Giulia Casoni

Giulia Casoni
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFerrara, Italy
Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 46)
Ferrara
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 326,936
Singles
Career record269–233
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking83 (8 January 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2001)
French Open3R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
US Open3R (2000)
Doubles
Career record225–127
Career titles3 WTA, 27 ITF
Highest ranking51 (19 February 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
US Open1R (2000, 2001)

Giulia Casoni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja kaˈzoːni -ˈsoː-];[1][2] born 19 April 1978) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[3][4]

As a junior player, she won 1996 French Open in doubles, while her best professional results include singles quarterfinals at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in 1999 and Tier I Italian Open in 2000, and three WTA Tour doubles titles. She was a member of Italy Fed Cup team from 2000 to 2001, and won three doubles titles at WTA tournaments.

Casoni defeated players such as Dominique Monami, Katarina Srebotnik, Mariya Koryttseva, Francesca Schiavone, Émilie Loit and Nuria Llagostera Vives. She also won four singles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Casoni retired from tennis in 2006, after struggling with a knee injury.[5]

  1. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Giulia". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Casoni". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Fed Cup - Players". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Giulia Casoni". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ^ Bonesi, Davide (25 April 2015). "Giulia, una ferrarese sfidò la mitica Williams" [Giulia, a woman from Ferrara who challenged the legendary Williams] (in Italian). La Nuova Ferrara. Retrieved 11 August 2019.