Rita Grande
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Residence | Rivoli |
Born | Napoli | 23 March 1975
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,858,558 |
Singles | |
Career record | 336–332 (50.3%) |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (5 November 2001) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2001, 2002) |
French Open | 4R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2004) |
US Open | 4R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 198–239 (45.3%) |
Career titles | 5 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (28 May 2001) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2001) |
French Open | QF (1999, 2002) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997, 1998) |
US Open | 3R (1996, 2004) |
Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy.
During her career, Grande won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 November 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 24. On 28 May 2001, she peaked at No. 26 in the doubles rankings.
She played the round of 16 in singles at least once in each of the Grand Slam championships, including twice consecutively at the Australian Open, in 2001 and 2002.
Following a bad elbow injury that kept her away from competition for about ten months, Rita Grande retired from professional sport in October 2005.
WTA career finals[]
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V (3–1) |
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jan 1999 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Jan 2001 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Oct 2001 | Bratislava Open, Slovakia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | Mar 2003 | Morocco Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)[]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1990 | Taranto Trophy, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Feb 1997 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | Jun 1999 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 4. | Jan 2000 | Australian Women's Hardcourts | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5. | Jan 2000 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | Jul 2000 | Palermo International, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 0–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 7. | July 2000 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | Oct 2000 | China Open | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 9. | Jan 2001 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | Apr 2001 | Porto Open, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
Win | 11. | Jan 2002 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 12. | May 2003 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
ITF finals[]
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 3 (1–2)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 29 March 1993 | ITF Moulins, France | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 May 1993 | ITF Putignato, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1 November 1993 | ITF Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–2 |
Doubles: 4 (3–1)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 3 August 1992 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 24 March 1993 | ITF Reims, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 13 June 1994 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 October 1999 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(5) |
Head-to-head records[]
- Lindsay Davenport 0-2
- Martina Hingis 0-3
- Dominique Monami 1-3
- Dinara Safina 0-1
External links[]
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Italian female tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Italy
- Sportspeople from Naples
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics