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Argentine tennis player
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Biography
Introduction
Veronica Stele (born 19 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. During her career from 1992–1998, she won several titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Career highlights
On 19 May 1997, Stele reached her highest singles ranking: world number 237. Her highest doubles ranking came on 7 July 1997, when she became world number 117. In her career, she won US $47,266.
ITF Women's Doubles
In 1997, Stele and her partner Katalin Marosi won the Women's Double title in the $50,000 ITF Tournament at Budapest, Hungary and in the $50,000 ITF Tournament at Marseille, France.
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles finals
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 15 September 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay (O) | Celeste Contín | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 22 September 1996 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay (O) | Larissa Montero | 5–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 11 May 1997 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay (O) | Nuria Montero | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles finals
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 17 December 1995 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay (O) | Larissa Schaerer | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 16 June 1996 | Salzburg, Austria | Clay (O) | Alicia Ortuño | Emmanuelle Gagliardi Sofia Prazeres |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7 July 1996 | Sezze, Italy | Clay (O) | Gabriella Boschiero | Francesca Guardigli Andreea Vanc |
6–0, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 14 July 1996 | Vigo, Spain | Clay (O) | Alicia Ortuño | Nataly Cahana Hila Rosen |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 21 July 1996 | Bilbao, Spain | Clay (O) | Alicia Ortuño | Marta Cano Nuria Montero |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6 October 1996 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Hard (O) | Paula Cabezas | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingartner |
6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7 April 1997 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay (O) | Katalin Marosi | Celeste Contín Luciana Masante |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11 May 1997 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay (O) | Miriam D'Agostini | Marta Cano Nuria Montero |
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 18 May 1997 | Le Touquet, France | Clay (O) | Luciana Masante | Nicole Arendt Magalie Lamarre |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 26 May 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay (O) | Katalin Marosi | Kim de Weille Amanda Hopmans |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9 June 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay (O) | Katalin Marosi | Elena Tatarkova Fabiola Zuluaga |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 16 June 1997 | Open GDF Suez de Marseille Marseille, France |
Clay (O) | Katalin Marosi | Caroline Dhenin Nino Louarsabishvili |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 30 June 1997 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Hard (O) | Katalin Marosi | Saori Obata Nami Urabe |
6–4, 6–3 |
Basque pelota
At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico; Stele partnered with María Lis García to win the gold medal in Basque pelota.