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Rita Grande
Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy.
Grande has won three singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, She has also won one singles and 3 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 5 November 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world no. 24. On 28 May 2001, she peaked at world no. 26 in the doubles rankings.
She played the round of 16 singles at least once in each of the Grand Slam events , including twice consecutively at the Australian Open in 2001 and 2002.
Following a bad elbow injury that kept her away from competition for about 10 months, Rita Grande retired from sport in October 2005 .
WTA finals
Legend: Before 2009 |
Legend: Starting in 2009
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Grand Slam tournaments (0)
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WTA Championships (0)
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Tier I (0)
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Premier Mandatory (0)
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Tier II (0-1)
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Premier 5 (0)
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Tier III (2-1)
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Premier (0)
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Tier IV & V (0)
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International (0)
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Singles (3-1)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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17 January 1999
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Hobart, Australia
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Hard
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Chanda Rubin
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2-6, 3-6
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Winner
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2.
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8 January 2001
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Hobart, Australia
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Hard
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Jennifer Hopkins
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0-6, 6-3, 6-3
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Winner
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3.
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15 October 2001
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Carpet (i)
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Martina Suchá
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6-1, 6-1
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Winner
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4.
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31 March 2003
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Casablanca, Morocco
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Clay
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Antonella Serra Zanetti
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6-2, 4-6, 6-1
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Doubles (5-7)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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6 May 1990
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Taranto, Italy
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Clay
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Silvia Farina Elia
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Elena Brioukhovets
Eugenia Maniokova
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6-7, 1-6
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Runner-up
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2.
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10 February 1997
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Paris, France
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Hard (i)
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Alexandra Fusai
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Jana Novotná
Martina Hingis
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3-6, 0-6
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Winner
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3.
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19 June 1999
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's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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Grass
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Silvia Farina Elia
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Cara Black
Kristie Boogert
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7-5, 7-6
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Runner-up
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4.
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3 January 2000
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Gold Coast, Australia
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Hard
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Sabine Appelmans
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Julie Halard-Decugis
Anna Kournikova
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3-6, 0-6
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Winner
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5.
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16 January 2000
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Hobart, Australia
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Hard
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Émilie Loit
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Kim Clijsters
Alicia Molik
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6-2, 2-6, 6-3
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Winner
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6.
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10 July 2000
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Silvia Farina Elia
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Ruxandra Dragomir
Virginia Ruano Pascual
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6-4, 0-6, 7-6(8-6) |
Runner-up
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7.
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17 July 2000
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Sopot, Poland
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Clay
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Åsa Carlsson
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Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
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5-7, 1-6
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Runner-up
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8.
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22 October 2000
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Shanghai, China
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Hard (i)
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Meghann Shaughnessy
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Lilia Osterloh
Tamarine Tanasugarn
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5-7, 1-6
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Winner
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9.
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5 January 2001
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ASB Classic, New Zealand
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Hard
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Alexandra Fusai
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Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Barbara Schett
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7-6(9-7), 6-3
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Runner-up
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10.
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8 April 2001
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Porto, Portugal
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Clay
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Alexandra Fusai
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María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues
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1-6, 7-6(7-5), 5-7
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Winner
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11.
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12 January 2002
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Hobart, Australia
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Hard
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Tathiana Garbin
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Catherine Barclay
Christina Wheeler
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6-2, 7-6(7-3) |
Runner-up
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12.
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19 May 2003
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Madrid, Spain
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Clay
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Angelique Widjaja
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Liezel Huber
Jill Craybas
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4-6, 6-7(6-8) |
ITF finals
Singles Finals (1-2)
$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent in the final
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Score in the final
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Runner-up
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1.
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March 29, 1993
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Moulins, France
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Hard
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Katarína Studeníková
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2-6, 2-6
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Runner-up
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2.
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May 10, 1993
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Putignato, Italy
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Hard
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Laura Garrone
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6-2, 3-6, 1-6
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Winner
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3.
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November 1, 1993
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Vilamoura, Portugal
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Hard
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Anca Barna
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6-0, 6-2
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Doubles (3-1)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Location
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents in the final
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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August 3, 1992
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Nicolosi, Italy
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Clay
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Laura Lapi
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Emanuela Brusati
Germana Di Natale
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6-4, 6-2
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Winner
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2.
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March 24, 1993
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Reims, France
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Clay
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Marzia Grossi
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Svetlana Komleva
Olga Lugina
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6-4, 6-4
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Winner
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3.
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June 13, 1994
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Sezze, Italy
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Clay
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Laura Garrone
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Laura Montalvo
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
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6-4, 6-4
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Runner-up
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4.
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October 11, 1999
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Bordeaux, France
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Hard (i)
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Alexandra Fusai
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Émilie Loit
Åsa Carlsson
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2-6, 6-7(5-7) |
Head vs. Head
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