Daniela Klemenschits
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Born | Vienna, Austria | 13 November 1982
Died | 9 April 2008 Salzburg, Austria | (aged 25)
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $72,257 |
Singles | |
Career record | 80–91 |
Highest ranking | No. 356 (9 July 2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 234–155 |
Career titles | 23 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 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
[edit]Daniela and twin sister Sandra (fellow pro-player) were born in Vienna, Austria.
Tennis career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 21 May 2005 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
ITF finals
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$75,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 4 (0–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 9 October 2000 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
4–5, 0–5, 2–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 5 November 2000 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
0–4, 0–4, 3–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 December 2000 | ITF Arad, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
3–5, 0–4, 0–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 May 2001 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 56 (23–33)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 31 July 2000 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 21 August 2000 | ITF Kastoria, Greece | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 2 October 2000 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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4–1, 4–1, 4–2 |
Winner | 3. | 9 October 2000 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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4–0, 4–0, 4–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 30 October 2000 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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4–1, 4–5, 1–4 |
Winner | 4. | 11 November 2000 | ITF Mansoura, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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5–4(5), 4–2, 4–0 |
Winner | 5. | 18 November 2000 | ITF Beersheba, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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4–0, 4–0, 5–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 27 November 2000 | ITF Arad, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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4–5(4), 1–4, 2–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 February 2001 | ITF Faro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 5 March 2001 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 7–6(8) |
Winner | 7. | 2 April 2001 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 16 April 2001 | ITF Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 23 April 2001 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 7 May 2001 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 May 2001 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 June 2001 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 6 August 2001 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1 October 2001 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 15 October 2001 | ITF Giza, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 22 October 2001 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 19 November 2001 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 26 November 2001 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 15 April 2002 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 11. | 22 April 2002 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 14. | 6 May 2002 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 17 June 2002 | ITF Velp, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 12. | 19 August 2002 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 16. | 23 September 2002 | ITF Sopron, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 10 March 2003 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 |
Winner | 18. | 30 March 2003 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 13. | 7 April 2003 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 19. | 28 April 2003 | ITF Pula, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 14. | 26 May 2003 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 28 July 2003 | ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 4 August 2003 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 15 September 2003 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 18. | 12 January 2004 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 8 March 2004 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 29 March 2004 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(5) |
Winner | 20. | 26 April 2004 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 21. | 16 August 2004 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 0–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 23 August 2004 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 4 October 2004 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 21. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic |
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w/o |
Winner | 22. | 12 January 2005 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 24. | 24 January 2005 | ITF Belfort, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–4 ret. |
Runner-up | 25. | 15 March 2005 | ITF Morelia, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 29 March 2005 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 27. | 30 May 2005 | ITF Raanana, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–1, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 6 June 2005 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 29. | 24 April 2006 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–7(1) |
Runner-up | 30. | 21 June 2006 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 31. | 26 June 2006 | ITF Anif, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(2), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 18 July 2006 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 0–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 33. | 22 August 2006 | ITF Bielefeld, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(1), 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 23. | 31 October 2006 | ITF Erding, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Daniela Klemenschits at the Women's Tennis Association
- Daniela Klemenschits at the International Tennis Federation
- Daniela Klemenschits at the Billie Jean King Cup