Elena Savoldi

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Elena Savoldi
Full nameElena Savoldi
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1972-11-11) 11 November 1972 (age 50)
Prize money$93,224
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 134 (1 August 1994)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 129 (15 August 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (1994)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Latakia Women's Doubles

Elena Savoldi (born 11 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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Biography

Savoldi, who comes from Brescia, began her career on the ITF circuit in 1990. [1]

At the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens she won a silver medal in the women's doubles event, partnering Francesca Romano.

She reached a career high singles ranking of 134 on the professional tour, with her best WTA Tour performances including a third round appearance at the 1993 Italian Open and a win over Miriam Oremans to make the round of 16 at Taranto in 1994. On the ITF circuit she won six singles titles. [1]

It was as a doubles player that she made her only grand slam main draw appearance, at the 1994 US Open with partner Susanna Attili. [2]

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6-1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.12 January 1992Woodlands, United StatesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli 6–4, 6–4
Winner2.8 March 1992Granada, SpainHard Flag of Germany.svg Antonela Voina 7–5, 7–6
Winner3.11 January 1993 Bergen, NorwayCarpet Flag of Moldova.svg Svetlana Komleva 6–2, 6–3
Winner4.18 January 1993 Helsinki, FinlandCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Ekstrand 6–2, 6–0
Winner5.22 February 1993 Valencia, SpainHard Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bonsignori 6–4, 6–1
Winner6.8 August 1993Winnipeg, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Luanne Spadea 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up1.28 January 1998Mission, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller 3–6, 5–7

Doubles (4–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.30 July 1990 Catania, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Salvi Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Canapi
Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Piccini
3–6, 3–6
Winner1.28 September 1991 Biella, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Piccini Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano
Flag of Paraguay.svg Sandra Ugarriza
6–1, 6–4
Winner2.18 January 1993 Helsinki, FinlandCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Attili Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Ekstrand
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanessa Matthys
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2.10 May 1993 Putignano, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Attili Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Jankovská
3–6, 7–6(6), 4–6
Runner-up3.6 September 1993 Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Attili Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina
Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer
5–7, 6–7(5)
Runner-up4.27 March 1994 Brest, FranceHard Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Attili Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
4–6, 1–6
Winner3.4 September 1995 Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Salvi Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Nugent
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Woolcock
1–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner4.30 June 1997Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone Flag of Russia.svg Anna Linkova
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc
6–3, 6–0

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References

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  2. "U.S. Open". Daily News . 2 September 1994. Retrieved 14 September 2018.