Maria Francesca Bentivoglio

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Maria Francesca Bentivoglio
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1977-01-29) 29 January 1977 (age 47)
Retired1994
Prize money $50,031
Singles
Career record36–30
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 73 (23 August 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1994)
US Open 1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record2–4
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF

Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (born 27 January 1977) is a former Italian tennis player. On 23 August 1993, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 73. [1]

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She reached the Quarterfinals of the 1993 Italian Open, after beating Manon Bollegraf, Jana Novotná and Natasha Zvereva. The same year she won the 1993 US Open Championships in Juniors. She was a member of the Italian Fed Cup team. She retired prematurely in 1994 and became a gynaecologist.

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.27 April 1992Riccione, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up2.31 January 1993Båstad, SwedenHard Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva 2–6, 1–6

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References

  1. "Maria Francesca Bentivoglio's Biography at WTATennis". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17.