Simona Waltert
Waltert at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 2000 Chur, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Stéphane Bohli (2019-) |
| Prize money | US$ 896,961 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 293–192 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 86 (10 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 86 (12 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 95–55 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 88 (27 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 88 (27 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2022) Record: 0–1 |
| Last updated on: 1 November 2025. | |
Simona Waltert (born 13 December 2000) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 88, achieved on 20 October 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 88, achieved on 27 October 2025. To date, she has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one singles and five WTA 125 doubles titles.
Career
2017: Juniors
Waltert was a girls' singles semifinalist at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, losing to eventual runner-up Ann Li. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Waltert had a career-high combined ranking of No. 9, achieved on 22 January 2018.[1]
2019-2023: WTA Tour and major debuts, maiden doubles title
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.[2]
She won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne, partnering Susan Bandecchi.[3]
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.[4][5][6] 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.[7][8] She won the 2022 Bronx Open in doubles with partner Anna Blinkova.[9]
Waltert made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 French Open[10] and won her first match defeating Elizabeth Mandlik,[11][12] before losing in the second round to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[13] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 107 on 12 June 2023.[14][15]
2024-2025: First WTA 125 singles title, top 100
Partnering with María Lourdes Carlé, Waltert was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2024 Montreux Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[16]
She reached the top 100 on 6 October 2025, following her first WTA 125 singles final at the 2025 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana in Slovenia and the quarterfinals in Rende, Calabria,[17] as well as winning her first and biggest ITF W100 title in Lisbon.[18][14][15]
Waltert won her first WTA 125 singles title at the 2025 Rio Ladies Open, defeating Alice Ramé in the final.[19]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slam tournaments) are included in win–loss records.[20]
Singles
Current through the 2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 6–9 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 295 | 297 | 217 | 120 | 166 | 175 | 40% | ||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland | WTA 250 | Clay | Susan Bandecchi | Ulrikke Eikeri Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2025 | Iași Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | Veronika Erjavec Panna Udvardy |
5–7, 3–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2025 | Ljubljana Open, Slovenia | Clay | Kaja Juvan | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2025 | Rio de Janeiro Open, Brazil | Clay | Alice Ramé | 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins |
3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2025 | Antalya Challenger 2, Turkey | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | Maja Chwalińska Anastasia Dețiuc |
3–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2025 | Antalya Challenger 3, Turkey | Clay | Anna Bondár | Alicia Barnett Elixane Lechemia |
7–5, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2025 | Ilkley Open, United Kingdom | Grass | Isabelle Haverlag | Vitalia Diatchenko Eden Silva |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2025 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva | Arantxa Rus Anca Todoni |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2025 | Ljubljana Open, Slovenia | Clay | Miriam Škoch | Dalila Jakupović Nika Radišić |
6–2, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| W100 tournaments (1–0) |
| W80 tournaments (0–1) |
| W60/75 tournaments (2–2) |
| W25 (25K) tournaments (0–3) |
| W15 (15K) tournaments (5–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25K | Clay | Georgia Brescia | 6–0, 4–6, 6–7(1) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF Oslo, Norway | 15K | Hard (i) | Leonie Küng | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2018 | ITF Mâcon, France | 15K | Hard (i) | Tess Sugnaux | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2018 | ITF San Severo, Italy | 15K | Clay | Despina Papamichail | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 15K | Hard (i) | Joanna Garland | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Magali Kempen | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Oona Orpana | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Mayar Sherif | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | 7–6(6), 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Mayar Sherif | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Horb, Germany | W25 | Clay | Lea Bošković | 4–6, 6–0, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jan 2021 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W15 | Clay | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 5–8 | Feb 2021 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W25 | Carpet (i) | Clara Tauson | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Oct 2021 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | W80 | Hard (i) | Chloé Paquet | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Apr 2022 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Lucia Bronzetti | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Jul 2022 | Amstelveen Open, Netherlands | W60 | Clay | Emma Navarro | 7–6(10), 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Feb 2023 | Open de Grenoble, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–11 | Oct 2024 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | W75 | Hard (i) | Mariam Bolkvadze | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–11 | Sep 2025 | Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal | W100 | Clay | Darja Semeņistaja | 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sion, Switzerland | 10K | Clay | Leonie Küng | Emily Arbuthnott Karin Kennel |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 15K | Hard (i) | Verena Hofer | Veronika Erjavec Kristina Novak |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Despina Papamichail | Mayar Sherif Rana Sherif Ahmed |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2019 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Alica Rusová | Seone Mendez Charlotte Römer |
7–5, 0–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2019 | Verbier Open, Switzerland | W25 | Clay | Xenia Knoll | İpek Soylu Kathinka von Deichmann |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Irina Fetecău | Isabelle Haverlag Justina Mikulskytė |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2022 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W60 | Carpet (i) | Susan Bandecchi | Mariam Bolkvadze Samantha Murray Sharan |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2022 | Bronx Open, United States | W60 | Hard | Anna Blinkova | Han Na-lae Hiroko Kuwata |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2024 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | Despina Papamichail | Lena Papadakis Emily Appleton |
6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2025 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States | W100 | Hard | Ingrid Martins | Carmen Corley Ivana Corley |
6–4, 6–7(4), [10–12] |
Wins against top 10 players
- Waltert has a 1–2 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[21]
| No. | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Years | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Collins | 7 | Ladies Open Lausanne | Clay | 1R | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | 154 | 2022 |
- Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
References
- ^ Simona Waltert ITF Juniors Overview
- ^ "Simona Waltert mit Wildcard in Lausanne". www.suedostschwiez.ch (in German). 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Tennis, WTA – Lausanne Open 2022: Waltert downs Collins". Tennis Majors. 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Lausanne: Waltert saves 3 MPS, upsets Collins for 1st Top 10 win". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Collins stunned by home hope Waltert as Bencic bounces back in Lausanne". Yahoo. 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Lausanne: Wildcard Waltert beats Bucsa in 3 sets to make 1st WTA QF". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Beginner's Guide: Simona Waltert breathes life into Lausanne with breakout run". tennis.com.
- ^ "Rakhimova Wins 2022 NYJTL Bronx Open Title". 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Roland Garros 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Mirra Andreeva, Shymanovich, Waltert". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Simona Waltert, du sang neuf à Roland-Garros" (in French). 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Waltert beats Mandlik in battle of the qualifiers, into second round". Tennis Majors. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Cocciaretto makes third round". Tennis Majors. June 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Simona Waltert Rankings History". Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Rankings watch: Noskova makes Top 20 debut, Lys cracks Top 50". 6 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Begu takes traditional lake plunge after winning Montreux WTA 125". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Simona Waltert in the top 100 for the first time". Bluewin. 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Waltert wins biggest title yet at W100 Lisboa". 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Simona Waltert wins first Challenger tournament". Blue News. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Simona Waltert | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
- ^ "Simona Waltert vs Top 10". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 19 March 2026.