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Daniela Klemenschits

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Daniela Klemenschits
Country (sports) Austria
Born(1982-11-13)13 November 1982
Vienna, Austria
Died9 April 2008(2008-04-09) (aged 25)
Salzburg, Austria
Turned pro1996
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$72,257
Singles
Career record80–91
Highest rankingNo. 356 (9 July 2001)
Doubles
Career record234–155
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (22 August 2005)

Daniela Klemenschits (13 November 1982 – 9 April 2008) was an Austrian professional tennis player.[1] She won a total of 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career.

Early life

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Daniela and twin sister Sandra (fellow pro-player) were born in Vienna, Austria.

Tennis career

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Daniela played doubles with sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit.[1] The team dominated doubles tennis in Austria in the mid-2000s, becoming the country's No. 1 team in 2006. Daniela won a total of 23 titles on the ITF-level and reached one final on the WTA Tour-level. She reached the top 100 of the WTA doubles rankings in 2005.[1] Daniela also represented Austria on the Fed Cup in 2005, when they defeated Switzerland.

Daniela played her final professional match on 14 December 2006 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic, partnering sister Sandra and losing in round one against Eva Hrdinová and Stanislava Hrozenská, 5–7, 2–6.

Death

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In January 2007, both Klemenschits twins were diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, forcing their retirement.[1] Fellow tennis players rallied for Klemenschits and donated money to pay for the removal of several tumours and the expensive medical care required.[1] Daniela died on 9 April 2008 in Salzburg, aged 25.[1] Sandra, however, survived and returned to the doubles tour in July 2008.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 21 May 2005 İstanbul Cup, Turkey Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Spain Marta Marrero
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
4–6, 0–6

