Elisabetta Cocciaretto

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Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italian pronunciation: [elizaˈbɛtta kottʃaˈretto];[1] born 25 January 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 29 in singles, achieved on 21 August 2023, and No. 107 in doubles, which she attained on 27 January 2025.[2] Cocciaretto has won two singles titles, at the 2023 Ladies Open Lausanne and at the 2026 Hobart International.

Country(sports) Italy
Born (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 25)
Ancona, Italy
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
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Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Cocciaretto at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Italy
Born (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 25)
Ancona, Italy
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFausto Scolari
Prize moneyUS$ 3,295,007
Singles
Career record229–145
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 29 (21 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 41 (13 April 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open4R (2024)
Wimbledon3R (2023, 2025)
US Open2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record28–55
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 107 (27 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 1,070 (16 February 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2025)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open1R (2023, 2024, 2025)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Team competitions
BJK CupW (2024, 2025)
Last updated on: 4 May 2026.
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She made her debut for the senior Italy Fed Cup team in 2018 at 17 years old. She was a member of the Italian squad which won the Billie Jean King Cup in 2024 and 2025 editions.

Early life and background

Cocciaretto was born in Ancona to Piero Cocciaretto and Jessica Marcozzi. Her father played amateur tennis in his youth.[3] She began playing tennis at the age of five, attending free classes at the Circolo Tennis in Porto San Giorgio.[4][5] Her tennis idols were Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki.[6]

Junior years

Cocciaretto reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open girls' singles tournament, but lost to eventual champion Liang En-shuo.[7][8] On 5 February 2018, she achieved a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 17.

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, she reached the second round in singles.[9]

Professional

2019: WTA Tour debut

In May 2019, Cocciaretto made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard at the Italian Open, where she lost to Amanda Anisimova in the first round.[10] In July, she qualified for her first WTA 250 at the Palermo Ladies Open, but lost again in the first round, to third seed Viktória Hrunčáková.[11]

2020: Major debut, WTA Tour quarterfinal & WTA 125 final

Cocciaretto at the 2020 Australian Open

In January, Cocciaretto qualified for her first major main draw at the Australian Open, defeating Bibiane Schoofs, Francesca Di Lorenzo, and Tereza Martincová in qualifying,[12][13] but lost to 17th-seeded Angelique Kerber in the first round.[14]

She reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal in August in Palermo, defeating Polona Hercog[15] and sixth seed Donna Vekić,[16] before losing to fourth seed Anett Kontaveit.[17] She also reached the doubles final in Palermo with compatriot Martina Trevisan, but they lost to Arantxa Rus and Tamara Zidanšek.[18]

Cocciaretto reached her first WTA 125 final, seeded second, at the Sparta Prague Open, defeating Dalila Jakupović,[19] Daniela Seguel, Bibiane Schoofs, Georgina García Pérez,[20] Anna Karolína Schmiedlová[21] and Nadia Podoroska,[22] before losing to Kristína Kučová.[23]

2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, injury hiatus

In January 2021, Cocciaretto once again qualified for the Australian Open, but lost to Mona Barthel in the first round.[24] After qualifying for the Abierto Zapopan, Cocciaretto advanced to her first tour semifinal, defeating Wang Xiyu, Nadia Podoroska, and Lauren Davis, before losing to wildcard Eugenie Bouchard.[25][26] In May, she entered her first French Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Ana Bogdan in the first round.[27] Following her first-round exit at the Budapest Grand Prix, Cocciaretto's season ended was cut short by a knee injury, for which she underwent surgery.[28][29]

2022: WTA 125 title, Wimbledon, US Open & top 100 debuts

Cocciaretto with the 2022 Abierto Tampico trophy

In May, Cocciaretto made her second WTA 125 final at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Magdalena Fręch, Julia Grabher, Clara Burel, and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, before losing to Jule Niemeier in the final.[30]

On her debut, using her protected ranking, she recorded her first major win at Wimbledon, defeating compatriot and 22nd seed Martina Trevisan.[31] Cocciaretto qualified for her first US Open in August, but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round.[32] Seeded fifth at the Bari, she reached the quarterfinals.[33] Partnering Olga Danilović, she won the doubles title at the same tournament, defeating Andrea Gámiz and Eva Vedder in the final.[34]

In October, she recorded her first WTA 1000 win in Guadalajara by defeating Anastasia Potapova,[35] before losing to fifth seed Coco Gauff.[36] The following week, she won her maiden WTA 125 singles title at the Abierto Tampico, beating Carol Zhao,[37] second seed Marie Bouzková,[38] seventh seed Camila Osorio[39] and sixth seed Zhu Lin to reach the final,[40] where she overcame fifth seed Magda Linette in three sets.[41][42]

