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Simona Waltert

{{short description|Swiss tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Simona Waltert

| fullname =

| image = Simona Waltert (Roland Garros 2023) 12.jpg

| caption = Waltert at the 2023 French Open

| country = {{SUI}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|13|df=yes}}

| residence =

| birth_place = Chur, Switzerland

| height = 1.74 m

| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)

| careerprizemoney = $813,784

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=265|lost=180}}

| singlestitles = 7 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 107 (12 June 2023)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 128 (9 June 2025)

| AustralianOpenresult = Q3 (2023, 2024)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (2023)

| Wimbledonresult = 1R (2023)

| USOpenresult = Q2 (2022, 2023, 2024)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=78|lost=51}}

| doublestitles = 1 WTA, 4 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 170 (7 April 2025)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 199 (9 June 2025)

| Team = yes

| FedCupresult = W (2022)
Record: {{tennis record|won=0|lost=1}}

| updated = 9 June 2025

}}

Simona Waltert (born 13 December 2000) is a Swiss tennis player.

Waltert has career-high WTA rankings of 107 in singles, achieved on 12 June 2023, and 170 in doubles, reached on 7 April 2025. To date, she has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, and seven singles and four doubles titles at tournaments on the ITF Circuit.

Career

=Junior years=

She was a girls' singles semifinalist at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, losing to eventual runner-up Ann Li.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} On the ITF Junior Circuit, Waltert had a career-high combined ranking of No. 9, achieved on 22 January 2018.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

=WTA Tour=

Waltert made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she received a wildcard for the singles and doubles tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/sport/mehr-sport/2019-07-15/simona-waltert-mit-wildcard-in-lausanne|website=www.suedostschwiez.ch|language=German|title=Simona Waltert mit Wildcard in Lausanne}}

She won her first doubles title at the 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne, partnering Susan Bandecchi.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2192278/zidansek-battles-past-burel-in-lausanne-to-win-first-title|title=Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 October 2024}}

File:Waltert RGQ22 (19) (52130012205).jpg]]

At the 2022 Ladies Open Lausanne, she earned her first top-10 win as a wildcard over world No. 7 and top seed Danielle Collins, saving three match points in the deciding tiebreak.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/lausanne-open-waltert-books-spot-in-second-round-612261.html | title=Tennis, WTA – Lausanne Open 2022: Waltert downs Collins|publisher=Tennis Majors | date=12 July 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/2675948/lausanne-waltert-saves-3-mps-upsets-collins-for-1st-top-10-win | title=Lausanne: Waltert saves 3 MPS, upsets Collins for 1st Top 10 win|publisher=Women's Tennis Association }}{{cite web | url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/collins-stunned-home-hope-waltert-200114947.html | title=Collins stunned by home hope Waltert as Bencic bounces back in Lausanne|publisher=Yahoo | date=12 July 2022 }} By defeating Cristina Bucsa the second round, she went one step further to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, where she was beaten by Olga Danilović.{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/2676859/lausanne-wildcard-waltert-beats-bucsa-in-3-sets-to-make-1st-wta-qf | title=Lausanne: Wildcard Waltert beats Bucsa in 3 sets to make 1st WTA QF|publisher=Women's Tennis Association }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/beginner-s-guide-simona-waltert-breathes-life-into-lausanne-with-breakout-run | title=Beginner's Guide: Simona Waltert breathes life into Lausanne with breakout run|publisher=tennis.com }} She won the 2022 Bronx Open in doubles with partner Anna Blinkova.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Waltert made her major debut at the 2023 French Open{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3489256/roland-garros-2023-s-grand-slam-debuts-mirra-andreeva-shymanovich-waltert | title=Roland Garros 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Mirra Andreeva, Shymanovich, Waltert|publisher=Women's Tennis Association }} and won her first match defeating Elizabeth Mandlik,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-waltert-moves-into-second-round-684031.html|title=Roland-Garros: Waltert beats Mandlik in battle of the qualifiers, into second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=25 October 2024}} before losing in the second round to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-cocciaretto-makes-third-round-685174.html|title=Roland-Garros: Cocciaretto makes third round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=25 October 2024}} As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 107 on 12 June 2023.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Partnering with María Lourdes Carlé, Waltert was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2024 Montreux Nestlé Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4109391/watch-begu-takes-traditional-lake-plunge-after-winning-montreux-wta-125|title=Begu takes traditional lake plunge after winning Montreux WTA 125|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=28 October 2024}}

