Lucrezia Stefanini (born 15 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Stefanini has career-high WTA rankings of 99 in singles and 393 in doubles. She has won ten singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She was finalist for Italy in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup.
Career
2021–2022: WTA Tour debut and top 150
Stefanini made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open, qualifying for the main draw by defeating Irina Fetecău in the final qualifying round.[1]
2023–2024: Major debut and first win, top 100
Stefanini made her major debut at the 2023 Australian Open.[2] She recorded her first win at this level, defeating Tatjana Maria in three sets,[3][4] before losing to Varvara Gracheva in the second round.[5]
She received wildcards into the main draw at her home tournament, the WTA 1000 Italian Open in Rome in 2023, losing in the first round to Wang Xiyu,[6] and 2024, where she defeated countrywoman and fellow wildcard Vittoria Paganetti[7] before losing to 29th seed Linda Nosková.[8]
At the 2024 Guadalajara Open, Stefanini qualified for the main draw and defeated Ana Sofía Sánchez in three sets to reach the second round[9] where she lost to sixth seed Marie Bouzková.[10]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | F[a] | 0 / 1 | 0–0 | ||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Indian Wells Open | A | NH | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Miami Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Italian Open | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| China Open | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | ||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Career total: 14 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | ||
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–7 | 0 / 14 | 8–14 | ||
| Year-end ranking[c] | 430 | 390 | 180 | 142 | 119 | $577,859 | |||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 16 (10 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W60/75 tournaments (2–1) |
| W40/50 tournaments (2–1) |
| W25 tournaments (4–0) |
| W10/15 tournaments (2–4) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2016 | ITF Schio, Italy | 10,000 | Clay |  Valeriya Strakhova
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Eleni Kordolaimi
|
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Maria Marfutina
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Elizabeth Halbauer
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2019 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Sada Nahimana
|
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Jana Kolodynska
|
6–1, 0–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2021 | ITF Salinas, Ecuador | W25 | Hard |  Susan Bandecchi
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2021 | ITF Radom, Poland | W25 | Clay |  Miriam Kolodziejová
|
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard |  Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik
|
6–2, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2022 | Collonge-Bellerive Open, Switzerland |
W60 | Clay |  Sinja Kraus
|
6–2, 2–1 ret. |
| Win | 7–4 | Sep 2022 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal |
W60+H | Hard |  Marina Bassols Ribera
|
3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Jan 2023 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W40 | Hard (i) | Céline Naef
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Emina Bektas
|
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 9–5 | Apr 2023 | ITF Calvi, France | W40+H | Hard |  Heather Watson
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2023 | Collonge-Bellerive Open, Switzerland |
W60 | Clay |  Chloé Paquet
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Jun 2024 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard |  Talia Gibson
|
6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $10/15,000 tournaments (2–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sassuolo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay |  Tatiana Pieri
|
Alice Balducci Deborah Chiesa
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Tatiana Pieri
|
Alice Balducci Marcella Cucca
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Tatiana Pieri
|
Martina Colmegna Ylena In-Albon
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3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 15,000 | Clay | Gaia Sanesi
|
Emily Arbuthnott  Emilie Francati
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2017 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 15,000 | Clay |  Ana Sofía Sánchez
|
Anastasia Grymalska Dalila Spiteri
|
6–0, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2022 | Clay Court Championships, US | W100 | Clay | Irina Bara
|
Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov
|
4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
Notes
- ^ Stefanini was part of the team, but did not play in singles
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ 2015: WTA ranking–926, 2016: WTA ranking–755, 2017: WTA ranking–503, 2018: WTA ranking–407.
References
- ^ "Abu Dhabi 2021: Wednesday's Order of Play and Match Points". www.wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open".
- ^ "Australian Open: Stefanini overcomes Maria in three-set barnburner". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Australian Open: Qualifier Stefanini edges Maria, books second-round spot". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Lucrezia Stefanini leaves Australian Open in pain". Sportal. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Italian Open: Wang books spot in round of 64". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Stefanini wins battle of Italian wild cards over Paganetti in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Italian Open: Noskova dispatches Stefanini to reach third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Guadalajara Open: Stefanini makes second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bouzkova charges past Stefanini into Guadalajara quarterfinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
- Lucrezia Stefanini at the Women's Tennis Association
- Lucrezia Stefanini at the International Tennis Federation
- Lucrezia Stefanini at tennisabstract.com
Women's Tennis Association: Top Italian female singles tennis players | |
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