| Full name | Maria Paola Zavagli |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
| Born | 4 June 1977 Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $113,050 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 174-177 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (21 December 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 96-91 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 125 (12 June 2000) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2000) |
Maria Paola Zavagli (born 4 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Biography
Zavagli, a right-handed player, was born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle.[1]
As a junior, she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995.[2]
In 1997, she won three ITF singles titles and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini.[3]
She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovakian Janette Husárová in each tournament.
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Jan 1995 | ITF ?stanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Jindra Gabrisova
|
7-5, 6-1 |
| Win | 2. | Feb 1997 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Paula García
|
6-2, 6-2 |
| Loss | 3. | Jun 1997 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
4-6, 6-0, 2-6 |
| Win | 4. | Aug 1997 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Laura Dell'Angelo
|
5-7, 7-6(1), 6-3 |
| Win | 5. | Dec 1997 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Giulia Casoni
|
7-5, 7-6(8) |
| Loss | 6. | May 1998 | ITF Midlothian, United States | Clay |  Christína Papadáki
|
5-7, 4-6 |
Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | Aug 1994 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Francesca Lubiani
|
Giulia Casoni Sara Ventura
|
7-6(7-0), 7-5 |
| Winner | 2. | Jul 1995 | ?stanbul, Turkey | Hard | Emanuela Brusati
|
 Yoriko Yamagishi Ludmila Varmu?ová
|
7-6(7-5), 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | Apr 1997 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
Sabina da Ponte Laura Dell'Angelo
|
4-6, 6-4, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | Jun 1997 | Camucia, Italy | Hard | Antonella Serra Zanetti
|
Cristina Salvi Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
4-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | 5. | Dec 1997 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Giulia Casoni
|
Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal
|
6-2, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | Nov 1998 | Hull, United, Kingdom | Hard | Francesca Lubiani
|
 Barbara Schwartz  Jasmin Wöhr
|
2-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | Apr 1999 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Francesca Lubiani
|
 Katalin Marosi Alicia Ortuño
|
3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | Jun 1999 | Galatina, ?taly | Clay | Giulia Casoni
|
 Mariana Díaz Oliva Erica Krauth
|
1-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 9. | Apr 2000 | Maglie, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa
|
 Svetlana Krivencheva  Tatiana Poutchek
|
6-1, 6-4 |
| Winner | 10. | Jul 2000 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay |  Maja Matev?i?
|
Adriana Barna  Anna Zaporozhanova
|
7-6(7-4), 6-7(4-7), 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | Sep 2000 | Reggio di Calabria, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
Tatiana Kovalchuk Syna Schmidle
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 12. | Sep 2001 | Lecce, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
|
Mariam Ramón Climent Angelika Rösch
|
6-7(6-8), 6-7(6-8) |
| Runner-up | 13. | Oct 2001 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Flavia Pennetta
|
 Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy
|
4-6, 6-3, 3-6 |
References
- ^ "Bio - Personal". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Zavagli, Maria-Paola (ITA)". ITF. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Palermo - 13 July - 19 July 1998". ITF. Retrieved 2018.
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