Performance timeline

{{Performance key|short=yes}}

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slam tournaments) are included in win–loss records.{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325771/simona-waltert | title=Simona Waltert | Player Stats & More – WTA Official }} ''

=Singles=

Current through the 2025 French Open.

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!Tournament

!2019

!2020

!2021

!2022

!2023

!2024

!2025

!SR

!W–L

colspan="8" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments
align="left" |Australian Open

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q2

|bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q3

|bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q3

|bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q1

|0 / 0

|0–0

align="left" |French Open

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q3

|0 / 1

|1–1

align="left" |Wimbledon

|A

|A

|bgcolor=f0f8ff |Q2

|bgcolor=f0f8ff |Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee |1R

|bgcolor=f0f8ff |Q2

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

align="left" |US Open

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"

| align="left" |Win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|1–2

|0–0

|0–0

|0 / 2

|1–2

colspan="8" align="left" |WTA 1000
align=left|Indian Wells Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1

|A

|A

|0 / 0

|0–0

colspan="8" align="left" |Career statistics
bgcolor="efefef"

| align="left" |Tournaments

|1

|0

|1

|2

|2

|3

|

| colspan="2" |9

style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"

| style="text-align:left;" |Overall win–loss

|1–1

|0–0

|0–1

|3–2

|1–2

|1–3

|

| colspan="2" |6–9

bgcolor="efefef"

| align="left" |Year-end ranking

|295

|297

|217

|120

|166

|175

|

| colspan="2" |{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=9|integer=yes}}

WTA Tour finals

=Doubles: 1 (title)=

valign=top

|

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

Legend
style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam
style="background:#e9e9e9;"|WTA 1000
style="background:#d4f1c5;"|WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)

|

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Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)

|}

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!Result

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

| 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne – Doubles

| Ladies Open Lausanne,
Switzerland

| WTA 250

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Susan Bandecchi

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ulrikke Eikeri
{{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

| 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]

WTA Challenger finals

=Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Sep 2024

| bgcolor=silver|Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ARG}} María Lourdes Carlé

| {{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason
{{flagicon|BRA}} Ingrid Martins

| 3–6, 6–4, [7–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Mar 2025

| bgcolor=silver|Antalya Challenger 2, Turkey

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ARG}} María Lourdes Carlé

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Maja Chwalińska
{{flagicon|CZE}} Anastasia Dețiuc

| 3–6, 7–5, [10–3]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| Mar 2025

| bgcolor=silver|Antalya Challenger 3, Turkey

| Clay

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett
{{flagicon|FRA}} Elixane Lechemia

| 7–5, 2–6, [10–6]

ITF Circuit finals

=Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)=

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!Legend

style="background:#f7e98e;"

|$80,000 tournaments (0–1)

style="background:#addfad;"

|$60,000 tournaments (2–2)

style="background:lightblue;"

|$25,000 tournaments (0–3)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|$15,000 tournaments (5–5)

class="sortable wikitable"
Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 0–1

| Jun 2017

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland

| style="background:lightblue;"|25,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Georgia Brescia

| 6–0, 4–6, 6–7(1)

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 0–2

| Nov 2017

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Oslo, Norway

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Leonie Küng

| 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–2

| Mar 2018

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Mâcon, France

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Tess Sugnaux

| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 1–3

| May 2018

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF San Severo, Italy

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail

| 1–6, 2–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–3

| Dec 2018

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Ortisei, Italy

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Joanna Garland

| 6–4, 6–2

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 2–4

| Jan 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Magali Kempen

| 7–5, 3–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–4

| Feb 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Oona Orpana

| 6–1, 6–3

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 3–5

| Feb 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Hard

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mayar Sherif

| 4–6, 6–1, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–5

| Apr 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Cairo, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Melanie Klaffner

| 7–6(6), 7–5

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 4–6

| May 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Cairo, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mayar Sherif

| 2–6, 1–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 4–7

| Jul 2019

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Horb, Germany

| style="background:lightblue;"|25,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Lea Bošković

| 4–6, 6–0, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–7

| Jan 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Manacor, Spain

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Yvonne Cavallé Reimers

| 6–2, 7–6(4)