2023: Maiden WTA title, top 30, Italian No. 1

In January, Cocciaretto reached her first WTA Tour final at the Hobart International, defeating third seed Alizé Cornet,[43] Jasmine Paolini,[44] sixth seed Bernarda Pera[45] and Sofia Kenin,[46] but ultimately losing to qualifier Lauren Davis.[47][48] As a result, she reached the top 50 on 16 January 2023 at world No. 48, becoming the Italian No. 2 female player in the WTA rankings.[2] The following month, she reached quarterfinals at the Mérida Open, defeating Viktorija Golubic[49] and Wang Xinyu,[50] before losing to fourth seed Kateřina Siniaková.[51] The following week at the Monterrey Open, she reached back-to-back quarterfinals, defeating Marina Bassols Ribera[52] and Tatjana Maria.[53] Her run was ended by fourth seed Elise Mertens.[54]

In April, she won her second WTA 125 title as the top seed in San Luis Potosí, defeating Marcela Zacarías,[55] Nadia Podoroska,[56] Tamara Zidanšek,[57] Elina Avanesyan[58] and seventh seed Sara Errani.[59][60]

At the French Open, Cocciaretto defeated 10th seed Petra Kvitová[61] and qualifier Simona Waltert[62] before losing to Bernarda Pera in the third round.[63] As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 41 on 12 June 2023, and became the No. 1 women's singles player in Italy.[64] At Wimbledon, she again reached the third round at a major, defeating Camila Osorio[65] and Rebeka Masarova,[66] before falling to fourth seed Jessica Pegula.[67]

Seeded second at the Ladies Open Lausanne, Cocciaretto won her maiden tour title, defeating wildcard entrant Céline Naef,[68] Julia Riera,[69] eighth seed Elina Avanesyan,[70] Anna Bondár[71] and Clara Burel.[72][73]

2024: French Open fourth round, BJK Cup champion

At the Australian Open, Cocciaretto defeated qualifier Lulu Sun in the first round,[74] but lost to 27th seed Emma Navarro in the second.[75] As a lucky loser in Dubai, she overcame Elise Mertens in the first round,[76] before falling to third seed Coco Gauff.[77]

She won her third WTA 125 title seeded fourth at Charleston, defeating Arina Rodionova,[78] Marina Bassols Ribera,[79] McCartney Kessler,[80] Greet Minnen[81] and seventh seed Diana Shnaider.[82][83] Seeded seventh in Rabat, Cocciaretto reached the quarterfinals defeating Yasmine Kabbaj and Bai Zhuoxuan,[84] before losing to Kamilla Rakhimova.[85] At the French Open, she defeated 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia,[86][87] Cristina Bucșa[88] and 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova to reach her first Grand Slam tournament fourth round.[89][90] Cocciaretto had her run ended by third seed Coco Gauff.[91]

Wins over top seed Jelena Ostapenko,[92] Sloane Stephens[93] and Diana Shnaider,[94] saw her make it through to her first grass-court semifinal at the Birmingham Classic, before losing to eventual champion Yulia Putintseva.[95] In November, Cocciaretto was part of the Italy squad which won the Billie Jean King Cup,[96] although she lost the only match she was selected for, going down in three sets to Ena Shibahara in the quarterfinal tie against Japan.[97]

2025: Wimbledon third round, two-time BJK Cup champion

Seeded seventh at the Transylvania Open, Cocciaretto defeated Irina-Camelia Begu[98] and wildcard entrant Ana Bogdan[99] to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to compatriot Lucia Bronzetti.[100]

In June at the Rosmalen Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, she overcame wildcard entrant Arianne Hartono,[101] Bernarda Pera[102] and Suzan Lamens to make it through to the semifinals,[103] where she lost to qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse.[104] At Wimbledon, Cocciaretto defeated third seed Jessica Pegula in straight sets in a first-round match lasting just 58 minutes for her second win against a top-10 ranked opponent.[105][106] Next she overcame Katie Volynets to make it through to the third round,[107] at which point she lost to Belinda Bencic.[108]

A week after her elimination from Wimbledon, Cocciaretto won the clay court WTA 125 Nordea Open in Sweden, defeating Katarzyna Kawa in the final.[109][110] As a result, she returned to the top 100, rising 40 places to No. 76 on 14 July 2025.[111]

In September, she helped Italy retain the BJK Cup, defeating Yuan Yue in their quarterfinal against China[112] and Emma Navarro as they swept the United States 2–0 in the final.[113] At the Guangzhou Open in October, Cocciaretto recorded three sets wins over Diane Parry[114] and wildcard entrant Wang Xiyu,[115] before losing in the quarterfinals to second seed Ann Li.[116]

2026: Second WTA title, WTA 1000 quarterfinal, back to top 40

Having qualified for the main-draw at the Hobart International, Cocciaretto won her second WTA title, defeating third seed Iva Jovic in the final,[117][118] after recording victories over fellow qualifier Ayano Shimizu,[119] fourth seed Ann Li,[120] Anna Bondár[121] and Antonia Ružić[122] on her way to the championship match.

