Veronika Martinek (born 3 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player playing for Germany. On 25 March 1991, she reached a career high of No. 49 on the WTA rankings.[1] Her career stretched from the end of the 1980s to 2001.

Veronika Martinek
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1972-04-03) 3 April 1972 (age 52)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired2001
Prize moneyUS$410,132
Singles
Career record164-177
Career titles1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (25 March 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1993, 1995)
French Open3R (1995)
Wimbledon1R (1990-1996)
US Open1R (1993-1995)
Doubles
Career record50-76
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 117 (12 September 1994)

In 1995, she lost in the third round of Roland-Garros to Adriana Serra Zanetti, her best performance in Grand Slam tournaments.

WTA Tour finals edit

Singles (1 titles, 1 runners-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV & V (0)
Result W/L Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Nov 1990 São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Donna Faber 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2. Dec 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Sabine Hack 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (1-0) edit

Result W/L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Oct 1993 Curitiba, Brazil Clay   Sabine Hack   Cláudia Chabalgoity
  Andrea Vieira
6–2, 7–6(7–4)

ITF finals edit

Singles (1–2) edit

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 3 July 1989 Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay   Hellas ter Riet 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 8 August 1994 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay   Petra Winzenhöller 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 13 June 1999 Doksy, Czech Republic Clay   Milena Nekvapilová 1–6, 6–7

Doubles (3–0) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 15 June 1987 Salerno, Italy Clay   Daniela Moise   Kate McDonald
  Hana Adámková
7–6, 6–2
Winner 2. 17 August 1987 Lisbon, Portugal Clay   Réka Szikszay   Stefania Dalla Valle
  Bettina Diesner
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(5)
Winner 3. 7 September 1987 Madeira, Portugal Clay   Martina Pawlik   Jackie Masters
  Michelle Parun
6–2, 6–4

References edit

  1. ^ "Veronika Martinek | Player Stats & More". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

External links edit