Personal

Coached by Francesco Cina ... Father, Angelo, is an accountant; mother, Luisa, is a homemaker; older brother, Francesco, is a student ... Began playing tennis at age 6 ... Favorite place to be is hometown ... Self-described as nice, clever, polite ... Is a good soccer player ... Lucky charm is stuffed orange dinosaur from brother.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (10): 2016 - St. Petersburg; 2013 - Katowice, Palermo; 2012 - Dallas; 2011 - Barcelona, 's-Hertogenbosch, Budapest; 2010 - Luxembourg; 2009 - Barcelona; 2007 - Bogotá.
Finalist (5): 2015 - Nürnberg, US Open; 2014 - Bucharest, Istanbul; 2010 - Barcelona.

DOUBLES
Winner (25): 2015 - Auckland (w/Errani); 2014 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, Madrid, Wimbledon, Montréal (all w/Errani); 2013 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Doha (all w/Errani); 2012 - Monterrey, Acapulco, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, 's-Hertogenbosch, US Open (all w/Errani); 2011 - Hobart, Pattaya City, Palermo (all w/Errani); 2010 - Marbella, Barcelona (both w/Errani); 2006 - Canberra (w/Domachowska); 2005 - Portoroz (w/Medina Garrigues); 2001 - Doha (w/Testud).
Finalist (18): 2014 - Sydney, Rome, Roland Garros (all w/Errani); 2013 - Sydney, Rome, Roland Garros (all w/Errani); 2012 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Errani); 2011 - Marbella, Birmingham, New Haven (all w/Errani); 2010 - Acapulco (w/Errani); 2007 - Bogotá (w/Pennetta), Berlin, Rome (both w/Garbin); 2002 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Callens), Dubai (w/Testud); 2001 - Zürich (w/Testud).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2001-07, 2009-16; Italian Olympic Team, 2004, 2012, 2016.