Bianca Turati

{{short description|Former italian tennis player (born 1997)}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Bianca Turati | fullname = | image = Turati POI21 (2) (51714596545).jpg | caption = Turati at the 2021 ITF Poitiers | country = {{ITA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|17|df=yes}} | residence = Barzanò, Italy | birth_place = Como, Italy | height = 1.73 m | retired = 2022 | plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | college = The University of Texas at Austin | careerprizemoney = US$ 89,247 | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=192|lost=133}} | singlestitles = 8 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 259 (12 April 2021) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=32|lost=38}} | doublestitles = 2 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 382 (9 May 2022) }}

'''Bianca Turati''' (born 17 June 1997) is an Italian former tennis player.

Turati has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 259, achieved on 12 April 2021. In May 2022, she reached her best doubles ranking of 382.

Turati made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open by defeating Martina Caregaro in the final qualifying round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1966551/abu-dhabi-2021-wednesday-s-order-of-play-and-match-points|title=Abu Dhabi 2021: Wednesday's Order of Play and Match Points|website=www.wtatennis.com}}</ref> She then stunned former world No. 25, Yaroslava Shvedova,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2097883/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2021-s-wta-debutantes|title=Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=14 December 2024}}</ref> before losing to eventual finalist Veronika Kudermetova.

Her twin sister Anna is also a professional tennis player.

Turati announced her retirement from tennis in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spaziotennis.com/interv/bianca-turati-si-ritira-a-25-anni-ma-il-tennis-e-gli-states-mi-danno-una-nuova-chance/76888|title=Bianca Turati si ritira a 25 anni: "Ma il tennis e gli States mi danno una nuova chance"|date=19 September 2022|publisher=www.spaziotennis.com|access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#ccccff;" | $15,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (2–0) |- |Clay (6–7) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–0</small> |Aug 2014 |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Duino Aurisina, Italy |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|CRO}} Iva Primorac |1–6, 6–1, 7–6⁽⁷⁾ |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–0</small> |May 2015 |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Pula, Italy |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Aliona Bolsova |2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–1</small> |Sep 2015 |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Pula, Italy |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Jessica Pieri |1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–2</small> |Apr 2016 |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Pula, Italy |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|RUS}} Olesya Pervushina |6–7⁽¹⁾, 3–6 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–3</small> |Aug 2016 |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Sezze, Italy |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|RUS}} Maria Marfutina |4–6, 0–6 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–4</small> |Jun 2017 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Brito |0–6, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–5</small> |Oct 2017 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Hilton Head, <br />United States |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|NOR}} Ulrikke Eikeri |4–6, 1–6 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–6</small> |Jul 2018 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Schio, Italy |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Nastassja Burnett |1–6, 5–7 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>3–6</small> |Aug 2018 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Biella, Italy |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Nastassja Burnett |6–3, 6–4 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>4–6</small> |Aug 2018 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Sezze, Italy |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Nastassja Burnett |6–2, 6–1 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>4–7</small> |Aug 2018 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Cuneo, Italy |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Paula Cristina Gonçalves |4–6, 2–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>5–7</small> |Sep 2018 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Hilton Head, <br />United States |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|CZE}} Michaela Bayerlová |7–6⁽⁰⁾, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>6–7</small> |Jun 2019 |bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Tarvisio, Italy |bgcolor=lightblue|25,000 |Clay |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Paula Cristina Gonçalves |6–3, 6–1 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>7–7</small> |Oct 2019 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Austin, United States |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Hard |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Anna Turati |3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>8–7</small> |Nov 2019 |bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Malibu, United States |bgcolor=lightblue|25,000 |Hard |{{Flagicon|USA}} Katie Volynets |4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |}

===Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–0</small> |Sep 2015 |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Pula, Italy |bgcolor=#f0f8ff|10,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|RUS}} Liudmila Samsonova |{{flagicon|BEL}} India Maggen <br /> {{flagicon|SUI}} Tess Sugnaux |6–4, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>1–1</small> |Jul 2018 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Anna Turati |{{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Mandlik <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Mitu |4–6, 5–7 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–1</small> |Oct 2019 |bgcolor=#ccf|ITF Austin, United States |bgcolor=#ccf|15,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Anna Turati |{{flagicon|ARG}} Melany Solange Krywoj <br /> {{flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Labraña |6–3, 1–6, [10–4] |- |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |<small>2–2</small> |Apr 2022 |bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Pula, Italy |bgcolor=lightblue|25,000 |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Anna Turati |{{flagicon|RUS}} Darya Astakhova <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Reyngold |6–7⁽⁶⁾, 4–6 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * [https://texassports.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bianca-turati/9416 Bianca Turati] at The University of Texas at Austin

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