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Daniela Klemenschits

Daniela Klemenschits (13 November 1982 – 9 April 2008) was an Austrian professional tennis player.[1] She won a total of 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career.

Daniela Klemenschits
Country (sports) Austria
Born(1982-11-13)13 November 1982
Vienna, Austria
Died9 April 2008(2008-04-09) (aged 25)
Salzburg, Austria
Turned pro1996
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$72,257
Singles
Career record80–91
Highest rankingNo. 356 (9 July 2001)
Doubles
Career record234–155
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (22 August 2005)

Early life

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Daniela and twin sister Sandra (fellow pro-player) were born in Vienna, Austria.

Tennis career

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Daniela played doubles with sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit.[1] The team dominated doubles tennis in Austria in the mid-2000s, becoming the country's No. 1 team in 2006. Daniela won a total of 23 titles on the ITF-level and reached one final on the WTA Tour-level. She reached the top 100 of the WTA doubles rankings in 2005.[1] Daniela also represented Austria on the Fed Cup in 2005, when they defeated Switzerland.

Daniela played her final professional match on 14 December 2006 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic, partnering sister Sandra and losing in round one against Eva Hrdinová and Stanislava Hrozenská, 5–7, 2–6.

Death

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In January 2007, both Klemenschits twins were diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, forcing their retirement.[1] Fellow tennis players rallied for Klemenschits and donated money to pay for the removal of several tumours and the expensive medical care required.[1] Daniela died on 9 April 2008 in Salzburg, aged 25.[1] Sandra, however, survived and returned to the doubles tour in July 2008.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 21 May 2005 İstanbul Cup, Turkey Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Marta Marrero
  Antonella Serra Zanetti 		4–6, 0–6

