Mandy Minella

Mandy Minella

Country	Luxembourg
Residence	Esch-sur-Alzette Paris, France
Born	November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22) Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$224,146
Singles
Career record	223–176
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 94 (February 20, 2012)
Current ranking	No. 94 (February 20, 2012)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1R (2012)
French Open	Q3 (2011)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2010)
US Open	3R (2010)
Doubles
Career record	45–52
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	139 (February 13, 2012)
Last updated on: February 13, 2012.

Olympic medal record
Tennis
Competitor for Luxembourg
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold	2003 Malta	Doubles
Gold	2005 Andorra	Singles
Gold	2005 Andorra	Doubles
Gold	2007 Monaco	Doubles
Gold	2009 Cyprus	Singles
Gold	2009 Cyprus	Doubles
Silver	2003 Malta	Singles
Bronze	2007 Monaco	Singles

Mandy Minella (born November 22, 1985 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 95 on February 13, 2012, and World Number 139 for doubles on February 13, 2012. Minella has not won a Women's Tennis Association title in singles or doubles, but has won 7 International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles titles, and 5 ITF doubles titles.

Minella currently resides in Paris and in her city of birth, Esch-sur-Alzette, in Luxembourg. Her parents are Mario and Anna Minella, and she is coached by Norbert Palmier. The Luxembourgian likes to listen to music, and cites clay as her favorite surface.

Tennis career

2000

In 2000, Minella debuted in the Luxembourg Fed Cup team, partnering Celine Francois in the doubles matches against Ukraine and Great Britain, losing both times.

2010

In 2010, Minella had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won two $25,000 events, one in Florida and one in Germany, and finished runner-up in an ITF event in California.

In the qualifying draw for the 2010 U.S. Open, Minella won all three matches and lost just one set. In her first appearance in the main draw of a grand slam, she beat World No. 47 Polona Hercog to advance to the second round. She continued her good performance by defeating World No. 34 and 2010 Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. In the third round of the US Open, she lost 2–6 1–6 to World No. 4 Venus Williams.

WTA Career Finals

Doubles: 1 (0-1)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	18 February 2012	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Stefanie Vögele	Eva Birnerová Alexandra Panova	2-6 , 2-6

ITF Finals

Singles: 14 (7-7)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	July 27, 2003	ITF $10,000 Ancona, Italy	Clay	Liana Balaci	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	April 5, 2004	ITF $10,000 Napoli, Italy	Clay	Kirsten Flipkens	7–5, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	May 23, 2004	ITF $10,000 Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Matea Mezak	7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	4.	August 7, 2005	ITF $10,000 Gardone Val Trompia, Italy	Clay	Sandra Záhlavová	6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	May 21, 2006	ITF $25,000 Caserta, Italy	Clay	Alisa Kleybanova	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	May 28, 2006	ITF $25,000 Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Alisa Kleybanova	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	August 9, 2008	ITF $25,000 Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy	Clay	Nathalie Vierin	1–6, 6–2, 6–7(5)
Winner	8.	April 19, 2009	ITF $25,000 Tessenderlo, Belgium	Clay (i)	Youlia Fedossova	7–5, 6-3
Winner	9.	January 24, 2010	ITF $25,000 Lutz, United States	Clay	Jamie Hampton	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up	10.	February 14, 2010	ITF $25,000 Laguna Niguel, United States	Hard	Olivia Sanchez	3–6, 4–6
Winner	11.	July 4, 2010	ITF $25,000 Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Elise Tamaela	6–4, 6–2
Winner	12.	July 18, 2011	ITF $25,000 Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Karolina Pliskova	7–6(5), 6–2
Runner-up	13.	October 9, 2011	ITF $50,000 Kōfu, Japan	Clay	Chang Kai-chen	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up	14.	February 12, 2012	ITF $100,000+H Cali, Colombia	Clay	Alexandra Dulgheru	3–6, 6–1, 3–6

Doubles Wins (3)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in final	Score
1.	April 4, 2004	Napoli, Italy	Clay	Elke Clijstersaa	Michelle Gerards Marielle Hoogland	6–1, 6–0
2.	May 23, 2004	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Lisa Tognetti	Michaela Michalkova Martina Babáková	walkover
3.	February 12, 2012	ITF $100,000+H Cali, Colombia	Clay	Karin Knapp	Alexandra Cadanțu Raluca Olaru	6–4, 6,3

References

• Mandy Minella at the International Tennis Federation

External links

• Mandy Minella at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mandy Minella at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Mandy Minella at the Fed Cup