Fiorella Bonicelli

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Fiorella Bonicelli
Country (sports)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Born (1951-12-21) 21 December 1951 (age 73)
Lima, Peru
Turned pro1967
Retired1978
Singles
Career record152–112
Career titles13
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1967)
French Open QF (1978)
Wimbledon 3R (1974)
US Open 4R (1972)
Doubles
Career record30–32
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open W (1976)
Wimbledon SF (1973)
US Open 3R (1972)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open W (1975)
Wimbledon QF (1971)
US Open 2R (1969)

Fiorella Bonicelli (born 21 December 1951) is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. She was born in Lima, Peru but grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay where she started playing tennis when at age 11. [1] During her career, she won the 1975 French Open mixed doubles title with Thomaz Koch. She also won the 1976 French Open women's doubles title with Gail Lovera, defeating Kathleen Harter and Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 1–6, 6–3. At the Fed Cup, her singles record is 11–4, and doubles record 6–8. During her career, she reached one Grand Slam singles quarterfinal, at the 1978 French Open, where she lost to Virginia Ruzici in three sets.

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Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1976 French Open Clay Flag of France.svg Gail Lovera [2] Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Harter
Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen Masthoff
6–4, 1–6, 6–3

Mixed doubles: (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1975 French Open Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Koch Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Teeguarden
6–4, 7–6

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 307. ISBN   9780354090391.
  2. French Open 1976 at WTA, page 2