 Mar 2003 ITF Rabat, Morocco 10,000 Clay   Daniela Klemenschits   Helena Ejeson
  Helena Norfeldt 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Feb 2004 ITF Benin City, Nigeria 10,000 Hard   Jennifer Schmidt   Zuzana Černá
  Franziska Etzel 		0–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 6–3 Mar 2004 ITF Benin City, Nigeria 10,000 Hard   Alanna Broderick   Zuzana Černá
  Franziska Etzel 		6–2, 6–2
Win 7–3 Apr 2004 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy 10,000 Clay   Jolanda Mens   Michelle Gerards
  Marielle Hoogland 		6–3, 6–0
Loss 7–4 Oct 2004 ITF Lagos, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Surina De Beer   Shelley Stephens
  Sania Mirza 		1–6, 4–6
Win 8–4 Oct 2004 ITF Lagos, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Surina De Beer   Shelley Stephens
  Sania Mirza 		6–0, 6–0
Win 9–4 Dec 2004 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 10,000 Hard   Melissa Berry   Karoline Borgersen
  Leonie Mekel 		6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win 10–4 Jan 2006 ITF Tampa, United States 25,000 Hard   Aleke Tsoubanos   Chan Chin-Wei
  Hsu Wen-hsin 		3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 10–5 Jan 2006 ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States 25,000 Hard   Zuzana Kučová   Maureen Drake
  Vladimíra Uhlířová 		6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 10–6 Mar 2006 ITF Clearwater, United States 25,000 Hard   Natalie Grandin   Kelly Liggan
  Lina Stančiūtė 		3–6, 1–6
Loss 10–7 Apr 2006 ITF Pelham, United States 25,000 Clay   Tiffany Dabek   Tetiana Luzhanska
  Romana Tedjakusuma 		4–6, 1–6
Win 11–7 May 2006 ITF Grado, Italy 25,000 Clay   Tiffany Dabek   Mailyne Andrieux
  Nika Ožegović 		6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 12–7 Jun 2006 ITF Gorizia, Italy 25,000 Clay   Soledad Esperón   Matilde Muñoz Gonzalves
  Sílvia Soler Espinosa 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 12–8 Oct 2006 ITF Troy, United States 50,000 Hard   Neha Uberoi   Nicole Kriz
  Leanne Baker 		7–6(7–1), 5–7, 3–6
Loss 12–9 Oct 2006 ITF Augusta, United States 25,000 Hard   Neha Uberoi   Nicole Kriz
  Leanne Baker 		6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 12–10 Oct 2006 ITF Mexico City, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Maria Fernanda Alves   María José Argeri
  Letícia Sobral 		3–6, 5–7
Win 13–10 Mar 2007 ITF Toluca, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Courtney Nagle   María Irigoyen
  Andrea Benítez 		6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 13–11 Mar 2007 ITF Mérida, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Robin Stephenson   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Vanina García Sokol 		3–6, 2–6
Win 14–11 Mar 2007 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Robin Stephenson   Līga Dekmeijere
  Story Tweedie-Yates 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 14–12 Apr 2007 ITF Sea Island, United States 50,000 Clay   Anda Perianu   Raquel Kops-Jones
  Lilia Osterloh 		5–7, 3–6
Win 15–12 Oct 2007 ITF Saltillo, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Soledad Esperón   Debbrich Feys
  Leonie Mekel 		6–0, 6–4
Win 16–12 Oct 2007 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Debbrich Feys   Estefanía Craciún
  Betina Jozami 		6–1, 6–4
Win 17–12 Dec 2007 ITF Lagos, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Kelly Anderson   Iryna Brémond
  Ágnes Szatmári 		0–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 18–12 Dec 2007 ITF Lagos, Nigeria 25,000 Hard   Kelly Anderson   Iryna Brémond
  Ágnes Szatmári 		1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 18–13 Mar 2008 ITF Noida, India 25,000 Hard   Kelly Anderson   Teodora Mirčić
  Lenka Tvarošková 		2–6, 7–6 (9–7) , [6–10]
Loss 18–14 May 2008 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay   Aurélie Védy   Hsieh Su-wei
  Marie-Ève Pelletier 		4–6, 0–6
Loss 18–15 Mar 2009 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Soledad Esperón   Jorgelina Cravero
  Veronica Spiegel 		1–6, 0–6
Win 19–15 May 2009 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay   Rika Fujiwara   Kimiko Date-Krumm
  Sun Tiantian 		7–5, 6–4
Win 20–15 Mar 2010 ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States 25,000 Hard   Johanna Larsson   Christina Fusano
  Courtney Nagle 		2–6, 7–6, [10–7]
Loss 20–16 Nov 2010 ITF Grapevine, United States 50,000 Hard   Julie Ditty   Ahsha Rolle
  Mashona Washington 		7–5, 2–6, 2–6

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ a b In 2009, the Berlin Open was replaced by the Madrid Open. The Premier Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ a b In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Fed Cup that is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bartoli Outlasts King, Chan's Ninth & Biggest". Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ "UPDATE 1-Tennis-Wimbledon women's doubles semifinal results". Reuters. 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Sleepy Serena reaches Stanford semis". The Times of India. 14 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Scheepers ties the knot". Sport24. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

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