Personal

Began playing at age 3; favorite surface is clay; best shot is serve ... Nickname is Tax ... Favorite cities are Bologna for its food, Milan for shopping ... Hobbies include surfing the net, listening to music, going to movies; other sports interests include beach tennis, kitesurfing ... Favorite book is Instant Love ... Favorite actor is Brad Pitt ... Tennis player most admired is Justine Henin for her comeback ... Most memorable experience was vacation she spent with Flavia Pennetta ... Enjoys eating at restaurants with friends and going dancing.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Rome-Tiro A Volo-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA; 2006 - ITF/Barcelona-ESP; 2003 - ITF/Cuneo-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Caserta-ITA; 2000 - Budapest; 1999 - ITF/Civitanova-ITA, ITF/Manila-PHI; 1998 - ITF/New Delhi 2-IND; 1997 - ITF/Novi Sad-SRB; 1996 - ITF/Catania 2-ITA.
Finalist (4): 2007 - Bogotá; 2006 - Palermo; 2005 - Modena; 2000 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES
Winner (11): 2010 - Budapest, Prague, Luxembourg, ITF/Torhout 2-BEL (all w/Bacsinszky); 2009 - ITF/Marseille-FRA (w/Salerni), ITF/Sofia-BUL, ITF/Saint Malo-FRA, ITF/Ortisei-ITA (all w/Bacsinszky); 2005 - Canberra (w/Krizan); 2003 - Canberra (w/Loit); 2002 - Hobart (w/Grande), Bol (w/Widjaja); 2001 - Bogotá, Budapest, Palermo (all w/Husarova); 2000 - Warsaw (w/Husarova), ITF/Dubai-UAE (w/Marosi); 1999 - ITF/Rhodes-GRE (w/Hopmans); 1998 - ITF/Athens 2-GRE, ITF/Orbetello-ITA (both w/Canepa); 1997 - ITF/Novi Sad-SRB (w/Guardigli); 1996 - ITF/Catania 2-ITA (w/Guardigli).
Finalist (7): 2010 - Sydney (w/Petrova), Barcelona, Bad Gastein (both w/Bacsinszky); 2007 - Berlin, Rome (both w/Vinci); 2002 - Brussels (w/Sánchez-Vicario), New Haven (w/Husarova).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 1999-2000, 2003-05, 2007-08; Italian Olympic Team, 2000, 2004.