Mandy Minella

Mandy Minella

Country	Luxembourg
Residence	Esch-sur-Alzette Paris, France
Born	November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22) (age 25) Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$224,146
Singles
Career record	223–176
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 110 (November 14, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 110 (November 14, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Q2 (2011)
French Open	Q3 (2011)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2010)
US Open	3R (2010)
Doubles
Career record	45–52
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	210 (October 03, 2011)
Last updated on: July 18, 2011.

Medal record
Tennis
Competitor for  Luxembourg
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold	2003 Malta	Doubles
Gold	2005 Andorra	Singles
Gold	2005 Andorra	Doubles
Gold	2007 Monaco	Doubles
Gold	2009 Cyprus	Singles
Gold	2009 Cyprus	Doubles
Silver	2003 Malta	Singles
Bronze	2007 Monaco	Singles

Mandy Minella (born November 22, 1985 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 125 on July 25, 2011, and World Number 250 for doubles on July 17, 2006. Minella has not won a Women's Tennis Association title in singles or doubles, but has won six International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles titles, and two ITF doubles titles.

Minella currently resides in Paris and in her city of birth, Esch-sur-Alzette, in Luxembourg. Her parents are Mario and Anna Minella, and she is coached by Norbert Palmier. The Luxembourgian likes to listen to music, and cites clay as her favorite surface.

Tennis career

2000

In 2000, Minella debuted in the Luxembourg Fed Cup team, partnering Celine Francois in the doubles matches against Ukraine and Great Britain, losing both times.

2010

In 2010, Minella had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won two $25,000 events, one in Florida and one in Germany, and finished runner-up in an ITF event in California.

In the qualifying draw for the 2010 U.S. Open, Minella won all three matches and lost just one set. In her first appearance in the main draw of a grand slam, she beat World No. 47 Polona Hercog to advance to the second round. She continued her good performance by defeating World No. 34 and 2010 Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. In the third round of the US Open, she lost 2–6 1–6 to World No. 4 Venus Williams.

ITF Titles

Singles Wins (7)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
1.	May 23, 2004	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Matea Mezak	7–5, 5–7, 6–4
2.	August 7, 2005	Gardone Val Trompia, Italy	Clay	Sandra Záhlavová	6–4, 6–3
3.	May 21, 2006	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Alisa Kleybanova	6–2, 6–4
4.	April 19, 2009	Tessenderlo, Belgium	Clay (i)	Youlia Fedossova	7–5, 6–3
5.	January 24, 2010	Lutz, United States	Clay	Jamie Hampton	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
6.	July 4, 2010	Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Elise Tamaela	6–4, 6–2
7.	July 18, 2011	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Karolina Pliskova	7–6(5), 6–2

Runner-Up (5)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
1.	July 27, 2003	Ancona, Italy	Clay	Liana Balaci	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
2.	April 5, 2004	Napoli, Italy	Clay	Kirsten Flipkens	7–5, 3–6, 1–6
3.	May 28, 2006	Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Alisa Kleybanova	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
4.	August 9, 2008	Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy	Clay	Nathalie Vierin	1–6, 6–2, 6–7(5)
5.	February 14, 2010	Laguna Niguel, United States	Hard	Olivia Sanchez	3–6, 4–6
6.	October 9, 2011	Kōfu, Japan	Clay	Chang Kai-chen	4–6, 6–1, 4–6

Doubles Wins (2)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in final	Score
1.	April 4, 2004	Napoli, Italy	Clay	Elke Clijsters	Michelle Gerards [1] Marielle Hoogland [2]	6–1, 6–0
2.	May 23, 2004	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Lisa Tognetti [3]	Michaela Michalkova [4] Martina Babáková [5]	walkover

References

• Mandy Minella at the International Tennis Federation

1. ^ Gerards biography
2. ^ Hoogland biography
3. ^ Tognetti biography
4. ^ Michalkova biography
5. ^ Babakova biography

External links

• Mandy Minella at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mandy Minella at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Mandy Minella at the Fed Cup

Persondata
Name	Minella, Mandy
Alternative names
Short description	Luxemburg tennis player
Date of birth	November 22, 1985
Place of birth	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Date of death
Place of death