Verónica Cepede Royg

Verónica Cepede Royg (American Spanish: [beˈɾonika seˈpeðe ˈrojɣ]; born 21 January 1992) is a professional Paraguayan tennis player.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cepede and the second or maternal family name is Royg.
Verónica Cepede
Cepede at Wimbledon, 2017
Full nameVerónica Cepede Royg
Country (sports) Paraguay
ResidenceAsunción, Paraguay
Born (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992
Asunción
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRamón Delgado
Prize moneyUS$ 1,323,288
Singles
Career record400–267 (60.0%)
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 73 (7 August 2017)
Current rankingNo. 193 (13 December 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018)
French Open4R (2017)
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018)
US Open1R (2017)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012, 2016, 2021)
Doubles
Career record180–96 (65.2%)
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 85 (19 September 2016)
Current rankingNo. 831 (13 December 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup61–26 (70.1%)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Paraguay
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoMixed Doubles
2019 LimaWomen's Doubles
2019 LimaWomen's Singles
South American Games
2010 MedellínSingles
2014 SantiagoSingles
2014 SantiagoDoubles
Last updated on: 13 December 2021.

On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73 whilst her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016.[1] Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles on [[ITF Women's World >Tennis Tour|ITF]] tournaments. Playing for the Paraguay Fed Cup team, Cepede Royg has a win–loss record of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics, losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship to date was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open.

Personal life and background

Her father, Eduardo, owns gas station, while her mother, Edith, is retired dentist. Her brother named Andres is economist and one sister, Estefania, is architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is forehand, her favorite tournament is Roland Garros, while her favorite surface is clay. Her tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. If Cepede Royg hadn't been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.[2]

Performance timelines
Key
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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018201920202021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q1 A 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q3 Q1 Q1 1R 2R 4R 1R Q1 A Q2 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q3 Q3 Q1 1R 1R Q1 NH Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 Q2 A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 8 4–8 33%
National representation
Summer Olympics 1R NH 1R NH 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q2 Q1 1R A NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A 2R 1R A NH A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A Q1 A Q2 Q1 Q1 A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A A A A Q1 A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournament 1 0 3 3 9 14 13 1 0 1 0 Career total: 45
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 6–9 12–14 4–13 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 45 28–46 38%
Year-end ranking 183 208 138 153 116 77 146 146 174 $1,226,061

Doubles

This table is current through 2020 Fed Cup.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R A A NH A 0 / 1 0–0
US Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–0
Career statistics
Tournament 1 2 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 Career total: 18
Finals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Titles 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 1–1 1–2 9–6 7–6 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1 / 18 18–18
Year-end ranking 120 205 95 162 743 812 850

