Daniela Casanova

Daniela Casanova
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Altstätten, Switzerland
Born	14 May 1984 (age 40); Altstätten
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$16,043
Singles
Career record	39–27
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 456 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior	3R (2002)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2001)
US Open Junior	2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record	25–9
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 402 (17 June 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	2R (2001)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	0–2

Daniela Casanova (born 14 May 1984) is a former tennis player from Switzerland.

She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 456 in singles on 8 July 2002 and 402 in doubles on 17 June 2002. She won two singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for Switzerland in Fed Cup, Casanova has a win-loss record of 0–2. She retired from tennis in 2003.

Personal life

Casanova was born in Altstätten. She started playing tennis at the age of five. She was coached by her father, Leo Casanova, and Zoltan Kuharszky, and received advice from Melanie Molitor. She preferred hard courts and any fast surface. Her mother's name is Luzia. She has a brother, Sandro, and a younger sister, Myriam, who also has been a professional player.

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	10 September 2000	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Zuzana Kučová	6–4, 6–1
Winner	2.	17 September 2000	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Marijana Kovačević	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	23 September 2001	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Pavlína Šlitrová	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	7 October 2001	Novi Sad, Serbia	Clay	Myriam Casanova	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	12 May 2002	Szeged, Hungary	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	17 June 2001	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Clay	Myriam Casanova	Susi Bensch Sabrina Jolk	6–7^(5–7), 5–7
Winner	1.	23 September 2001	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Myriam Casanova	Barbora Machovská Sarka Snorova	6–2, 6–2
Winner	2.	30 September 2001	Belgrade, Serbia	Clay	Myriam Casanova	Dragana Ilić Ljiljana Nanušević	6–2, 7–5
Winner	3.	7 October 2001	Novi Sad, Serbia	Clay	Myriam Casanova	Ana Četnik Ljiljana Nanušević	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	14 April 2002	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Marijana Kovačević	Petra Cetkovská Tina Hergold	5–7, 2–6
Winner	4.	11 May 2002	Szeged, Hungary	Clay	Aliénor Tricerri	Zsuzsanna Fodor Dorottya Magas	7–5, 7–6