| Country (sports) |  Italy |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1974 Rome, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $86,385 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 152–177 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (12 June 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 55–68 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 314 (25 July 1994) |
Germana Di Natale (born 2 April 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
A right-handed player, Di Natale started playing tennis at the age of ten and began touring in the early 1990s.
Di Natale was a singles bronze medalist at the 1997 Summer Universiade. [1]
As a professional player she is most noted for her quarterfinal appearance as a qualifier at the 2000 WTA Madrid Open, where she had a win over the top seed Mary Pierce en route. Starting the tournament with a ranking of 258, she upset the world's sixth ranked player Pierce with a straight-sets second-round win. [2] In the quarterfinals, she had to retire hurt while trailing Iva Majoli by a set due to an injury to her right arm. [3]
During her career, she competed in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments.
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 24 January 1994 | Pontevedra, Spain | Carpet |  Paula Hermida | 6–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 12 May 1996 | Le Touquet, France | Clay |  Patty Van Acker | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 20 April 1997 | Angilli, Italy | Clay |  Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 3 August 1992 | Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | Emanuela Brusati | Rita Grande Laura Lapi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 2 August 1993 | Dublin, Ireland | Clay |  Vanina Casanova |  Mariana Díaz Oliva Valentina Solari | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 30 August 1993 | Massa, Italy | Clay | Giulia Toschi | Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 17 January 1994 | Orense, Spain | Carpet |  Patrícia Marková |  Stephanie Gomperts Nathalie Thijssen | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 19 June 1995 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard |  Joana Pedroso |  Bonnie Bleecker Manuela Costa | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 22 April 1996 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Andreea Vanc |  Jana Macurová Olga Vymetálková | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 30 March 1997 | Dinard, France | Clay | Federica Fortuni | Magalie Lamarre  Anna-Karin Svensson | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | 4 February 2001 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Andreea Vanc |  Raissa Gourevitch Dinara Safina | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 25 March 2001 | Cholet, France | Clay (i) |  Eleni Daniilidou |  Yuliya Beygelzimer  Anastasia Rodionova | 1–6, 6–7(7–5) |
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