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 5–8

| Feb 2021

| style="background:lightblue;"|AK Ladies Open, Germany

| style="background:lightblue;"|25,000

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Clara Tauson

| 6–3, 1–6, 3–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 5–9

| Oct 2021

| style="background:#f7e98e;"|ITF Poitiers, France

| style="background:#f7e98e;"|80,000

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Chloé Paquet

| 4–6, 3–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 5–10

| Apr 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|Chiasso Open, Switzerland

| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucia Bronzetti

| 6–2, 3–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–10

| Jul 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|Amstelveen Open, Netherlands

| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emma Navarro

| 7–6(10), 6–0

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 6–11

| Feb 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|Open de l'Isère, France

| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Océane Dodin

| 2–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–11

| Oct 2024

| style="background:#addfad;"|GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom

| style="background:#addfad;"|W75

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Mariam Bolkvadze

| 6–4, 6–2

=Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)=

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! Legend

style="background:#addfad;"

|$60,000 tournaments (1–1)

style="background:lightblue;"

|$25,000 tournaments (1–1)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|$10/15,000 tournaments (2–2)

class="sortable wikitable"
Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 0–1

| Sep 2016

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Sion, Switzerland

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Leonie Küng

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Arbuthnott
{{flagicon|SUI}} Karin Kennel

| 2–6, 1–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

| 0–2

| Dec 2018

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Ortisei, Italy

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|15,000

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Verena Hofer

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Veronika Erjavec
{{flagicon|SLO}} Kristina Novak

| 4–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–2

| Apr 2019

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Cairo, Egypt

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|15,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mayar Sherif
{{flagicon|EGY}} Rana Sherif Ahmed

| 6–3, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| May 2019

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Cairo, Egypt

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|15,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Alica Rusová

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Seone Mendez
{{flagicon|ECU}} Charlotte Römer

| 7–5, 0–6, [10–6]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–2

| Sep 2019

| style="background:lightblue;"|Verbier Open, Switzerland

| style="background:lightblue;"|25,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll

| {{flagicon|TUR}} İpek Soylu
{{flagicon|LIE}} Kathinka von Deichmann

| 6–4, 6–3

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|3–3

|Feb 2022

|style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

|style="background:lightblue;"|25,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Fetecău

|{{flagicon|NED}} Isabelle Haverlag
{{flagicon|LTU}} Justina Mikulskytė

|1–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–4

|Feb 2022

|bgcolor=addfad|AK Ladies Open, Germany

|bgcolor=addfad|60,000

|Carpet (i)

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Susan Bandecchi

|{{flagicon|GEO}} Mariam Bolkvadze
{{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Murray Sharan

|3–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|4–4

|Aug 2022

|bgcolor=addfad|Bronx Open, United States

|bgcolor=addfad|60,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Han Na-lae
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Kuwata

|6–3, 6–3

Head-to-head record

=Record against top 10 players=

Waltert's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/head-to-head/325771/|title=Head to Head|website=WTA Tennis}}

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:* {{as of|2022|7|12}}

=Wins over top-10 players=

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!#

!Player

!Rank

!Event

!Surface

!{{Abbr|Rd|Round}}

!class="unsortable"|Score

!{{Abbr|SW|Simona Waltert}} Rank

colspan=8 style=text-align:center|2022
1.

| {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Collins

| bgcolor=eee8aa align=center|No. 7

| Ladies Open Lausanne

| bgcolor=ebc2af|Clay

| bgcolor=afeeee|1R

| 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

| align=center|No. 154

References

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