Veronica Stele

Veronica Stele (born 19 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1] During her career from 1992–1998, she won several titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Veronica Stele
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1977-11-19) 19 November 1977
Turned pro1992
Retired1999
Prize money$47,266
Singles
Career record118-91
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (19 May 1997)
Doubles
Career record127-69
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking117 (7 July 1997)
Last updated on: 10 June 2016.

Career highlights

On 19 May 1997, Stele reached her highest singles ranking: world number 237.[1] Her highest doubles ranking came on 7 July 1997, when she became world number 117.[1] In her career, she won US $47,266.[1]

ITF Women's Doubles

In 1997, Stele and her partner Katalin Marosi won the Women's Double title in the $50,000 ITF Tournament at Budapest, Hungary[2] and in the $50,000 ITF Tournament at Marseille, France.[3]

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 15 September 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay (O) Celeste Contín 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up 22 September 1996 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay (O) Larissa Montero 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 11 May 1997 Tortosa, Spain Clay (O) Nuria Montero 3–6, 1–6

Doubles finals
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 17 December 1995 Tucumán, Argentina Clay (O) Larissa Schaerer Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez		 2–6, 6–7
Winner 16 June 1996 Salzburg, Austria Clay (O) Alicia Ortuño Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Sofia Prazeres		 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 7 July 1996 Sezze, Italy Clay (O) Gabriella Boschiero Francesca Guardigli
Andreea Vanc		 6–0, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 14 July 1996 Vigo, Spain Clay (O) Alicia Ortuño Nataly Cahana
Hila Rosen		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 21 July 1996 Bilbao, Spain Clay (O) Alicia Ortuño Marta Cano
Nuria Montero		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 6 October 1996 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard (O) Paula Cabezas María Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingartner		 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 7 April 1997 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay (O) Katalin Marosi Celeste Contín
Luciana Masante		 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up 11 May 1997 Tortosa, Spain Clay (O) Miriam D'Agostini Marta Cano
Nuria Montero		 3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up 18 May 1997 Le Touquet, France Clay (O) Luciana Masante Nicole Arendt
Magalie Lamarre		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 26 May 1997 Barcelona, Spain Clay (O) Katalin Marosi Kim de Weille
Amanda Hopmans		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 9 June 1997 Budapest, Hungary Clay (O) Katalin Marosi Elena Tatarkova
Fabiola Zuluaga		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 16 June 1997 Open GDF Suez de Marseille
Marseille, France		 Clay (O) Katalin Marosi Caroline Dhenin
Nino Louarsabishvili		 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Winner 30 June 1997 Mont-de-Marsan, France Hard (O) Katalin Marosi Saori Obata
Nami Urabe		 6–4, 6–3

Basque pelota

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico; Stele partnered with María Lis García to win the gold medal in Basque pelota.[4]

References
  1. "WTA Players: Veronica Stele". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Budapest - 09 June - 15 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Marseille - 16 June - 22 June 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. Associated Press (October 27, 2011). "Sanchez goes for another gold at Pan Am Games". Guadalajara, Mexico: Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.


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