Vittoria Paganetti

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Vittoria Paganetti
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18)
Bari, Italy
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRaffaele Gorgoglione
Prize moneyUS $16,470
Singles
Career record10–14
Highest rankingNo. 974 (12 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1,009 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior2R (2024)
French Open  Junior2R (2024)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2024)
US Open  Junior1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record9–9
Highest rankingNo. 690 (21 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 690 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2024)
French Open  JuniorSF (2024)
Wimbledon  JuniorSF (2024)
US Open  Junior1R (2024)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Vittoria Paganetti (born 17 June 2006) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 19, achieved on 2 September 2024.

Contents

Early life

Paganetti was born and raised in Bari. [1] She began playing tennis at the age of five. [2] She trains at the Circolo Tennis Bari under coach Raffaele Gorgoglione. [3] [4]

Junior career

In January 2024, Paganetti made her Junior Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, where she reached the second round in singles. [5] [6] At the J300 Memorial Eduardo Ferrero in Villena, she reached the semifinals in singles and won the doubles title with compatriot Francesca Gandolfi. [7] [8] Later that year, she and partner Emerson Jones reached back-to-back Junior Grand Slam doubles semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon. [9] [10] At the J300 Internationaux de Tennis Junior event in Repentigny, she reached the semifinals in singles and won the doubles title with Noemi Basiletti.

Professional career

In September 2022, Paganetti made her WTA 125 debut with a wildcard into the Open delle Puglie, but lost in the first round to Laura Pigossi. [11] She also received a wildcard into the 2023 tournament, but lost in the first round to Carole Monnet. [12] In November 2023, she and partner Gaia Maduzzi were runners-up $25k Archigen Cup in Solarino, losing to Linda Klimovičová and Julie Štruplová in the final. [13] [14]

In May 2024, after passing the pre-qualifying tournament, [15] Paganetti made her WTA Tour debut with a wildcard into the main draw of the Italian Open, [16] [17] but lost in the first round to compatriot Lucrezia Stefanini. [18] [19] She was only the fourth player from Apulia to make the main draw in Rome. [20] In July, she reached the semifinals of the $15k Rimini Cup in Viserba as a junior exempt entry. [21]

Performance timelines

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 2024 Italian Open.

Tournament 2024 SRW–LWin%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Italian Open 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–10 / 10–10%

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2023 ITF Solarino, ItalyW25Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Maduzzi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Klimovičová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Julie Štruplová
1–6, 7–6(4), [8–10]
Loss0–2 Sep 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW35Clay Flag of Italy.svg Noemi Basiletti Flag of Greece.svg Sapfo Sakellaridi
Flag of Romania.svg Arina Vasilescu
2–6, 2–6

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