Francesca Pace

Francesca Pace

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Rome, Italy
Born	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 20) [1]
Plays	Right-handed
Coach	Massimiliano Pace
Prize money	$32,648
Singles
Career record	62–58
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 484 (27 October 2025)
Current ranking	No. 484 (27 October 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior	1R (2023)
French Open  Junior	2R (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior	3R (2023)
US Open  Junior	1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	52–37
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 352 (27 October 2025)
Current ranking	No. 352 (27 October 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior	2R (2023)
French Open  Junior	2R (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior	1R (2023)
US Open  Junior	1R (2023)
Last updated on: 27 October 2025.

Francesca Pace (born 5 August 2005) is an Italian tennis player. ^{[2] [3]} She made her debut at a WTA 250 tournament when she played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open.

Early and personal life

The daughter of former tennis professional Irina Spîrlea, Pace was brought up in Rome. ^[4] She has been coached from an early age by her father Massimiliano Pace. He also acted as coach for her mother during her tennis career. She has a brother named Tommaso. ^[5]

Career

2021

In May 2021, Pace won an ITF junior tournament in Limassol. ^[6] That year, she also claimed her first victories in women’s tennis, winning her debut match in a 15k event in Cairo, 6–1, 6–1 against Wan Chao-yi. ^{[7] [8]}

2022

Pace played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, a WTA 250 tournament, in September 2022. She played with Federica Urgesi, and they lost in the first round to compatriots Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini. ^{[9] [10]}

2023

Pace came through qualifying to play in the girls’ singles competition at the 2023 Australian Open. ^[11]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend W35 tournaments (2–0) W15 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2025	ITF Orlando, United States	W15	Clay	Mayu Crossley	1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2025	ITF Redding, United States	W35	Hard	Lea Ma	1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	2–1	Oct 2025	ITF Norman, United States	W35	Hard	Ekaterina Khayrutdinova	6–3, 7–6(5)

Doubles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend W35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (2–6)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2023	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Aya El Aouni	Mayuka Aikawa Haine Ogata	6–0, 6–4
Loss	1–1	May 2024	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Aya El Aouni	Dia Evtimova Verena Meliss	4–6, 6–7(2)
Win	2–1	Jun 2024	ITF Madrid, Spain	W15	Clay	María Herazo González	Diletta Cherubini Carolina Kuhl	6–3, 7–5
Loss	2–2	Jul 2024	ITF Viserba, Italy	W15	Clay	Inès Ibbou	Anastasia Bertacchi Lilli Tagger	0–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss	2–3	Oct 2024	ITF Bol, Croatia	W15	Clay	Laura Boehner	Laura Svatíková Arina Gabriela Vasilescu	0–6, 6–7(3)
Loss	2–4	May 2025	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W35	Clay	Zuzanna Pawlikowska	Miriana Tona Noelia Zeballos	0–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	May 2025	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W35	Clay	Zuzanna Pawlikowska	Miriana Tona Noelia Zeballos	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–6	Jun 2025	ITF Rome, Italy	W35	Clay	Sofia Rocchetti	Noemi Basiletti Giorgia Pedone	3–6, 1–6
Loss	2–7	Sep 2025	ITF Berkley, United States	W35	Hard	Zuzanna Pawlikowska	Rasheeda McAdoo Angella Okutoyi	6–7(2), 4–6
Win	3–7	Sep 2025	ITF San Rafael, United States	W35	Hard	Zuzanna Pawlikowska	Živa Falkner Marie Weckerle	4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	3–8	Oct 2025	ITF Bakersfield, United States	W35	Hard	Zuzanna Pawlikowska	Ema Burgić Anita Sahdiieva	7–5, 1–6, [7–10]

References

1. "Francesca Pace". Eurosport. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
2. "Francesca Pace". ITF. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
3. "Francesca Pace". WTA. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
4. Ercoli, Lorenzo (January 31, 2021). "From Sensi to Petrillo, the Lazio women trying to make their way". fitp.it. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
5. Wolf, Valentine (April 23, 2008). "She was washing, the housewife was washing". Prosport.ro. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
6. "After Bianca Andreescu and Emma Răducanu, another young woman with Romanian roots plays for another country! Francesca Pace is the daughter of a famous tennis player who trained with the Williams sisters! EXCLUSIVE". wowbiz.ro. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
7. Ercoli, Lorenzo (December 2, 2021). "Francesca Pace: "The first victories as a professional and the debut in A2, unexpected joys"". fitp.it. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
8. Izzo, Stefano (November 21, 2021). "Peace, the first of the "pros" is a scream". fitip.it. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
9. Rollo, Vittorio (25 September 2022). "Tennis Parma Ladies Open, let's get going. And tomorrow the big names Sakkari, Trevisan and Paolini will take the stage". Gazzettadiparma.it. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
10. "MARTINA TREVISAN / JASMINE PAOLINI - FEDERICA URGESI / FRANCESCA PACE SUMMARY OF THE MATCH". Eurosport. September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
11. Vitali, Giulio (21 January 2023). "Australian Open, the junior tournaments begin: here are all the Italian protagonists‌". ubitennis. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

External links

• Francesca Pace at the Women's Tennis Association
• Francesca Pace at the International Tennis Federation