# Veronica Stele

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{{short description|Argentine tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Veronica Stele
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| country = {{ARG}}
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1977|11|19}}
| birth_place =
| height = 
| turnedpro = 1992
| retired = 1999
| plays = 
| careerprizemoney = $47,266
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=118|lost=91}}
| singlestitles = 2 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 237 (19 May 1997)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=127|lost=69}}
| doublestitles = 11 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 117 (7 July 1997)
}}

'''Veronica Stele''' (born 19 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.<ref name="wtatennis.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/190464/title/veronica-stele |title=WTA Players: Veronica Stele |work=wtatennis.com |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> Occasionally, she also participates in [basque pelota](/source/basque_pelota) competitions.

==Career highlights==
On 19 May 1997, Stele reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 237.<ref name="wtatennis.com" /> Her career-high doubles ranking came on 7 July 1997, when she became world No. 117.<ref name="wtatennis.com" /> In her career, she won two singles and 11 doubles titles on the [ITF Circuit](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit).

===ITF doubles titles===
In 1997, Stele and her partner [Katalin Marosi](/source/Katalin_Marosi) won the doubles title at the $50k tournament at Budapest, Hungary,<ref name="itf-1997-Budapest">{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001410 |title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Budapest - 09 June - 15 June 1997 |work=itftennis.com |publisher=International Tennis Federation |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> and the $50k event at Marseille, France.<ref name="itf-1997-Marseille">{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020001611 |title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Marseille - 16 June - 22 June 1997 |work=itftennis.com |publisher=International Tennis Federation |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|- style="background:#addfad;"
|$50,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|$25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 tournaments
|}

===Singles (2–4)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!Score
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 21 May 1995
| ITF Tortosa, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [Lenka Němečková](/source/Lenka_N%C4%9Bme%C4%8Dkov%C3%A1)
| 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 15 September 1996
| ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Clay 
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Celeste Contín](/source/Celeste_Cont%C3%ADn)
| 5–7, 6–7
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 22 September 1996
| ITF Asunción, Paraguay
| Clay 
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [Larissa Schaerer](/source/Larissa_Schaerer)
| 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 11 May 1997
| ITF Tortosa, Spain
| Clay 
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Nuria Montero](/source/Nuria_Montero)
| 3–6, 1–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 27 April 1998
| ITF San Severo, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [Katia Piccolini](/source/Katia_Piccolini)
| 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 24 May 1998
| ITF Zaragoza, Spain
| Clay 
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvie Sallaberry
| 5–7, 4–6
|}

