# Giulia Casoni

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Italian tennis player

Giulia Casoni Country (sports) Italy Residence Ferrara, Italy Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 48) Ferrara Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Turned pro 1993 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 326,936 Singles Career record 269–233 Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking 83 (8 January 2001) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 1R (2001) French Open 3R (2000) Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001) US Open 3R (2000) Doubles Career record 225–127 Career titles 3 WTA, 27 ITF Highest ranking 51 (19 February 2001) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 2R (2001) French Open 2R (2000) Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001) US Open 1R (2000, 2001)

**Giulia Casoni** (Italian pronunciation: [\[ˈdʒuːlja kaˈzoːni -ˈsoː-\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian);[1][2] born 19 April 1978) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[3][4]

As a junior player, she won [1996 French Open](/source/1996_French_Open) in doubles, while her best professional results include singles quarterfinals at the [Internazionali Femminili di Palermo](/source/Internazionali_Femminili_di_Palermo) in 1999 and [Tier I](/source/Tier_I) [Italian Open](/source/Italian_Open_(tennis)) in 2000, and three [WTA Tour](/source/WTA_Tour) doubles titles. She was a member of [Italy Fed Cup team](/source/Italy_Fed_Cup_team) from 2000 to 2001, and won three doubles titles at WTA tournaments.

Casoni defeated players such as [Dominique Monami](/source/Dominique_Monami), [Katarina Srebotnik](/source/Katarina_Srebotnik), [Mariya Koryttseva](/source/Mariya_Koryttseva), [Francesca Schiavone](/source/Francesca_Schiavone), [Émilie Loit](/source/%C3%89milie_Loit) and [Nuria Llagostera Vives](/source/Nuria_Llagostera_Vives). She also won four singles and 27 doubles titles on the [ITF Women's Circuit](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit).

Casoni retired from tennis in 2006, after struggling with a knee injury.[5]

## Personal life

Casoni was born to Ilario and Angela Casoni, and has a brother Lorenzo.[6][7]

## WTA Tour finals

### Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments Tier I 5 (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III, IV & V (3–1)

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss Jul 1994 Palermo, Italy Clay Alice Canepa Ruxandra Dragomir Laura Garrone 1–6, 0–6 Win Jul 2000 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Iroda Tulyaganova Catherine Barclay Eva Dyrberg 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win Jan 2001 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Janette Husárová Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy 7–6(11–9), 7–5 Win Jul 2005 Palermo, Italy Clay Mariya Koryttseva Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

## Junior Grand Slam finals

### Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1996 French Open Clay Alice Canepa Anna Kournikova Ludmilla Varmuzova 6–2, 5–7, 7–5

## ITF Circuit finals

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

### Singles (4–6)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1. 28 August 1994 Alghero, Italy Hard Corina Morariu 5–7, 6–7(5) Win 2. 18 June 1995 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Monica Guglielmi 7–6, 7–6 Win 3. 4 August 1996 Catania, Italy Clay Debby Haak 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 4. 31 March 1997 Makarska, Croatia Clay Anna Földényi 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 Loss 5. 3 August 1997 Catania, Italy Clay Antonella Serra Zanetti 7–6(3), 3–6, 3–6 Loss 6. 8 December 1997 Espinho, Portugal Clay Maria Paola Zavagli 5–7, 6–7(8) Loss 7. 7 February 1998 Birkenhead, United Kingdom Hard (i) Petra Mandula 0–6, 6–2, 3–6 Loss 8. 13 December 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 Win 9. 20 June 1999 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Petra Begerow 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 Loss 10. 19 April 2000 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard Iroda Tulyaganova 2–6, 3–6

