Full name | Maria Paola Zavagli |
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Country (sports) | Italy |
Born | Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy | 4 June 1977
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $113,050 |
Singles | |
Career record | 174–177 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 161 (21 December 1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 96–91 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (12 June 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2000) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2000) |
Maria Paola Zavagli (born 4 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Zavagli, a right-handed player, was born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle. [1]
As a junior, she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995. [2]
In 1997, she won three ITF singles titles and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini. [3]
She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovakian Janette Husárová in each tournament.
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jan 1995 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Jindra Gabrisova | 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 2. | Feb 1997 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Paula García | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | Jun 1997 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 4–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | Aug 1997 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Laura Dell'Angelo | 5–7, 7–6(1), 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Dec 1997 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Giulia Casoni | 7–5, 7–6(8) |
Loss | 6. | May 1998 | ITF Midlothian, United States | Clay | Christína Papadáki | 5–7, 4–6 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | Aug 1994 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Francesca Lubiani | Giulia Casoni Sara Ventura | 7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | Jul 1995 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Emanuela Brusati | Yoriko Yamagishi Ludmila Varmužová | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | Apr 1997 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Sabina da Ponte Laura Dell'Angelo | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | Jun 1997 | Camucia, Italy | Hard | Antonella Serra Zanetti | Cristina Salvi Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | Dec 1997 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | Nov 1998 | Hull, United, Kingdom | Hard | Francesca Lubiani | Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | Apr 1999 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Francesca Lubiani | Katalin Marosi Alicia Ortuño | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | Jun 1999 | Galatina, İtaly | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Mariana Díaz Oliva Erica Krauth | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | Apr 2000 | Maglie, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | Svetlana Krivencheva Tatiana Poutchek | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | Jul 2000 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Maja Matevžič | Adriana Barna Anna Zaporozhanova | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 11. | Sep 2000 | Reggio di Calabria, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Tatiana Kovalchuk Syna Schmidle | w/o |
Runner-up | 12. | Sep 2001 | Lecce, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Mariam Ramón Climent Angelika Rösch | 6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8) |
Runner-up | 13. | Oct 2001 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Flavia Pennetta | Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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