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]
Personal life
Casoni was born to Ilario and Angela Casoni, and has a brother Lorenzo.[6][7]
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Tier I 5 (0–0) |
Tier II (0–0) |
Tier III, IV & V (3–1) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Jul 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
Win | Jul 2000 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | Jan 2001 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(11–9), 7–5 |
Win | Jul 2005 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 1 (title)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1996 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
ITF Circuit finals
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–6)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 28 August 1994 | Alghero, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(5) |
Win | 2. | 18 June 1995 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 3. | 4 August 1996 | Catania, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 31 March 1997 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | 3 August 1997 | Catania, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(3), 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 8 December 1997 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(8) |
Loss | 7. | 7 February 1998 | Birkenhead, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
0–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | 13 December 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9. | 20 June 1999 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | 19 April 2000 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (27–10)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 5 September 1993 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | 21 August 1994 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 24 April 1995 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 |
Loss | 4. | 12 June 1995 | Massa, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5. | 18 March 1996 | Reims, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–0 |
Win | 6. | 27 July 1997 | Camaiore, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | 3 August 1997 | Muri Antichi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 8. | 10 August 1997 | Catania, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | 8 December 1997 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | 7 February 1998 | Birkenhead, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 24 August 1998 | Milan, Italy | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5), 4–6 |
Loss | 12. | 27 September 1998 | Lecce, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 13. | 13 December 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 14. | 7 June 1999 | Galatina, İtaly | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 15. | 20 June 1999 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 16. | 6 March 2000 | Urtijëi, Italy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 17. | 10 April 2000 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 18. | 22 October 2000 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 19. | 29 July 2001 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 20. | 3 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 21. | 27 January 2002 | Fullerton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 22. | 3 February 2002 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, ret. |
Loss | 23. | 11 February 2003 | Southampton, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 24. | 7 September 2003 | Fano, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 25. | 5 October 2003 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 26. | 23 May 2004 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 27. | 31 May 2004 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 28. | 9 August 2004 | Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Win | 29. | 28 September 2004 | Belgrade, Serbia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 30. | 19 December 2004 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 31. | 13 February 2005 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 32. | 7 May 2005 | Catania, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 33. | 28 May 2005 | Campobasso, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 34. | 12 June 2005 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 35. | 14 August 2005 | Rimini, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 36. | 19 February 2006 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(4) |
Win | 37. | 26 February 2006 | Saint-Georges, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
References
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Giulia". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Casoni". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Fed Cup - Players". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Giulia Casoni". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Giulia Casoni". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ Giulia Casoni at the International Tennis Federation
External links
- Giulia Casoni at the Women's Tennis Association
- Giulia Casoni at the International Tennis Federation
- Giulia Casoni at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
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