### Doubles (27–10)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 5 September 1993 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Alice Canepa Germana di Natale Giulia Toschi 7–6, 6–1 Loss 2. 21 August 1994 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Sara Ventura Francesca Lubiani Maria Paola Zavagli 6–7, 5–7 Win 3. 24 April 1995 Bari, Italy Clay Alice Canepa Marina Gojković Dragana Zarić 6–0, 6–0 Loss 4. 12 June 1995 Massa, Italy Clay Alice Canepa Emmanuelle Gagliardi Marzia Grossi 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 Win 5. 18 March 1996 Reims, France Clay Flora Perfetti Siobhan Drake-Brockman Catherine Tanvier 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 Win 6. 27 July 1997 Camaiore, Italy Clay Federica Fortuni Cindy Dock Jenny-Anne Fetch 6–4, 6–1 Win 7. 3 August 1997 Muri Antichi, Italy Clay Federica Fortuni Natalia Bondarenko Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova 7–6, 6–2 Win 8. 10 August 1997 Catania, Italy Clay Sabina Da Ponte Ding Ding Ni Wei 6–4, 6–2 Win 9. 8 December 1997 Espinho, Portugal Clay Maria Paola Zavagli Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal 6–2, 6–4 Win 10. 7 February 1998 Birkenhead, United Kingdom Hard (i) Anna Zaporozhanova Natalia Egorova Olga Ivanova 6–3, 6–2 Loss 11. 24 August 1998 Milan, Italy Grass Marijana Kovačević Hiroko Mochizuki Ryoko Takemura 6–4, 6–7(5), 4–6 Loss 12. 27 September 1998 Lecce, Italy Clay Stefania Chieppa Katia Altilia Stefanie Haidner 0–6, 2–6 Win 13. 13 December 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Katia Altilia Paula Garcia Kelly Liggan 6–3, 7–6(4) Loss 14. 7 June 1999 Galatina, İtaly Clay Maria Paola Zavagli Mariana Díaz Oliva Erica Krauth 1–6, 3–6 Win 15. 20 June 1999 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Kirstin Freye Andrea Šebová Magdalena Zděnovcová 6–3, 6–3 Win 16. 6 March 2000 Urtijëi, Italy Hard (i) Antonella Serra Zanetti Angelika Bachmann Eva Dyrberg 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 Win 17. 10 April 2000 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard (i) Angelika Bachmann Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova 7–5, 6–1 Loss 18. 22 October 2000 Cardiff, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Laurence Courtois Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 6–0, 1–6, 3–6 Win 19. 29 July 2001 Pamplona, Spain Hard Roberta Vinci Trudi Musgrave Julie Pullin 7–6, 6–4 Win 20. 3 September 2001 Fano, Italy Clay Katalin Marosi Eva Bes Gisela Riera 6–3, 6–4 Loss 21. 27 January 2002 Fullerton, United States Hard Amanda Hopmans Melissa Middleton Brie Rippner 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 Win 22. 3 February 2002 Rockford, United States Hard (i) Amanda Hopmans Melissa Middleton Brie Rippner 6–4, ret. Loss 23. 11 February 2003 Southampton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Roberta Vinci Olga Barabanschikova Nadejda Ostrovskaya 3–6, 4–6 Win 24. 7 September 2003 Fano, Italy Clay Conchita Martínez Granados Gala León García María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–3 Win 25. 5 October 2003 Caserta, Italy Clay Maret Ani Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Bahia Mouhtassine 7–5, 7–5 Loss 26. 23 May 2004 Caserta, Italy Clay Vladimíra Uhlířová Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 Win 27. 31 May 2004 Galatina, Italy Clay Vladimíra Uhlířová Nadejda Ostrovskaya Kathrin Wörle 6–4, 6–0 Loss 28. 9 August 2004 Martina Franca, Italy Clay Nina Bratchikova Aurélie Védy Jasmin Wöhr 1–6, 6–3, 6–7 Win 29. 28 September 2004 Belgrade, Serbia Clay Darija Jurak Ekaterina Bychkova Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6–0, 6–2 Win 30. 19 December 2004 Bergamo, Italy Hard Francesca Lubiani Lenka Němečková Julia Schruff 6–2, 6–3 Win 31. 13 February 2005 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Francesca Lubiani Darya Kustova Ekaterina Makarova 6–4, 6–3 Win 32. 7 May 2005 Catania, Italy Clay Alberta Brianti Giulia Gabba Valentina Sulpizio 6–3, 6–3 Win 33. 28 May 2005 Campobasso, Italy Clay Bahia Mouhtassine Katarína Kachlíková Lenka Tvarošková 6–0, 7–5 Win 34. 12 June 2005 Gorizia, Italy Clay Valentina Sulpizio Olena Antypina Nina Bratchikova 6–2, 6–0 Win 35. 14 August 2005 Rimini, Italy Clay Mariya Koryttseva Darya Kustova Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 6–4 Win 36. 19 February 2006 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i) Alberta Brianti Raquel Atawo Aleke Tsoubanos 6–4, 7–6(4) Win 37. 26 February 2006 Saint-Georges, Canada Hard (i) Alberta Brianti Veronika Chvojková Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Luciano Canepari](/source/Luciano_Canepari). ["Giulia"](http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Giulia). *DiPI Online* (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Luciano Canepari. ["Casoni"](http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Casoni). *DiPI Online* (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fed Cup - Players"](https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800186102). Retrieved 7 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Giulia Casoni"](https://en.tennistemple.com/giulia-casoni-ps353). Retrieved 7 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Bonesi, Davide (25 April 2015). ["Giulia, una ferrarese sfidò la mitica Williams"](https://lanuovaferrara.gelocal.it/sport/2015/04/25/news/giulia-una-ferrarese-sfido-la-mitica-williams-1.11302167) [Giulia, a woman from Ferrara who challenged the legendary Williams] (in Italian). La Nuova Ferrara. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WTA_6-0)** ["Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Giulia Casoni"](http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/giulia-casoni_2257889_1464). Retrieved 2009-12-28.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ITA_7-0)** [Giulia Casoni](http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20004546) at the [International Tennis Federation](/source/International_Tennis_Federation)

