Verónica Cepede Royg (; born 21 January 1992) is a Paraguayan former tennis player.

Career overview On 7 August 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73. Her best doubles ranking is No. 85, achieved on 19 September 2016. Cepede Royg has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles titles and 20 doubles titles on ITF tournaments. Playing for Paraguay Fed Cup team, Cepede Royg has a win–loss record of 61–26. She participated in the 2012 London Olympics, losing in the opening round to American Varvara Lepchenko in three sets, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship was reaching the fourth round of the 2017 French Open.

Personal life and background Her father, Eduardo, owns a gas station, while her mother, Edith, is a retired dentist. Her brother Andres is an economist and her sister, Estefania, is an architect. She was introduced to tennis at age five by her siblings. She stated that her favorite shot is the forehand, her favorite tournament is Roland Garros, while her favorite surface is clay. Her tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. If Cepede Royg had not been a tennis player, she would have become a nutritionist.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAAQ1Q1A1RQ1Q1Q2Q10 / 10–1 French OpenQ3Q1Q11R2R4R1RQ1AQ2Q20 / 44–4 WimbledonQ1Q1Q3Q3Q11R1RQ1NHQ1Q10 / 20–2 US OpenQ3Q1Q3Q1Q11RQ1Q2AQ1A0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–11–13–30–30–00–00–00–00 / 84–8National representationSummer Olympics1RNH1RNH1R0 / 30–3WTA 1000Indian Wells OpenAAAAQ2Q11RANHAA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAAAA2R1RANHAA0 / 21–2Canadian OpenAAQ1AQ2Q1Q1ANHAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1China OpenAAAAAQ1AANHA0 / 00–0Career statisticsTournaments1033914131010Career total: 45Overall win–loss0–10–01–33–36–912–144–131–21–00–10–00 / 4528–46Year-end ranking18320813815311677146146174208371$1,226,061

Doubles Tournament201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–L Australian OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 French OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 WimbledonAAQ11RAANHAA0 / 10–1 US OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–1Career statisticsTournaments127620000Career total: 18 Finals001000000Career total: 1Titles001200000Career total: 3Overall win–loss1–11–29–67–60–20–00–10–00–01 / 1818–18Year-end ranking12020595162743812850828 -

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Legend WTA 500WTA 250 (1–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Rio Open, Brazil International Clay María Irigoyen Tara Moore Conny Perrin 6–1, 7–6(7–5)Loss 1–1 Abierto Mexicano, Mexico International Hard Mariana Duque Mariño Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova 3–6, 2–6Loss 1–2 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Magda Linette Beatriz Haddad Maia Nadia Podoroska 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (title) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Carlsbad Classic, United States Hard Gabriela Cé Tatjana Maria Oksana Kalashnikova 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]

