| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Ferrara, Italy |
| Born | 19 April 1978 Ferrara, Italy |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$326,936 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 269-233 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 83 (8 January 2001) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
| French Open | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2001) |
| US Open | 3R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 225-127 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 27 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 51 (19 February 2001) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
| French Open | 2R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2001) |
| US Open | 1R (2000, 2001) |
| Last updated on: 28 December 2009. | |
Giulia Casoni (Italian pronunciation: ['d?u:lja ka'zo:ni]; born 19 April 1978 in Ferrara) is a retired Italian tennis player.[1][2]
As a junior player, she won 1996 French Open in doubles, while her best professional results include singles quarterfinals at Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in 1999 and Tier I Italian Open in 2000, and three WTA Tour doubles titles. A member of Italy Fed Cup team from 2000 to 2001. She has won 3 in doubles WTA titles.
Casoni defeated players such as Dominique Monami, Katarina Srebotnik, Mariya Koryttseva, Francesca Schiavone, Émilie Loit and Nuria Llagostera Vives. She has won 4 singles and 27 in doubles ITF Circuit titles.
Casoni retired from professional tennis in 2006, after struggling with a knee injury.[3]
Personal life
Casoni was born to Ilario and Angela Casoni, and has a brother Lorenzo.[4][5]
Career statistics
WTA Tour doubles finals: 4 (3-1)
| Winner - Legend (pre/post 2010) |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0-0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0-0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0-0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0-0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (0-3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | Jul 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa
|
 Ruxandra Dragomir Laura Garrone
|
1-6, 0-6 |
| Winner | 1. | Jul 2000 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay |  Iroda Tulyaganova
|
 Catherine Barclay  Eva Dyrberg
|
2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner | 2. | Jan 2001 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard |  Janette Husárová
|
 Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy
|
7-6(11-9), 7-5 |
| Winner | 3. | Jul 2005 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Mariya Koryttseva
|
 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska
|
4-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (1; 1-0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | 1996 | French Open | Clay | Alice Canepa
|
 Anna Kournikova  Ludmilla Varmuzova
|
6-2, 5-7, 7-5 |
References
- ^ "Fed Cup - Players". Retrieved 2016.
- ^ "Giulia Casoni". Retrieved 2016.
- ^ Bonesi, Davide (25 April 2015). "Giulia, una ferrarese sfidò la mitica Williams" [Giulia, a woman from Ferrara who challenged the legendary Williams] (in Italian). La Nuova Ferrara. Retrieved 2019.
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Giulia Casoni
- ^ Giulia Casoni at the International Tennis Federation
External links
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