===Doubles (11–12)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 20 September 1993
| ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Cintia Tortorella](/source/Cintia_Tortorella)
| {{flagicon|CHI}} [Paula Cabezas](/source/Paula_Cabezas) <br/> {{flagicon|ECU}} [Nuria Niemes](/source/Nuria_Niemes)
| 6–2, 6–1
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 24 October 1993
| ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Valeria Strappa](/source/Valeria_Strappa)
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Mariana Díaz Oliva](/source/Mariana_D%C3%ADaz_Oliva) <br/> {{flagicon|ARG}} [Laura Montalvo](/source/Laura_Montalvo)
| 2–6, 7–5, 1–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 22 November 1993
| ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Cintia Tortorella
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Laura Montalvo <br/> {{flagicon|BEL}} Vanessa Matthys
| 3–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 29 August 1994
| ITF Massa, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Cintia Tortorella
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [Cristina Salvi](/source/Cristina_Salvi) <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} [Emanuela Brusati](/source/Emanuela_Brusati)
| 5–7, 3–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 19 September 1994
| ITF Poreč, Croatia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Cintia Tortorella
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [Zuzana Lešenarová](/source/Zuzana_Le%C5%A1enarov%C3%A1) <br/> {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolina Petříková
| 6–3, 6–2
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 17 April 1995
| ITF Murcia, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Mariana Eberle](/source/Mariana_Eberle)
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [Federica Bonsignori](/source/Federica_Bonsignori) <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} [Gloria Pizzichini](/source/Gloria_Pizzichini)
| 7–5, 6–2
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 22 May 1995
| ITF Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Florencia Cianfagna](/source/Florencia_Cianfagna)
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Estefanía Bottini](/source/Estefan%C3%ADa_Bottini) <br/> {{flagicon|ESP}} [Gala León García](/source/Gala_Le%C3%B3n_Garc%C3%ADa)
| 5–7, 5–7
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 17 December 1995
| ITF Tucumán, Argentina
| Clay
| {{flagicon|PAR}} Larissa Schaerer
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Laura Montalvo <br/> {{flagicon|ARG}} [Paola Suárez](/source/Paola_Su%C3%A1rez)
| 2–6, 6–7
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 16 June 1996
| ITF Salzburg, Austria
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Alicia Ortuño](/source/Alicia_Ortu%C3%B1o)
| {{flagicon|MON}} [Emmanuelle Gagliardi](/source/Emmanuelle_Gagliardi) <br/> {{flagicon|POR}} [Sofia Prazeres](/source/Sofia_Prazeres)
| 6–0, 6–4
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| 7 July 1996
| ITF Sezze, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [Gabriella Boschiero](/source/Gabriella_Boschiero)
| {{flagicon|SMR}} [Francesca Guardigli](/source/Francesca_Guardigli) <br/> {{flagicon|ROU}} [Andreea Vanc](/source/Andreea_Vanc)
| 6–0, 2–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 14 July 1996
| ITF Vigo, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [Nataly Cahana](/source/Nataly_Cahana) <br/> {{flagicon|ISR}} [Hila Rosen](/source/Hila_Rosen)
| 6–2, 6–4
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| 21 July 1996
| ITF Bilbao, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Marta Cano](/source/Marta_Cano) <br/> {{flagicon|ESP}} Nuria Montero
| 6–3, 6–4
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| 6 October 1996
| ITF Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Paula Cabezas
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [María Fernanda Landa](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Fernanda_Landa) <br/> {{flagicon|GER}} [Marlene Weingärtner](/source/Marlene_Weing%C3%A4rtner)
| 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| 7 April 1997
| ITF Viña del Mar, Chile
| Clay
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [Katalin Marosi](/source/Katalin_Marosi)
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Celeste Contín <br/> {{flagicon|ARG}} [Luciana Masante](/source/Luciana_Masante)
| 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8.
| 11 May 1997
| ITF Tortosa, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [Miriam D'Agostini](/source/Miriam_D'Agostini)
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marta Cano <br/> {{flagicon|ESP}} Nuria Montero
| 3–6, 6–1, 4–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9.
| 18 May 1997
| ITF Le Touquet, France
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Luciana Masante
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Nicole Arendt](/source/Nicole_Arendt) <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} [Magalie Lamarre](/source/Magalie_Lamarre)
| 2–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10.
| 26 May 1997
| ITF Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Marosi
| {{flagicon|NED}} [Kim de Weille](/source/Kim_de_Weille) <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [Amanda Hopmans](/source/Amanda_Hopmans)
| 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8.
| 9 June 1997
| ITF Budapest, Hungary
| Clay
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Marosi
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [Elena Tatarkova](/source/Elena_Tatarkova) <br/> {{flagicon|COL}} [Fabiola Zuluaga](/source/Fabiola_Zuluaga)
| 6–3, 6–3
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9.
| 16 June 1997
| [Open de Marseille](/source/Open_F%C3%A9minin_de_Marseille), France
| Clay
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Marosi
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [Caroline Dhenin](/source/Caroline_Dhenin) <br/> {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} [Nino Louarsabishvili](/source/Nino_Louarsabishvili)
| 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10.
| 30 June 1997
| ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France
| Hard
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Marosi
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [Saori Obata](/source/Saori_Obata) <br/> {{flagicon|JPN}} [Nami Urabe](/source/Nami_Urabe)
| 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11.
| 26 April 1998
| ITF Bari, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez](/source/Rosa_Mar%C3%ADa_Andr%C3%A9s_Rodr%C3%ADguez)
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sabina Da Ponte <br/> {{flagicon|SVK}} Silvia Uríčková
| 6–1, 6–1
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11.
| 3 May 1998
| ITF San Severo, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} [Giana Gutiérrez](/source/Giana_Guti%C3%A9rrez)
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [Romina Ottoboni](/source/Romina_Ottoboni) <br/> {{flagicon|BRA}} [Eugenia Maia](/source/Eugenia_Maia)
| 6–1, 5–7, 5–7
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12.
| 18 May 1998
| ITF Zaragoza, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Lourdes Domínguez Lino](/source/Lourdes_Dom%C3%ADnguez_Lino)
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Gisela Riera](/source/Gisela_Riera) <br/> {{flagicon|SUI}} [Aliénor Tricerri](/source/Ali%C3%A9nor_Tricerri)
| 4–6, 1–6
|}

==Basque pelota==
At the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/Basque_pelota_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games) in [Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara), Mexico, Stele partnered with [María Lis García](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Lis_Garc%C3%ADa) to win the gold medal in [Basque pelota](/source/Basque_pelota).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/2011/10/27/20226335/sanchez-goes-for-another-gold-at-pan-am-games#colombias-pedro-causil-left-and-argentinas-ezequiel-capellano-cross-the-finish-line-during-the-mens-1000-meters-roller-skating-chronometer-at-the-pan-american-games-in-guadalajara-mexico-thursday-oct-27-2011-causil-won-the-gold-and-capellano-took-the-silver |title=Sanchez goes for another gold at Pan Am Games |agency=Associated Press |date=27 October 2011 |location=Guadalajara, Mexico |publisher=Deseret News |access-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427135800/https://www.deseret.com/2011/10/27/20226335/sanchez-goes-for-another-gold-at-pan-am-games |archive-date=27 April 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF}}

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Category:Argentine female tennis players
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Category:Pan American Games medalists in basque pelota
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
Category:Pan American Games tennis players for Argentina
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
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