ITF Circuit finals Legend$100,000 tournaments$75/80,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 28 (14 titles, 14 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Oct 2009 ITF Bauru, Brazil 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini 6–0, 6–3Win 2–0 Oct 2009 ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia 10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini 6–2, 6–2Loss 2–1 Nov 2009 ITF Lima, Peru 10,000 Clay Carla Lucero 7–5, 3–6, 5–7Win 3–1 Dec 2009 ITF La Serena, Chile 10,000 Clay Barbara Rush 6–1, 6–4Loss 3–2 Oct 2010 ITF Londrina, Brazil 10,000 Clay Teliana Pereira 4–6, 0–6Loss 3–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto 6–1, 4–6, 5–7Win 4–3 Nov 2010 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Tatiana Búa 6–2, 6–2Loss 4–4 Dec 2010 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Andrea Koch Benvenuto 2–6, 2–6Win 5–4 Dec 2010 ITF Talca, Chile 10,000 Clay Camila Silva 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3Win 6–4 Feb 2011 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Nathalia Rossi 4–1 ret.Loss 6–5 Apr 2011 ITF Córdoba, Argentina 10,000 Clay Daniela Seguel 6–7(4), 6–0, 4–6Win 7–5 May 2011 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Ornella Carón 6–2, 6–2Win 8–5 Jun 2011 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil 25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez 7–6(7), 7–5Win 9–5 Dec 2011 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Mailen Auroux 6–0, 1–6, 6–3Win 10–5 Nov 2012 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay Raluca Olaru 5–7, 7–6(9), 6–2Loss 10–6 Jul 2013 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen 2–6, 2–6Loss 10–7 Oct 2013 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 25,000 Clay Florencia Molinero 3–6, 6–7Win 11–7 Oct 2013 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 25,000 Hard Laura Pigossi 6–2, 6–2Win 12–7 Dec 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay María Irigoyen 6–3, 6–4Win 13–7 Mar 2014 Open Medellín, Colombia 50,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Loss 13–8 Apr 2015 Open Medellín, Colombia 50,000 Clay Teliana Pereira 6–7(6), 1–6Win 14–8 Dec 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Anne Schäfer 6–0, 2–6, 7–5Loss 14–9 Sep 2016 Albuquerque Championships, US 75,000 Hard Mandy Minella 4–6, 5–7Loss 14–10 May 2017 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia 100,000 Clay Markéta Vondroušová 5–7, 6–7(3)Loss 14–11 May 2018 Empire Slovak Open 100,000 Clay Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 6–1, 1–6Loss 14–12 Oct 2018 Classic of Macon, United States 80,000 Hard Varvara Lepchenko 4–6, 4–6Loss 14–13 Mar 2019 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard Astra Sharma 7–6(3), 4–6, 3–6Loss 14–14 Nov 2021 Copa Colina, Chile 60,000+H Clay Anna Bondár 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Dec 2009ITF La Serena, Chile10,000 Clay Fernanda Brito Andrea Koch Benvenuto Giannina Minieri 4–6, 6–0, [10–6]Loss 1–1 Oct 2010ITF Londrina, Brazil10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini Karen Castiblanco Camila Silva 4–6, 3–6Win 2–1 Oct 2010ITF Santa Maria, Brazil10,000 Clay Vivian Segnini Natasha Lotuffo Roxane Vaisemberg w/oWin 3–1 Nov 2010ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Luciana Sarmenti Carolina Zeballos 6–0, 6–3Win 4–1 Nov 2010ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000 Clay Vanesa Furlanetto Lucía Jara-Lozano Luciana Sarmenti 6–2, 2–6, [10–3]Win 5–1 Dec 2010ITF Santiago, Chile10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Barbara Rush Camila Silva 6–1, 6–3Win 6–1 Dec 2010ITF Talca, Chile10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Flávia Guimarães Bueno Belén Ludueña 6–3, 6–1Win 7–1 Feb 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Fernanda Brito Catalina Pella 6–0, 6–3Win 8–1 Feb 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Andrea Benítez Tatiana Búa 5–7, 6–3, [10–7]Win 9–1 Apr 2011ITF Córdoba, Argentina10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Sofía Luini Aranza Salut 6–2, 6–0Win 10–1 May 2011ITF Encarnación, Paraguay10,000 Clay Luciana Sarmenti Ornella Carón Jordana Luján 6–3, 6–2Win 11–1 Jun 2011ITF Rome, Italy25,000 Clay Paula Ormaechea Marina Shamayko Sofia Shapatava 7–5, 6–4Win 12–1 Jul 2011ITF Denain, France25,000 Clay Teliana Pereira Céline Ghesquière Elixane Lechemia 6–1, 6–1Loss 12–2 Feb 2012ITF Bertioga, Brazil25,000 Hard Florencia Molinero Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen 3–6, 1–6Loss 12–3 Apr 2012ITF Caracas, Venezuela25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen 4–6, 3–6Loss 12–4 May 2012ITF Rosario, Argentina25,000 Hard Luciana Sarmenti Teliana Pereira Nicole Rottmann 2–6, 5–7Loss 12–5 Jun 2012ITF Zlín, Czech Republic25,000 Clay Teliana Pereira Elitsa Kostova Jasmina Tinjić 4–6, 6–1, [10–8]Loss 12–6 Mar 2013 Osprey Challenger, US 50,000 Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 1–6, 3–6Loss 12–7 Apr 2013ITF Jackson, US25,000 Clay María Fernanda Álvarez Ilona Kremen Angelique van der Meet 3–6, 4–6Win 13–7 Jul 2013ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil25,000 Clay Adriana Pérez Mailen Auroux María Fernanda Álvarez 4–6, 6–4, [11–9]Win 14–7 Jul 2013ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000 Clay Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero Carolina Zeballos 6–0, 6–1Win 15–7 Oct 2013ITF Caracas, Venezuela25,000 Hard Adriana Pérez Florencia Molinero Laura Pigossi 6–3, 6–3Win 16–7 Dec 2013ITF Santiago, Chile25,000 Clay María Irigoyen Cecilia Costa Melgar Daniela Seguel 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]Loss 16–8 Dec 2013ITF Bertioga, Brazil25,000 Hard María Irigoyen Paula Cristina Gonçalves Laura Pigossi 6–4, 2–6, [7–10]Win 17–8 May 2014 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay María Irigoyen Sharon Fichman Johanna Konta 7–5, 6–3Win 18–8 May 2014Grado Tennis Cup, Italy25,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Lara Arruabarrena Florencia Molinero 6–4, 6–2Loss 18–9 Jun 2014 Nottingham Open, UK 50,000 Grass Stephanie Vogt Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova 6–7(0), 1–6Loss 18–10 Jun 2014 Reinert Open, Germany 50,000 Clay Stephanie Vogt Gabriela Dabrowski Mariana Duque Mariño 4–6, 2–6Win 19–10 Sep 2014 Las Vegas Open, US 50,000 Hard María Irigoyen Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 6–3, 5–7, [11–9]Win 20–10 Nov 2014 John Newcombe Challenge, US 50,000 Hard Mariana Duque Alexa Glatch Bernarda Pera 6–0, 6–3Loss 20–11 Mar 2015 Osprey Challenger, US 50,000 Clay María Irigoyen Anhelina Kalinina Oleksandra Korashvili 1–6, 4–6Loss 20–12 Oct 2015 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard Marina Melnikova María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková 5–7, 2–6Loss 20–13 Mar 2019ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000 Hard Renata Voráčová Astra Sharma Paige Hourigan 1–6, 6–4, [10–12]

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