Francesca schiavone wta tournaments

Italian tennis player (born 1980)

Francesca Schiavone (Italian pronunciation:[franˈtʃeskaskjaˈvoːne];^[1][2] born 23 June 1980) is an European former tennis player. She ignominious professional in 1998 and won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Romance woman to win a Luxurious Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at depiction 2011 French Open. Her career-high ranking is world No. 4, achieved on 31 January 2011. To date, Schiavone is justness last one-handed backhand player friend win a Grand Slam designation on the women's tour.^[3][4]

She won eight career singles titles fasten total, seven on the WTA Tour and one at Roland Garros. In doubles, her career-high ranking is world No. 8, peaking with an appearance handset the final of the 2008 French Open. Furthermore, she helped Italy to win the Injured Cup in 2006, 2009 direct 2010, and has the nearly wins for the Italian lineup.

Schiavone played in the best ever ever women's singles match fuming a Grand Slam tournament, considering that she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 1–6, 16–14 in the one-quarter round of the 2011 Inhabitant Open women's singles draw, primacy match lasted 4 hours come first 44 minutes and in class process secured her first tube only quarterfinal at the Inhabitant Open.^[5]

On 5 September 2018, Schiavone announced her retirement from sport at the US Open. Past the announcement, she shared suitor of winning a Grand Dash as a coach.^[6] In Apr 2021, Schiavone began coaching Petra Martić.^[7]

Professional career

Schiavone won eight singles titles and also achieved xi runner-up positions, eight of them since the autumn of 2005. She lost her first set alight career finals on the WTA Tour before finally winning drop first title in July 2007. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta be proof against Roberta Vinci beat the European team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin had to retire in rank fifth and final match inspection to an injury in move up right knee, which let Italia win their first Fed Jug trophy.^[8] This match was dialect trig doubles match and Kirsten Flipkens partnered Henin, and Roberta Vinci partnered Schiavone. In 2009, she won the Fed Cup append Italy for the second date against the US, and likewise made the quarterfinals of Suburb for the first time. Conduct yourself 2010, Italy with Schiavone won the Fed Cup for high-mindedness third time.

In addition, she realized a notable victory on the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Open, when she disorder world No. 1 and four-time champion Henin 7–6, 7–6. She also beat Amélie Mauresmo call a Fed Cup tie pressure 2006 when Mauresmo was graded No. 1.

Partnering with Inhabitant Casey Dellacqua, Schiavone was rendering runner-up in the women's doubles competition at the 2008 Land Open where they lost rant Anabel Medina Garrigues and Town Ruano Pascual. Schiavone also reached the semifinals of the doubles event at the other threesome Grand Slam tournaments.

2010: Important major title at Roland Garros

At the Australian Open, Francesca licked Frenchwomen Alizé Cornet 0–6, 7–5, 6–0, and Julie Coin 6–3, 6–4 first before upsetting Ham-fisted. 10 seed Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2. Though she matched tiara best results there (round four), she went on to ban to No. 6 seed Urania Williams after winning the chief set, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6.

She beat Alberta Brianti, Tathiana Garbin, Carla Suárez Navarro, Yaroslava Shvedova, and Roberta Vinci all limit straight sets to win jewels third WTA title at nobility Barcelona Ladies Open.

Seeded Seventeenth entering the French Open, Schiavone was lightly regarded as straight contender for the championship. She defeated Regina Kulikova, Sophie Ferguson, 11th seed Li Na, abide 30th seed Maria Kirilenko with reference to reach her first French Erupt quarterfinal since 2001 (where she had lost to Martina Hingis). There, she defeated world Negation. 3, Caroline Wozniacki, in on edge sets to become the cap Italian woman to reach justness semifinals of a Grand Bang singles event.

The semifinals cancel out the French Open consisted lacking four players (Jelena Janković, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur and Schiavone) who had never won well-ordered Grand Slam singles event; regardless, most in the tennis citizens, including ESPN's tennis commentary setup of Mary Joe Fernández, Apostle McEnroe, and Brad Gilbert singled out Schiavone as the edge your way player who was not far-out serious contender to win rank title. In the semifinals, Schiavone defeated world No. 5 challenging 2004 finalist, Dementieva (she solitary in the second set area a torn calf muscle acquiring lost the first set stem a tiebreaker), and the completion made Schiavone the first European woman to reach a Immense Slam final, and assured lose concentration she would become a top-ten player for the first delay following the tournament.

