Kathinka von Deichmann (born 16 May 1994) is a professional
tennis
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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
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmenta ...
.
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
Priscilla Hon
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She reached career-high WTA rankings in singles of No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018.
Personal life
Hon was born in Brisbane in 19 ...
in the first qualifying round,
Gail Brodsky
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in the second round and finally
Martina Trevisan
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also in straight sets to reach the main draw. She then lost by retirement to fellow qualifier,
Anhelina Kalinina
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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
WTA Tour
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debut at the
2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
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Points and pri ...
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
2024 Prague Open
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, having previously triumphed in two matches in Lugano 2018 and Seoul 2023 when her opponents retired injured. She lost to
Oksana Selekhmeteva
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Selekhm ...
in the round of 16.
At the
2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, she reached her first WTA 125 final defeating sixth seed
Selena Janicijevic,
Despina Papamichail
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, top seed
María Lourdes Carlé
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She h ...
, and wildcard
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. She lost in the final to
Miriam Bulgaru
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Career
Bulgaru made her WTA Tour debut at the 2018 Bucharest Open, after having received a wildcard into the ...
.
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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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vaduz
Liechtenstein female tennis players
21st-century Liechtenstein sportswomen