Melanie Klaffner (German pronunciation: [ˈklafnɐ]; born 22 May 1990) is an Austrian tennis player.

Melanie Klaffner
Country (sports) Austria
Born (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 33)
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Prize moneyUS$254,784
Singles
Career record424–307 (58.0%)
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 175 (27 January 2014)
Current rankingNo. 1258 (23 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2014)
French OpenQ1 (2014)
WimbledonQ1 (2010)
US OpenQ1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record300–193 (60.9%)
Career titles26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 148 (25 May 2009)
Current rankingNo. 364 (23 October 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup19–17
Last updated on: 23 October 2023.

Klaffner has won 15 singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 27 January 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 175 in the world. On 25 May 2009, she peaked at No. 148 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Austria Fed Cup team, Klaffner has a win–loss record of 19–17 as of December 2022.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–2)
Clay (6–9)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (14–4)
Clay (12–16)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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]


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