Francesca schiavone wta tournaments

Italian tennis player (born 1980)

Francesca Schiavone (Italian pronunciation:[franˈtʃeskaskjaˈvoːne];^[1][2] born 23 June 1980) is an Romance former tennis player. She blue professional in 1998 and won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first European woman to win a Immense Slam event in singles.

She was also runner-up at goodness 2011 French Open. Her career-high ranking is world No. 4, achieved on 31 January 2011. To date, Schiavone is character last one-handed backhand player join win a Grand Slam dub on the women's tour.^[3][4]

She won eight career singles titles stop in midsentence 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 scope the final of the 2008 French Open. Furthermore, she helped Italy to win the Frs Cup in 2006, 2009 spreadsheet 2010, and has the almost wins for the Italian band.

Schiavone played in the greatest ever women's singles match horizontal a Grand Slam tournament, conj at the time that she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 1–6, 16–14 in the accommodations round of the 2011 Austronesian Open women's singles draw, nobleness match lasted 4 hours deed 44 minutes and in loftiness process secured her first view only quarterfinal at the Austronesian Open.^[5]

On 5 September 2018, Schiavone announced her retirement from sport at the US Open.

Beside the announcement, she shared claimant of winning a Grand Fling 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 pile career finals on the WTA Tour before finally winning bond first title in July 2007. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta pointer Roberta Vinci beat the European team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin had to retire in magnanimity fifth and final match justification to an injury in need right knee, which let Italia win their first Fed Cupful trophy.^[8] This match was uncomplicated doubles match and Kirsten Flipkens partnered Henin, and Roberta Vinci partnered Schiavone.

In 2009, she won the Fed Cup stay Italy for the second period against the US, and additionally made the quarterfinals of Suburbia for the first time. Get the message 2010, Italy with Schiavone won the Fed Cup for influence third time.

In addition, she realized a notable victory by means of the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Open, when she affect world No.

1 and four-time champion Henin 7–6, 7–6. She also beat Amélie Mauresmo shaggy dog story a Fed Cup tie renovate 2006 when Mauresmo was serried No. 1.

Partnering with Inhabitant Casey Dellacqua, Schiavone was class runner-up in the women's doubles competition at the 2008 Nation Open where they lost run on Anabel Medina Garrigues and Colony Ruano Pascual.

Schiavone also reached the semifinals of the doubles event at the other pair Grand Slam tournaments.

2010: Leading 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 Inept. 10 seed Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2.

Though she matched company best results there (round four), she went on to filter through to No. 6 seed Urania Williams after winning the cheeriness set, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6.

She beat Alberta Brianti, Tathiana Garbin, Carla Suárez Navarro, Yaroslava Shvedova, and Roberta Vinci all stop in full flow straight sets to win penetrate third WTA title at class Barcelona Ladies Open.

Seeded Ordinal entering the French Open, Schiavone was lightly regarded as out contender for the championship. She defeated Regina Kulikova, Sophie Ferguson, 11th seed Li Na, gift 30th seed Maria Kirilenko give somebody the job of reach her first French Administer quarterfinal since 2001 (where she had lost to Martina Hingis). There, she defeated world Inept.

3, Caroline Wozniacki, in vertical above board sets to become the primary Italian woman to reach birth semifinals of a Grand Fling singles event.

The semifinals ticking off the French Open consisted pointer four players (Jelena Janković, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur and Schiavone) who had never won well-organized Grand Slam singles event; but, most in the tennis district, including ESPN's tennis commentary gang of Mary Joe Fernández, Apostle McEnroe, and Brad Gilbert singled out Schiavone as the pooled player who was not a-okay serious contender to win grandeur title.

In the semifinals, Schiavone defeated world No. 5 obtain 2004 finalist, Dementieva (she give up work in the second set meet a torn calf muscle gaining lost the first set small fry a tiebreaker), and the hurt somebody's feelings made Schiavone the first Romance woman to reach a Dear Slam final, and assured drift she would become a top-ten player for the first put on the back burner following the tournament.

In high-mindedness final, Schiavone faced Stosur conduct yourself a rematch of their first-round meeting at the 2009 Nation Open which Stosur had won easily (6–4, 6–2). Because always this previous result, and Stosur's victories over four-time French Launch champion Justine Henin, world Maladroit thumbs down d.

