Carina Witthöft
Fed Cup 1R (2017) | | |
Carina Witthöft (also spelled Witthoeft, born 16 February 1995ITF Women's Circuit, she won eleven singles titles and one doubles title. On 8 January 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 48.
Career
Witthöft made her
Kateryna Bondarenko.[2]
She won her first WTA title at the 2017 Luxembourg Open, defeating Monica Puig in straight sets in the final.[3]
She was coached by Torben Beltz[4] and then by Philip Lang.
2018
Witthöft started the season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.[5] Despite being defeated in the final round of qualifying at the Sydney International by Camila Giorgi, Witthöft entered the main draw as a lucky loser.[6] She lost in the first round to Australian wildcard Sam Stosur.[7] At the Australian Open, Witthöft was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Caroline Garcia.[8]
In Doha at the Qatar Open, she lost in the second round to top seed Caroline Wozniacki.[9]
2019
Witthöft played her last professional match at the Australian Open qualifying, where she lost in the first round.
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 13–18 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Miami Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||
Qatar Open
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 70 | |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–9 | 6–8 | 12–7 | 4–9 | 0–0 | 29–34 | |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–7 | 2–5 | 6–5 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 13–25 | |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 7–10 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 12–18 | 10–15 | 22–14 | 5–18 | 0–0 | 49–69 | |
| Year-end ranking | 405 | 223 | 210 | 104 | 65 | 86 | 51 | 172 | – | 42% | |
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2017 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) |  Monica Puig
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6–3, 7–5 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2011 | ITF Zell am Harmersbach, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |  Vanessa Henke
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Kania
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2012 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Valeria Solovyeva
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard |  Donna Vekić
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6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2012 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Mervana Jugić-Salkić
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sutton, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) |  Stephanie Vogt
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6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2013 | ITF Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Laura Thorpe
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2013 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay |  Arantxa Rus
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6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Mariana Duque
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7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2014 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2014 | ITF Hechingen, Germany (2) | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–6 | Sep 2014 | ITF Barnstaple, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Viktorija Golubic
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–6 | Sep 2014 | ITF Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay |  Alberta Brianti
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Sep 2014 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Oct 2014 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Urszula Radwańska
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6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 9–7 | Feb 2015 | ITF Altenkirchen, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Antonia Lottner
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–7 | May 2015 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Tatjana Maria
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–7 | Jul 2015 | ITF Versmold, Germany | 50,000 | Clay |  Johanna Larsson
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–8 | May 2016 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Magda Linette
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Jul 2016 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 75,000 | Clay | Antonia Lottner
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6–7(6–8), 6–1, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | ITF Barnstaple, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Alizé Lim
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Viktorija Golubic  Diāna Marcinkēviča
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6–2, 6–1 |
Record against top 10 players
Witthöft's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10.
Julia Görges 2–0
CoCo Vandeweghe 2–0
Kiki Bertens 2–2
Belinda Bencic 1–0
Ons Jabeur 1–0
Jeļena Ostapenko 1–0
Aryna Sabalenka 1–0
Francesca Schiavone 1–0
Nicole Vaidišová 1–0
Kimiko Date 1–1
Carla Suárez Navarro 1–1- Karolína Muchová 1–1
- Timea Bacsinszky 0–1
Eugenie Bouchard 0–1
Dominika Cibulková 0–1- Sara Errani 0–1
Beatriz Haddad Maia 0–1
Ana Ivanovic 0–1- Jelena Janković 0–1
- Barbora Krejčíková 0–1
- Andrea Petkovic 0–1
- Karolína Plíšková 0–1
Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1- Lucie Šafářová 0–1
- Sloane Stephens 0–1
Samantha Stosur 0–1
Elina Svitolina 0–1- Roberta Vinci 0–1
- Serena Williams 0–1
Svetlana Kuznetsova 0–2- Garbiñe Muguruza 0–2
- Markéta Vondroušová 0–2
Caroline Wozniacki 0–2
Caroline Garcia 0–3- Angelique Kerber 0–3
Anett Kontaveit 0–3
- * As of 9 October 2023[update]
References
- ^ Görtzen, Christian (8 January 2012). "Mit Talent und Willen nach oben". Welt am Sonntag (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "2012 Sony Swedish Open – main draw singles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Witthöft feiert ersten Sieg auf WTA-Tour". RP Online (in German). 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Carina Witthöft greift mit Ex-Kerber-Trainer Beltz neu an". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Sevastova stuns Stosur in Brisbane opener". www.dailytrust.com.ng. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Julia Goerges Withdraws From Sydney International After Auckland Win". sports.ndtv.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Walton, Darren (9 January 2018). "Sam Stosur wins tough opener at Sydney International". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Kane, David (16 January 2018). "Garcia grinds past Witthoeft at Australian Open". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (14 February 2018). "Wozniacki impresses against Witthoeft in Doha". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
External links
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- Carina Witthöft at the Women's Tennis Association
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- Carina Witthöft at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Carina Witthöft at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
