JANUARY - Did not play.
FEBRUARY - Did not play.
MARCH - Did not play.
APRIL - Did not play.
MAY - Fell in Rome qualifying; reached 2r at Istanbul (l. to No.4 seed Govortsova).
JUNE - Played on ITF Circuit.
JULY - Played on ITF Circuit.
AUGUST - Won $25K ITF/Monteroni d'Arabia-ITA singles title.
SEPTEMBER - Played on ITF Circuit.
1998 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.
1999 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.
2000 - Played first Tour qualifying at Palermo (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
2001 - Played first two Tour main draws, falling 1r at Bol (as qualifier) and Palermo (as LL); fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.
2002 - Fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); continued to play on ITF Circuit.
2003 - Fell in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. all four majors); continued to play on ITF Circuit.
2004 - Fell in Tour qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
2005 - Reached first Tour singles QF at Palermo (won first Tour main draw matches en route; l. to Pironkova); fell 1r at Rome (as WC) and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won one singles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Portoroz w/neck injury.
2006 - Reached 2r twice, at Bogota and Berlin (as qualifier); fell 1r six times, incl. Roland Garros (ret. vs. Muller w/heat illness) and Wimbledon; fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); continued to play on ITF Circuit.
2007 - Reached second Tour singles QF at Bogota (ret. vs. Pennetta w/right ankle injury); reached 3r at Rome (as LL) and 2r at Portoroz (as qualifier); fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open).
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Monteroni d'Arabia-ITA; 2005 - ITF/Martina Franca-ITA; 2004 - ITF/Porto-POR; 2001 - ITF/CD. Juarez-MEX, ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA; 2000 - ITF/Deauville-FRA.
Quarterfinalist (2): 2007 - Bogota; 2005 - Palermo.
Coached by Franco Bonaiti; travels with Team Vavassori; does off-court training with Jacopo Bramanti ... Baseliner who prefers clay; favorite shot is forehand ... Nickname is Natha ... Parents Angela Sirianni and Robert Vierin run family's tennis club where Nathalie began playing at age 3; has two younger brothers, Matthieu and Julien ... Admires Monica Seles ... Likes to visit the beach in Bol, Croatia ... Favorite movie is Dirty Dancing; favorite actor is Julia Roberts; favorite book is Palomino by Danielle Steel ... Says Wimbledon is the best tournament.
