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Verónica Cepede Royg

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cepede and the second or maternal family name is Royg.

Verónica Cepede Royg (Latin American Spanish: [beˈɾonika seˈpeðe ˈrojɣ]; born 21 January 1992) is a Paraguayan former tennis player.

Verónica Cepede
Cepede at 2022 French Open
Full nameVerónica Cepede Royg
Country (sports) Paraguay
ResidenceAsunción, Paraguay
Born (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32)
Asunción
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Retired2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRamón Delgado
Prize moneyUS$1,378,187
Singles
Career record401–271
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 73 (7 August 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018)
French Open4R (2017)
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018)
US Open1R (2017)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012, 2016, 2021)
Doubles
Career record180–96
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 85 (19 September 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup61–26
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Paraguay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Women's singles
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Doubles
Last updated on: 30 April 2024.

On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73. Her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016.[1] Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles on ITF tournaments. Playing for Paraguay Fed Cup team, Cepede Royg has a win–loss record of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics, losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open.

Personal life and background

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Her father, Eduardo, owns a gas station, while her mother, Edith, is a retired dentist. Her brother Andres is an economist and her sister, Estefania, is an architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by her siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is the forehand, her favorite tournament is Roland Garros, while her favorite surface is clay. Her tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. If Cepede Royg had not been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.[2]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q1 A 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q3 Q1 Q1 1R 2R 4R 1R Q1 A Q2 Q2 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q3 Q3 Q1 1R 1R Q1 NH Q1 Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 Q2 A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 8 4–8 33%
National representation
Summer Olympics 1R NH 1R NH 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q2 Q1 1R A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A 2R 1R A NH A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A Q1 A Q2 Q1 Q1 A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A A A A Q1 A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 3 3 9 14 13 1 0 1 0 Career total: 45
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 6–9 12–14 4–13 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 45 28–46 38%
Year-end ranking 183 208 138 153 116 77 146 146 174 208 371 $1,226,061

Doubles

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This table is current through 2020 Fed Cup.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R A A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 Career total: 18
Finals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Titles 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 1–1 1–2 9–6 7–6 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1 / 18 18–18
Year-end ranking 120 205 95 162 743 812 850 828

