Marzia Grossi

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Marzia Grossi
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1970-09-02) 2 September 1970 (age 53)
Prize money$145,460
Singles
Career record128–108 (54.2%)
Career titles1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 79 (13 September 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1994)
French Open 3R (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1994)
US Open 1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record53–49 (52.0%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 102 (9 October 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1989)

Marzia Grossi (born 2 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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Biography

Grossi, who comes from Florence, began playing tennis at the age of eight. [1]

She debuted on the professional circuit in 1989 and was more successful in doubles that year with a semifinal appearance at Athens the highlight.

From 1990 to 1992, she didn't feature in any WTA Tour events.

She won a WTA tournament title at San Marino in 1993, with a win over top seed Barbara Rittner in the final. [2] The title in San Marino took her ranking into the top 100 and in September she reached a career best 79 in the world.

At the 1993 French Open, she qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam singles match for the first time and took 13th seed Nathalie Tauziat to three sets in an opening-round loss. Her best French Open performance was a third-round appearance in 1994, and she also appeared in the singles main draws at the three other Grand Slam tournaments that year.

She appeared in two Fed Cup ties for Italy in 1994, partnering Rita Grande in the doubles, against Denmark and France. [3]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
WinJul 1993 San Marino Tier IVClay Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner 3–6, 7–5, 6–1

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.26 June 1988ITF Arezzo, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Švíglerová 7–6, 6–1
Loss1.8 August 1988ITF Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Austria.svg Karin Kschwendt 6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Loss2.13 July 1992ITF Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Katia Piccolini 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss3.28 September 1992ITF Santa Maria, ItalyClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos 4–6, 0–6
Loss4.15 March 1993ITF Reims, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Laurence Andretto 1–6, 2–6
Win2.9 July 1995ITF Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (7–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.3 April 1988ITF Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Romano Flag of Argentina.svg Fernanda González
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán 		7–5, 6–3
Win2.5 September 1988ITF Agliana, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò Flag of Finland.svg Anne Aallonen
Flag of Finland.svg Nanne Dahlman 		4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win3.10 April 1989ITF Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce 		6–3, 6–2
Win4.13 May 1991ITF Francavilla, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Caterina Nozzoli Flag of Paraguay.svg Viviana Valdovinos
Flag of the United States.svg Jolene Watanabe-Giltz 		6–1, 6–3
Win5.26 August 1991ITF Ronchis, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Palaveršić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Kratochvílová 		6–4, 7–5
Loss1.24 August 1992ITF La Spezia, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Laura Lapi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Vukasovič 		5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Win6.24 March 1993ITF Reims, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande Flag of Moldova.svg Svetlana Komleva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 		6–4, 6–4
Win7.12 June 1995ITF Massa, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni 		3–6, 6–4, 7–5

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References

  1. ↑ "Marzia Grossi: "Mi è mancato un incontro"". spaziotennis.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Grossi upsets Rittner". The Cincinnati Enquirer . 2 August 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Federation Cup". Reno Gazette-Journal . 21 July 1994. p. 40. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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