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 (46.8%)
Highest rankingNo. 356 (9 July 2001)
Doubles
Career record234–155 (60.2%)
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (22 August 2005)

Early life

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

Tennis career

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. She 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, where they defeated Switzerland.

Daniela played her final professional match on 14 December 2006, at the tournament in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic. She had partnered sister Sandra, losing in round one against Eva Hrdinová and Stanislava Hrozenská, 5–7, 2–6.

Death

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 off 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 career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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
$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (0–4)
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)
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 Mansoura, Egypt Clay Adrienn Hegedűs Giulia Meruzzi
Monica Scartoni		 5–4(5), 4–2, 4–0
Winner 5. 18 November 2000 Beersheba, Israel Hard Sandra Klemenschits Giulia Meruzzi
Leonne Muller Van Moppe		 4–0, 4–0, 5–3
Runner-up 3. 27 November 2000 Arad, Israel Hard Sandra Klemenschits Giulia Meruzzi
Leonne Muller Van Moppe		 4–5(4), 1–4, 2–4
Runner-up 4. 12 February 2001 Faro, Portugal Hard Sandra Klemenschits Olga Vymetálková
Gabriela Navrátilová		 0–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 5 March 2001 Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Sandra Klemenschits Adrienn Hegedűs
Eszter Molnár		 7–6(5), 7–6(8)
Winner 7. 2 April 2001 Athens, Greece Clay Sandra Klemenschits Marijana Kovačević
Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 8. 16 April 2001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Dragana Ilić
Ana Timotić		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 23 April 2001 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Sandra Klemenschits Maki Arai
Julia Smith		 7–6(4), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 9. 7 May 2001 Tortosa, Spain Clay Sandra Klemenschits Séverine Beltrame
Capucine Rousseau		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 28 May 2001 Biella, Italy Clay Sandra Klemenschits Joana Cortez
Vanessa Menga		 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 23 June 2001 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sandra Klemenschits Leanne Baker
Manisha Malhotra		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 6 August 2001 Hechingen, Germany Clay Sandra Klemenschits Magdalena Kučerová
Lydia Steinbach		 7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 1 October 2001 Plzeň, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Sandra Klemenschits Olga Vymetálková
Gabriela Navrátilová		 2–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 15 October 2001 Giza, Egypt Clay Sandra Klemenschits Olena Antypina
Yuliana Fedak		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 22 October 2001 Cairo, Egypt Clay Sandra Klemenschits Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
Elena Yaryshka		 6–7(2), 3–6
Winner 11. 19 November 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Sandra Klemenschits Silvia Disderi
Anna Floris		 7–5, 6–4
Winner 12. 26 November 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Sandra Klemenschits Silvia Disderi
Anna Floris		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 13. 15 April 2002 Hvar, Croatia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Olena Antypina
Lenka Tvarošková		 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 11. 22 April 2002 Cavtat, Croatia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Susanne Trik
Suzanne van Hartingsveldt		 1–6, 3–6
Winner 14. 6 May 2002 Zadar, Croatia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Tina Hergold
Sanda Mamić		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 15. 17 June 2002 Velp, Netherlands Clay Sandra Klemenschits Helena Ejeson
Kika Hogendoorn		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 19 August 2002 Enschede, Netherlands Clay Debby Haak Daniela Kix
Annette Kolb		 1–6, 5–7
Winner 16. 23 September 2002 Sopron, Hungary Clay Sandra Klemenschits Milena Nekvapilová
Hana Šromová		 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2
Winner 17. 10 March 2003 Makarska, Croatia Clay Stefanie Haidner Gabriela Niculescu
Monica Niculescu		 3–6, 7–6(7), 6–4
Winner 18. 30 March 2003 Rabat, Morocco Clay Chanelle Scheepers Helena Ejeson
Helena Norfeldt		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 7 April 2003 Antalya, Turkey Clay Sandra Klemenschits Zuzana Černá
Vladimíra Uhlířová		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 19. 28 April 2003 Pula, Croatia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Jana Macurová
Zuzana Zemenová		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 26 May 2003 Zadar, Croatia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Darija Jurak		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 28 July 2003 Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Sandra Klemenschits Kildine Chevalier
Silvia Disderi		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 4 August 2003 Hechingen, Germany Clay Sandra Klemenschits Angelika Bachmann
Jasmin Wöhr		 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 17. 15 September 2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Sandra Klemenschits Dessislava Topalova
Dragana Zarić		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 18. 12 January 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Sandra Klemenschits Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
Hana Šromová		 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 8 March 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Sandra Klemenschits Alice Canepa
Emily Stellato		 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 20. 29 March 2004 Rabat, Morocco Clay Sandra Klemenschits Maria Fernanda Alves
Carla Tiene		 1–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 20. 26 April 2004 Taranto, Italy Clay Sandra Klemenschits Stefanie Haidner
Patricia Wartusch		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 21. 16 August 2004 Enschede, Netherlands Clay Sandra Klemenschits Susanne Trik
Tessy van de Ven		 6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 22. 23 August 2004 Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay Sandra Klemenschits Leslie Butkiewicz
Eveline Vanhyfte		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 23. 4 October 2004 Girona, Spain Clay Sandra Klemenschits Erica Krauth
Jasmin Wöhr		 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 21. 13 December 2004 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Hard (i) Sandra Klemenschits Lucie Hradecká
Eva Hrdinová		 w/o
Winner 22. 12 January 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Sandra Klemenschits Kristina Grigorian
Oxana Lyubtsova		 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 24. 24 January 2005 Belfort, France Hard (i) Sandra Klemenschits Michelle Gerards
Anousjka van Exel		 1–6, 2–4 ret.
Runner-up 25. 15 March 2005 Morelia, Mexico Hard Sandra Klemenschits Jorgelina Cravero
Veronica Spiegel		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 26. 29 March 2005 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Sandra Klemenschits Seda Noorlander
Mara Santangelo		 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 27. 30 May 2005 Raanana, Israel Hard Sandra Klemenschits Tzipora Obziler
Shahar Pe'er		 6–7(2), 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up 28. 6 June 2005 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Sandra Klemenschits Lucie Hradecká
Vladimíra Uhlířová		 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 29. 24 April 2006 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Sandra Klemenschits Sophie Lefèvre
Aurélie Védy		 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 30. 21 June 2006 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
  1. "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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