- Francesca Schiavone
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Francesca Schiavone
country = ITA
residence =London ,England
datebirth = birth date and age|1980|6|23
placebirth =Milan ,Italy
height = height|m=1.66
weight = convert|64|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro =1998
retired= "Active"
plays = Right (one-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $3,680,351
singlesrecord = 363–254
singlestitles = 1
highestsinglesranking = 11 (January 30 ,2006 )
AustralianOpenresult = 4r (2006)
FrenchOpenresult = QF (2001)
Wimbledonresult = 3r (2003)
USOpenresult = QF (2003)
doublesrecord = 139–126
doublestitles = 6 [1 ITF]
highestdoublesranking = No. 8 (February 12 ,2007 )
grandslamsdoublesresults = 0
AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2006, 2007)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F (2008)
WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (2006)
USOpenDoublesresult = SF (2006)
updated=September 15 ,2008 Francesca Schiavone (born
June 23 ,1980 ,Milan ) is a professionaltennis player fromItaly . She turned professional in1998 .Her career high ranking is #11, achieved on
January 30 ,2006 . She only won one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the Autumn of 2005. Schiavone has also been to twoGrand Slam quarterfinals in her career; once in her debut at the French Open in 2001 and again at the U.S. Open in 2003. She and her Italian team matesMara Santangelo ,Flavia Pennetta andRoberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the2006 Fed Cup final.Justine Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy. [ [http://www.fedcup.com/news/matchreport.asp?articleid=10986 Italy wins the Fed Cup for the first time] , fedcup.com, September 17] This match was a doubles match andKirsten Flipkens partnered Henin, andRoberta Vinci partnered Schiavone. One point in this game consisted of about five slam shots that each team managed to return.She realized the best win of her career in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, when she upset world no.1 and four-time champion
Justine Henin in straight sets, 7–6, 7–6. She eventually lost toElena Dementieva in the semi-finals.Partnering Australian
Casey Dellacqua , Schiavone was the finalist in the Women's Doubles competition at the 2008French Open .Titles (8)
ingles wins (1)
References
External links
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* [http://francescaschiavone.aceboard.com A forum dedicated to Francesa Schiavone]
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