Verónica Cepede Royg
Verónica Cepede Royg (American Spanish: [beˈɾonika seˈpeðe ˈrojɣ]; born 21 January 1992) is a professional Paraguayan tennis player.
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Full name | Verónica Cepede Royg |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Asunción, Paraguay |
Born | Asunción, Paraguay | 21 January 1992
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Alejandro Dulko |
Prize money | US$1,229,066 |
Singles | |
Career record | 384–248 (60.8%) |
Career titles | 14 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 73 (7 August 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 174 (30 November 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2018) |
French Open | 4R (2017) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017, 2018) |
US Open | 1R (2017) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2012, 2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 179–95 (65.3%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 WTA 125K |
Highest ranking | No. 85 (19 September 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 853 (30 November 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 61–26 (70.1%) |
Medal record
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Last updated on: 4 December 2020. |
On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73 whilst 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 125K doubles title, and 14 singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for Paraguay at the Fed Cup, Cepede Royg has a win–loss of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics, losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament to date was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open.
Personal life and background
Her father, Eduardo, owns gas station, while her mother, Edith, is retired dentist. Her brother named Andres is economist and one sister, Estefania, is architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is 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 hadn't been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.[2]
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Singles
This table is current through 2021 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | ||
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
US Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 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 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% | |
National representation | ||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | 1R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||
Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Tournament | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 44 | |||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 6–9 | 12–14 | 4–13 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 44 | 28–45 | 38% | |
Year-end ranking | 183 | 208 | 138 | 153 | 116 | 77 | 146 | 146 | $1,226,061 |
Doubles
This table is current through 2020 Fed Cup.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–0 |
US Open | 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 / 1 | 0–0 |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournament | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 18 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–2 | 9–6 | 7–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1 / 18 | 18–18 |
Year-end ranking | 120 | 205 | 95 | 162 | 743 | 812 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2016 | Rio Open, Brazil | International | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2017 | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2017 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Carlsbad Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
ITF Circuit finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 27 (14 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2009 | ITF Bauru, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2009 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 2009 | ITF La Serena, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Londrina, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2010 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Dec 2010 | ITF Talca, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Feb 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–1 ret. |
Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2011 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–0, 4–6 |
Win | 7–5 | May 2011 | ITF Encarnación, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 8–5 | Jun 2011 | ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 7–5 |
Win | 9–5 | Dec 2011 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 10–5 | Nov 2012 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(11–9), 6–2 |
Loss | 10–6 | Jul 2013 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 11–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 12–7 | Dec 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13–7 | Mar 2014 | Claro Open Medellín, Colombia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–8 | Apr 2015 | Claro Open Medellín, Colombia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
Win | 14–8 | Dec 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 2–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 14–9 | Sep 2016 | Coleman Vision Championships, United States |
75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 14–10 | May 2017 | Empire Slovak Open, Trnava | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 14–11 | May 2018 | Empire Slovak Open, Trnava | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Loss | 14–12 | Oct 2018 | Macon Classic, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 14–13 | Mar 2019 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2009 | ITF La Serena, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, [10–6] |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Londrina, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Santa Maria, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 3–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [10–3] |
Win | 5–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Talca, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 7–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 8–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–7] |
Win | 9–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 10–1 | May 2011 | ITF Encarnación, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 11–1 | Jun 2011 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 12–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 12–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Bertioga, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 12–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 12–4 | May 2012 | ITF Rosario, Argentina | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 12–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
Loss | 12–6 | Mar 2013 | The Oaks Club Challenger, United States |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 12–7 | Apr 2013 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() Álvarez Terán |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13–7 | Jul 2013 | ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
Win | 14–7 | Jul 2013 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 15–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 16–7 | Dec 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Loss | 16–8 | Dec 2013 | ITF Bertioga, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [7–10] |
Win | 17–8 | May 2014 | Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie, France |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 18–8 | May 2014 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 18–9 | Jun 2014 | Aegon Nottingham Challenge, United Kingdom |
50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(0–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 18–10 | Jun 2014 | Reinert Open, Germany | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 19–10 | Sep 2014 | Henderson Open, United States |
50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
Win | 20–10 | Nov 2014 | John Newcombe Challenge, United States |
50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 20–11 | Mar 2015 | The Oaks Club Challenger, United States |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 20–12 | Oct 2015 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 20–13 | Mar 2019 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
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