Alice Balducci

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Alice Balducci
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 36)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$103,574
Singles
Career record358–294 (54.9%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 361 (26 May 2014)
Doubles
Career record194–152 (56.1%)
Career titles22 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 290 (20 August 2012)

Alice Balducci (born 11 September 1986) is an Italian former tennis player.

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Balducci won eight singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 26 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 361. On 20 August 2012, she peaked at No. 290 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Partnering Katarzyna Kawa, Balducci won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Trofeul Popeci, defeating Diana Buzean and Christina Shakovets in the final.

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.8 May 2007ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer 2–6, 2–6
Loss2.6 July 2009ITF Imola, ItalyCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Anna Remondina 2–6, 5–7
Loss3.15 August 2011ITF Todi, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alice Moroni 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss4.27 May 2013ITF Cantanhede, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Bárbara Luz 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win1.1 July 2013ITF Todi, ItalyClay Flag of Armenia.svg Ani Amiraghyan 6–4, 6–3
Win2.22 July 2013ITF Rimini, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria 6–2, 6–1
Win3.23 September 2013ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine 6–2, 6–4
Win4.24 March 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Win5.31 March 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Inés Ferrer Suárez 6–7, 6–1, 6–0
Loss5.28 April 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss6.5 April 2015ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Georgia Brescia3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss7.19 April 2015ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Nastassja Burnett 2–6, 2–6
Win6.25 July 2015ITF Viserba, ItalyClay Flag of Russia.svg Marina Shamayko 6–3, 6–2
Win7.13 September 2015ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Carla Touly6–3, 6–2
Win8.18 September 2016ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland.svg Tess Sugnaux6–4, 6–1
Loss8.25 September 2016ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland.svg Ylena In-Albon 5–7, 2–6
Loss9.2 October 2016ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 42 (22 titles, 20 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.10 August 2004ITF Coimbra, PortugalHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič Flag of Argentina.svg Natalia Garbellotto
Flag of Spain.svg Gabriela Velasco Andreu
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.21 September 2004ITF Volos, GreeceCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Celani Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Valková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
6–7, 1–6
Winner1.17 October 2005ITF Settimo San Pietro, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Nancy Rustignoli Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Simona Dobrá
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Kučerková
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up3.21 August 2006ITF Trecastagni, ItalyHard Flag of Switzerland.svg Lisa Sabino Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Meruzzi
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner2.4 June 2007ITF Birkerød, DenmarkClay Flag of Italy.svg Elena Pioppo Flag of Latvia.svg Irina Kuzmina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zora Vlcková
6–7, 6–2, 6–0
Winner3.9 July 2007ITF Imola, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland.svg Lisa Sabino Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico
Flag of France.svg Nadege Vergos
6–1, 6–4
Winner4.3 August 2007ITF Gardone Val Trompia, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up4.9 August 2007ITF Jesi, ItalyCarpet Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok Flag of Spain.svg Melisa Cabrera-Handt
Flag of Spain.svg Carolina Gago-Fuentes
5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up5.9 June 2008ITF Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Switzerland.svg Lisa Sabino Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michelle Gerards
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marlot Meddens
0–6, 3–6
Winner5.21 July 2008ITF Jesi, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Federica Denti Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Bruzzone
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Markovic
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up6.20 October 2008ITF Oristano, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Salis Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Disderi
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gatto-Monticone
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up7.15 August 2009ITF Pesaro, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Di Sarra Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska
Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan
2–6, 2–6
Winner6.17 August 2009ITF Trecastagni, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gasparri Flag of Spain.svg Lucia Cervera-Vazquez
Flag of Spain.svg Paula Fondevila Castro
7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Winner7.26 April 2010ITF Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Flag of Italy.svg Martina Caciotti Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Cannizzaro
