# Verónica Cepede Royg

Verónica Cepede Royg (Latin American Spanish:; 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 clay. Her tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. If Cepede Royg had not been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| National representation |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | 1R | NH | NH | NH | 1R | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 45 | Career total: 45 | Career total: 45 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 6–9 | 12–14 | 4–13 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 45 | 28–46 | 38% |
| Year-end ranking | 183 | 208 | 138 | 153 | 116 | 77 | 146 | 146 | 174 | 208 | 371 | $1,226,061 | $1,226,061 | $1,226,061 |

### Doubles

This table is current through 2020 Fed Cup.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 18 | Career total: 18 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | Career total: 3 |
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–2 | 9–6 | 7–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 18 | 18–18 |
| Year-end ranking | 120 | 205 | 95 | 162 | 743 | 812 | 850 | 828 | | | |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2016 | Rio Open, Brazil | International | Clay | María Irigoyen | Tara Moore Conny Perrin | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2017 | Mexican Open | International | Hard | Mariana Duque Mariño | Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2017 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Magda Linette | Beatriz Haddad Maia Nadia Podoroska | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Carlsbad Classic, United States | Hard | Gabriela Cé | Tatjana Maria Oksana Kalashnikova | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75/80,000 tournaments
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

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

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2009 | ITF Bauru, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2009 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | Carla Lucero | 7–5, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2009 | ITF La Serena, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Barbara Rush | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Londrina, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Tatiana Búa | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2010 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Koch Benvenuto | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Dec 2010 | ITF Talca, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Camila Silva | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Nathalia Rossi | 4–1 ret. |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2011 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Daniela Seguel | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2011 | ITF Encarnación, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Ornella Carón | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2011 | ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Adriana Pérez | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–5 | Dec 2011 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | Mailen Auroux | 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–5 | Nov 2012 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 25,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru | 5–7, 7–6$^{(9)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Jul 2013 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 25,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 11–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | Laura Pigossi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–7 | Dec 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–7 | Mar 2014 | Open Medellín, Colombia | 50,000 | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Apr 2015 | Open Medellín, Colombia | 50,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 14–8 | Dec 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | Anne Schäfer | 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Sep 2016 | Albuquerque Championships, US | 75,000 | Hard | Mandy Minella | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 14–10 | May 2017 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 100,000 | Clay | Markéta Vondroušová | 5–7, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 14–11 | May 2018 | Empire Slovak Open | 100,000 | Clay | Viktória Kužmová | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Oct 2018 | Classic of Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–13 | Mar 2019 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Astra Sharma | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–14 | Nov 2021 | Copa Colina, Chile | 60,000+H | Clay | Anna Bondár | 2–6, 3–6 |

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

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2009 | ITF La Serena, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Andrea Koch Benvenuto Giannina Minieri | 4–6, 6–0, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Londrina, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | Karen Castiblanco Camila Silva | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Santa Maria, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | Natasha Lotuffo Roxane Vaisemberg | w/o |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | Luciana Sarmenti Carolina Zeballos | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | Lucía Jara-Lozano Luciana Sarmenti | 6–2, 2–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 5–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti | Barbara Rush Camila Silva | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Talca, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti | Flávia Guimarães Bueno Belén Ludueña | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti | Fernanda Brito Catalina Pella | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti | Andrea Benítez Tatiana Búa | 5–7, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 9–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti | Sofía Luini Aranza Salut | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–1 | May 2011 | ITF Encarnación, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti | Ornella Carón Jordana Luján | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–1 | Jun 2011 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Céline Ghesquière Elixane Lechemia | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Bertioga, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Florencia Molinero | Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | Adriana Pérez | Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–4 | May 2012 | ITF Rosario, Argentina | 25,000 | Hard | Luciana Sarmenti | Teliana Pereira Nicole Rottmann | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Elitsa Kostova Jasmina Tinjić | 4–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
| Loss | 12–6 | Mar 2013 | Osprey Challenger, US | 50,000 | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Apr 2013 | ITF Jackson, US | 25,000 | Clay | María Fernanda Álvarez | Ilona Kremen Angelique van der Meet | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–7 | Jul 2013 | ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Adriana Pérez | Mailen Auroux María Fernanda Álvarez | 4–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
| Win | 14–7 | Jul 2013 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Adriana Pérez | Florencia Molinero Carolina Zeballos | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | Adriana Pérez | Florencia Molinero Laura Pigossi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–7 | Dec 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 25,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | Cecilia Costa Melgar Daniela Seguel | 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 16–8 | Dec 2013 | ITF Bertioga, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | María Irigoyen | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Laura Pigossi | 6–4, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 17–8 | May 2014 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | Sharon Fichman Johanna Konta | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–8 | May 2014 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | Lara Arruabarrena Florencia Molinero | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 18–9 | Jun 2014 | Nottingham Open, UK | 50,000 | Grass | Stephanie Vogt | Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova | 6–7$^{(0)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 18–10 | Jun 2014 | Reinert Open, Germany | 50,000 | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | Gabriela Dabrowski Mariana Duque Mariño | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 19–10 | Sep 2014 | Henderson Open, US | 50,000 | Hard | María Irigoyen | Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez | 6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Win | 20–10 | Nov 2014 | John Newcombe Challenge, US | 50,000 | Hard | Mariana Duque | Alexa Glatch Bernarda Pera | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20–11 | Mar 2015 | ITF Osprey, US | 50,000 | Clay | María Irigoyen | Anhelina Kalinina Oleksandra Korashvili | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20–12 | Oct 2015 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | Marina Melnikova | María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 20–13 | Mar 2019 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Astra Sharma Paige Hourigan | 1–6, 6–4, [10–12] |