Samantha Schoeffel
Full name | Samantha Schoeffel-Hechinger |
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Country (sports) |
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Born | 24 January 1981 |
Prize money | $33,876 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 430 (18 May 2009) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 198 (12 July 1999) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1999) |
Samantha Schoeffel-Hechinger (born 24 January 1981) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Biography
Schoeffel, who is originally from Cape Town, South Africa, began competing on the professional tour in 1996.
As a doubles player she broke into the world's top 200, with WTA Tour quarter-final appearances at the 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg and the 2000 Belgian Open. She featured in the women's doubles main draw at the 1999 French Open, as a wildcard pairing with Stéphanie Foretz.[1]
In 2001 she left the tour to play collegiate tennis at Florida State University[2], later returning to the professional circuit in 2006 and going on to win five ITF singles titles. She reached her best singles ranking of 430 in the world in 2009.
She lives in Obernai, France.
ITF finals
Singles: 8 (5-3)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 / $80,000 tournaments |
$50,000 / $60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | 12 August 2007 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Runner–up | 2. | 28 October 2007 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 5 November 2007 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
6-1, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 September 2008 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 5. | 6 October 2008 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 18 October 2008 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6-1, 6-3 |
Winner | 7. | 9 November 2008 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 7-6(8–6) |
Winner | 8. | 5 April 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(10–8), 1–0 ret. |
Doubles: 15 (10-5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner–up | 1. | 15 March 1998 | Biel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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0-6 7-6 1-6 |
Runner–up | 2. | 3 August 1998 | Périgueux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 3. | 22 November 1998 | Deauville, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6-1, 2-6, 7-6 |
Winner | 4. | 9 May 1999 | Seoul, South Korea | Clay | ![]() |
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6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
Winner | 5. | 24 April 2000 | Talence, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 12 August 2007 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 19 August 2007 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 24 August 2007 | Westende, Belgium | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
Winner | 9. | 10 September 2007 | Casale, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 15 October 2007 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 5 November 2007 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
Winner | 12. | 11 August 2008 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] |
Runner-up | 13. | 22 September 2008 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 6 October 2008 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [7–10] |
Winner | 15. | 3 November 2008 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
References
- ↑ "French Open results". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 27 May 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Lady Seminoles fight hard but fall in a close match to No. 21 LSU". Seminoles.com. 13 February 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2018.