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2016 Rio Open, Brazil International[a] Clay   María Irigoyen   Tara Moore
  Conny Perrin 		6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Mar 2017 Mexican Open International Hard   Mariana Duque   Darija Jurak
  Anastasia Rodionova 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2017 Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia 		International Clay   Magda Linette   Beatriz Haddad Maia
  Nadia Podoroska 		3–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2015 Carlsbad Classic, United States Hard   Gabriela Cé   Tatjana Maria
  Oksana Kalashnikova 		1–6, 6–4, [10–8]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2009 ITF Bauru, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Vivian Segnini 6–0, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2009 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia 10,000 Clay   Vivian Segnini 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Nov 2009 ITF Lima, Peru 10,000 Clay   Carla Lucero 7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay   Barbara Rush 6–1, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Teliana Pereira 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Vanesa Furlanetto 6–1, 4–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Tatiana Búa 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto 2–6, 2–6
Win 5–4 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay   Camila Silva 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–4 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Nathalia Rossi 4–1 ret.
Loss 6–5 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Daniela Seguel 6–7(4), 6–0, 4–6
Win 7–5 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Ornella Carón 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Jun 2011 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil 25,000 Hard   Adriana Pérez 7–6(7), 7–5
Win 9–5 Dec 2011 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay   Mailen Auroux 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Win 10–5 Nov 2012 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay   Raluca Olaru 5–7, 7–6(9), 6–2
Loss 10–6 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay   María Irigoyen 2–6, 2–6
Loss 10–7 Oct 2013 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay   Florencia Molinero 3–6, 6–7
Win 11–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard   Laura Pigossi 6–2, 6–2
Win 12–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay   María Irigoyen 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–7 Mar 2014 Open Medellín, Colombia 50,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 13–8 Apr 2015 Open Medellín, Colombia 50,000 Clay   Teliana Pereira 6–7(6), 1–6
Win 14–8 Dec 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay   Anne Schäfer 6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 14–9 Sep 2016 Albuquerque Championships, US 75,000 Hard   Mandy Minella 4–6, 5–7
Loss 14–10 May 2017 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia 100,000 Clay   Markéta Vondroušová 5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss 14–11 May 2018 Empire Slovak Open 100,000 Clay   Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 14–12 Oct 2018 Classic of Macon, United States 80,000 Hard   Varvara Lepchenko 4–6, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Astra Sharma 7–6(3), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 14–14 Nov 2021 Copa Colina, Chile 60,000+H Clay   Anna Bondár 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay   Fernanda Brito   Andrea Koch Benvenuto
  Giannina Minieri 		4–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Vivian Segnini   Karen Castiblanco
  Camila Silva 		4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2010 ITF Santa Maria, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Vivian Segnini   Natasha Lotuffo
  Roxane Vaisemberg 		w/o
Win 3–1 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Vanesa Furlanetto   Luciana Sarmenti
  Carolina Zeballos 		6–0, 6–3
Win 4–1 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Vanesa Furlanetto   Lucía Jara-Lozano
  Luciana Sarmenti 		6–2, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 5–1 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay   Luciana Sarmenti   Barbara Rush
  Camila Silva 		6–1, 6–3
Win 6–1 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay   Luciana Sarmenti   Flávia Guimarães Bueno
  Belén Ludueña 		6–3, 6–1
Win 7–1 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Luciana Sarmenti   Fernanda Brito
  Catalina Pella 		6–0, 6–3
Win 8–1 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Luciana Sarmenti   Andrea Benítez
  Tatiana Búa 		5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 9–1 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Luciana Sarmenti   Sofía Luini
  Aranza Salut 		6–2, 6–0
Win 10–1 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Luciana Sarmenti   Ornella Carón
  Jordana Luján 		6–3, 6–2
Win 11–1 Jun 2011 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay   Paula Ormaechea   Marina Shamayko
  Sofia Shapatava 		7–5, 6–4
Win 12–1 Jul 2011 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay   Teliana Pereira   Céline Ghesquière
  Elixane Lechemia 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 12–2 Feb 2012 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard   Florencia Molinero   Mailen Auroux
  María Irigoyen 		3–6, 1–6
Loss 12–3 Apr 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard   Adriana Pérez   Mailen Auroux
  María Irigoyen 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 12–4 May 2012 ITF Rosario, Argentina 25,000 Hard   Luciana Sarmenti   Teliana Pereira
  Nicole Rottmann 		2–6, 5–7
Loss 12–5 Jun 2012 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay   Teliana Pereira   Elitsa Kostova
  Jasmina Tinjić 		4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 12–6 Mar 2013 Osprey Challenger, US 50,000 Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Raquel Kops-Jones
  Abigail Spears 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 12–7 Apr 2013 ITF Jackson, US 25,000 Clay   María Fernanda Álvarez   Ilona Kremen
  Angelique van der Meet 		3–6, 4–6
Win 13–7 Jul 2013 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Adriana Pérez   Mailen Auroux
  María Fernanda Álvarez 		4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win 14–7 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Adriana Pérez   Florencia Molinero
  Carolina Zeballos 		6–0, 6–1
Win 15–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard   Adriana Pérez   Florencia Molinero
  Laura Pigossi 		6–3, 6–3
Win 16–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay   María Irigoyen   Cecilia Costa Melgar
  Daniela Seguel 		2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 16–8 Dec 2013 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard   María Irigoyen   Paula Cristina Gonçalves
  Laura Pigossi 		6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 17–8 May 2014 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay   María Irigoyen   Sharon Fichman
  Johanna Konta 		7–5, 6–3
Win 18–8 May 2014 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy 25,000 Clay   Stephanie Vogt   Lara Arruabarrena
  Florencia Molinero 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 18–9 Jun 2014 Nottingham Open, UK 50,000 Grass   Stephanie Vogt   Jarmila Gajdošová
  Arina Rodionova 		6–7(0), 1–6
Loss 18–10 Jun 2014 Reinert Open, Germany 50,000 Clay   Stephanie Vogt   Gabriela Dabrowski
  Mariana Duque 		4–6, 2–6
Win 19–10 Sep 2014 Henderson Open, US 50,000 Hard   María Irigoyen   Asia Muhammad
  Maria Sanchez 		6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Win 20–10 Nov 2014 John Newcombe Challenge, US 50,000 Hard   Mariana Duque   Alexa Glatch
  Bernarda Pera 		6–0, 6–3
Loss 20–11 Mar 2015 ITF Osprey, US 50,000 Clay   María Irigoyen   Anhelina Kalinina
  Oleksandra Korashvili 		1–6, 4–6
Loss 20–12 Oct 2015 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard   Marina Melnikova   María Irigoyen
  Barbora Krejčíková 		5–7, 2–6
Loss 20–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Renata Voráčová   Astra Sharma
  Paige Hourigan 		1–6, 6–4, [10–12]

Notes

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  1. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Verónica Cepede Royg Biography". International Tennis Federation.
  2. ^ "Veronica Cepede Royg Bio".
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