Germana Di Natale

Germana Di Natale (born 2 April 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

In this article, the surname is Di Natale, not Natale.
Germana Di Natale
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1974-04-02) 2 April 1974
Rome
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$86,385
Singles
Career record152–177
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (12 June 2000)
Doubles
Career record55–68
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 314 (25 July 1994)

Biography

A right-handed player, Di Natale started playing tennis at the age of ten and began touring in the early 1990s.

Di Natale was a singles bronze medalist at the 1997 Summer Universiade.[1]

As a professional player she is most noted for her quarterfinal appearance as a qualifier at the 2000 WTA Madrid Open, where she had a win over the top seed Mary Pierce en route. Starting the tournament with a ranking of 258, she upset the world's sixth ranked player Pierce with a straight-sets second-round win.[2] In the quarterfinals, she had to retire hurt while trailing Iva Majoli by a set due to an injury to her right arm.[3]

During her career, she competed in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments.

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 January 1994 Pontevedra, Spain Carpet Spain Paula Hermida 6–7, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 1. 12 May 1996 Le Touquet, France Clay Belgium Patty Van Acker 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 20 April 1997 Angilli, Italy Clay Romania Oana Elena Golimbioschi 5–7, 2–6

Doubles (4–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 August 1992 Nicolosi, Italy Clay Italy Emanuela Brusati Italy Rita Grande
Italy Laura Lapi		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 2 August 1993 Dublin, Ireland Clay France Vanina Casanova Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
Argentina Valentina Solari		 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 30 August 1993 Massa, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Toschi Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Giulia Casoni		 6–7, 1–6
Winner 1. 17 January 1994 Orense, Spain Carpet Slovakia Patrícia Marková Netherlands Stephanie Gomperts
Netherlands Nathalie Thijssen		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 2. 19 June 1995 Elvas, Portugal Hard Portugal Joana Pedroso United States Bonnie Bleecker
Portugal Manuela Costa		 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 22 April 1996 Bari, Italy Clay Romania Andreea Vanc Czech Republic Jana Macurová
Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková		 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 3. 30 March 1997 Dinard, France Clay Italy Federica Fortuni France Magalie Lamarre
Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 4. 4 February 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Romania Andreea Vanc Russia Raissa Gourevitch
Russia Dinara Safina		 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 25 March 2001 Cholet, France Clay (i) Greece Eleni Daniilidou Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Australia Anastasia Rodionova		 1–6, 6–7(5)

References
  1. "Two gymnastics stars with uncertain futures". Associated Press. 25 August 1997. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Pierce loses to unknown in Madrid". CBC.ca. 11 November 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. "Navratilova loses in Madrid Open". United Press International. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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