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
International / WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2016 Rio Open, Brazil International Clay María Irigoyen Tara Moore
Conny Perrin		 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Mar 2017 Mexican Open International Hard Mariana Duque Darija Jurak
Anastasia Rodionova		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2017 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Magda Linette Beatriz Haddad Maia
Nadia Podoroska		 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA 125 tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2015 Carlsbad Classic, United States Hard Gabriela Cé Tatjana Maria
Oksana Kalashnikova		 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2009 ITF Bauru, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini 6–0, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2009 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Nov 2009 ITF Lima, Peru 10,000 Clay Carla Lucero 7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay Barbara Rush 6–1, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay Teliana Pereira 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto 6–1, 4–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Tatiana Búa 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Andrea Koch Benvenuto 2–6, 2–6
Win 5–4 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay Camila Silva 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–4 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Nathalia Rossi 4–1 ret.
Loss 6–5 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay Daniela Seguel 6–7(4), 6–0, 4–6
Win 7–5 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Ornella Carón 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Jun 2011 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez 7–6(7), 7–5
Win 9–5 Dec 2011 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Mailen Auroux 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Win 10–5 Nov 2012 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay Raluca Olaru 5–7, 7–6(9), 6–2
Loss 10–6 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen 2–6, 2–6
Loss 10–7 Oct 2013 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay Florencia Molinero 3–6, 6–7
Win 11–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Laura Pigossi 6–2, 6–2
Win 12–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–7 Mar 2014 Medellín Open, Colombia 50,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 13–8 Apr 2015 Medellín Open, Colombia 50,000 Clay Teliana Pereira 6–7(6), 1–6
Win 14–8 Dec 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Anne Schäfer 6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 14–9 Sep 2016 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000 Hard Mandy Minella 4–6, 5–7
Loss 14–10 May 2017 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 100,000 Clay Markéta Vondroušová 5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss 14–11 May 2018 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 100,000 Clay Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 14–12 Oct 2018 Classic of Macon, United States 80,000 Hard Varvara Lepchenko 4–6, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard Astra Sharma 7–6(3), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 14–14 Nov 2021 ITF Santiago, Chile 60,000+H Clay Anna Bondár 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay Fernanda Brito Andrea Koch Benvenuto
Giannina Minieri		 4–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini Karen Castiblanco
Camila Silva		 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2010 ITF Santa Maria, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini Natasha Lotuffo
Roxane Vaisemberg		 w/o
Win 3–1 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Luciana Sarmenti
Carolina Zeballos		 6–0, 6–3
Win 4–1 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Lucía Jara-Lozano
Luciana Sarmenti		 6–2, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 5–1 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Barbara Rush
Camila Silva		 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–1 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Flávia Guimarães Bueno
Belén Ludueña		 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–1 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Fernanda Brito
Catalina Pella		 6–0, 6–3
Win 8–1 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Andrea Benítez
Tatiana Búa		 5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 9–1 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Sofía Luini
Aranza Salut		 6–2, 6–0
Win 10–1 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Ornella Carón
Jordana Luján		 6–3, 6–2
Win 11–1 Jun 2011 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Paula Ormaechea Marina Shamayko
Sofia Shapatava		 7–5, 6–4
Win 12–1 Jul 2011 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Teliana Pereira Céline Ghesquière
Elixane Lechemia		 6–1, 6–1
Loss 12–2 Feb 2012 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard Florencia Molinero Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 12–3 Apr 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 12–4 May 2012 ITF Rosario, Argentina 25,000 Hard Luciana Sarmenti Teliana Pereira
Nicole Rottmann		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 12–5 Jun 2012 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Teliana Pereira Elitsa Kostova
Jasmina Tinjić		 4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 12–6 Mar 2013 ITF Osprey, United States 50,000 Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 12–7 Apr 2013 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay María Fernanda
Álvarez Terán		 Ilona Kremen
Angelique van der Meet		 3–6, 4–6
Win 13–7 Jul 2013 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 25,000 Clay Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán		 4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win 14–7 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero
Carolina Zeballos		 6–0, 6–1
Win 15–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero
Laura Pigossi		 6–3, 6–3
Win 16–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen Cecilia Costa Melgar
Daniela Seguel		 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 16–8 Dec 2013 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard María Irigoyen Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Laura Pigossi		 6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 17–8 May 2014 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay María Irigoyen Sharon Fichman
Johanna Konta		 7–5, 6–3
Win 18–8 May 2014 ITF Grado, Italy 25,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Lara Arruabarrena
Florencia Molinero		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 18–9 Jun 2014 Nottingham Challenge, United Kingdom 50,000 Grass Stephanie Vogt Jarmila Gajdošová
Arina Rodionova		 6–7(0), 1–6
Loss 18–10 Jun 2014 Reinert Open, Germany 50,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Gabriela Dabrowski
Mariana Duque		 4–6, 2–6
Win 19–10 Sep 2014 Henderson Open, United States 50,000 Hard María Irigoyen Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez		 6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Win 20–10 Nov 2014 John Newcombe Pro Challenge, U.S. 50,000 Hard Mariana Duque Alexa Glatch
Bernarda Pera		 6–0, 6–3
Loss 20–11 Mar 2015 ITF Osprey, United States 50,000 Clay María Irigoyen Anhelina Kalinina
Oleksandra Korashvili		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 20–12 Oct 2015 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard Marina Melnikova María Irigoyen
Barbora Krejčíková		 5–7, 2–6
Loss 20–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard Renata Voráčová Astra Sharma
Paige Hourigan		 1–6, 6–4, [10–12]

References
  1. "Verónica Cepede Royg Biography". International Tennis Federation.
  2. "Veronica Cepede Royg Bio".
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