Alice Canepa

Alice Canepa (Italian pronunciation: [aˈliːtʃe ˈkaːnepa, - kaˈnɛː-];[1][2][3] born 30 April 1978) is a retired tennis player from Italy.

Alice Canepa
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFinale Ligure, Italy
Born (1978-04-30) 30 April 1978
Finale Ligure
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned proJuly 1994
RetiredJuly 2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 217,781
Singles
Career record282–223 (55.8%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 158 (17 April 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006)
French OpenQ3 (2005)
WimbledonQ1 (2000)
US OpenQ2 (1998, 2005)
Doubles
Career record194–124 (61.0%)
Career titles19 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (18 September 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001, 2003)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000)
US Open2R (2000)

Her highest singles and doubles rankings are No. 158 and No. 93, respectively.[4]

Biography

In her career, Canepa won a total of 24 titles (19 in doubles) on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has reached the doubles final of the WTA Tier IV tournament in Palermo three times. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the doubles of the $50k event in Marseille in 2000. She has also competed on the Grand Slam tournaments on numerous occasions, but was unable to make it past round two in doubles and qualifying in singles.

Canepa retired after losing in the doubles final of the event in Palermo on 22 July 2007. She had partnered compatriot Karin Knapp, losing the final to Mariya Koryttseva and Darya Kustova, in straight sets.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 1994 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Casoni Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Italy Laura Garrone
1–6, 0–6
Loss 2. Jul 2006 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Gabba Slovakia Janette Husárová
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
0–6, 0–6
Loss 3. Jul 2007 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Karin Knapp Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Belarus Darya Kustova
4–6, 1–6

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 16 February 1997 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Germany Katrin Kilsch 6–2, 7–5
Winner 2. 24 May 1998 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Italy Yasmin Angeli 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 22 June 1998 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Tunisia Selima Sfar 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 26 July 1998 Lido di Camaiore, Italy Clay Croatia Marijana Kovačević 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 19 September 1999 Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay Ukraine Tatiana Kovalchuk 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 28 November 1999 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 9 April 2000 Cagliari, Italy Clay Spain Laura Pena 2–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 28 July 2003 Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits 6–2, 6–3
Winner 9. 28 March 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Margot Torre 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 11 July 2004 Cuneo, Italy Clay Italy Flavia Pennetta 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11. 19 June 2005 Gorizia, Italy Clay Croatia Ivana Lisjak 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 26 June 2005 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Austria Sybille Bammer 6–7(3), 2–6
Runner-up 13. 9 July 2006 Cuneo, Italy Clay Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 33 (19–14)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 30 August 1993 ITF Massa, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Casoni Italy Germana Di Natale
Italy Giulia Toschi
7–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 24 April 1995 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Casoni Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marina Gojković
Serbia Dragana Zarić
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 3. 12 June 1995 ITF Massa, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Casoni Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Italy Marzia Grossi
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 19 May 1996 Bordeaux, France Clay Belarus Olga Barabanschikova France Karine Quentrec
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 15 September 1996 Marseille, France Clay Netherlands Debby Haak Denmark Sofie Albinus
Denmark Karin Ptaszek
7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 3 February 1997 Mallorca, Spain Clay Italy Sara Ventura Italy Cristina Salvi
Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 7. 8 February 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Italy Katia Altilia Germany Eva Belbl
Germany Angelika Rösch
7–5, 7–6
Runner-up 8. 15 February 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Granados Germany Eva Belbl
Germany Silke Frankl
3–6, 3–6
Winner 9. 6 April 1998 Athens, Greece Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Romania Alice Pirsu
Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 10. 24 May 1998 Modena, Italy Clay Italy Alessia Lombardi Croatia Marijana Kovačević
Croatia Kristina Pojatina
6–7(5), 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 11. 31 May 1998 Warsaw, Poland Clay Italy Alessia Lombardi Czech Republic Jana Ondrouchová
Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
6–7(4), 4–6
Winner 12. 24 May 1998 Camucia, Italy Clay Italy Alessia Lombardi France Berengere Karpenschif
Italy Elena Pioppo
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 22 June 1998 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Alessia Lombardi France Vanina Casanova
Tunisia Selima Sfar
3–6, 1–6
Winner 14. 5 July 1998 Orbetello, Italy Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Venezuela Melissa Mazzotta
Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 15. 18 October 1998 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti Netherlands Seda Noorlander
Greece Christína Papadáki
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–7(4)
Runner-up 16. 23 November 1998 Lima, Peru Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Granados Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
7–6(4), 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 17. 7 February 1999 Mallorca, Spain Clay Argentina María Fernanda Landa Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
1–6, 1–6
Winner 18. 24 May 1999 Budapest, Hungary Clay Belarus Tatiana Poutchek Spain Eva Bes
Spain Mariam Ramón Climent
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 19. 19 September 1999 Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Netherlands Debby Haak
Netherlands Andrea van den Hurk
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 20. 14 November 1999 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Argentina Clarisa Fernández Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–4, 6–7(6), 3–6
Winner 21. 21 November 1999 Campos, Brazil Clay Argentina Paula Racedo Argentina Jorgelina Torti
Argentina Melisa Arévalo
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 22. 15 April 2000 Maglie, Italy Clay Italy Maria Paola Zavagli Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
6–1, 6–4
Winner 23. 11 June 2000 Galatina, Italy Clay Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva Brazil Miriam D'Agostini
Brazil Joana Cortez
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 24. 18 June 2000 Marseille, France Clay Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva Poland Anna Bieleń-Żarska
Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 25. 6 August 2000 Alghero, Italy Clay Italy Valentina Sassi Japan Ayami Takase
Hong Kong Tong Ka-po
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 26. 1 September 2002 Spoleto, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Austria Stefanie Haidner
Italy Silvia Disderi
6–2, 6–2
Winner 27. 30 September 2002 Ciampino, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Romania Oana Elena Golimbioschi
Hungary Eszter Molnár
6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 28. 29 March 2003 Parioli, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Italy Silvia Disderi
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 29. 25 August 2003 Rimini, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Darija Jurak
6–7(3), 7–6(7), 5–7
Winner 30. 8 March 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 31. 15 March 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Czech Republic Zuzana Hejdová
Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 32. 28 March 2004 Parioli, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Italy Elisa Balsamo
7–6(0), 6–3
Winner 33. 4 April 2005 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Germany Adriana Barna
Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
6–4, 6–0

References

  1. Luciano Canepari. "alice". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. Luciano Canepari. "Canepa". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. "Alice Canepa - Player Profile - Tennis". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. "Alice Canepa Masters Tour Singles Overview". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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