Verónica Cepede Royg (; born 21 January 1992) is a Paraguayan former tennis player. On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73. Her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016. Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles on ITF tournaments. Playing for Paraguay Fed Cup team, Cepede Royg has a win–loss record of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics, losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open.

Personal life and background

Her father, Eduardo, owns a gas station, while her mother, Edith, is a retired dentist. Her brother Andres is an economist and her sister, Estefania, is an architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by her siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is the forehand, her favorite tournament is Roland Garros, while her favorite surface is

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. Her tennis idols growing up were

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and Kim Clijsters. If Cepede Royg had not been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current through the 2022 Australian Open.''

Doubles

''This table is current through 2020 Fed Cup.''

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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