Melanie Klaffner

Melanie Klaffner

Country	Austria
Residence	Weyer, Austria
Born	11 May 1990 (1990-05-11) (age 21) Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$73,372
Singles
Career record	99–87
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	195 (24 May 2010)
Current ranking	195 (24 May 2010)
Doubles
Career record	88–64
Career titles	0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	148 (25 May 2009)
Last updated on: 1 March 2010.

Melanie Klaffner (born 11 May 1990) is an Austrian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, she is ranked World No. 234 in singles and No. 197 in doubles.^[1] She is currently coached by Geovani Cardona.^[2] Klaffner has enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning two singles and eight doubles titles, and has also been a member of Austria Fed Cup team since 2006.^[3] She has also played on the WTA Tour on a few occasions — at Generali Ladies Linz, Gastein Ladies and Nordea Nordic Light Open — with the best result being the doubles quarterfinals of 2007 Gastein Ladies, partnering Yvonne Meusburger.^[4]

Personal life

Klaffner was born on 11 May 1990 in Waidhofen an der Ybbs to Gerhard and Luise.^[5] She currently resides in Weyer,^[5][6] the same town in which she finished comprehensive school.^[6] Klaffner began playing tennis aged six, when her mother introduced her to the game.^[6]

Career statistics

ITF Circuit singles finals (3–2)

$50,000 to $100,000

$10,000 to $25,000

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	28 May 2006	Balş	Clay	Diana Enache	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	17 June 2007	Lenzerheide	Clay	Patricia Mayr	7–6(2), 6–4
RU	1.	4 July 2009	Ystad	Clay	Lenka Wienerová	6–1, 7–6(3)
RU	2.	26 September 2009	Telavi	Clay	Réka-Luca Jani	6–2, 6–4
Winner	3.	16 May 2010	Tanjung Selor	Hard	Zhang Ling	6-3, 7-6(1)

ITF Circuit doubles finals (8–8)

$50,000 to $100,000

$10,000 to $25,000

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
RU	1.	04–05–07	Bournemouth	Clay	Nicole Riner	Alenka Hubacek Jessica Moore	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winners	1.	11–05–07	Rabat	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu	Silvia Disderi Samia Medjahdi	6–1, 6–4
Winners	2.	28–06–07	Oslo	Clay	Eva-Maria Hoch	Mari Andersson Karoline Steiro	6–2, 6–3
RU	2.	10–02–08	Cali	Clay	Ksenia Milevskaya	Mailen Aroux Estefania Craciún	6–1, 6–4
Winners	3.	10–05–08	Antalya	Clay	Ksenia Milevskaya	Oksana Kalashnikova Pemra Özgen	6–2, 7–5
Winners	4.	30–05–08	Galatina	Clay	Jessica Moore	Maria-Fernanda Alves María Irigoyen	3–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Winners	5.	07–06–08	Grado	Clay	Mariana Duque Marino	Marinne Giraud Christina Wheeler	6–1, 6–2
RU	3.	06–07–08	Mont-de-Marsan	Clay	Frederica Piedade	İpek Şenoğlu Neuza Silva	6–4, 6–2
Winners	6.	01–11–08	Istanbul	Hard (i)	Sandra Martinović	Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen	6–4, 6(5)–7, [10–6]
RU	4.	13–02–09	Stockholm	Hard (i)	Ksenia Milevskaya	Violette Huck Emma Laine	3–6, 7–6(5), [10–8]
Winners	7.	01–03–09	Biberach	Hard (i)	Sandra Klemenschits	Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger	3–6, 6–4, [17–15]
RU	5.	18–04–09	Osprey	Clay	Heidi El Tabakh	Lindsay Lee-Waters Story Tweedie-Yates	6–3, 6(5)–7, [12–10]
Winners	8.	10–05–09	Indian Harbour Beach	Clay	Heidi El Tabakh	Tetiana Luzhanska Lilia Osterloh	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
RU	6.	03–07–09	Ystad	Clay	Hanna Nooni	Sofia Arvidsson Sandra Roma	6–4, 6–4
RU	7.	07–08–09	Moscow	Clay	Veronika Kapshay	Ekaterina Ivanova Arina Rodionova	6–2, 6–2
RU	8.	06–10–09	Katowice	Clay	Johanna Larsson	Karolina Kosińska Agnes Szatmari	6–1, 2–6, [10–5]

Fed Cup singles performances (2–5)

Fed Cup doubles performances (1–4)

References

1. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Melanie Klaffner
2. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Melanie Klaffner
3. ^ Melanie Klaffner at the Fed Cup
4. ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Melanie Klaffner
5. ^ ^{a b} Melanie Klaffner at the International Tennis Federation
6. ^ ^{a b c} Official Website: Curriculum Vitae

External links

• Official Website
• Melanie Klaffner at the Women's Tennis Association
• Melanie Klaffner at the International Tennis Federation
• Melanie Klaffner at the Fed Cup

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Name	Klaffner, Melanie
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Date of birth	11 May 1990
Place of birth	Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
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