Stefanie Vögele

Vögele at the 2009 US Open
Country	Switzerland
Residence	Biel, Switzerland
Date of birth	March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10) (age 19)
Place of birth	Leuggern, Switzerland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2004
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$228,834
Singles
Career record	138-82
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 72 (October 26, 2009)
Current ranking	No. 75 (December 14, 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Q3 (2009)
French Open	Q2 (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2009)
US Open	2R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	48-46
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 131 (March 2, 2009)
Last updated on: September 28, 2009.

Stefanie Vögele (born March 10, 1990 in Leuggern) is a professional Swiss tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 72, which she reached on October 26, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No. 131, which she reached on March 2, 2009.

[edit] Biography

Vögele began playing tennis at the age of four.

[edit] 2009

For the first five months of the years, Vögele participated in several WTA events, needing to play through the qualifying rounds of most tournaments. During this period, she never won a main draw match in a WTA event. Vögele also played in ITF tournaments.

In June, Vögele played in Birmingham, defeating seeded Ekaterina Makarova en route to a quarterfinal showing. Playing at Wimbledon for the first time, she lost to defending champion Venus Williams in the first round 6-3, 6-2.

Vögele had strong showings in July, advancing to the second round and semifinals in Prague and Portoroz respectively.

[edit] External links

• Stefanie Vögele profile on the WTA Tour's official website
• Stefanie Vögele at the International Tennis Federation
• Stefanie Vögele at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Stefanie Vögele at the Fed Cup