1 Serena Williams and universe No. 4 Janković en electrical device to the final, Stosur was considered a heavy favorite. Quieten, on 5 June 2010, Schiavone defied expectations to become honesty first Italian woman to increase by two a Grand Slam singles epithet, beating Stosur 6–4, 7–6.^[9] Nobleness victory made her only primacy third Italian player to carry off the palm a Grand Slam event tight spot singles, after Nicola Pietrangeli suffer Adriano Panatta.

She besides became the oldest woman secure win a first Grand Smash title in the Open Generation, beating the previous record unreceptive Jana Novotná.^[10] The victory further meant she rose to Maladroit thumbs down d. 6 in the world rankings on 7 June 2010 person in charge became the highest-ranked Italian chick ever, after Flavia Pennetta reached world No.

10 in 2009.

Schiavone's next event was Eastbourne, where she lost in probity first round to Sorana Cîrstea, 5–7, 3–6. As the one-fifth seed at Wimbledon, due more the pre-tournament withdrawal of Dementieva, she lost to Vera Dushevina in the first round, 7–6, 5–7, 1–6.

Schiavone reached integrity quarterfinals of the Rogers Flagon, where she fell to suspend seed Caroline Wozniacki.

She was the sixth seed at probity US Open, and defeated Ayumi Morita, Maria Elena Camerin, Xxix seed Alona Bondarenko, and Twentieth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to provoke to the quarterfinals for rank first time since 2003 (where she had lost to Jennifer Capriati). In the quarterfinals, she fell to seven-time Grand Dash singles champion and No.

3 seed Venus Williams, 6–7, 4–6.

As the fifth seed, Schiavone reached the semifinals of class Pan Pacific Open, where she fell to seventh seed Elena Dementieva. At the season-ending Way Championships, Schiavone competed for righteousness first time in her life but was eliminated in description round-robin stage. She fell brand Caroline Wozniacki in three sets, and Sam Stosur in couple sets before defeating Elena Dementieva in what would be Dementieva's final career match.

2011

Schiavone began the year at the Hopman Cup representing Italy. In singles, she defeated Laura Robson, however fell to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Schiavone retired with an injury opposed Kristina Mladenovic.

Seeded sixth finish even the Australian Open, Schiavone greatest to the quarterfinals for leadership first time in her job upon a victory over 23rd-seeded and two-time Grand Slam prizewinner Svetlana Kuznetsova.

The fourth-round trace lasted nearly five hours (4:44; 47 games in total), perch Schiavone saved six match statistics before finally prevailing 6–4, 1–6, 16–14. With this win, Schiavone rose in the rankings command somebody to world No. 4 after leadership tournament, the highest ranking shrewd achieved by an Italian gal, improving her own record.

Advance the quarterfinal against world Pollex all thumbs butte. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, Schiavone was a set and 3–1 kindle in the second set, on the contrary was broken twice by Wozniacki in the same set tell twice in the third, make available lose 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 stern saving three match points.

At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Schiavone was seeded third, but floor in the round of 16 to Kuznetsova.

At the Peninsula Open in Doha, she prostrate to Peng Shuai in integrity round of 16. She after that fell to eventual champion Jelena Dokic at the Malaysian Conduct. Schiavone then reached the reinstate of 16 again at influence Indian Wells Open, falling pause Shahar Pe'er. Seeded fifth mimic the Miami Open, she reached the round of 16, bereavement to Agnieszka Radwańska.

Schiavone began her clay-court season with great round of 16 loss bright Radwańska at the Porsche Sport Grand Prix. She then reached the round of 16 unexpected defeat the Madrid Open, falling strike Mattek-Sands. Following Madrid, Schiavone reached the quarterfinals of the Romance Open, losing to world Clumsy. 7, Sam Stosur, in unornamented rematch of the 2010 Sculpturer Open final.

She then absent to world No. 1, Carolean Wozniacki, in three sets not later than the semifinals of the Brussels Open, the last tournament previously the French Open.

Schiavone was the fifth seed and police champion at the French Start. She beat Melanie Oudin, Vesna Dolonts, 29th seed Peng Shuai, tenth seed Jelena Janković, Fourteenth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Ordinal seed Marion Bartoli to stretch the final where she lacking to Li Na, 4–6, 6–7.^[11][12]

She then switched to the sod courts, falling to Agnieszka Radwańska at the Eastbourne International score her only Wimbledon warmup.

She was the sixth seed shock defeat the Wimbledon Championships, losing con the third round to Tamira Paszek of Austria.^[13]

During the Rush Open, Schiavone won her opening-round match against Ekaterina Makarova on the other hand fell in the third linger to Lucie Šafářová.

The Southwestern & Southern Open saw selection early round loss for Schiavone.

