Melanie Klaffner is an Austrian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, she is ranked World No. 234 in singles and No. 197 in doubles. She is currently coached by Geovani Cardona. Klaffner has enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit

International Tennis Federation

The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...

, winning two singles and eight doubles titles, and has also been a member of Austria Fed Cup team

Austria Fed Cup team

The Austria Fed Cup team represents Austria in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Osterreichischer Tennisverband. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:...

 since 2006. She has also played on the WTA Tour on a few occasions — at Generali Ladies Linz

Generali Ladies Linz

The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...

, Gastein Ladies

Gastein Ladies

Nürnberger Gastein Ladies is a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria since 2007. It is an International event on the WTA Tour with total prize money of $220,000 and is played on red clay.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :* *...

 and Nordea Nordic Light Open

Nordea Nordic Light Open

The Nordea Nordic Light Open was a tennis tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden . Held from 2002 to 2008, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

 — with the best result being the doubles quarterfinals of 2007 Gastein Ladies

2007 Gastein Ladies

The 2007 Gastein Ladies was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Gastein Ladies, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria, from July 23 through July 29, 2008....

, partnering Yvonne Meusburger

Yvonne Meusburger

Yvonne Meusburger is a tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her career high ranking is No. 60, a ranking she achieved on 19 November 2007.-Tennis career:...

.

Personal life

Klaffner was born on 11 May 1990 in Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 as of the 2001 census...

 to Gerhard and Luise. She currently resides in Weyer

Weyer, Austria

Weyer is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...

, the same town in which she finished comprehensive school. Klaffner began playing tennis aged six, when her mother introduced her to the game.

ITF Circuit singles finals (3–2)

$50,000 to $100,000

$10,000 to $25,000

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	28 May 2006	Balş Bals Balş is a town in Olt County, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiş.-Etymology:There are three hypotheses about the town's name:# The locality was named after the Balşiţa brook....	Clay	Diana Enache Diana Enache Diana Enache is a professional Romanian tennis player. On April 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 343 whilst her best doubles ranking was 225 on October 24, 2011. She is coached by Remus-Doru Enache....	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	17 June 2007	Lenzerheide Lenzerheide Lenzerheide is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village belongs to the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein....	Clay	Patricia Mayr Patricia Mayr Patricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009...	7–6(2), 6–4
RU	1.	4 July 2009	Ystad Ystad Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...	Clay	Lenka Wienerová Lenka Wienerová Lenka Wienerová is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 128, which she reached on August 10, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 196, which she reached on May 2, 2011....	6–1, 7–6(3)
RU	2.	26 September 2009	Telavi Telavi Telavi is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 21,800 inhabitants . The city is located on foot-hills of Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500-800 meters above the sea level....	Clay	Réka-Luca Jani Réka-Luca Jani Réka-Luca Jani is a professional Hungarian tennis player and member of the Hungary Fed Cup team. On November 30, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 whilst her best doubles ranking was 294 on November 30, 2009....	6–2, 6–4
Winner	3.	16 May 2010	Tanjung Selor	Hard	Zhang Ling Zhang Ling (tennis) Zhang Ling is a professional Hong Kong tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 25, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 186. On June 22, 2009, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 219.-External links:...	6-3, 7-6(1)

ITF Circuit doubles finals (8–8)

