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 |