Samantha Schoeffel

Samantha Schoeffel-Hechinger (born 24 January 1981) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Samantha Schoeffel
Full nameSamantha Schoeffel-Hechinger
Country (sports) France
Born (1981-01-24) 24 January 1981
Prize money$33,876
Singles
Career record95–62
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 430 (18 May 2009)
Doubles
Career record65–48
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 198 (12 July 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1999)

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 quarterfinal 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
$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. 12 August 2007 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Julia Babilon 2–6, 0–6
Runner–up 2. 28 October 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Nataša Zorić 6–0, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Winner 1. 5 November 2007 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Romana Janshen 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 22 September 2008 Clermont-Ferrand, France Hard (i) Ksenia Lykina 4–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 6 October 2008 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–2, 6–1
Winner 3. 18 October 2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Paola Cigui 6–1, 6–3
Winner 4. 9 November 2008 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Shérazad Reix 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6)
Winner 5. 5 April 2009 Antalya, Turkey Hard Julia Babilon 7–6(10–8), 1–0 ret.

Doubles: 15 (10–5)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. 15 March 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Laura Bao Kirstin Freye
Jean Okada		 0–6, 7–6, 1–6
Runner–up 2. 3 August 1998 Périgueux, France Clay Stephanie Testard Paula García
Kelly Liggan		 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 1. 22 November 1998 Deauville, France Carpet (i) Emmanuelle Curutchet Lubomira Bacheva
Iroda Tulyaganova		 6–1, 2–6, 7–6
Winner 2. 9 May 1999 Seoul, South Korea Clay Iroda Tulyaganova Choi Young-ja
Kim Eun-sook		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 24 April 2000 Talence, France Hard Séverine Beltrame Aurore Desert
Magalie Lamarre		 6–2, 6–2
Winner 4. 12 August 2007 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Émilie Bacquet Claire Lablans
Marcella Koek		 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Winner 5. 19 August 2007 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Émilie Bacquet Sylwia Zagorska
Olga Brózda		 6–1, 6–1
Winner 6. 24 August 2007 Westende, Belgium Hard Claire de Gubernatis Leslie Butkiewicz
Katharina Brown		 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 7. 10 September 2007 Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Émilie Bacquet Stefania Chieppa
Giulia Gatto-Monticone		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 15 October 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Émilie Bacquet Nataša Zorić
Miljana Adanko		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 5 November 2007 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Elodie Caillat Anna Savitskaya
Bibiane Schoofs		 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Winner 9. 11 August 2008 Versmold, Germany Clay Bibiane Schoofs Nicola Geuer
Laura Haberkorn		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
Runner-up 4. 22 September 2008 Clermont-Ferrand, France Hard (i) Bibiane Schoofs Ksenia Lykina
Vivienne Vierin		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 6 October 2008 Barcelona, Spain Clay Bibiane Schoofs Kristi Miller
Lucia Sainz-Pelegri		 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Winner 10. 3 November 2008 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Bibiane Schoofs Ana Bezjak
Neda Kozic		 6–3, 6–1

References

  1. "French Open results". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 27 May 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. "Lady Seminoles fight hard but fall in a close match to No. 21 LSU". Seminoles.com. 13 February 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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