## External links

- [Giulia Casoni](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/30339/-) at the [Women's Tennis Association](/source/Women's_Tennis_Association)

- [Giulia Casoni](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/giulia-casoni/800186102/ita) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

- [Giulia Casoni](https://web.archive.org/web/20230828/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/player/800186102) at the [Billie Jean King Cup](/source/Billie_Jean_King_Cup) (archived)

v t e French Open girls' doubles champions 1981: Sophie Amiach / Corinne Vanier 1982: Beth Herr / Janet Lagasse 1983: Carin Anderholm / Helena Olsson 1984: Digna Ketelaar / Simone Schilder 1985: Mariana Pérez Roldán / Patricia Tarabini 1986: Leila Meskhi / Natalia Zvereva 1987: Natalia Medvedeva / Natalia Zvereva 1988: Alexia Dechaume / Emmanuelle Derly 1989: Nicole Pratt / Wang Shi-ting 1990: Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea 1991: Eva Bes / Inés Gorrochategui 1992: Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber 1993: Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber 1994: Martina Hingis / Henrieta Nagyová 1995: Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová 1996: Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni 1997: Cara Black / Irina Selyutina 1998: Kim Clijsters / Jelena Dokic 1999: Flavia Pennetta / Roberta Vinci 2000: María José Martínez Sánchez / Anabel Medina Garrigues 2001: Petra Cetkovská / Renata Voráčová 2002: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Barbora Strýcová 2003: Adriana González-Peñas / Marta Fraga Pérez 2004: Kateřina Böhmová / Michaëlla Krajicek 2005: Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay 2006: Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2007: Ksenia Milevskaya / Urszula Radwańska 2008: Jessica Moore / Polona Hercog 2009: Elena Bogdan / Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 2010: Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens 2011: Irina Khromacheva / Maryna Zanevska 2012: Daria Gavrilova / Irina Khromacheva 2013: Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 2014: Ioana Ducu / Ioana Loredana Roșca 2015: Miriam Kolodziejová / Markéta Vondroušová 2016: Paula Arias Manjón / Olga Danilović 2017: Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine 2018: Caty McNally / Iga Świątek 2019: Chloe Beck / Emma Navarro 2020: Eleonora Alvisi / Lisa Pigato 2021: Alexandra Eala / Oksana Selekhmeteva 2022: Sára Bejlek / Lucie Havlíčková 2023: Tyra Caterina Grant / Clervie Ngounoue 2024: Renáta Jamrichová / Tereza Valentová 2025: Eva Bennemann / Sonja Zhenikhova 2026: Jana Kovačková / Kateřina Zajíčková

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