Caterina Nozzoli

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Caterina Nozzoli
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1967-06-29) 29 June 1967 (age 57)
Prize money$41,754
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 130 (27 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1987)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 128 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1987)

Caterina Nozzoli (born 29 June 1967) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

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Nozzoli played on the WTA Tour in the late 1980s and early 1990s, reaching a career high singles ranking of 130 in the world. Her best performance came early in her career, a semi-final appearance at the 1985 Italian Open. At the 1987 French Open she featured in the main draw of both the women's singles and doubles. [1]

A member of Italy's Federation Cup squad in 1987, Nozzoli played a dead rubber doubles match in their World Group round one win over Belgium (with Laura Garrone).

She married tennis player Antonio Padovani. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultsNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.15 August 1988 Caltagirone, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Simona Isidori 4–6, 5–7
Win1.20 March 1989 Marsa, MaltaHard Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Müller 6–0, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

ResultsNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.20 March 1989 Marsa, MaltaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pascale Druyts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belinda Borneo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amy van Buuren
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1.29 May 1989 Florence, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Nathalie Baudone Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson
Flag of Finland.svg Nanne Dahlman
3–6, 3–6
Loss2.25 June 1990 Caltagirone, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Simona Isidori Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs
Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida
1–6, 1–6
Win2.13 May 1991 Francavilla, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Marzia Grossi Flag of Paraguay.svg Viviana Valdovinos
Flag of the United States.svg Jolene Watanabe-Giltz
6–1, 6–3

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 25 May - 07 June 1987". itftennis.com.
  2. "Ai Campionati Toscani Di Tennis Attese Le Prove Dei Tennisti Di Casa". met.provincia.fi.it (in Italian). 14 February 2013.