Silvia Disderi

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Silvia Disderi
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 42)
Biella
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$69,864
Singles
Career record185–75
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 329 (13 May 2002)
Doubles
Career record141–96
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (5 November 2007)

Silvia Disderi (born 10 July 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

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Career

Disderi grew up in the northern Italian town of Biella, where she began playing tennis at the age of seven, after being introduced to the sport by her father Sergio. When she was 12, she moved to Turin for training. In 1999, she represented Italy in the World Youth Cup, held in Australia. [1]

Professional career

A right-handed player, Disderi began competing on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1999. She reached her best singles ranking in 2002, of 329 in the world. [2] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as No. 196 and won 12 ITF titles. [3] On the WTA Tour, she made most of her main-draw appearances at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, featuring three times in either the singles or doubles draw. She was a doubles quarterfinalist at the 2007 Morocco Open.

In 2009, she retired from professional tennis. [2] She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, working as a coach at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy. [2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–3)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win116 February 2003ITF Albufeira, PortugalHard Flag of France.svg Sylvia Montero 6–1, 6–1
Loss12 March 2003ITF Gran Canaria, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Marta Fraga 3–6, 5–7
Win218 May 2003ITF Casale Monferrato, ItalyClay Flag of Croatia.svg Matea Mezak 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Loss219 March 2006ITF Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Russia.svg Galina Fokina 5–7, 3–6
Loss320 September 2008ITF Casale Monferrato, ItalyClay Flag of Croatia.svg Matea Mezak5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Loss425 October 2008ITF Oristano, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gatto-Monticone 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 25 (12–13)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (6–12)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win11 May 1999ITF Maglie, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Anna Floris Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Torti
6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Win215 July 2000ITF Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Maria-Letizia Zavagli Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dina Milosevic
Flag of Slovakia.svg Lenka Tarosková
6–4, 0–6, 7–6(4)
Loss126 August 2000ITF Cuneo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Anna Floris Flag of Italy.svg Maria-Elena Camerin
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
5–7, 2–6
Win31 September 2001ITF Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Anna Floris Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner
Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Masante
6–4, 7–5
Loss224 November 2001ITF Mallorca, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Anna Floris Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits
Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Klemenschits
5–7, 4–6
Loss31 December 2001ITF Mallorca, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Anna Floris Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits
Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Klemenschits
3–6, 4–6
Win416 February 2002ITF Bergamo, ItalyHard (i) Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejdová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Kučerová
7–5, 6–3
Loss416 March 2002ITF Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Hejdová Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold
Flag of Israel.svg Yevgenia Savransky
3–6, 5–7
Loss530 March 2002ITF Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Milica Koprivica Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Ivone
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
4–6, 3–6
Win524 August 2002ITF Civitanova, ItalyClay Flag of Romania.svg Oana-Elena Golimbioschi Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Smirnova
6–3, 6–2
Loss61 September 2002ITF Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa
Flag of Italy.svg Emily Stellato
2–6, 2–6
Win68 February 2003ITF Vale do Lobo, PortugalHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Meruzzi Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Mortello
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Višić
6–0, 6–2
Win715 February 2003ITF Albufeira, PortugalHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Meruzzi Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins
6–2, 6–4
Loss729 March 2003ITF Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Meruzzi Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa
Flag of Italy.svg Emily Stellato
3–6, 1–6
Win82 August 2003ITF Gardone Val Trompia, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits
Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Klemenschits
6–4, 6–2
Loss812 June 2004ITF Alcobaça, PortugalHard Flag of Italy.svg Krizia Borgarello Flag of Jamaica.svg Alanna Broderick
Flag of Jamaica.svg Megan Moulton-Levy
5–7, 1–6
Win911 June 2005ITF Nazaré, PortugalHard Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen
Flag of Georgia.svg Nana Urotadze
6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4
Loss915 July 2005ITF Monteroni, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Mortello Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Meruzzi
Flag of Italy.svg Verdiana Verardi
6–7(4), 6–7(1)
Win1020 August 2005ITF Jesi, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gabba Flag of New Zealand.svg Leanne Baker
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Lubiani
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss102 September 2005ITF Vittoria, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Mortello Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Fisher
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
2–6, 3–6
Win1118 March 2006ITF Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Poland.svg Olga Brozda Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Avdiyenko
Flag of Belarus.svg Iryna Kuryanovich
6–3, 6–1
Loss1119 May 2006ITF Caserta, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
2–6, 0–6
Loss1218 November 2006ITF Deauville, FranceClay (i) Flag of Israel.svg Tzipi Obziler Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Yuliana Fedak
5–7, 4–6
Loss1311 May 2007ITF Rabat, MoroccoClay Flag of Algeria.svg Samia Medjahdi Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Klaffner
4–6, 1–6
Win1224 October 2008ITF Oristano, ItalyHard Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gatto-Monticone Flag of Italy.svg Alice Balducci
Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Salis
6–0, 6–2

References

  1. "Una vita tra tennis e moda: Silvia Disderi". Gilt Magazine (in Italian). 14 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Perazzi, Marco (19 September 2013). "L'ex stella che insegna dritti e volée in Florida". LaStampa.it (in Italian).
  3. Burruni, Antonio (19 October 2008). "Silvia Disderi: Una modella prestata al tennis". Alguer.it (in Italian).