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Mara Santangelo

Mara Santangelo
  • Residence: Rome, Italy
  • Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1981
  • Birthplace: Latina, Italy
  • Height: 6' (1.83 m)
  • Weight: 141 lbs. (64 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (1998) / Retired (Jan. 28, 2011)
  • Pronounced: MAH-ruh san-TAN-jeh-loe
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Mara Santangelo Biography

Started playing at age 9 ... Favorite shot is volley ... Parents played recreational tennis; brother, Matteo, used to play ... Hobbies include playing beach volleyball in Rome, listening to music, sightseeing ... Admires grandmother and Martina Navratilova.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 1
WTA Doubles Titles - 9
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $1,691,549
W/L - Singles - - - 286 - 238
W/L - Doubles - - - 219 - 143
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Results

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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
09-Jul-2007 (27) 10-Sep-2007 (5)
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News

  • Santangelo Says Goodbye

    Santangelo Says Goodbye

    Feburary 04, 2011
    Former Top 30 singles player and Top 5 doubles player Mara Santangelo has called it a career.
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  • Strasbourg Gallery

    Strasbourg Gallery

    May 23, 2009
    A collection of photos from the Internationaux de Strasbourg in Strasbourg.
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- Best singles results were one WTA title at 2006 Bangalore (d. Kostanic Tosic in final) and one WTA final at 2007 Bangalore (l. to Shvedova); SF twice, at 2006 Hobart and 2007 Birmingham; QF five times, three in 2006 (Istanbul, Birmingham, New Haven) and two in 2007 (Pattaya City, Warsaw); best Grand Slam was 4r at 2004 Australian Open (l. to Henin); had two Top 10 wins, No.9 Jankovic (2007 Miami) and No.9 Petrova (2007 Warsaw); career-high was No.27.
- Best doubles results were nine WTA titles (incl. one Grand Slam title, at 2007 French Open w/Molik) and three WTA finals; spent 48 career weeks in doubles Top 10, all consecutively between June 11, 2007 and May 11, 2008 (career-high was No.5).
- Won eight singles titles and 14 doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
- Had eight-month left foot injury lay-off between September 2007 and May 2008, then after Wimbledon in June 2009 played just one event on ITF Circuit.
- Announced retirement on Friday, January 28, 2011 in Milan, Italy.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Biella-ITA, ITF/Ortisei-ITA; 2006 - Bangalore; 2005 - ITF/Poza Rica-MEX, ITF/Taranto-ITA; 2003 - ITF/Ortisei-ITA; 2002 - ITF/Maribor-SLO; 2000 - ITF/Aosta-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA.
Finalist (1): 2007 - Bangalore.

DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2009 - Auckland, Monterrey, Strasbourg (all w/Dechy); 2008 - ITF/Rimini-ITA (w/Vinci); 2007 - Pattaya City (w/Pratt), Amelia Island (w/Srebotnik), Rome (w/Dechy), Roland Garros (w/Molik), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2005 - ITF/Poza Rica-MEX (w/Noorlander), ITF/Prostejov-CZE (w/Beygelzimer); 2004 - Hasselt (w/Russell); 2003 - ITF/Denain-FRA (w/Serra Zanetti), ITF/Latina-ITA (w/Vinci); 2000 - ITF/Hvar-CRO (w/Kovacevic), ITF/Aosta-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA, ITF/Spoleto-ITA (all w/Camerin), ITF/Tbilisi-GEO (w/Diaz-Oliva); 1999 - ITF/Horb-GER (w/Hudson), ITF/Beograd-CRO (w/Galouza), ITF/Girona-ITA (w/Wolfbrandt); 1998 - ITF/Reggio Calabria-ITA (w/Altilia).
Finalist (3): 2007 - Los Angeles (w/Molik); 2005 - Stockholm (w/Birnerova); 2004 - Tashkent (w/Bartoli).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2005-07; Italian Olympic Team, 2008.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 1
WTA Doubles Titles - 9
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $1,691,549
W/L - Singles - - - 286 - 238
W/L - Doubles - - - 219 - 143

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
5 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - 1r 3r 1r 4r - -
3 / 6 FRENCH OPEN 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r - -
4 / 5 WIMBLEDON - 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r - -
2 / 5 US OPEN - - 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r -

Doubles

W/L   2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
7 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF - 1r 1r QF 1r - -
8 / 5 FRENCH OPEN 1r 1r W 2r 1r 2r - -
8 / 6 WIMBLEDON 1r 1r SF 2r 2r 3r - -
4 / 5 US OPEN - 2r 3r 2r 1r 1r - -
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Mara Santangelo Results

