Stephanie Vogt
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Stephanie Vogt (born February 15, 1990) is a professional tennis
player from Liechtenstein
. She was born in Vaduz
. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 221, which she reached on May 19, 2008. Her career high in doubles was 332, reached on the same date.
Vogt had a successful junior career, winning 5 ITF singles titles, as well as 6 doubles titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was 5, and she finished her career with a record of 79-26.
On the ITF women's circuit, Vogt has won four singles titles, at Davos
in 2007, Makarska
in 2008 and both Velenje
and Cairo
in 2010. She has also won two doubles tournaments with Polona Hercog
, at Makarska and Majorca in 2008.
Her success in 2008 led to the ITF
announcing that she had been given one of the two invitations into the main draw for the Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
However, she was forced to withdraw through injury and was replaced by Tamarine Tanasugarn
.
Vogt has represented Liechtenstein on three occasions in the Fed Cup
, accumulating an overall record of 9-8.
As of May 30, 2011 she is ranked 262 in singles and 383 in doubles. She is the only player from Liechtenstein to currently hold a WTA ranking.
At the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe
, held in Liechtenstein, Vogt won 3 gold medals. She defeated Kathinka von Deichmann in the final of the singles
, whilst also partnering with Von Deichmann to win the women's doubles
. The mixed doubles
was won with Jirka Lokaj. This built on her success from the 2007 Games
, where she won a gold medal in the singles, before combining with Marina Novak to take silver in the doubles. She did not participate in the 2009
event.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
. She was born in Vaduz
Vaduz
Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....
. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 221, which she reached on May 19, 2008. Her career high in doubles was 332, reached on the same date.
Vogt had a successful junior career, winning 5 ITF singles titles, as well as 6 doubles titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was 5, and she finished her career with a record of 79-26.
On the ITF women's circuit, Vogt has won four singles titles, at Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
in 2007, Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....
in 2008 and both Velenje
Velenje
Velenje is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. The municipality has 33.331 inhabitants. Staro Velenje is first mentioned in written doucments dating to 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade...
and Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
in 2010. She has also won two doubles tournaments with Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles...
, at Makarska and Majorca in 2008.
Her success in 2008 led to the ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
announcing that she had been given one of the two invitations into the main draw for the Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
However, she was forced to withdraw through injury and was replaced by Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
.
Vogt has represented Liechtenstein on three occasions in the Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
, accumulating an overall record of 9-8.
As of May 30, 2011 she is ranked 262 in singles and 383 in doubles. She is the only player from Liechtenstein to currently hold a WTA ranking.
At the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe
Tennis at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe
Tennis competitions at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe were held from June 1 to June 4 at the Tenniscenter Bannholz in Vaduz. The tournament was played on clay courts.-Medal table:-Medal events:- References :*...
, held in Liechtenstein, Vogt won 3 gold medals. She defeated Kathinka von Deichmann in the final of the singles
Tennis at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe – Women's Singles
Mandy Minella was the defending champion but decided not to participate.Stephanie Vogt won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Kathinka von Deichmann.-Seeds:# Stephanie Vogt # Kimberley Cassar Claudine Schaul ...
, whilst also partnering with Von Deichmann to win the women's doubles
Tennis at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe – Women's Doubles
Mandy Minella and Claudine Schaul were the defending champion but decided not to participate.Stephanie Vogt and Kathinka von Deichmann won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Kimberley Cassar and Elena Jetcheva.-Seeds:...
. The mixed doubles
Tennis at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe – Mixed Doubles
Stephanie Vogt and Jirka Lokaj won in the final 6–2, 6–1 in the final against Claudine Schaul and Mike Vermeer.-Seeds:# Stephanie Vogt / Jirka Lokaj # Claudine Schaul / Mike Vermeer -Draw:-References:*...
was won with Jirka Lokaj. This built on her success from the 2007 Games
2007 Games of the Small States of Europe
The 2007 Games of the Small States of Europe, or the XIIth Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Monaco from 4 June to 9 June 2007. The Games administration was done jointly by the Monegasque government and Monegasque Olympic Committee. Monaco has previously hosted the games in 1987...
, where she won a gold medal in the singles, before combining with Marina Novak to take silver in the doubles. She did not participate in the 2009
2009 Games of the Small States of Europe
The 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XIIIth Games of the Small States of Europe were held in June 2009 among the participant nations in the Games of the Small States of Europe. The opening ceremonies were on June 1, and the closing ceremonies on June 6. The games were...
event.
Singles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 2007 | Davos 10K Davos Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range... |
Clay Clay court A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common... |
Jessica Moore Jessica Moore (tennis) Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:... |
6-4 4-6 6-3 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Pesaro 10K Pesaro Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206.... |
Clay | Polona Hercog Polona Hercog Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles... |
6-2 2-6 6-1 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Mexico City 25K Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
Hard | Olivia Sanchez Olivia Sanchez Olivia Sanchez is a professional tennis player from France. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, to Shenay Perry in the first round. As of June 9, 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of World Number 90 on June 9, 2008, and is... |
2-6 6-2 6-2 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Mallorca 10K Mallorca Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca... |
Clay | Polona Hercog Polona Hercog Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles... |
4-6 6-1 6-3 |
Winner | 2008 | Markarska 50K | Clay | Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova... |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | Velenje 10K Velenje Velenje is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. The municipality has 33.331 inhabitants. Staro Velenje is first mentioned in written doucments dating to 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade... |
Clay | Pavla Smidová | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 2010 | Cairo 25K Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
Clay | Maša Zec Peškirič Masa Zec Peskiric Maša Zec Peškirič is a professional Slovenian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 93, which she reached on June 15, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No... |
6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Andrézieux-Bouthéon 25K Andrézieux-Bouthéon Andrézieux-Bouthéon is a commune of the Loire department in central France.-See also:* Saint-Étienne - Bouthéon Airport* Furan River* ASF Andrézieux* HEF Groupe*Communes of the Loire department... |
Hard (i) | Mona Barthel Mona Barthel Mona Barthel is a German professional tennis player. She has won four ITF singles titles and one ITF doubles title. Barthel's highest singles ranking of World No. 67 was achieved on 31 October 2011, while her highest doubles ranking of World No... |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Aschaffenburg 25K Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"... |
Clay | Florencia Molinero Florencia Molinero Florencia Molinero is a professional Argentine tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 235, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 179, which she reached on April 26, 2010... |
6–7(6), 1–6 |
Winner | 2011 | Alphen aan den Rijn 25K Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn , where the river Gouwe branches off. The municipality had a population of 72,674 in 2010, and covers an... |
Clay | Katerzyna Piter | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Rotterdam 25K Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
Clay | Dinah Pfizenmaier | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |