Giulia Casoni

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Country(sports) Italy
ResidenceFerrara, Italy
Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 46)
Ferrara
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Giulia Casoni
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFerrara, Italy
Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 46)
Ferrara
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 326,936
Singles
Career record269–233
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking83 (8 January 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2001)
French Open3R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
US Open3R (2000)
Doubles
Career record225–127
Career titles3 WTA, 27 ITF
Highest ranking51 (19 February 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
US Open1R (2000, 2001)

Giulia Casoni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja kaˈzoːni -ˈsoː-];[1][2] born 19 April 1978) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[3][4]

As a junior player, she won 1996 French Open in doubles, while her best professional results include singles quarterfinals at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in 1999 and Tier I Italian Open in 2000, and three WTA Tour doubles titles. She was a member of Italy Fed Cup team from 2000 to 2001, and won three doubles titles at WTA tournaments.

Casoni defeated players such as Dominique Monami, Katarina Srebotnik, Mariya Koryttseva, Francesca Schiavone, Émilie Loit and Nuria Llagostera Vives. She also won four singles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Casoni retired from tennis in 2006, after struggling with a knee injury.[5]

Casoni was born to Ilario and Angela Casoni, and has a brother Lorenzo.[6][7]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I 5 (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (3–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jul 1994 Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Alice Canepa Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Italy Laura Garrone
1–6, 0–6
Win Jul 2000 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova Australia Catherine Barclay
Denmark Eva Dyrberg
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win Jan 2001 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Slovakia Janette Husárová United States Katie Schlukebir
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(11–9), 7–5
Win Jul 2005 Palermo, Italy Clay Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1996 French Open Clay Italy Alice Canepa Russia Anna Kournikova
Czech Republic Ludmilla Varmuzova
6–2, 5–7, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

References

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