# Yvonne Meusburger Garamszegi

Yvonne Meusburger Garamszegi (née Meusburger, born 3 October 1983) is an Austrian retired tennis player.
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. On 31 March 2014, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 37. On 30 August 2010, she peaked at No. 104 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Austria in Fed Cup, Meusburger has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–21.
After getting married, she changed her surname to Meusburger Garamszegi.

## Tennis career

Meusburger made the second round of the 2010 Australian Open, French Open, and US Open. She lost to Russian Maria Kirilenko on all three occasions.
In June 2013, Meusburger entered the qualifying tournament of the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Nicole Gibbs, Tamarine Tanasugarn, and Sesil Karatantcheva for a spot in the main draw. She was drawn against fourth seed Agnieszka Radwańska and was knocked out in straight sets. Despite the loss, it was Meusburger's first Grand Slam appearance in nearly three years. The following month, she advanced to the final of the Budapest Grand Prix, beating three seeded players en route. However, she lost in the final to third seed Simona Halep in three sets. Meusburger consequently re-entered the top 100 and overtook Tamira Paszek to become Austria's top-ranked women's player.
In July 2013, she won her first WTA singles title in Bad Gastein, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková. This win, along with a successful end to the 2013 season, meant that, at the age of 30, Meusburger's ranking moved into the world's top 50 for the first time in her career.
Ranked 49 in the world, Meusburger reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career at the 2014 Australian Open. En route, she defeated Chanelle Scheepers and 33rd seed Bojana Jovanovski. In the third round, she was defeated by second seed Victoria Azarenka.
Logging quarterfinal appearances in Katowice and Marrakech, Meusburger entered the 2014 French Open with confidence, recording a three-set win over French wildcard Amandine Hesse in the first round. She would progress no further; however, as she was eliminated by 2010 finalist Samantha Stosur in their second round encounter.
Meusburger continued her resurgence at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Having defeated Vania King at the first hurdle, she advanced to the second round but was defeated there by Li Na.
Meusburger returned to defend her title at the 2014 Gastein Ladies and started off well when she defeated qualifier Tereza Smitková in a match lasting nearly three hours. However, she was unable to follow the win up and was beaten in the second round by Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa. It was Meusburger's least successful performance ever in Bad Gastein, as she had reached the quarterfinals or better of the tournament since its debut in 2007.
Meusburger played her last professional match at the 2014 US Open, announcing her retirement following a first-round loss to Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic.
In December 2014, Meusburger announced that she would come out of retirement to play one more tournament—the 2015 Australian Open—telling the Austria Press Agency that she wanted to end her career at the tournament because it was the first Grand Slam she contested was the 2006 Australian Open.
Meusburger played her final career-match against 29th seed Australian Casey Dellacqua at the following 2015 Australian Open. She lost 4–6, 0–6.

## Playing style

Meusburger is fit and an excellent mover, often outlasting her opponents during matches. She uses her compact groundstrokes to consistently hit flat groundstrokes and positions the ball well. Her weak serve has been a major hindrance throughout her career, especially against top players, whom are able to attack her serve and place her in a defensive position. However, Meusburger is an excellent returner, winning the most points for first-serve returns during the 2013 season; she was also in the top 10 for second-serve returns and return games won. Meusburger has enjoyed her greatest success on clay courts, having reached three WTA finals on this particular surface.

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L |
| Australian Open | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | A | Q3 | A | 3R | 1R | 3–5 |
| French Open | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | A | 2–6 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | A | 2–5 |
| US Open | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 2–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 9–22 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
| Australian Open | | 1R | | 1R | 0–2 |
| French Open | | | | 1R | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | | | | 1R | 0–1 |
| US Open | 1R | | 1R | | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–6 |

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | Tier III | Clay | Francesca Schiavone | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2013 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | International | Clay | Simona Halep | 3–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2013 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay | Andrea Hlaváčková | 7–5, 6–2 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $50,000 tournaments (2–5)
* $25,000 tournaments (12–4)
* $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2003 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Hanna Nooni | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2004 | ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Rodionova | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2004 | ITF Balashikha, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6–3, 6–7, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2004 | ITF Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Selima Sfar | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2005 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Clay | Kira Nagy | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2005 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2006 | ITF Orange, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Alona Bondarenko | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2006 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 6–1, 2–6, 2–2 ret. |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nov 2006 | ITF Mexico City | 25,000 | Hard | Mathilde Johansson | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Nov 2006 | ITF Mexico City | 25,000 | Clay | Carmen Klaschka | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2006 | ITF Puebla, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Maria Abramović | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2007 | ITF Biberach, Germany | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Martina Pavelec | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–4 | Apr 2007 | ITF Latina, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Caroline Wozniacki | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Jun 2008 | ITF Rome, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Tathiana Garbin | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Jul 2008 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 75,000 | Clay | Petra Martić | 2–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Aug 2009 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Johanna Larsson | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–6 | Aug 2009 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Clay | Sandra Záhlavová | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Apr 2009 | ITF Mestre, Italy | 50,000 | Hard | Karolina Šprem | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12–7 | Aug 2011 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 50,000 | Clay | Elitsa Kostova | 0–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2011 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Claire Feuerstein | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Nov 2011 | Ismaning Open, Germany | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Anne Keothavong | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–10 | May 2012 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Maria Elena Camerin | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–11 | Jul 2012 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 50,000 | Clay | Aravane Rezaï | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–11 | Apr 2013 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Victoria Kan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–11 | May 2013 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–11 | Jun 2013 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (2–0)
* $75,000 tournaments (2–0)
* $50,000 tournaments (1–3)
* $25,000 tournaments (2–4)
* $10,000 tournaments (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2002 | ITF Rijeka, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Jenny Zika | Gabriela Chmelinová Dominika Luzarová | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2003 | ITF Oulu, Finland | 10,000 | Clay | Nicole Melch | Kateryna Bondarenko Irina Kuzmina-Rimša | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2003 | ITF Jersey, Great Britain | 25,000 | Hard | Hanna Nooni | Sofia Arvidsson Kaia Kanepi | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2006 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Hana Birnerová Zuzana Zálabská | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2006 | ITF Mexico City | 25,000 | Hard | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2007 | Dinan Open, France | 75,000 | Clay (i) | Angelique Kerber | Stéphanie Foretz Aurélie Védy | 6–4, 6–7$^{(6)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2009 | ITF Biberach, Germany | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Kristina Barrois | Melanie Klaffner Sandra Klemenschits | 6–3, 4–6, [15–17] |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2009 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 50,000 | Clay | Kathrin Wörle-Scheller | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Pauline Parmentier | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2009 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Jasmin Wöhr | Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni | 6–2, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2009 | Mestre, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Kristina Barrois | Romina Oprandi Sandra Klemenschits | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2009 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Kristina Barrois | Johanna Larsson Anna Smith | 3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Feb 2010 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Nikola Hofmanova | Ksenia Milevskaya Lesia Tsurenko | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jun 2010 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Johanna Larsson | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Aurélie Védy | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–6 | Aug 2010 | Bronx Open, United States | 100,000 | Hard | Kristina Barrois | Natalie Grandin Abigail Spears | 1–6, 6–4, [15–13] |
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2011 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Kathrin Wörle-Scheller | Claire Feuerstein Anaïs Laurendon | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2011 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Stephanie Vogt | Emma Laine Kristina Mladenovic | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Nov 2011 | Ismaning Open, Germany | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Kristina Barrois | Kiki Bertens Anne Keothavong | 3–6, 3–6 |