$50,000 to $100,000

$10,000 to $25,000

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
RU	1.	04–05–07	Bournemouth Bournemouth Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...	Clay	Nicole Riner	Alenka Hubacek    Jessica Moore Jessica Moore (tennis) Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:...	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winners	1.	11–05–07	Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...	Clay	Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No...	Silvia Disderi    Samia Medjahdi	6–1, 6–4
Winners	2.	28–06–07	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	Clay	Eva-Maria Hoch	Mari Andersson    Karoline Steiro	6–2, 6–3
RU	2.	10–02–08	Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...	Clay	Ksenia Milevskaya Ksenia Milevskaya Ksenia Milevskaya is a professional tennis player from Belarus. On June 9, 2007, Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska won the 2007 French Open - Girls' Doubles title, beating Sorana Cîrstea and Alexa Glatch 6–1, 6–4 in the final, and on September 8, 2007 they continued their unbeaten match streak as a...	Mailen Aroux    Estefania Craciún	6–1, 6–4
Winners	3.	10–05–08	Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...	Clay	Ksenia Milevskaya	Oksana Kalashnikova Oksana Kalashnikova Oksana Vyacheslavovna Kalashnikova Russian : Оксана Вячеславовна Калашникова is a professional Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 156. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 110.She is...     Pemra Özgen Pemra Özgen Pemra Özgen is a Turkish tennis player.-Career:Özgen had begun her career at the age of 8 when she was emulating her friends to play tennis in 1994. She kept training at İstanbul based clubs; respectively at Taçspor Kulübü and Dağcılık Tenis Spor Kulübü. She had been invloved in tournaments at...	6–2, 7–5
Winners	4.	30–05–08	Galatina Galatina Galatina , known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in Apulia.Among the most important cities in Salento, it is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce....	Clay	Jessica Moore	Maria-Fernanda Alves    María Irigoyen María Irigoyen María Irigoyen is an Argentine tennis player. As of August 1, 2011, she is ranked Argentine No. 3. She has played for Argentina Fed Cup team since 2008.- ITF Circuit singles wins :- ITF Circuit singles runner–ups :...	3–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Winners	5.	07–06–08	Grado Grado, Italy Grado is a town and comune in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on a peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste....	Clay	Mariana Duque Marino Mariana Duque Marino Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010....	Marinne Giraud Marinne Giraud Marinne Giraud is a Mauritian professional tennis player. At the end of 2008, she was ranked 288th in the world making her the number 1 Mauritian female tennis player....     Christina Wheeler Christina Wheeler Christina Wheeler is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 147, which she reached on 26 May 2003. Her career high in doubles is 91 set at 8 July 2002...	6–1, 6–2
RU	3.	06–07–08	Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...	Clay	Frederica Piedade Frederica Piedade Frederica Piedade is a Portuguese female tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 142, which she reached on May 15, 2006; her career high doubles ranking is 158, achieved on February 16, 2009. Piedade has competed for he Portugal Fed Cup team, having a total win–loss record of 12–4...	İpek Şenoğlu Ipek Senoglu İpek Şenoğlu , nicknamed İpeko, is a Turkish tennis player. Şenoğlu first made history in June 2004 when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon. Though İpek did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament...     Neuza Silva Neuza Silva Neuza Silva is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking was 133, which she reached on July 6, 2009; her career high doubles ranking is 185, set at July 6, 2008...	6–4, 6–2
Winners	6.	01–11–08	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	Hard (i)	Sandra Martinović Sandra Martinovic Sandra Martinovic is a professional tennis player. Her best WTA ranking was 187 on July 28, 2008 and her best double ranking 199 on April 28, 2008...	Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay , is a Turkish tennis player. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.She is the most successful Turkish player in singles women tennis with a career high WTA ranking of 168 ....     Pemra Özgen	6–4, 6(5)–7, [10–6]
RU	4.	13–02–09	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Hard (i)	Ksenia Milevskaya	Violette Huck Violette Huck Violette Huck is a French female tennis player who has primarily competed on the tennis ITF Satellite Circuit. She has a career high singles ranking of #213, achieved in December 2007...     Emma Laine Emma Laine Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....	3–6, 7–6(5), [10–8]
Winners	7.	01–03–09	Biberach Biberach (district) Biberach is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ravensburg, Sigmaringen, Reutlingen and Alb-Donau, and the Bavarian districts Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu and the district-free city Memmingen...	Hard (i)	Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009, most of them with her twin Daniela although they never reached a WTA doubles final.-Personal life:...	Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No...     Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger is a tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her career high ranking is No. 60, a ranking she achieved on 19 November 2007.-Tennis career:...	3–6, 6–4, [17–15]
RU	5.	18–04–09	Osprey Osprey, Florida Osprey is a census-designated place in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,143 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...	Clay	Heidi El Tabakh Heidi El Tabakh Heidi El Tabakh is an Egyptian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 149, which she reached on February 22, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 173, which she reached on February 8, 2010...	Lindsay Lee-Waters Lindsay Lee-Waters Lindsay Lee-Waters is an American tennis player. Former World No. 33 player, she won eleven singles and sixteen doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation...     Story Tweedie-Yates Story Tweedie-Yates Story Tweedie-Yates is a professional American tennis player.Her career high WTA singles ranking is 319, which she reached on October 30, 2006.Her career high doubles ranking is 189, set at May 2, 2009....	6–3, 6(5)–7, [12–10]
Winners	8.	10–05–09	Indian Harbour Beach	Clay	Heidi El Tabakh	Tetiana Luzhanska Tetiana Luzhanska Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number...     Lilia Osterloh Lilia Osterloh Lilia Osterloh is a tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in August 1997....	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
RU	6.	03–07–09	Ystad Ystad Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...	Clay	Hanna Nooni Hanna Nooni Hanna Nooni is a Swedish tennis player who has won 5 ITF Singles titles . In 2006, Nooni had wrist surgery and returned to action in St Paul . Hanna's best surface is clay, Hanna plays Doubles with Erica Krauth of Argentina the pair have won 1 ITF Doubles Title . Hanna's career singles high...	Sofia Arvidsson Sofia Arvidsson Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...     Sandra Roma Sandra Roma Sandra Roma is a tennis player from Sweden. She reached a career high ranking in juniors of 11 in September 2008. She along with Nikola Hofmanova reached the semi-final of 2007 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Doubles....	6–4, 6–4
RU	7.	07–08–09	Moscow	Clay	Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On August 1, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 271 whilst her best doubles ranking was 114 on April 20, 2009.-External links:...	Ekaterina Ivanova Ekaterina Ivanova (tennis) Ekaterina Ivanova is a professional Russian tennis player.Ivanova's highest WTA singles ranking is No. 142, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles was at No. 145 set at May 21, 2007...     Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010...	6–2, 6–2
RU	8.	06–10–09	Katowice Katowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...	Clay	Johanna Larsson	Karolina Kosińska Karolina Kosińska Karolina Kosińska is a Polish professional tennis player who is, as of 1 March 2010, ranked No. 271. As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 253, achieved on 4 July 2005, in doubles 144.-Personal life:...     Agnes Szatmari Agnes Szatmari Agnes Szatmari is a professional Romanian tennis player. On March 24, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 187. She is coached by Portik Endre.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 8 :-Doubles finals: 27 :...	6–1, 2–6, [10–5]

External links

• Official Website
• Melanie Klaffner at the Women's Tennis Association
  Women's Tennis Association
  The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
  
  
• Melanie Klaffner at the International Tennis Federation
  International Tennis Federation
  The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
  
  
• Melanie Klaffner at the Fed Cup
  Fed Cup
  Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...