Personal

Father's name is Francesco (retired); mother's name is Luiscita (was a doctor, now stays home to take care of family); older brother's name is Gabriele ... Likes all court surfaces ... Likes to eat at restaurants with friends; also enjoys writing ... Relaxes by listening to music and driving fast in her car.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (8): 2017 - Bogotá; 2016 - Rio de Janeiro; 2013 - Marrakech; 2012 - Strasbourg; 2010 - Barcelona, Roland Garros; 2009 - Moscow; 2007 - Bad Gastein.
Finalist (12): 2017 - Rabat; 2011 - Roland Garros; 2009 - Prague, Osaka; 2006 - Sydney, Amelia Island, Luxembourg; 2005 - Bali, Moscow, Hasselt; 2003 - Canberra; 2000 - Tashkent.

DOUBLES
Winner (7): 2009 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Kleybanova); 2006 - Dubai, Luxembourg, Moscow (all w/Peschke); 2005 - Doha (w/Molik); 2004 - Warsaw (w/Farina Elia); 2001 - Sopot (w/Kruger).
Finalist (9): 2014 - Florianopolis (w/Soler-Espinosa); 2012 - Barcelona (w/Pennetta); 2008 - Roland Garros (w/Dellacqua); 2007 - Zürich (w/Raymond); 2006 - Rome (w/Peschke); 2005 - Filderstadt (w/Peschke); 2004 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Farina Elia); 2003 - Warsaw (w/Daniilidou), Stanford (w/Cho).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2002-12, 2016; Italian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2012.

Career in Review

2015 - QF twice at Antwerp and Istanbul; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r three times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying six times.

2014 - Fifteenth straight Top 100 season; SF twice at Baku (l. to Svitolina) and Hong Kong (l. to Lisicki); QF at Istanbul; reached 3r once and 2r four times; fell 1r 17 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying twice.

2013 - Another Top 50 season; won one WTA title at Marrakech (d. Domínguez Lino in final); SF at Seoul (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); QF twice at Acapulco and Birmingham; reached 4r once (Roland Garros) and 2r nine times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors and Charleston - l. to Soler-Espinosa 36 64 76(6); held mp at 6-5 in third set tie-break) and in qualifying twice.

2012 - Another Top 50 season; won one WTA title at Strasbourg (d. Cornet in final); SF at Brisbane (l. to Kanepi); QF at 's-Hertogenbosch; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open and Olympics); fell 1r nine times (incl. US Open).

2011 - Near-Top 10 season (finishing No.11); reached second Grand Slam final at Roland Garros (l. to Li in final); SF twice at Brussels and New Haven (l. to Wozniacki both times); QF twice (incl. Australian Open - l. to Wozniacki); saved 6mp to beat Kuznetsova 64 16 1614 in Australian Open 4r in 4h44min, longest ever Grand Slam match and second-longest overall match in Open Era - and at 30y/7m was oldest player ever to complete Grand Slam QF collection; reached 4r three times (incl. US Open), 3r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r five times; fell 1r three times; made Top 5 debut on January 31 (after Australian Open; rose from No.7 to No.4 - Italian ranking record for women, and tied Italian record for men - Adriano Panatta got to No.4 on ATP World Tour).

2010 - Breakthrough first Top 10 season (finishing No.7); won first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (d. Stosur in final - first Italian woman ever to win a Grand Slam title); made Top 10 debut afterwards on June 7 (rose from No.17 to No.6 - second Italian to reach Top 10 after Pennetta, since joined by Errani); also won another WTA title at Barcelona (d. Vinci in final); SF twice at Auckland (l. to Pennetta) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to Dementieva); QF three times (incl. US Open - l. to V.Williams); reached 4r once (Australian Open), 3r three times and 2r five times; fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell in RR stage at WTA Finals (went 1-2).

2009 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.17); won one WTA title at Moscow (d. Govortsova in final); runner-up twice at Prague (l. to Bammer in final) and Osaka (l. to Stosur in final); SF twice at Barcelona (l. to Vinci) and 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Wickmayer); QF once (Wimbledon - l. to Dementieva); reached 4r once (US Open), 3r twice and 2r six times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title.

2008 - Another Top 30 season; SF at Dubai (l. to Dementieva); QF three times; reached 4r once, 3r three times (Australian Open, Roland Garros and Olympics) and 2r nine times (incl. US Open and Wimbledon - l. to Medina Garrigues 36 75 97; held 2mp at 63 54); fell 1r five times.

2007 - Another Top 30 season; won one WTA title at Bad Gastein (d. Meusburger in final); SF at Zürich (l. to Golovin); QF twice; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r 11 times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r five times.

2006 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.15); runner-up three times at Sydney (l. to Henin), Amelia Island (l. to Petrova in final) and Luxembourg (l. to A.Bondarenko in final); QF five times; reached 4r twice (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r seven times; fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon); won three WTA doubles titles; made doubles Top 10 debut on October 16 (after Moscow).

2005 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.13); runner-up three times at Bali (l. to Davenport in final), Moscow (l. to Pierce in final) and Hasselt (l. to Clijsters in final); SF at Los Angeles (l. to Clijsters); QF five times; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r four times (incl. Australian Open and US Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon); won one WTA doubles title.

2004 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.19); SF twice at Sydney (l. to Mauresmo) and Warsaw (l. to Kuznetsova); QF seven times (incl. Olympics - l. to Myskina); reached 4r three times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open), 3r once and 2r four times (incl. other two majors); fell 1r six times; won one WTA doubles title.

2003 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.20); runner-up at Canberra (l. to Shaughnessy in final); SF twice at Stanford and Los Angeles (l. to Clijsters both times); QF five times (incl. US Open - l. to Capriati); reached 3r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 20 debut on October 6 (rose from No.25 to No.20).

2002 - Another Top 50 season; QF twice; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r three times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros) and 2r nine times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times and in qualifying once.

2001 - First Top 50 season; SF at Auckland (l. to Tu); QF six times (incl. Roland Garros - l. to Hingis); reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on June 11 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.51 to No.35); won one WTA doubles title.

2000 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Tashkent (l. to Tulyaganova in final); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying 10 times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut on September 11 (after US Open; rose from No.108 to No.76).

1999 - Played first WTA main draw at Rome, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in qualifying twice (incl. US Open).

1998 - Played first WTA qualifying at Rome and Palermo; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1996 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Italy.