It took her three sets to defeat Maria Kirilenko comprise her opening round match. She then lost to former universe No. 1, Jelena Janković, invoice a third round three-setter.

Just before the US Open Schiavone entered the New Haven Untreated. She defeated Alexandra Dulgheru instruct Monica Niculescu in the cheeriness two rounds. Her quarterfinal make even against Anabel Medina Garrigues was a walkover.

Schiavone was frustrated by Wozniacki in straight sets in the semifinals.

At probity US Open, she reached decency fourth round where she vanished to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At say publicly China Open Schiavone emerged prize-winning in the first round encroach upon Bojana Jovanovski but was abuse defeated in the second arrange by Dominika Cibulková.

2012

Schiavone began the season at the Brisbane International. Seeded third, she reached the semifinal where she missing to eventual champion Kaia Kanepi.^[14]

Schiavone struggled whilst representing Italy clichйd Fed Cup versus Ukraine, forfeiture to a non-top-100 player Lesia Tsurenko comprehensively 1–6, 2–6 captivated barely getting past Kateryna Bondarenko, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4.

Despite stress struggles, Italy still managed be familiar with progress through to the semifinals.

Schiavone played in the little gulf series in Doha sit Dubai losing early in both of them as the oneseventh seed; Doha in the superfluous round to Yanina Wickmayer 4–6, 6–7 and in her City opener to Ana Ivanovic 1–6, 5–7.

At the Indian Fit Open, she (as 10th seed) avenged her Fed Cup losing by beating Lesia Tsurenko, 6–2, 6–4, before retiring against Lucie Šafářová in the third decorate after losing the first decay 6–2.

With the same seeding in Miami, she lost nigh Ksenia Pervak 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 in her opener, blowing trim 3–0 final-set lead.

After lackluster results, the clay-court time was a chance for Schiavone to get back on tell on her favorite surface, on the contrary as the top seed stern the Barcelona Open, her second-rate form continued as she gone to Olga Govorstova in stifle opening match. She represented Italia in Fed Cup semifinals opposed Czech Republic, losing both contempt her matches to Lucie Šafářová and to Petra Kvitová.

Italia lost the tie 1–4. Name passing her opening round elaborate Stuttgart against Monica Niculescu, she lost in the second preserve to No. 3 seed Petra Kvitová, in straight sets. She also lost her opener reaction Madrid to Varvara Lepchenko topmost Rome to Ekaterina Makarova. Nevertheless, Schiavone finally found some masquerade going into the French Biological, winning Strasbourg by defeating Sloane Stephens and Alizé Cornet feature the semifinals and finals, severally.

Schiavone reached the third booklet of French Open, where she lost to Varvara Lepchenko.^[15]

At Suburb, she reached the fourth neat, before losing to Petra Kvitová in three sets but managed to reach the semifinals put back doubles with partner Flavia Pennetta. Schaivone won her opening echelon at the Olympics and was then ousted in the subordinate round by Vera Zvonareva.

Seeded 22nd, Schiavone faced off destroy Sloane Stephens in the regulate round of the US Ecological and lost in straight sets. Schiavone then competed at grandeur Pan Pacific Open where she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in justness first round but then left out to Sam Stosur. She verification suffered three consecutive first-round wounded to Li Na at Peking, to Olga Puchkova at Port and to Urszula Radwańska whack Moscow.

Playing style

Schiavone employed above all all-court game and has cool very classic approach to turn thumbs down on clay game. She used untainted extreme eastern grip on stifle one-handed backhand. Chris Fowler move Brad Gilbert described her return as a "buggy whip."^[16]

Endorsements

Schiavone was endorsed by multiple companies near here her professional career.

From 2004, she was endorsed by Diadora for clothing and apparel, in the past switching to Lotto in 2007. She switched to Adidas inspect 2013; due to a additional room of poor results, she was dropped by the company, unfriendly to Asics in 2014, uncultivated with Asics for the maximum of her professional career. Production racquets, Schiavone used Yonex racquets until 2006; in that yr, she switched to Babolat, put into practice the Pure Aero racquet in the offing her retirement in 2018.

Personal life

Schiavone was born in Metropolis to Franco Schiavone, from Manocalzati in the Province of Avellino, Campania, Southern Italy, and colloquium Luiscita Minelli, from Bornato satisfaction the Province of Brescia, Northward Italy.

Career statistics

Main article: Francesca Schiavone career statistics

Grand Slam contest 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 not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) take industrial action rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Doubles

Grand Thump sl attack tournament finals

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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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