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Céline Naef

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Céline Naef
Naef at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Switzerland
Born (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 19)
Feusisberg, Switzerland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$373,922
Singles
Career record109–55
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 121 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 153 (16 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US OpenQ2 (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record45–23
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 122 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 135 (16 December 2024)
Team competitions
Hopman CupF (2023)
Last updated on: 16 December 2024.

Céline Naef (born 25 June 2005) is a Swiss tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 121 in singles, achieved on 16 October 2023, and No. 122 in doubles, reached on 18 November 2024.[1] Naef has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with six singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

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Junior years

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Naef had a successful junior career. Her career-high ranking as a junior was world No. 4. In 2022, Naef won a prestigious tournament for juniors, the Trofeo Bonfiglio (Grade A).[2] In 2022, Naef reached the final of the French Open, partnering Nikola Bartůňková.[3] In July 2022, she played in the final of the European Youth Championship held in Klosters, Switzerland which she lost to Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva.[4]

2022: ITF Circuit titles

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Naef played and won her first final in Monastir, Tunisia, in March 2022.[5] In October 2022, she became champion in both singles and doubles in Reims, France.[6] A week later, she won another singles title in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin defeating Spanish player Irene Burillo Escorihuela in the final.[7]

2023: WTA Tour debut, major and top 125 debuts

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Naef started the season with a title in Loughborough, England where she became the champion by defeating British Eliz Maloney in the final.[8] In February, Naef played her first $40k tournament finals, and became the champion in both singles and doubles in Porto, Portugal.[9]

The 17 years old made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2023 Rosmalen Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[10] and recorded her first tour-level win at the grass court event, defeating wildcard Venus Williams.[11] Next, she defeated eighth seed Caty McNally,[12] before losing to top seed Veronika Kudermetova in the quarterfinals.[13] She made her Grand Slam tournament debut at Wimbledon after qualifying[14][15] but lost in the first round to 22nd seed Anastasia Potapova.[16]

2024

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Naef at the 2024 Rosmalen Open

Ranked No. 161, she received again a wildcard for the Rosmalen Open in 's-Hertogenbosch and defeated qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik,[17] before losing to second seed and eventual champion Liudmila Samsonova.[18]

Partnering fellow Swiss player Belinda Bencic, she was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 Open Angers Arena Loire, losing to Monica Niculescu and Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the final.[19] The following week Naef reached the singles final at the WTA 125 Open de Limoges with wins over ninth seed Oceane Dodin,[20] Sara Saito,[21] fifth seed Erika Andreeva[22] and Elsa Jacquemot.[23][24] She lost the championship match to seventh seed Viktorija Golubic.[25][26] Despite her defeat, Naef rose 28 places in the WTA rankings as a result of her run to the final, ending the 2024 season at World No.153.[27]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[28]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1
US Open Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Guadalajara Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0
China Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
2023 2024 SR W–L
Tournaments 5 1 Career total: 6
Titles 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–2 0–2 0 / 2 1–4
Clay win–loss 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
Grass win–loss 2–2 1–1 0 / 3 3–3
Overall win–loss 1–5 1–3 0 / 6 3–8
Year-end ranking 139

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 French Open Clay Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková Czech Republic Sára Bejlek
Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková 		3–6, 3–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: (1 runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2024 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i) Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2023 Andorrà la Vella Open, Andorra Hard (i) Erika Andreeva Hungary Tímea Babos
United Kingdom Heather Watson 		6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 2024 Warsaw Open, Poland Hard Serbia Nina Stojanović Poland Weronika Falkowska
Poland Martyna Kubka 		4–6, 6–7(5)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Germany Lara Schmidt 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–0 Oct 2022 ITF Reims, France W15 Hard (i) France Manon Léonard 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2022 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W25+H Hard (i) Spain Irene Burillo Escorihuela 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jan 2023 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK W25+H Hard (i) United Kingdom Eliz Maloney 6–0, 6–4
Win 5–0 Jan 2023 Porto Indoor 1, Portugal W40 Hard (i) Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Apr 2023 Chiasso Open, Switzerland W60 Clay Mirra Andreeva 6–1, 6–7(3), 0–6
Win 6–1 Sep 2023 ITF Le Neubourg, France W80+H Hard Alina Korneeva 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7)
Loss 6–2 Mar 2024 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W75 Hard (i) Netherlands Suzan Lamens 2–6, 2–6
Win 7–2 Nov 2024 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg W75 Hard (i) France Océane Dodin 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (6 titles)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W75 tournaments (3–0)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2022 ITF Reims, France W15 Hard (i) Slovakia Irina Balus France Mallaurie Noël
France Margot Yerolymos 		6–2, 6–0
Win 2–0 Feb 2023 Porto Indoor 1, Portugal W40 Hard (i) Belgium Yanina Wickmayer France Alice Robbe
Croatia Tara Würth 		6–1, 6–4
Win 3–0 Feb 2024 Porto Indoor 3, Portugal W75 Hard (i) Hungary Anna Bondár Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge 		6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 4–0 May 2024 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia W75 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi United Kingdom Emily Appleton
India Prarthana Thombare 		4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 5–0 Aug 2024 Cary Tennis Classic, United States W100 Hard Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Iryna Shymanovich 		4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 6–0 Oct 2024 Internationaux de Poitiers, France W75 Hard (i) Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam Poland Martyna Kubka
Switzerland Conny Perrin 		6–4, 6–1

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Céline Naef | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "BASAVAREDDY AND NAEF WARM UP FOR ROLAND GARROS WITH MILAN SUCCESS". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "LES VAINQUEURS DE CETTE ÉDITION 2022". rolandgarros.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. ^ "Céline Naef holt in Klosters Silbermedaille". Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. ^ "Céline Naef gelingt erster Profi-Turniersieg". Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. ^ "Tennis – Céline Naef s'offre les Internationaux de Reims Champagne". Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  7. ^ "Tennis. Open féminin 50 : un scénario incroyable pour la victoire en finale de Céline Naef". Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  8. ^ "MONDAY UPDATE: NÄCHSTER TITEL FÜR CÉLINE NAEF". Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  9. ^ "Celine Naef vence W40 Porto I em ténis". Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  10. ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. 7 November 2023.
  11. ^ "With Serena on hand, Venus falls to Naef in 'Stellenbosch opener". Women's Tennis Association. 13 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Dutch Open: Swiss wildcard Naef books spot in last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  13. ^ "(2023) KUDERMETOVA AND HRUNCAKOVA FINAL SEMI-FINALISTS". Libema Open. 16 June 2023.
  14. ^ WTA Staff (29 June 2023). "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw". Women's Tennis Association.
  15. ^ Alex Macpherson (1 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Stevanovic, Naef, Bai and more". Women's Tennis Association.
  16. ^ "Wimbledon: Potapova makes second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  17. ^ "'s-Hertogenbosch Open: Naef moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  18. ^ "'s-Hertogenbosch Open: Samsonova beats Naef to move into quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Chwalinska triumphs; Parks defeats Bencic at this week's WTA 125 events". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Open BLS de Limoges: Naef moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Open BLS de Limoges: Naef reaches last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Open BLS de Limoges: Naef books spot in last 4". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Open BLS de Limoges: Naef reaches final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Swiss duel in the Challenger final". Blue News. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Open BLS de Limoges: Golubic wins the trophy". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Golubic wins Swiss final in Limoges against Naef". Blue News. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Rankings Watch: Surging Golubic wins WTA 125 Limoges, returns to Top 100". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  28. ^ "Céline Naef [SUI] | Australian Open". 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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