ITF finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (0–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri 4–5, 0–5, 2–4
Runner-up 2. 5 November 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs 0–4, 0–4, 3–5
Runner-up 3. 3 December 2000 ITF Arad, Israel Hard United Kingdom Hannah Collin 3–5, 0–4, 0–4
Runner-up 4. 13 May 2001 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay France Capucine Rousseau 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 56 (23–33)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 31 July 2000 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Austria Bianca Kamper
Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina
7–6(4), 6–0
Runner-up 1. 21 August 2000 ITF Kastoria, Greece Carpet Austria Sandra Klemenschits Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Greece Evagelia Roussi
3–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 2 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Slovakia Andrea Masaryková
Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri
4–1, 4–1, 4–2
Winner 3. 9 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Slovakia Barbora Blahutiaková
Slovakia Zuzana Kučová
4–0, 4–0, 4–0
Runner-up 2. 30 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Japan Ayako Suzuki Slovakia Katarína Bašternáková
Slovakia Alena Paulenková
4–1, 4–5, 1–4
Winner 4. 11 November 2000 ITF Mansoura, Egypt Clay Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Italy Monica Scartoni
5–4(5), 4–2, 4–0
Winner 5. 18 November 2000 ITF Beersheba, Israel Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Netherlands Leonne Muller Van Moppe
4–0, 4–0, 5–3
Runner-up 3. 27 November 2000 ITF Arad, Israel Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Netherlands Leonne Muller Van Moppe
4–5(4), 1–4, 2–4
Runner-up 4. 12 February 2001 ITF Faro, Portugal Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
0–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 5 March 2001 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs
Hungary Eszter Molnár
7–6(5), 7–6(8)
Winner 7. 2 April 2001 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Croatia Marijana Kovačević
Bulgaria Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
6–3, 7–5
Winner 8. 16 April 2001 ITF Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Ilić
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ana Timotić
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 23 April 2001 ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Japan Maki Arai
United Kingdom Julia Smith
7–6(4), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 9. 7 May 2001 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits France Séverine Beltrame
France Capucine Rousseau
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 28 May 2001 ITF Biella, Italy Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Vanessa Menga
6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 23 June 2001 ITF Båstad, Sweden Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits New Zealand Leanne Baker
India Manisha Malhotra
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 6 August 2001 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Germany Magdalena Kučerová
Germany Lydia Steinbach
7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 1 October 2001 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
2–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 15 October 2001 ITF Giza, Egypt Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Ukraine Olena Antypina
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 22 October 2001 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Russia Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
Belarus Elena Yaryshka
6–7(2), 3–6
Winner 11. 19 November 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Italy Silvia Disderi
Italy Anna Floris
7–5, 6–4
Winner 12. 26 November 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Italy Silvia Disderi
Italy Anna Floris
6–3, 6–4
Winner 13. 15 April 2002 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Ukraine Olena Antypina
Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 11. 22 April 2002 ITF Cavtat, Croatia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Netherlands Susanne Trik
Netherlands Suzanne van Hartingsveldt
1–6, 3–6
Winner 14. 6 May 2002 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Slovenia Tina Hergold
Croatia Sanda Mamić
6–4, 6–4
Winner 15. 17 June 2002 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Sweden Helena Ejeson
Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 19 August 2002 ITF Enschede, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Debby Haak Austria Daniela Kix
Germany Annette Kolb
1–6, 5–7
Winner 16. 23 September 2002 ITF Sopron, Hungary Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Milena Nekvapilová
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2
Winner 17. 10 March 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Austria Stefanie Haidner Romania Gabriela Niculescu
Romania Monica Niculescu
3–6, 7–6(7), 6–4
Winner 18. 30 March 2003 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay South Africa Chanelle Scheepers Sweden Helena Ejeson
Sweden Helena Norfeldt
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 7 April 2003 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Zuzana Černá
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
3–6, 2–6
Winner 19. 28 April 2003 ITF Pula, Croatia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Jana Macurová
Slovakia Zuzana Zemenová
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 26 May 2003 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Darija Jurak
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 28 July 2003 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits France Kildine Chevalier
Italy Silvia Disderi
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 4 August 2003 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Germany Angelika Bachmann
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 17. 15 September 2003 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Bulgaria Dessislava Topalova
Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 18. 12 January 2004 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Russia Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 8 March 2004 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Emily Stellato
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 20. 29 March 2004 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil Carla Tiene
1–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 20. 26 April 2004 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Austria Stefanie Haidner
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 21. 16 August 2004 ITF Enschede, Netherlands Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Netherlands Susanne Trik
Netherlands Tessy van de Ven
6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 22. 23 August 2004 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz
Belgium Eveline Vanhyfte
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 23. 4 October 2004 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Argentina Erica Krauth
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 21. 13 December 2004 ITF Valašské Meziříčí,
Czech Republic
Hard (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
w/o
Winner 22. 12 January 2005 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Russia Kristina Grigorian
Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 24. 24 January 2005 ITF Belfort, France Hard (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Netherlands Michelle Gerards
Netherlands Anousjka van Exel
1–6, 2–4 ret.
Runner-up 25. 15 March 2005 ITF Morelia, Mexico Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Argentina Veronica Spiegel
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 26. 29 March 2005 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Netherlands Seda Noorlander
Italy Mara Santangelo
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 27. 30 May 2005 ITF Raanana, Israel Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits Israel Tzipora Obziler
Israel Shahar Pe'er
6–7(2), 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up 28. 6 June 2005 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 29. 24 April 2006 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits France Sophie Lefèvre
France Aurélie Védy
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 30. 21 June 2006 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 31. 26 June 2006 ITF Anif, Austria Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Hungary Katalin Marosi
Brazil Marina Tavares
6–3, 6–7(2), 3–6
Runner-up 32. 18 July 2006 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Romania Monica Niculescu
Israel Yevgenia Savransky
6–1, 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 33. 22 August 2006 ITF Bielefeld, Germany Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Germany Carmen Klaschka
Germany Justine Ozga
7–6(1), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 23. 31 October 2006 ITF Erding, Germany Carpet (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Germany Carmen Klaschka
Germany Annette Kolb
1–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Austrian tennis player Daniela Klemenschits dies of cancer at age 25". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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