Jil Teichmann
Jil Belén Teichmann (born 15 July 1997) is a professional Spanish-born tennis player from Switzerland.
![]() Teichmann at the 2019 Open de Limoges | |||||||||||
Full name | Jil Belén Teichmann | ||||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | ||||||||||
Residence | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | ||||||||||
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 1997||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||
Coach | Arantxa Parra Santonja (2019–present) | ||||||||||
Prize money | US$899,786 | ||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||
Career record | 209–141 (59.7%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 52 (31 August 2020) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 57 (26 October 2020) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2020) | ||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2020) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2019) | ||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2018) | ||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 81–52 (60.9%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 170 (7 January 2019) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 183 (26 October 2020) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2020) | ||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2020) | ||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2019) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon Junior | SF (2014) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 2 November 2020. |
She has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, along with six singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52, achieved in August 2020, and a best doubles ranking of No. 170, reached in January 2019.
Personal life and background
Jil Teichmann was born on 15 July 1997 to mother Regula and father Jacques.[1] She was born and raised in Barcelona, but her parents are from Zürich. Despite being born in Barcelona, Teichmann does not have a Spanish passport.[2] As young ages, she tried various sports, but then decide to play tennis on the professional level. She speaks five different languages.[1]
Junior career
Teichmann is former junior world No. 3 player.[3] She made her debut at the ITF Junior Circuit in February 2011 at the Grade 4 Swiss Junior Trophy, where she reached final in doubles event. In September 2011, she won her first junior title at the Grade 5 ITF Luzern Junior Competition in singles event. In October 2012, she reached quarterfinal of the Grade A Osaka Mayor's Cup in singles event. Her win her first doubles title at the Swiss Junior Trophy in February 2013. At the 2014 Australian Open, she made her Grand Slam debut, where she also reached quarterfinal in doubles. In March 2014, she had success at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre, winning titles in both singles and doubles. She then continued with sucess, winning title at the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio in doubles, and also semifinal in singles. At the 2014 Wimbledon, she reached semifinal in doubles. In July 2014, she reached singles quarterfinal and doubles semifinal of the European Junior Championships. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in China, she won the gold medal in mixed doubles, partnering Jan Zieliński. They defeated Ye Qiuyu of China and Jumpei Yamasaki of Japan in the final. She then won the 2014 US Open girls' doubles title along with İpek Soylu, defeating Vera Lapko and Tereza Mihalíková in the final. At the 2015 French Open, she reached quarterfinal in singles and semifinal in doubles. She then reached another doubles Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2015 Wimbledon. She finished her junior career at the 2015 European Junior Championships, where she reached final in singles. As a junior, she has won one singles and eight doubles titles in total.[4]
Professional career
2013–18: First steps
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Teichmann made her debut at the ITF Women's Circuit at the $10K event in Kreuzlingen in February 2013. In June of the same year, she reached her first ITF semifinal at the $10K event in Essen. Year later, she reached another ITF semifinal, this time at the $25K event in Lenzerheide. In October 2014, she reached her first ITF final, but lost to Polina Leykina at the $10K event in Sharm El Sheikh. In August 2015, she won her first ITF title at the $15K event in Braunschweig, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final.[5] In May 2016, she made her WTA Tour debut, playing at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she also recorded her first WTA win, defeating Kurumi Nara in the first round. At the 2016 US Open, she made her debut at the Grand Slams in qualifications, but failed to reach main-draw.[6] In May 2017, she finished as runner-up at the $100K Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, losing to Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final.[5] In the late September, she reached second round of the Premier 5 Wuhan Open, that was her debut appearance on that level. At the 2018 US Open, she made her main-draw Grand Slam debut and also recorded her first win on that level.[6]
2019–20: Breakthrough, Two WTA singles titles, top 100
Teichmann won her first WTA Tour singles title when she came through the qualifiers to win the Prague Open in May 2019, beating Karolína Muchová in final. The win took her into the top 100 in the WTA rankings.[7] In July, she reached quarterfinal of the Swiss Open, where she lost to Tamara Korpatsch.[6] The following week, she won the Palermo International, securing her first top-10 win with a victory over Kiki Bertens in the final.[8] In August 2020, she reached another WTA final, but lost to Jennifer Brady at the Top Seed Open.[9] In September 2020, she reached quarterfinal of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she lost to Elina Svitolina.[10]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
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.[11]
Singles
Current after the 2021 Gippsland Trophy.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[2] | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q2 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Wuhan Open | A | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
China Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | Career total: 35 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 0–1 | 2 / 35 | 28–32 | 47% |
Win (%) | 50% | 25% | 33% | 57% | 50% | 0% | Career total: 47% | ||
Year-end ranking | 213 | 142 | 144 | 71 | $899,786 |
Notes
- 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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 two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
WTA finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2019 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2019 | Palermo International, Italy | International | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2020 | Top Seed Open, United States | International | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2020 | Top Seed Open, United States | International | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | Newport Beach Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 1–6, [10–8] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2016 | Open Montpellier, France | 25,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Nov 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2017 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–4 | May 2017 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2018 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Win | 6–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2013 | ITF Caslano, Switzerland | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2014 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2015 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–1 | Jan 2016 | ITF Guarujá, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 5–7, [7–10] |
Loss | 3–2 | Jun 2016 | ITF Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [9–11] |
Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2016 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2016 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2016 | Soho Square Tournament, Egypt | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Nov 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2017 | ITF Curitiba, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [2–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |
Olympic medal matches
Mixed doubles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2014 | Nanjing Youth Olympics, China | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Top 10 wins
Season | 2019 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | JTR |
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No. 5 | Palermo International, Italy | Clay | Final | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | No. 82 |
References
- "Jil Teichmann's Bio". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- Mathias Germann (September 13, 2018). ""Ich fühle mich als Schweizerin" (in German)" ["I feel like a Swiss"]. blick.ch. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- Alex Macpherson (August 25, 2018). "Getting to know you: Introducing the US Open 2018's Grand Slam debutantes". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Jil Teichmann Junior ITF". ITF. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Jil Teichmann ITF". ITF. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Jil Teichmann career statistics". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- WTA Staff (May 4, 2019). "Teichmann triumphs in Prague for first WTA title". WTA. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- WTA Staff (28 July 2019). "Teichmann triumphs over Bertens to win Palermo". WTA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- David Kane (August 16, 2020). "Brady bests Teichmann for first title in Lexington". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- WTA Staff (September 24, 2020). "Svitolina seals spot in Strasbourg semifinals with Teichmann victory". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Player & Career overview".
External links
- Jil Teichmann at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jil Teichmann at the International Tennis Federation