"Mandy Minella"
Mandy Minella (born 22 November 1985 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is world number 66 on 17 September 2012, and world number 65 in doubles on 5 November 2012. Minella has not won a WTA title in singles or doubles, but has won seven singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour.
Minella currently resides in Paris and in her city of birth, Esch-sur-Alzette, in Luxembourg. Her parents are Mario and Anna Minella, and she is coached by Norbert Palmier. The Luxembourgian likes to listen to music, and cites clay as her favorite surface.
In 2000, Minella debuted in the Luxembourg Fed Cup team, partnering Céline François in the doubles matches against Ukraine and Great Britain, losing both times.
In 2010, Minella had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won two $25,000 events, one in Florida and one in Germany, and finished runner-up in an ITF event in California.
In the qualifying draw for the 2010 US Open, Minella won all three matches and lost just one set. In her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam, she beat world number 47 Polona Hercog to advance to the second round. She continued her good performance by defeating world number 34 and Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. In the third round of the US Open, she lost to world number four Venus Williams.
In 2012, Minella played her first Australian Open main draw. She was given direct entry, being ranked No. 110. She lost to American qualifier Jamie Hampton in the first round. She then went on to reach the final of a $100,000 ITF tournament in Cali. Despite defeating number one seed and world number 56 Marina Erakovic along the way, she lost the final to second seed Alexandra Dulgheru. She fared even better in doubles, winning the title with Karin Knapp. Minella broke into the top 100 singles rankings for the first time in her career as a result. She then played at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, losing in the first round. She reached the final in doubles; her first WTA final of any kind. At the 2012 Monterrey Open, she faced Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson and won 6–1, 5–7, 7–6. She followed this up with a win over Kazakh wildcard Yaroslava Shvedova in a tight three-setter. Minella lost to second seed Sara Errani in her first WTA quarterfinal. At the Nürnberger Gastein tournament, Minella defeated Johanna Larson in the quarterfinal to reach her first WTA semifinal (against Wickmayer). Minella reached the third round of Wimbledon 2012 doubles, alongside partner Govortsova, losing to Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sánchez.
Women's singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| US Open | 3R | A | 3R | 4–2 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 February 2012 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Stefanie Vögele |
 Eva Birnerová Alexandra Panova |
2–6, 2–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 14 (7–8)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 July 2003 |  Ancona, Italy |
Clay |  Liana Balaci |
6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 April 2004 | Napoli, Italy |
Clay |  Kirsten Flipkens |
7–5, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 May 2004 |  Zadar, Croatia |
Clay | Matea Mezak |
7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 7 August 2005 | Gardone Val Trompia, Italy |
Clay | Sandra Záhlavová |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 21 May 2006 | Caserta, Italy |
Clay | Alisa Kleybanova |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 28 May 2006 | Campobasso, Italy |
Clay | Alisa Kleybanova |
6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 August 2008 | Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy |
Clay | Nathalie Vierin |
1–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 8. | 19 April 2009 | Tessenderlo, Belgium |
Clay (i) |  Youlia Fedossova |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 24 January 2010 |  Lutz, United States |
Clay | Jamie Hampton |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 14 February 2010 | Laguna Niguel, United States |
Hard | Olivia Sanchez |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 4 July 2010 |  Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany |
Clay |  Elise Tamaëla |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 12. | 18 July 2011 | Darmstadt, Germany |
Clay | Karolína Plíšková |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 9 October 2011 |  Kōfu, Japan |
Clay |  Chang Kai-chen |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 12 February 2012 |  Cali, Colombia |
Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru |
3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 15 July 2012 | Biarritz, France |
Clay | Romina Oprandi |
5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles Wins (3)
| No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 April 2004 | Napoli, Italy |
Clay | Elke Clijsters |
Michelle Gerards Marielle Hoogland |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 2. | 23 May 2004 | Zadar, Croatia |
Clay | Lisa Tognetti |
 Michaela Michálková Martina Babáková |
w/o |
| 3. | 12 February 2012 | Cali, Colombia |
Clay | Karin Knapp |
Alexandra Cadanțu Raluca Olaru |
6–4, 6,3 |
| Source : http://en.wikipedia.org |
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