Gaia Sanesi

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Gaia Sanesi
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Florida, United States
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)
Florence, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 93,939
Singles
Career record241–190 (55.9%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 294 (14 July 2014)
Doubles
Career record111–70 (61.3%)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 388 (14 September 2015)

Gaia Sanesi (born 1 April 1992) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

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She has career-high WTA rankings of 294 in singles, achieved on 14 July 2014, and 388 in doubles, reached on 14 September 2015. Sanesi won five singles titles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Rio Open in the doubles tournament, partnering Estrella Cabeza Candela.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.23 July 2012ITF Horb, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund 3–6, 0–6
Win1.8 July 2013ITF Getxo, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Tatiana Búa 7–5, 5–7, 7–5
Win2.15 July 2013ITF Knokke, BelgiumClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tess Sugnaux 6–3, 6–3
Loss2.8 June 2015ITF Manzanillo, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Giuliana Olmos 1–6, 2–6
Loss3.21 November 2016ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hobgarski 1–6, 5–7
Loss4.4 December 2016ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Alves 3–6, 0–6
Loss5.20 May 2017ITF Oeiras, PortugalClay Flag of Hungary.svg Panna Udvardy 7–6(5), 5–7, 4–6
Win3.17 July 2017ITF Târgu Jiu, RomaniaClay Flag of Romania.svg Miriam Bulgaru 6–1, 6–2
Loss6.13 August 2017ITF Las Palmas, SpainClay Flag of Sweden.svg Cornelia Lister 4–6, 4–6
Win4.12 November 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît 6–3, 6–0
Win5.19 November 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Gracheva6–3, 6–4
Loss7.18 February 2018ITF Antalya, TurkeyHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 2–6, 1–6
Loss8.8 April 2018ITF Jackson, United StatesClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (10–11)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (9–9)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.21 January 2013ITF Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Serbia.svg Natalija Kostić Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jin-a
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Mi
3–6, 1–6
Loss2.11 March 2013ITF Madrid, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Sussarello Flag of Russia.svg Eugeniya Pashkova
Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win1.18 March 2013ITF Madrid, SpainClay (i) Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Cervera Vázquez Flag of Argentina.svg Tatiana Búa
Flag of Spain.svg Arabela Fernández Rabener
7–5, 6–3
Loss3.20 May 2013ITF Girona, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Sussarello Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Cervera Vázquez
6–7(4), 4–6
Loss4.17 June 2013ITF Alkmaar, NetherlandsClay Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim van der Horst
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Monique Zuur
3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss5.23 September 2013ITF Seville, SpainClay Flag of Chile.svg Cecilia Costa Melgar Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero
3–6, 5–7
Loss6.13 January 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt
Hard Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer
Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Win2.24 August 2015ITF Braunschweig,
Germany
Clay Flag of Japan.svg Mana Ayukawa Flag of Germany.svg Shaline-Doreen Pipa
Flag of Germany.svg Anastazja Rosnowska
3–6, 7–6(5), [10–4]
Win3.31 August 2015ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Aliona Bolsova Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Korashvili
6–3, 6–4
Win4.15 January 2016ITF Fort de France,
Martinique
Hard Flag of Romania.svg Jaqueline Cristian Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United States.svg Zoë Gwen Scandalis
7–6(5), 7–6(5)
Loss7.22 January 2016ITF Petit-Bourg,
Guadeloupe
Hard Flag of Romania.svg Jaqueline Cristian Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rosalie van der Hoek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelly Versteeg
6–7(5), 1–6
Win5.2 May 2016ITF Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Arcidiacono Flag of Italy.svg Veronica Napolitano
Flag of Italy.svg Anna Remondina
6–4, 6–1
Win6.4 March 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Natasha Piludu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominique Karregat
Flag of Poland.svg Sandra Zaniewska
6–3, 6–2
Loss8.9 April 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Brito Flag of Italy.svg Alice Balducci
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Marchetti
6–2, 3–6, [2–10]
Win7.20 May 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Martina Spigarelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
6–0, 6–2
Win8.9 June 2017ITF Madrid, SpainClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michaela Boev Flag of Spain.svg Ángela Fita Boluda
Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Kuznetsova
6–4, 6–3
Loss9.6 August 2017ITF Porto, PortugalClay Flag of Italy.svg Lucrezia Stefanini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Arbuthnott
Flag of Denmark.svg Emilie Francati
4–6, 3–6
Loss10.8 April 2018ITF Jackson, United StatesClay Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe
1–6, 3–6
Win9.24 February 2019ITF Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Scala Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu
Flag of Romania.svg Irina Fetecău
6–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Win10.23 June 2019ITF Klosters, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lisa Sabino Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leonie Küng
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova
3–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss11.9 September 2023ITF Fiano Romano, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lara Michel Flag of Italy.svg Enola Chiesa
Flag of Italy.svg Samira de Stefano
1–6, 4–6


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