Kathinka von Deichmann (born 16 May 1994) is a professional
tennis
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player from Liechtenstein.
Von Deichmann has won 15 singles and four doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit
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History
It serves as a developmental ...
. On 8 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 153, and on 17 July 2017, she peaked at No. 343 in the
WTA doubles rankings.
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
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. 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.
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in the first qualifying round,
Gail Brodsky
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in round 2 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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, 6–1, 6–7, 2–6 in the first round.
Playing for
Liechtenstein Fed Cup team, von Deichmann has a win–loss record of 23–14.
She paired with
Yvonne Meusburger
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Meusburger won one singles title on the WTA Tour, as well as fifteen singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. O ...
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.
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 25 (15 titles, 10 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
People from Vaduz
Liechtenstein female tennis players