Victoria Azarenka
Strong Is Beautiful
Maria Sharapova

Sara Errani

Ita
Residence: Bologna, Italy
DOB: April 29, 1987
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Height: 5' 4 1/2" (1.64 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2002)
JANUARY - Reached QF at Auckland (l. to Kuznetsova); reached 2r at Hobart (l. to Kerber).
2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first WTA qualifying at Palermo.

2004 - Fell in WTA qualifying once.

2005 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice; won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first three WTA main draws, reaching QF at Budapest and reaching 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; SF three times, at Acapulco (l. to Pennetta), Palermo (l. to Szavay) and Bali (l. to Davenport); made Top 100 debut on July 23 (after Palermo; rose from No.102 to No.91); reached 2r once (incl. US Open); fell 1r twice and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros).

2008 - First Top 50 season; won first two WTA titles at Palermo (d. Koryttseva in final) and Portoroz (d. Medina Garrigues in final); QF three times, at Auckland, Bogotá and Barcelona; reached 3r twice and 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors and Olympics) and in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on July 28 (after Portoroz; rose from No.56 to No.43); won one WTA doubles title.

2009 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up twice, at Palermo (l. to Pennetta in final) and Portoroz (l. to Safina in final); SF at Brisbane (l. to Azarenka); QF twice, at Marbella and Linz; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and 2r nine times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; member of Fed Cup-winning Italian team (first personal Fed Cup title).

2010 - Another Top 50 season; SF twice, at Hobart (l. to Peer) and Marbella (l. to Pennetta); QF five times, at Bogotá, Warsaw, Birmingham, Palermo and Linz; reached 3r five times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open) and 2r 10 times (incl. New Haven - l. to Stosur 61 36 76(4); held 4mp at 5-4 third set); fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); won three WTA doubles titles.

2011 - Fourth straight Top 50 season; runner-up at Pattaya City (l. to Hantuchova); SF twice, at Marbella (l. to Azarenka) and Barcelona (l. to Hradecka); QF three times, at Hobart, Budapest and Palermo; reached 3r three times and 2r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors); held match points in four losses, in Budapest QF (ret. vs. Medina Garrigues w/cramping at 46 75 30; held mp at 64 54), Palermo QF (l. to Cetkovska 57 63 76(4); held 2mp at 5-4 third set), Carlsbad 3r (l. to Peng 46 62 76(7); held 2mp at 6-4 in third set tie-break) and Beijing (l. to Cetkovska 46 76(5) 64; held 2mp in second set, 1mp at 5-4 and 1mp at 6-5); won three WTA doubles titles (all w/Vinci); withdrew from Strasbourg w/shoulder injury, from Stanford w/shoulder & leg injury and from Tokyo w/personal reasons.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2008 - Palermo, Portoroz; 2007 - ITF/Galatina-ITA; 2005 - ITF/Melilla-ESP.
Finalist (3): 2011 - Pattaya City; 2009 - Palermo, Portoroz.

DOUBLES
Winner (8): 2011 - Hobart, Pattaya City, Palermo (all w/Vinci); 2010 - Marbella, Barcelona (both w/Vinci), Palermo (w/Brianti); 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta); 2008 - Palermo (w/Llagostera Vives); 2007 - ITF/Capriolo-ITA, ITF/Latina-ITA (both w/Gabba); 2006 - ITF/Cuneo-ITA (w/Knapp); 2005 - ITF/Melilla-ESP, ITF/Sevilla (both w/Martínez Sánchez), ITF/Torrest-ESP (w/García).
Finalist (6): 2012 - Australian Open (w/Vinci); 2011 - Marbella, Birmingham, New Haven (all w/Vinci); 2010 - Acapulco (w/Vinci), Moscow (w/Martínez Sánchez).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2008-11; Italian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Pablo Lozano and David Andres ... Introduced to tennis at age 5 by father ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ... Mother, Fulvia, is a pharmacist; father, Giorgio, sells fruit and vegetables; brother, Davide, is a soccer player ... Speaks Italian, Spanish and English ... Enjoys reading, movies, music (especially pop), following soccer and basketball and playing Monopoly, cards and video games ... Favorite tournament is Acapulco ... Self-described as timid, happy and responsible ... Admires David Ferrer.