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Ren
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up8.6 June 2010ITF Galatina, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Palmigiano Flag of Switzerland.svg Lisa Sabino
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martina Gledacheva
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up9.5 July 2010ITF Torino, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Martina Caciotti Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Balsamo
Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up10.16 August 2010ITF Todi, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Grazioso Flag of Switzerland.svg Lisa Sabino
Flag of Italy.svg Maria Letizia Zavagli
6–0, 6–7, 5–7
Winner8.30 October 2010ITF Vila Real de Santo António,
Portugal
Clay Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska Flag of France.svg Morgane Pons
Flag of France.svg Alice Tisset
6–2, 6–3
Winner9.22 August 2011ITF Bagnatica, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Bengson
Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Flower
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up11.30 January 2012ITF Mallorca, SpainClay Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Flag of Spain.svg Lucia Cervera Vazquez
5–7, 4–6
Winner10.16 July 2012ITF Imola, ItalyCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Federica Di Sarra Flag of Slovenia.svg Tadeja Majerič
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Melnikova
w/o
Runner-up12.6 August 2012ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp Flag of Italy.svg Federica Di Sarra
Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Winner11.1 July 2013Todi, ItalyClay Flag of Armenia.svg Ani Amiraghyan Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Mori
6–2, 6–3
Winner12.13 August 2013ITF Craiova, RomaniaClay Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa Flag of Romania.svg Diana Buzean
Flag of Germany.svg Christina Shakovets
3–6, 7–6, [10–8]
Winner13.31 March 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Romania.svg Diana Buzean Flag of Argentina.svg Tatiana Búa
Flag of Spain.svg Inés Ferrer Suárez
3–6, 6–1, [10–1]
Runner-up13.7 April 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Romania.svg Diana Buzean Flag of Japan.svg Mana Ayukawa
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
5–5, 6–3, [5–10]
Winner14.8 August 2014ITF Vienna, AustriaClay Flag of Italy.svg Alice Savoretti Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Hrabalová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Janatová
7–5, 6–0
Winner15.13 September 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Angelica Moratelli Flag of Italy.svg Cristiana Ferrando
Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Rubini
6–1, 6–4
Winner16.19 September 2014ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Georgia Brescia Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann
3–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Winner17.24 November 2014ITF Sousse, TunisiaHard Flag of Italy.svg Martina Caregaro Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Korashvili
Flag of Serbia.svg Barbara Bonić
7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up14.28 August 2015ITF Bagnatica, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Shérazad Reix Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilona Kremen
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up15.18 September 2015ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Scala Flag of Switzerland.svg Nina Stadler
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann
0–6, 1–6
Winner18.3 October 2015ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Martina di Giuseppe Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Dentoni
Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska
w/o
Winner19.16 October 2015ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentine Confalonieri Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Deborah Kerfs
Flag of Slovakia.svg Barbara Kotelesová
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up16.19 March 2016ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine Flag of Italy.svg Georgia Brescia
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner20.15 April 2016ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Olga Parres Azcoitia Flag of Hungary.svg Vanda Lukacs
Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Schmiedlová
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Winner21.17 June 2016ITF Sassuolo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Chiesa Flag of Italy.svg Tatiana Pieri
Flag of Italy.svg Lucrezia Stefanini
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up17.22 July 2016ITF Schio, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Chiesa Flag of Chile.svg Bárbara Gatica
Flag of Colombia.svg María Fernanda Herazo
5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
Runner-up18.22 July 2016ITF Pörtschach, AustriaClay Flag of Italy.svg Marcella Cucca Flag of Austria.svg Natasha Bredl
Flag of Austria.svg Caroline Ilowska
6–3, 6–7(3), [6–10]
Runner-up19.23 September 2016ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Marcella Cucca Flag of Italy.svg Tatiana Pieri
Flag of Italy.svg Lucrezia Stefanini
4–6, 0–6
Winner22.8 April 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Marchetti Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Brito
Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Sanesi
2–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Runner-up20.8 September 2017ITF Trieste, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Scala Flag of Italy.svg Martina Caregaro
Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Ormaechea
7–5, 5–7, [1–10]

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