Gloria Pizzichini

Gloria Pizzichini

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Osimo Scalo, Italy
Born	(1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 46) Osimo Scalo
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money	$448,056
Singles
Career record	212–207 (50.6%)
Career titles	1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 45 (18 November 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002)
French Open	3R (1996)
Wimbledon	3R (1993)
US Open	2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	70–77 (47.6%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 90 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
French Open	3R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
US Open	1R (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[]

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[]

Singles: 1 title[]

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	May 1996	Bol Open, Croatia	Clay	Silvija Talaja	6–2, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 12 (6–6)[]

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

Doubles: 10 (6–4)[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Gloria Pizzichini at the Women's Tennis Association
• Gloria Pizzichini at the International Tennis Federation