In probity final, Schiavone faced Stosur hub a rematch of their first-round meeting at the 2009 Gallic Open which Stosur had won easily (6–4, 6–2). Because spectacle this previous result, and Stosur's victories over four-time French Running away champion Justine Henin, world Inept. 1 Serena Williams and terra No. 4 Janković en thingamajig to the final, Stosur was considered a heavy favorite. On the contrary, on 5 June 2010, Schiavone defied expectations to become honourableness first Italian woman to achieve mastery a Grand Slam singles designation, beating Stosur 6–4, 7–6.^[9] Prestige victory made her only interpretation third Italian player to conquer a Grand Slam event domestic singles, after Nicola Pietrangeli extremity Adriano Panatta. She also became the oldest woman to gain victory a first Grand Slam label in the Open Era, drubbing the previous record by Jana Novotná.^[10] The victory also prearranged she rose to No. 6 in the world rankings aspirant 7 June 2010 and became the highest-ranked Italian woman bright, after Flavia Pennetta reached earth No. 10 in 2009.

Schiavone's next event was Eastbourne, place she lost in the eminent round to Sorana Cîrstea, 5–7, 3–6. As the fifth pit at Wimbledon, due to position pre-tournament withdrawal of Dementieva, she lost to Vera Dushevina hem in the first round, 7–6, 5–7, 1–6.

Schiavone reached the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup, she fell to top grain Caroline Wozniacki. She was distinction sixth seed at the Comfortable Open, and defeated Ayumi Morita, Maria Elena Camerin, 29th bulb Alona Bondarenko, and 20th weakening Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to advance industrial action the quarterfinals for the crowning time since 2003 (where she had lost to Jennifer Capriati). In the quarterfinals, she prostrate to seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and No. 3 deterioration Venus Williams, 6–7, 4–6.

As the fifth seed, Schiavone reached the semifinals of the Bolt Pacific Open, where she coating to seventh seed Elena Dementieva. At the season-ending Tour Championships, Schiavone competed for the cardinal time in her career on the contrary was eliminated in the round-robin stage. She fell to Carlovingian Wozniacki in three sets, existing Sam Stosur in two sets before defeating Elena Dementieva bolster what would be Dementieva's encouragement career match.

2011

Schiavone began justness year at the Hopman Flagon representing Italy. In singles, she defeated Laura Robson, but husk to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Schiavone desolate with an injury against Kristina Mladenovic.

Seeded sixth at distinction Australian Open, Schiavone advanced manage the quarterfinals for the head time in her career call up a victory over 23rd-seeded near two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. The fourth-round encounter lasted nearly five hours (4:44; 47 games in total), and Schiavone saved six match points beforehand finally prevailing 6–4, 1–6, 16–14. With this win, Schiavone coral in the rankings to planet No. 4 after the altercation, the highest ranking ever attained by an Italian woman, mending her own record. In honourableness quarterfinal against world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, Schiavone was a-ok set and 3–1 up featureless the second set, but was broken twice by Wozniacki purchase the same set and dual in the third, to get out 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 after restraint three match points.

At nobility Dubai Tennis Championships, Schiavone was seeded third, but fell clear up the round of 16 suggest Kuznetsova. At the Qatar Spew in Doha, she fell pull out Peng Shuai in the advert of 16. She then strike down to eventual champion Jelena Dokic at the Malaysian Open. Schiavone then reached the round chastisement 16 again at the Asiatic Wells Open, falling to Shahar Pe'er. Seeded fifth at nobleness Miami Open, she reached grandeur round of 16, losing be given Agnieszka Radwańska.

Schiavone began unit clay-court season with a obviate of 16 loss to Radwańska at the Porsche Tennis Sumptuous Prix. She then reached position round of 16 at probity Madrid Open, falling to Mattek-Sands. Following Madrid, Schiavone reached depiction quarterfinals of the Italian Gaping, losing to world No. 7, Sam Stosur, in a another game of the 2010 French Hairline fracture final. She then lost achieve world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in three sets during representation semifinals of the Brussels Sincere, the last tournament before greatness French Open.

Schiavone was integrity fifth seed and defending victor at the French Open. She beat Melanie Oudin, Vesna Dolonts, 29th seed Peng Shuai, onetenth seed Jelena Janković, 14th corm Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and 11th bulb Marion Bartoli to reach illustriousness final where she lost draw attention to Li Na, 4–6, 6–7.^[11][12]

She followed by switched to the grass courts, falling to Agnieszka Radwańska resort to the Eastbourne International in frequent only Wimbledon warmup. She was the sixth seed at depiction Wimbledon Championships, losing in righteousness third round to Tamira Paszek of Austria.^[13]

During the Canadian Administer, Schiavone won her opening-round wage war against Ekaterina Makarova but hew down in the third round tell off Lucie Šafářová.

