Federica Fortuni

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Federica Fortuni
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1974-09-30) 30 September 1974 (age 48)
Rome, Italy
Prize money$64,426
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 155 (10 July 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1996)
French Open Q2 (1995)
Wimbledon Q1 (1994)
US Open Q1 (1994, 1995)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 287 (22 September 1997)

Federica Fortuni (born 30 September 1974) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Born in Rome, Fortuni played on the professional tour in the 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 155 in the world. She featured in the qualifying draws for all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career.

Fortuni, who had a win over top 50 player Miriam Oremans at the 1994 Italian Open, had her most successful run in a WTA Tour tournament at the 1995 Delray Beach Winter Championships, where she made the round of 16 as a lucky loser. [1] A last minute replacement in the draw for sixth seed Mary Joe Fernandez, she benefited from a first round bye, then beat Christina Singer, before being eliminated by Barbara Rittner. [2]

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.7 March 1994 Prostějov, Czech RepublicHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim de Weille 2–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up2.12 June 1995 Hebron, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio 6–7(5), 7–6(3), 4–6
Runner-up3.9 June 1997 Camucia, ItalyHard Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Finér 3–6, 1–6
Winner1.21 July 1997 Lido di Camaiore, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Lubasová 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (4–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.30 March 1997 Dinard, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Germana Di Natale Flag of France.svg Magalie Lamarre
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna-Karin Svensson
6–4, 7–5
Winner2.21 July 1997 Lido di Camaiore, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cindy Dock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny-Anne Fetch
6–4, 6–1
Winner3.3 August 1997 Muri Antichi, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Bondarenko
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
7–6, 6–2
Winner4.8 September 1997 Fano, ItalyClay Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny-Anne Fetch
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave
6–1, 6–4

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  2. "Graf wins, but Delray loses six seeds". The Palm Beach Post . 9 March 1995.