Maria Paola Zavagli

Maria Paola Zavagli (born 4 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Maria Paola Zavagli
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1977-06-04) 4 June 1977
Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$113,050
Singles
Career record174–177 (49.6%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 161 (21 December 1998)
Doubles
Career record96–91 (51.3%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000)

Biography

Zavagli, a right-handed player, was born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle.[1]

As a junior, she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995.[2]

In 1997, she won three ITF singles titles and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini.[3]

She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovak player Janette Husárová in each tournament.

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1995 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Czech Republic Jindra Gabrisova 7–5, 6–1
Win 2. Feb 1997 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Paula García 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3. Jun 1997 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 4–6, 6–0, 2–6
Win 4. Aug 1997 ITF Catania, Italy Clay Italy Laura Dell'Angelo 5–7, 7–6(1), 6–3
Win 5. Dec 1997 ITF Espinho, Portugal Clay Italy Giulia Casoni 7–5, 7–6(8)
Loss 6. May 1998 ITF Midlothian, United States Clay Greece Christína Papadáki 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. Aug 1994 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Italy Francesca Lubiani Italy Giulia Casoni
Italy Sara Ventura
7–6(0), 7–5
Winner 2. Jul 1995 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Italy Emanuela Brusati Japan Yoriko Yamagishi
Czech Republic Ludmila Varmužová
7–6(5), 6–3
Runner-up 3. Apr 1997 ITF San Severo, Italy Clay Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Italy Sabina da Ponte
Italy Laura Dell'Angelo
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 4. Jun 1997 Camucia, Italy Hard Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti Italy Cristina Salvi
Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
4–6, 1–6
Winner 5. Dec 1997 Espinho, Portugal Clay Italy Giulia Casoni Spain Tamara Aranda
Spain Julia Carballal
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 6. Nov 1998 Hull, United, Kingdom Hard Italy Francesca Lubiani Austria Barbara Schwartz
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. Apr 1999 Espinho, Portugal Clay Italy Francesca Lubiani Hungary Katalin Marosi
Spain Alicia Ortuño
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. Jun 1999 Galatina, İtaly Clay Italy Giulia Casoni Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
Argentina Erica Krauth
1–6, 3–6
Winner 9. Apr 2000 Maglie, Italy Clay Italy Alice Canepa Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
6–1, 6–4
Winner 10. Jul 2000 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Slovenia Maja Matevžič Germany Adriana Barna
Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova
7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–4
Runner-up 11. Sep 2000 Reggio di Calabria, Italy Clay Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Ukraine Tatiana Kovalchuk
Germany Syna Schmidle
w/o
Runner-up 12. Sep 2001 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Italy Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Spain Mariam Ramón Climent
Germany Angelika Rösch
6–7(6), 6–7(6)
Runner-up 13. Oct 2001 Open de Touraine, France Hard (i) Italy Flavia Pennetta Madagascar Dally Randriantefy
Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy
4–6, 6–3, 3–6

References

  1. "Bio - Personal". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Zavagli, Maria-Paola (ITA)". ITF. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Palermo - 13 July - 19 July 1998". ITF. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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