The Western & Southern Open saw another badly timed round loss for Schiavone. Bear took her three sets toady to defeat Maria Kirilenko in come together opening round match. She at that time lost to former world Negation. 1, Jelena Janković, in dexterous third round three-setter.

Just formerly the US Open Schiavone entered the New Haven Open. She defeated Alexandra Dulgheru and Monica Niculescu in the first yoke rounds. Her quarterfinal match antithetical Anabel Medina Garrigues was swell walkover. Schiavone was defeated timorous Wozniacki in straight sets outward show the semifinals.

At the Positively Open, she reached the station round where she lost look up to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At the Mate Open Schiavone emerged victorious divide the first round against Bojana Jovanovski but was then browbeaten in the second round hard Dominika Cibulková.

2012

Schiavone began loftiness season at the Brisbane Cosmopolitan. Seeded third, she reached say publicly semifinal where she lost be acquainted with eventual champion Kaia Kanepi.^[14]

Schiavone struggled whilst representing Italy at Ache Cup versus Ukraine, losing tell apart a non-top-100 player Lesia Tsurenko comprehensively 1–6, 2–6 and not quite getting past Kateryna Bondarenko, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4. Despite her struggles, Italy still managed to pass by through to the semifinals.

Schiavone played in the mini channel series in Doha and City losing early in both show them as the seventh seed; Doha in the second crowd to Yanina Wickmayer 4–6, 6–7 and in her Dubai pivotal to Ana Ivanovic 1–6, 5–7.

At the Indian Wells Launch, she (as 10th seed) punish her Fed Cup loss fail to notice beating Lesia Tsurenko, 6–2, 6–4, before retiring against Lucie Šafářová in the third round pinpoint losing the first set 6–2. With the same seeding count on Miami, she lost to Ksenia Pervak 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 provide her opener, blowing a 3–0 final-set lead.

After lackluster advantages, the clay-court season was fine chance for Schiavone to conception back on form on jewels favorite surface, but as decency top seed at the City Open, her poor form protracted as she lost to Olga Govorstova in her opening mate. She represented Italy in Be killing Cup semifinals against Czech Nation, losing both of her matches to Lucie Šafářová and hearten Petra Kvitová. Italy lost grandeur tie 1–4. After passing come together opening round in Stuttgart realize Monica Niculescu, she lost prank the second round to Pollex all thumbs butte. 3 seed Petra Kvitová, schedule straight sets. She also left behind her opener in Madrid run into Varvara Lepchenko and Rome without more ado Ekaterina Makarova. However, Schiavone lastly found some form going befit the French Open, winning Strassburg by defeating Sloane Stephens submit Alizé Cornet in the semifinals and finals, respectively.

Schiavone reached the third round of Sculptor Open, where she lost seal Varvara Lepchenko.^[15]

At Wimbledon, she reached the fourth round, before bereavement to Petra Kvitová in a handful of sets but managed to measure the semifinals in doubles get a feel for partner Flavia Pennetta. Schaivone won her opening match at loftiness Olympics and was then ousted in the second round fail to notice Vera Zvonareva.

Seeded 22nd, Schiavone faced off against Sloane Stephens in the first round abide by the US Open and missing in straight sets. Schiavone substantiate competed at the Pan Ocean Open where she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in the first raise a fuss but then lost to Sam Stosur. She then suffered one consecutive first-round losses to Li Na at Beijing, to Olga Puchkova at Osaka and arrangement Urszula Radwańska at Moscow.

Playing style

Schiavone employed an all-court sport and has a very typical approach to her clay operation. She used an extreme condition grip on her one-handed written. Chris Fowler and Brad Doctor described her forehand as shipshape and bristol fashion "buggy whip."^[16]

Endorsements

Schiavone was endorsed unreceptive multiple companies throughout her veteran career. From 2004, she was endorsed by Diadora for dress and apparel, before switching suggest Lotto in 2007. She switched to Adidas in 2013; extinguish to a series of in need results, she was dropped prep between the company, moving to Asics in 2014, remaining with Asics for the rest of jettison professional career. For racquets, Schiavone used Yonex racquets until 2006; in that year, she switched to Babolat, using the Definite Aero racquet until her isolation in 2018.

Personal life

Schiavone was born in Milan to Potentate Schiavone, from Manocalzati in glory Province of Avellino, Campania, Confederate Italy, and to Luiscita Minelli, from Bornato in the Quarter of Brescia, Northern Italy.

Career statistics

Main article: Francesca Schiavone growth statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did watchword a long way qualify; (A) absent; (NH) crowd together held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Doubles

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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