Lucrezia Stefanini

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Lucrezia Stefanini
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Stefanini at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 27)
Florence, Italy
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed both sides)
Prize moneyUS$ 750,789
Singles
Career record302–235
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 99 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 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 record53–64
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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 SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q1 2R Q1 0 / 11–1
French Open AAA Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon ANHA Q2 1R Q1 0 / 10–1
US Open AA Q2 Q1 Q2 Q2 0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–20–00 / 21–2
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup AAAAF [a] 0 / 10–0
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open [b] AAAAA0 / 00–0
Indian Wells Open ANH Q1 A Q1 0 / 00–0
Miami Open ANHAAA0 / 00–0
Madrid Open ANHAAA0 / 00–0
Italian Open Q1 AAA 1R 0 / 10–1
Canadian Open ANHAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati Open AAAAA0 / 00–0
Guadalajara Open NHAA0 / 00–0
Wuhan Open ANH0 / 00–0
China Open ANHA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10 / 10–1
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Tournaments00437Career total: 14
Titles00000Career total: 0
Finals00000Career total: 0
Hard win–loss0–00–01–31–15–40 / 87–8
Clay win–loss0–00–00–11–20–10 / 41–4
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–20 / 20–2
Overall win–loss0–00–01–42–35–70 / 148–14
Year-end ranking [c] 430390180142119$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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2016ITF Schio, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 3–6, 1–6
Win1–1Jun 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Kordolaimi 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss1–2Jan 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Maria Marfutina 2–6, 1–6
Loss1–3Jan 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Halbauer3–6, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 2019ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Burundi.svg Sada Nahimana 6–4, 6–0
Loss2–4Mar 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Belarus.svg Jana Kolodynska 6–1, 0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win3–4May 2021ITF Salinas, EcuadorW25Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Susan Bandecchi 6–1, 6–3
Win4–4Aug 2021ITF Radom, PolandW25Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win5–4Feb 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win6–4 Sep 2022 Collonge-Bellerive Open,
Switzerland		W60Clay Flag of Austria.svg Sinja Kraus 6–2, 2–1 ret.
Win7–4 Sep 2022 Caldas da Rainha Open,
Portugal		W60+HHard Flag of Spain.svg Marina Bassols Ribera 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss7–5 Jan 2023 Porto Indoor, PortugalW40Hard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Céline Naef 2–6, 4–6
Win8–5Apr 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win9–5Apr 2023ITF Calvi, FranceW40+HHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss9–6Sep 2023Collonge-Bellerive Open,
Switzerland		W60Clay Flag of France.svg Chloé Paquet 2–6, 1–6
Win10–6Jun 2024ITF Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalW50Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2016ITF Sassuolo, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Tatiana Pieri Flag of Italy.svg Alice Balducci
Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Chiesa 		4–6, 2–6
Win1–1Sep 2016ITF Pula, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Tatiana Pieri Flag of Italy.svg Alice Balducci
Flag of Italy.svg Marcella Cucca		6–4, 6–0
Win2–1Feb 2017ITF Bergamo, Italy15,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Tatiana Pieri Flag of Italy.svg Martina Colmegna
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ylena In-Albon 		3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss2–2Aug 2017ITF Porto, Portugal15,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Sanesi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Arbuthnott
Flag of Denmark.svg Emilie Francati 		4–6, 3–6
Loss2–3Aug 2017ITF Vienna, Austria15,000Clay Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Sofía Sánchez Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska
Flag of Italy.svg Dalila Spiteri 		6–0, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss2–4 Apr 2022 Clay Court Championships, USW100Clay Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg 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. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lucrezia Stefanini leaves Australian Open in pain". Sportal. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Italian Open: Wang books spot in round of 64". Tennis Majors. 9 May 2023. 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. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Guadalajara Open: Stefanini makes second round". Tennis Majors. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bouzkova charges past Stefanini into Guadalajara quarterfinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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