Giulia Casoni
| Country (sports) |  Italy | 
|---|---|
| Residence | Ferrara, Italy | 
| Born | 19 April 1978 Ferrara, Italy | 
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 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 (born 19 April 1978 in Ferrara) is a retired Italian tennis player.
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 2006.
Personal life
Casoni was born to Ilario and Angela Casoni, and has a brother Lorenzo.[1][2]
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. | 11 July 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Alice Canepa |  Ruxandra Dragomir  Laura Garrone | 1–6, 0–6 | 
| Winner | 1. | 23 July 2000 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay |  Iroda Tulyaganova |  Catherine Barclay  Eva Dyrberg | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 
| Winner | 2. | 7 January 2001 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard |  Janette Husárová |  Katie Schlukebir  Meghann Shaughnessy | 7–6(11–9), 7–5 | 
| Winner | 3. | 24 July 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
External links
- Giulia Casoni at the Women's Tennis Association
- Giulia Casoni at the International Tennis Federation
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