Kathinka von Deichmann (born 16 May 1994) is a professional

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player from Liechtenstein. On 8 October 2018, she reached her best WTA ranking of world No. 153 in singles, and on 17 July 2017, she peaked at No. 343 in doubles. Von Deichmann has won 15 singles and four doubles titles on the

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Career

At the 2018 US Open, von Deichmann made tennis history for her country by becoming the first Liechtensteiner to reach the main draw of singles of a Grand Slam, after winning three matches in the qualifying tournament. She defeated

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in the first qualifying round,

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in the second round and finally

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also in straight sets to reach the main draw. She then lost by retirement to fellow qualifier,

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, in the first round. Playing for Liechtenstein Fed Cup team, von Deichmann has a win–loss record of 23–14 as of March 2024. She paired with Yvonne Meusburger for her

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debut at the

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in doubles, losing in the first round. Appearing as a lucky loser, Von Deichmann won her first completed WTA Tour match when she defeated eight seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in straight sets in the first round of the

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, having previously triumphed in two matches in Lugano 2018 and Seoul 2023 when her opponents retired injured. She lost to

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in the round of 16. At the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, she reached her first WTA 125 final defeating sixth seed Selena Janicijevic,

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, top seed

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, and wildcard

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. She lost in the final to

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Grand Slam singles performance timeline

''Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.''

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

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