ITF finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (0–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Aliénor Tricerri 4–5, 0–5, 2–4
Runner-up 2. 5 November 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Adrienn Hegedűs 0–4, 0–4, 3–5
Runner-up 3. 3 December 2000 ITF Arad, Israel Hard   Hannah Collin 3–5, 0–4, 0–4
Runner-up 4. 13 May 2001 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay   Capucine Rousseau 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 56 (23–33)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 31 July 2000 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Bianca Kamper
  Ekaterina Kozhokina 		7–6(4), 6–0
Runner-up 1. 21 August 2000 ITF Kastoria, Greece Carpet   Sandra Klemenschits   Eleni Daniilidou
  Evagelia Roussi 		3–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 2 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Andrea Masaryková
  Aliénor Tricerri 		4–1, 4–1, 4–2
Winner 3. 9 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Barbora Blahutiaková
  Zuzana Kučová 		4–0, 4–0, 4–0
Runner-up 2. 30 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Ayako Suzuki   Katarína Bašternáková
  Alena Paulenková 		4–1, 4–5, 1–4
Winner 4. 11 November 2000 ITF Mansoura, Egypt Clay   Adrienn Hegedűs   Giulia Meruzzi
  Monica Scartoni 		5–4(5), 4–2, 4–0
Winner 5. 18 November 2000 ITF Beersheba, Israel Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Giulia Meruzzi
  Leonne Muller Van Moppe 		4–0, 4–0, 5–3
Runner-up 3. 27 November 2000 ITF Arad, Israel Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Giulia Meruzzi
  Leonne Muller Van Moppe 		4–5(4), 1–4, 2–4
Runner-up 4. 12 February 2001 ITF Faro, Portugal Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Olga Vymetálková
  Gabriela Navrátilová 		0–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 5 March 2001 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i)   Sandra Klemenschits   Adrienn Hegedűs
  Eszter Molnár 		7–6(5), 7–6(8)
Winner 7. 2 April 2001 ITF Athens, Greece Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Marijana Kovačević
  Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova 		6–3, 7–5
Winner 8. 16 April 2001 ITF Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Dragana Ilić
  Ana Timotić 		6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 23 April 2001 ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Maki Arai
  Julia Smith 		7–6(4), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 9. 7 May 2001 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Séverine Beltrame
  Capucine Rousseau 		6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 28 May 2001 ITF Biella, Italy Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Joana Cortez
  Vanessa Menga 		6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 23 June 2001 ITF Båstad, Sweden Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Leanne Baker
  Manisha Malhotra 		3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 6 August 2001 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Magdalena Kučerová
  Lydia Steinbach 		7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 1 October 2001 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Carpet (i)   Sandra Klemenschits   Olga Vymetálková
  Gabriela Navrátilová 		2–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 15 October 2001 ITF Giza, Egypt Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Olena Antypina
  Yuliana Fedak 		6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 22 October 2001 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
  Elena Yaryshka 		6–7(2), 3–6
Winner 11. 19 November 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Silvia Disderi
  Anna Floris 		7–5, 6–4
Winner 12. 26 November 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Silvia Disderi
  Anna Floris 		6–3, 6–4
Winner 13. 15 April 2002 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Olena Antypina
  Lenka Tvarošková 		4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 11. 22 April 2002 ITF Cavtat, Croatia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Susanne Trik
  Suzanne van Hartingsveldt 		1–6, 3–6
Winner 14. 6 May 2002 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Tina Hergold
  Sanda Mamić 		6–4, 6–4
Winner 15. 17 June 2002 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Helena Ejeson
  Kika Hogendoorn 		6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 19 August 2002 ITF Enschede, Netherlands Clay   Debby Haak   Daniela Kix
  Annette Kolb 		1–6, 5–7
Winner 16. 23 September 2002 ITF Sopron, Hungary Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Milena Nekvapilová
  Hana Šromová 		6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2
Winner 17. 10 March 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay   Stefanie Haidner   Gabriela Niculescu
  Monica Niculescu 		3–6, 7–6(7), 6–4
Winner 18. 30 March 2003 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay   Chanelle Scheepers   Helena Ejeson
  Helena Norfeldt 		6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 7 April 2003 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Zuzana Černá
  Vladimíra Uhlířová 		3–6, 2–6
Winner 19. 28 April 2003 ITF Pula, Croatia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Jana Macurová
  Zuzana Zemenová 		6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 26 May 2003 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  Darija Jurak 		3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 28 July 2003 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Kildine Chevalier
  Silvia Disderi 		4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 4 August 2003 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Angelika Bachmann
  Jasmin Wöhr 		1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 17. 15 September 2003 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Dessislava Topalova
  Dragana Zarić 		3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 18. 12 January 2004 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
  Hana Šromová 		3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 8 March 2004 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Alice Canepa
  Emily Stellato 		3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 20. 29 March 2004 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Carla Tiene 		1–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 20. 26 April 2004 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Stefanie Haidner
  Patricia Wartusch 		6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 21. 16 August 2004 ITF Enschede, Netherlands Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Susanne Trik
  Tessy van de Ven 		6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 22. 23 August 2004 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Leslie Butkiewicz
  Eveline Vanhyfte 		5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 23. 4 October 2004 ITF Girona, Spain Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Erica Krauth
  Jasmin Wöhr 		6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 21. 13 December 2004 ITF Valašské Meziříčí,
Czech Republic 		Hard (i)   Sandra Klemenschits   Lucie Hradecká
  Eva Hrdinová 		w/o
Winner 22. 12 January 2005 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Kristina Grigorian
  Oxana Lyubtsova 		7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 24. 24 January 2005 ITF Belfort, France Hard (i)   Sandra Klemenschits   Michelle Gerards
  Anousjka van Exel 		1–6, 2–4 ret.
Runner-up 25. 15 March 2005 ITF Morelia, Mexico Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Jorgelina Cravero
  Veronica Spiegel 		4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 26. 29 March 2005 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Seda Noorlander
  Mara Santangelo 		2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 27. 30 May 2005 ITF Raanana, Israel Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Tzipora Obziler
  Shahar Pe'er 		6–7(2), 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up 28. 6 June 2005 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Lucie Hradecká
  Vladimíra Uhlířová 		2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 29. 24 April 2006 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Sophie Lefèvre
  Aurélie Védy 		6–2, 4–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 30. 21 June 2006 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Renata Voráčová 		4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 31. 26 June 2006 ITF Anif, Austria Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Katalin Marosi
  Marina Tavares 		6–3, 6–7(2), 3–6
Runner-up 32. 18 July 2006 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Monica Niculescu
  Yevgenia Savransky 		6–1, 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 33. 22 August 2006 ITF Bielefeld, Germany Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Carmen Klaschka
  Justine Ozga 		7–6(1), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 23. 31 October 2006 ITF Erding, Germany Carpet (i)   Sandra Klemenschits   Carmen Klaschka
  Annette Kolb 		1–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Austrian tennis player Daniela Klemenschits dies of cancer at age 25". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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