Francesca Pace

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Francesca Pace
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Rome, Italy
Born (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) [1]
PlaysRight-handed
CoachMassimiliano Pace
Prize money$24,231
Singles
Career record55–53
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 547 (16 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 552 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2023)
French Open  Junior2R (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior3R (2023)
US Open  Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record40–32
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 396 (9 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 406 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior2R (2023)
French Open  Junior2R (2023)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2023)
US Open  Junior1R (2023)
Last updated on: 30 June 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.

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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: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
W15 tournaments (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2025 ITF Orlando, United StatesW15Clay Flag of Japan.svg Mayu Crossley 1–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (2–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Nov 2023 ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Aya El Aouni Flag of Japan.svg Mayuka Aikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Haine Ogata 		6–0, 6–4
Loss1–1 May 2024 ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Aya El Aouni Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova
Flag of Italy.svg Verena Meliss 		4–6, 6–7(2)
Win2–1 Jun 2024 ITF Madrid, SpainW15Clay Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González Flag of Italy.svg Diletta Cherubini
Flag of Germany.svg Carolina Kuhl 		6–3, 7–5
Loss2–2 Jul 2024 ITF Viserba, ItalyW15Clay Flag of Algeria.svg Inès Ibbou Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Bertacchi
Flag of Austria.svg Lilli Tagger 		0–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss2–3 Oct 2024 ITF Bol, CroatiaW15Clay Flag of Germany.svg Laura Boehner Flag of Slovakia.svg Laura Svatíková
Flag of Romania.svg Arina Gabriela Vasilescu 		0–6, 6–7(3)
Loss2–4 May 2025 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of Poland.svg Zuzanna Pawlikowska Flag of Italy.svg Miriana Tona
Flag of Bolivia.svg Noelia Zeballos 		0–6, 3–6
Loss2–5 May 2025 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of Poland.svg Zuzanna Pawlikowska Flag of Italy.svg Miriana Tona
Flag of Bolivia.svg Noelia Zeballos		4–6, 3–6
Loss2–6 Jun 2025 ITF Rome, ItalyW35Clay Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Rocchetti Flag of Italy.svg Noemi Basiletti
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Pedone 		3–6, 1–6

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.
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