Lucrezia Stefanini

Lucrezia Stefanini

Stefanini at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 27) Florence, Italy
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	US$ 750,789
Singles
Career record	302–235
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 99 (7 August 2023)
Current ranking	No. 166 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2023)
French Open	1R (2025)
Wimbledon	1R (2023)
US Open	Q3 ( 2025 )
Doubles
Career record	53–64
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 393 (18 April 2022)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Lucrezia Stefanini (born 15 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Stefanini has career-high WTA rankings of 99 in singles and 393 in doubles. She has won ten singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She was finalist for Italy in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup.

Career

2021–2022: WTA Tour debut and top 150

Stefanini made her WTA Tour debut at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open, qualifying for the main draw by defeating Irina Fetecău in the final qualifying round. ^[1]

2023–2024: Major debut and first win, top 100

Stefanini made her major debut at the 2023 Australian Open. ^[2] She recorded her first win at this level, defeating Tatjana Maria in three sets, ^{[3] [4]} before losing to Varvara Gracheva in the second round. ^[5]

She received wildcards into the main draw at her home tournament, the WTA 1000 Italian Open in Rome in 2023, losing in the first round to Wang Xiyu, ^[6] and 2024, where she defeated countrywoman and fellow wildcard Vittoria Paganetti ^[7] before losing to 29th seed Linda Nosková. ^[8]

At the 2024 Guadalajara Open, Stefanini qualified for the main draw and defeated Ana Sofía Sánchez in three sets to reach the second round ^[9] where she lost to sixth seed Marie Bouzková. ^[10]

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	2R	Q1	0 / 1	1–1
French Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	NH	A	Q2	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	A	A	Q2	Q1	Q2	Q2	0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0 / 2	1–2
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	A	A	A	A	F [a]		0 / 1	0–0
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open [b]	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	Q1	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0
Miami Open	A	NH	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Italian Open	Q1	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Canadian Open	A	NH	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Guadalajara Open	NH			A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Wuhan Open	A	NH					0 / 0	0–0
China Open	A	NH			A		0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1		0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Tournaments	0	0	4	3	7		Career total: 14
Titles	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Hard win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–1	5–4		0 / 8	7–8
Clay win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1		0 / 4	1–4
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2		0 / 2	0–2
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–4	2–3	5–7		0 / 14	8–14
Year-end ranking [c]	430	390	180	142	119		$577,859

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (10 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–1)
W40/50 tournaments (2–1)
W25 tournaments (4–0)
W10/15 tournaments (2–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2016	ITF Schio, Italy	10,000	Clay	Valeriya Strakhova	3–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Eleni Kordolaimi	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss	1–2	Jan 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Maria Marfutina	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1–3	Jan 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Elizabeth Halbauer	3–6, 3–6
Win	2–3	Nov 2019	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Sada Nahimana	6–4, 6–0
Loss	2–4	Mar 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Jana Kolodynska	6–1, 0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	3–4	May 2021	ITF Salinas, Ecuador	W25	Hard	Susan Bandecchi	6–1, 6–3
Win	4–4	Aug 2021	ITF Radom, Poland	W25	Clay	Miriam Kolodziejová	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	5–4	Feb 2022	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W25	Hard	Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik	6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win	6–4	Sep 2022	Collonge-Bellerive Open, Switzerland	W60	Clay	Sinja Kraus	6–2, 2–1 ret.
Win	7–4	Sep 2022	Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal	W60+H	Hard	Marina Bassols Ribera	3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	7–5	Jan 2023	Porto Indoor, Portugal	W40	Hard (i)	Céline Naef	2–6, 4–6
Win	8–5	Apr 2023	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W25	Hard	Emina Bektas	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	9–5	Apr 2023	ITF Calvi, France	W40+H	Hard	Heather Watson	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	9–6	Sep 2023	Collonge-Bellerive Open, Switzerland	W60	Clay	Chloé Paquet	2–6, 1–6
Win	10–6	Jun 2024	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	W50	Hard	Talia Gibson	6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2016	ITF Sassuolo, Italy	10,000	Clay	Tatiana Pieri	Alice Balducci Deborah Chiesa	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2016	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Tatiana Pieri	Alice Balducci Marcella Cucca	6–4, 6–0
Win	2–1	Feb 2017	ITF Bergamo, Italy	15,000	Clay	Tatiana Pieri	Martina Colmegna Ylena In-Albon	3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss	2–2	Aug 2017	ITF Porto, Portugal	15,000	Clay	Gaia Sanesi	Emily Arbuthnott Emilie Francati	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Aug 2017	ITF Vienna, Austria	15,000	Clay	Ana Sofía Sánchez	Anastasia Grymalska Dalila Spiteri	6–0, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	2–4	Apr 2022	Clay Court Championships, US	W100	Clay	Irina Bara	Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov	4–6, 6–3, [8–10]

Notes

1. Stefanini was part of the team, but did not play in singles
2. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
3. 2015: WTA ranking–926, 2016: WTA ranking–755, 2017: WTA ranking–503, 2018: WTA ranking–407.

References

1. "Abu Dhabi 2021: Wednesday's Order of Play and Match Points". www.wtatennis.com.
2. "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open".
3. "Australian Open: Stefanini overcomes Maria in three-set barnburner". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
4. "Australian Open: Qualifier Stefanini edges Maria, books second-round spot". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
5. "Lucrezia Stefanini leaves Australian Open in pain". Sportal. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
6. "Italian Open: Wang books spot in round of 64". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
7. "Stefanini wins battle of Italian wild cards over Paganetti in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
8. "Italian Open: Noskova dispatches Stefanini to reach third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
9. "Guadalajara Open: Stefanini makes second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
10. "Bouzkova charges past Stefanini into Guadalajara quarterfinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

External links

• Lucrezia Stefanini at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lucrezia Stefanini at the International Tennis Federation
• Lucrezia Stefanini at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Lucrezia Stefanini at Wimbledon
• Lucrezia Stefanini at ESPN.com