Tathiana Garbin

Tathiana Garbin
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceBologna[1]
Born (1977-06-30) 30 June 1977 (age 47)
Mestre
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money$2,661,973
Singles
Career record427–335
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 22 (21 May 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2007, 2010)
French Open4R (2007)
Wimbledon2R (2006, 2007, 2009)
US Open3R (2000, 2008)
Doubles
Career record282–239
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 25 (27 August 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2000)
French Open3R (2002, 2003)
WimbledonQF (2009)
US Open3R (2000, 2004, 2007, 2010)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Singles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari Doubles

Tathiana Garbin (Italian pronunciation: [taˈtjaːna ɡarˈbin];[2][3] born 30 June 1977) is an Italian retired tennis player. She was Gold Medalist at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and Italian capitan in leading the Italian national team (composed by Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Martina Trevisan, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Lucia Bronzetti) to victory in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.

She was best known for her upset of the defending champion and the reigning world No. 1 Justine Henin, in the second round of the 2004 French Open.[4] The winner of one singles and 11 doubles WTA Tour titles,[5] she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 22 on 21 May 2007, and her highest doubles ranking of No. 25 on 27 August 2001.[5] Other high–ranked players whom she defeated include Jelena Dokić, Chanda Rubin, Flavia Pennetta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Nadia Petrova, Marion Bartoli, and Samantha Stosur.[4]

  1. ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info | Tathiana Garbin". Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. ^ DMTCsrl1 (20 February 2010). "Mara Santangelo intervista Tatiana Garbin". YouTube (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Garbin". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Activity | Tathiana Garbin
  5. ^ a b "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Tathiana Garbin". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2010.