In February at the Qatar Open, Cocciaretto entered the main-draw as a lucky loser and defeated wildcard entrant Elsa Jacquemot,[123] world No. 4 Coco Gauff[124] and Ann Li to reach her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal.[125] She lost in the last eight to Jeļena Ostapenko.[126] As a result of her performance at the tournament, Cocciaretto returned to the top 40 in the WTA singles rankings on 16 February 2026.[2]

In May at the Italian Open, she recorded wins over qualifier Sinja Kraus[127] and 28th seed Emma Navarro,[128] before losing to fourth seed Iga Świątek in the third round.[129]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[130]

Singles

Current through the 2026 Madrid Open.

More information Tournament, SR ...
Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 1R Q2 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 6 1–6 17%
French Open A A Q2 1R Q2 3R 4R 2R 0 / 4 6–4 60%
Wimbledon A A NH A 2R 3R A 3R 0 / 3 5–3 63%
US Open A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 4–4 5–3 3–4 0–1 0 / 17 13–17 45%
National representation
Summer Olympics not held A not held 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] PO A PO[b] RR F W W 1 / 3 5–4 56%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open[c] A NMS A NMS A NMS A A QF 0 / 1 3–1   
Dubai Championships[c] NMS A NMS A NMS A 2R A 1R[d] 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A NH absent 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A A NH 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Madrid Open A A NH absent 2R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Italian Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 7 3–7 30%
Canadian Open A A NH A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R 2R Q1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Guadalajara Open not held 2R A NMS 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A A not held 1R 2R Q2 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wuhan Open A A not held A Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–6 4–8 2–4 4–3 0 / 27 13–27 33%
Career statistics
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 2 3 8 9 17 20 15 8 Career total: 81
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Career total: 3
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–1 6–5 5–5 8–11 8–13 3–7 10–4 1 / 48 43–46 48%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 5–5 9–4 7–7 1–5 1–2 1 / 30 25–30 45%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 5–3 0 / 7 11–7 61%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–2 5–3 6–8 11–11 19–17 18–21 9–15 13–7 2 / 86 81–84 49%
Year-end ranking[e] 750 215 134 156 65 52 54 84 $3,611,847
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Doubles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

More information Tournament, SR ...
Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A NH A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 0 / 6 1–6 14%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] PO A PO[b] RR F 0 / 2 3–2 60%
WTA 1000
Italian Open A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 3 1 4 4 Career total: 13
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 4–3 0–1 1–4 2–3 0 / 13 7–13 35%
Year-end ranking 821 437 257 660 397 508
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WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

More information Legend, Finals by surface ...
Legend
Grand Slam (–)
WTA 1000 (–)
WTA 500 (–)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (–)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (–)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2023 Hobart International, Australia WTA 250 Hard United States Lauren Davis 6–7(0–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2023 Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland WTA 250 Clay France Clara Burel 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jan 2026 Hobart International, Australia WTA 250 Hard United States Iva Jovic 6–4, 6–4
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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

More information Legend, Finals by surface ...
Legend
Grand Slam (–)
WTA 1000 (–)
WTA 500 (–)
WTA 250 / International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (–)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (–)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2020 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy International[f] Clay Italy Martina Trevisan Netherlands Arantxa Rus
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
5–7, 5–7
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WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Slovakia Kristína Kučová 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2022 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Germany Jule Niemeier 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2022 Abierto Tampico, Mexico Hard Poland Magda Linette 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
Win 2–2 Apr 2023 San Luis Open, Mexico Clay Italy Sara Errani 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win 3–2 Mar 2024 Charleston Pro, United States Hard Russia Diana Shnaider 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–2 Jul 2025 Nordea Open, Sweden Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa 6–3, 6–4
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Doubles: 1 (title)

More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 Bari Open, Italy Clay Serbia Olga Danilović Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Netherlands Eva Vedder
6–2, 6–3
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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

More information Legend ...
Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–3)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2018 ITF Nules, Spain 15,000 Clay Spain Cristina Bucșa 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2019 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay Japan Yuki Naito 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2019 ITF Trieste, Italy 25,000 Clay Switzerland Susan Bandecchi 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Sep 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win 3–2 Nov 2019 Asunción Open, Paraguay 60,000 Clay Italy Sara Errani 6–1, 4–6, 6–0
Win 4–2 Nov 2019 Copa Santiago, Chile 60,000 Clay Argentina Victoria Bosio 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Croatia Petra Marčinko 6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Apr 2022 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal 80,000 Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–5
Win 6–3 May 2022 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy 60,000 Clay Switzerland Ylena In-Albon 6–2, 6–2
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Doubles: 1 (title)

More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 Internazionale di Roma, Italy 60,000+H Clay Romania Nicoleta Dascălu Brazil Carolina Alves
Romania Elena Bogdan
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
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Wins against top 10 players

  • Cocciaretto has a 3–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[131]
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Years Ref
1 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 10 French Open, France Clay 1R 6–3, 6–4 44 2023
2 United States Jessica Pegula 3 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 1R 6–2, 6–3 116 2025
3 United States Coco Gauff 5 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard 2R 6–4, 6–2 57 2026
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  • 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

Notes

  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. She qualified for the main draw through the qualifiers but withdrew in the meantime. It is not counted as a loss, but it is also not considered participation in the main draw.
  5. 2017: WTA ranking-972.
  6. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

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