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Gloria Pizzichini

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Gloria Pizzichini
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceOsimo Scalo, Italy
Born (1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 49)
Osimo Scalo
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money$448,056
Singles
Career record212–207
Career titles1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 45 (18 November 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002)
French Open3R (1996)
Wimbledon3R (1993)
US Open2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record70–77
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 90 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open1R (1995, 1997)

Gloria Pizzichini (born 24 July 1975) is an Italian former tennis player.

On 18 November 1996, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 45. In the same year, she won her only WTA Tour title. In the 1996 "M" Electronika Cup final, she defeated domestic player Silvija Talaja 6–2, 6–0 to collect the trophy. In her career, Pizzichini defeated players such as Julie Halard, Iva Majoli and Ruxandra Dragomir.[1] She was the first player to be beaten by Elena Dementieva in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 1999 Australian Open.[2]

Personal life

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Born to Enzo and Maria Pizzichini, Gloria began playing tennis aged seven.[3] She has a sister, Francesca, and a brother, Paolo. Pizzichini cited Stefan Edberg as her role model.[3]

WTA career finals

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Singles: 1 title

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Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win May 1996 Bol Open, Croatia Clay Croatia Silvija Talaja 6–2, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 12 (6–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1 April 1991 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Zuzana Witzová 6–2, 6–0
Loss 1. 22 July 1991 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Ginevra Mugnaini 3–6, 2–6
Win 2. 7 September 1992 ITF Arzachena, Italy Clay Italy Linda Ferrando 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 11 February 1996 ITF Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay France Amélie Cocheteux 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2. 25 February 1996 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 3–6
Win 4. 27 July 1997 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Netherlands Seda Noorlander 0–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 5. 21 March 1999 Urtijëi, Italy Hard (i) Slovakia Andrea Masaryková 6–2, 6–0
Win 6. 11 April 1999 ITF Cerignola, Italy Hard Germany Lisa Fritz 7–6(3), 6–1
Loss 3. 5 September 1999 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Germany Marketa Kochta 2–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 19 September 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Ukraine Lubomira Bacheva 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 26 March 2000 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay Spain Marta Marrero 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 23 July 2000 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Spain Eva Bes 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (6–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 7 August 1989 ITF Erice, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Lucie Korinková Italy Cristina Salvi
Italy Alessia Vesuvio
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win 1. 17 August 1992 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Italy Flora Perfetti Austria Sandra Dopfer
Germany Maja Živec-Škulj
1–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 2. 20 March 1995 ITF Castellón, Spain Clay Italy Sara Ventura Slovakia Zuzana Nemšáková
Slovakia Tatiana Zelenayová
6–3, 6–3
Loss 2. 17 April 1995 ITF Murcia, Spain Clay Italy Federica Bonsignori Argentina Mariana Eberle
Argentina Veronica Stele
5–7, 2–6
Win 3. 3 July 1995 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Laura Garrone Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
Germany Maja Živec-Škulj
7–6, 6–2
Loss 3. 24 July 1995 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay Italy Sara Ventura Australia Louise Pleming
Greece Christína Papadáki
6–1, 2–6, 5–7
Win 4. 28 July 2001 ITF Civitanova, Italy Clay Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti Argentina Gisela Dulko
United States Edina Gallovits-Hall
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 5. 15 September 2001 ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay Estonia Maret Ani Argentina Eugenia Chialvo
Spain Gisela Riera
w/o
Win 6. 15 June 2002 ITF Grado, Italy Clay Czech Republic Hana Šromová Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk
Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy
6–3, 7–5
Loss 4. 14 May 2005 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg
2–6, 0–6

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