  • Singles
    Doubles
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 2R 60
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2007 US OPEN 1R 2
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 3R 90
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 3R 90
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
28/08/2006 US OPEN 3R 62
Date Tournament Round Points
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 2R 38
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 62
29/08/2005 US OPEN 1R 2
20/06/2005 WIMBLEDON 2R 77
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 1R 41
17/01/2005 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
30/08/2004 US OPEN 1R 2
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4R 228
25/08/2003 US OPEN 1R 38
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 17
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 29
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2009 343 40
2008 135 198
2007 36 9
2006 31 41
2005 85 71
2004 91 90
2003 146 114
2002 173 -
2001 305 281
2000 263 245
1999 451 363
1998 585 470
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
09-Jul-2007 (27) 10-Sep-2007 (5)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
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Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 2R 60
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2007 US OPEN 1R 2
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 3R 90
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 3R 90
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
28/08/2006 US OPEN 3R 62
Date Tournament Round Points
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 2R 38
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 62
29/08/2005 US OPEN 1R 2
20/06/2005 WIMBLEDON 2R 77
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 1R 41
17/01/2005 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
30/08/2004 US OPEN 1R 2
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4R 228
25/08/2003 US OPEN 1R 38
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 17
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 29

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
09/05/2009 MADRID Q - 1R 1
03/05/2009 ROME Q - 1R 1
25/03/2009 MIAMI 2R 50
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS 1R 5

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
14/06/2009 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
18/05/2009 STRASBOURG 1R 1
02/03/2009 MONTERREY Q - 3R 10
09/02/2009 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
11/01/2009 HOBART 2R 30
05/01/2009 AUCKLAND 1R 1

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
15/09/2007 FED CUP FINAL 1R 0
14/07/2007 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0
21/04/2007 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
16/09/2006 FED CUP FINAL W 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
27/10/2008 QUEBEC CITY 2R 3
29/09/2008 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 1
22/09/2008 SEOUL 1R 1
15/09/2008 GUANGZHOU 1R 1
21/07/2008 PORTOROZ 2R 15
07/07/2008 PALERMO 1R 1
19/05/2008 STRASBOURG 1R 1
12/05/2008 ROME 1R 1
19/08/2007 NEW HAVEN 1R 1
13/08/2007 TORONTO 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
06/08/2007 LOS ANGELES 2R 20
18/06/2007 EASTBOURNE 2R 35
11/06/2007 BIRMINGHAM QF 65
14/05/2007 ROME 2R 35
07/05/2007 BERLIN 1R 1
30/04/2007 WARSAW 3R 70
09/04/2007 CHARLESTON 3R 60
02/04/2007 AMELIA ISLAND 2R 20
21/03/2007 MIAMI 4R 70
26/02/2007 DOHA 2R 35
Date Tournament Round Points
19/02/2007 DUBAI 2R 40
12/02/2007 BANGALORE QF 100
05/02/2007 PATTAYA CITY 3R 30
30/01/2007 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 60
07/01/2007 HOBART 2R 15
30/10/2006 HASSELT 1R 1
23/10/2006 LINZ 2R 25
16/10/2006 ZURICH Q - 2R 6
09/10/2006 MOSCOW 1R 1
02/10/2006 STUTTGART 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
25/09/2006 LUXEMBOURG 1R 1
20/08/2006 NEW HAVEN 3R 49
14/08/2006 MONTREAL 2R 25
07/08/2006 LOS ANGELES 2R 14
31/07/2006 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
19/06/2006 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
12/06/2006 BIRMINGHAM 4R 30
22/05/2006 ISTANBUL 3R 30
15/05/2006 ROME 2R 25
08/05/2006 BERLIN 2R 25
Date Tournament Round Points
10/04/2006 CHARLESTON 3R 42
03/04/2006 AMELIA ISLAND 2R 14
22/03/2006 MIAMI 1R 1
08/03/2006 INDIAN WELLS 2R 1
13/02/2006 BANGALORE W 120
06/02/2006 PATTAYA CITY 2R 12
31/01/2006 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) 1R 19
08/01/2006 HOBART 4R 43
24/10/2005 HASSELT 1R 1
03/10/2005 TASHKENT 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
21/08/2005 NEW HAVEN 2R 8
08/08/2005 STOCKHOLM 2R 14
09/05/2005 ROME 2R 52
09/03/2005 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
07/02/2005 HYDERABAD 2R 14
31/01/2005 PATTAYA CITY 2R 20
09/01/2005 HOBART 1R 1
02/01/2005 AUCKLAND 2R 27
11/10/2004 TASHKENT 1R 1
27/09/2004 HASSELT 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
22/08/2004 NEW HAVEN Q - 2R 1
16/08/2004 CINCINNATI 2R 20
02/08/2004 STOCKHOLM 2R 14
14/06/2004 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
07/06/2004 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
17/05/2004 STRASBOURG Q - 3R 8
10/05/2004 ROME 1R 1
05/04/2004 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 5
24/03/2004 MIAMI 2R 39
10/03/2004 INDIAN WELLS 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
01/03/2004 DOHA 2R 4
23/02/2004 DUBAI 1R 1
11/01/2004 CANBERRA 2R 27
05/01/2004 AUCKLAND Q - 3R 9
20/10/2003 LUXEMBOURG Q - 3R 7
22/09/2003 LEIPZIG Q - 2R 6
07/07/2003 PALERMO 1R 1
12/05/2003 ROME Q - 1R 1
31/03/2003 CASABLANCA 1R 1
19/03/2003 MIAMI Q - 2R 10
Date Tournament Round Points
17/02/2003 DUBAI Q - 1R 1
10/02/2003 DOHA Q - 1R 1
30/12/2002 AUCKLAND Q - 2R 4
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