Céline Naef
Swiss tennis player (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Naef at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2005 Feusisberg, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $373,922 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 109–55 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 121 (16 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 153 (16 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2023, 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–23 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 122 (18 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 135 (16 December 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Hopman Cup | F (2023) |
| Last updated on: 16 December 2024. | |
Career
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Junior years
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
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
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
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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| 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
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
Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay |  Nikola Bartůňková |
Sára Bejlek Lucie Havlíčková |
3–6, 3–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: (1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2024 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) |  Viktorija Golubic |
5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2023 | Andorrà la Vella Open, Andorra | Hard (i) |  Erika Andreeva |
 Tímea Babos  Heather Watson |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2024 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Hard |  Nina Stojanović |
 Weronika Falkowska Martyna Kubka |
4–6, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2024 | Open Angers Arena Loire, France | Hard | Belinda Bencic |
 Monica Niculescu Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
3–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| 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 |  Lara Schmidt |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Reims, France | W15 | Hard (i) |  Manon Léonard |
6–2, 6–7(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W25+H | Hard (i) |  Irene Burillo Escorihuela |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2023 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W25+H | Hard (i) | Eliz Maloney |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jan 2023 | Porto Indoor 1, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) |  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) |  Suzan Lamens |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Nov 2024 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | W75 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments (1–0) |
| W75 tournaments (3–1) |
| 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) |  Irina Balus |
Mallaurie Noël Margot Yerolymos |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2023 | Porto Indoor 1, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) |  Yanina Wickmayer |
Alice Robbe  Tara Würth |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2024 | Porto Indoor 3, Portugal | W75 | Hard (i) | Anna Bondár |
 Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2024 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay |  Laura Pigossi |
Emily Appleton  Prarthana Thombare |
4–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
| Win | 5–0 | Aug 2024 | Cary Tennis Classic, United States | W100 | Hard |  Tamara Zidanšek |
 Oksana Kalashnikova Iryna Shymanovich |
4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 6–0 | Oct 2024 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | W75 | Hard (i) | Anna-Lena Friedsam |
Martyna Kubka Conny Perrin |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–1 | Feb 2025 | Empire Women's Indoor, Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | Elena Pridankina |
Jesika Malečková Miriam Škoch |
7–5, 3–6, [2–10] |
Notes
- 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.
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