{{short description|Italian tennis player (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Jennifer Ruggeri | fullname = | image = | caption = | country = {{ITA}} | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|7|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Civitanova Marche, Italy | turnedpro = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = US $75,623 | coach = | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=143|lost=107}} | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 265 (6 April 2026) | currentsinglesranking = No. 265 (4 May 2026) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=47|lost=54}} | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 379 (4 May 2026) | currentdoublesranking = No. 379 (4 May 2026) | updated = 6 May 2025 }}
'''Jennifer Ruggeri''' (born 23 July 2003) is an Italian professional tennis player.
Ruggeri has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 265, achieved on 6 April 2026. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 379, reached on 4 May 2026. <ref name=WTA>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329217/jennifer-ruggeri|title=Jennifer Ruggeri profile|website=wtatennis.com|access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>
==Career== ===2025: Three ITF singles titles=== In August 2025, she won her first singles title at the ITF W35 Trieste tournament. The following week, she won the ITF W15 event, Fiano Romano.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.supertennis.tv/News/Wta/Jennifer-Ruggeri-intervista|title=L'ENERGIA DI JENNIFER RUGGERI: "QUESTI SUCCESSI? UN PUNTO DI PARTENZA"|website=www.supertennis.tv|date=15 September 2025 |access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref> In September 2025, Santa Margherita di Pula won the ITF W35 event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ancona/cronaca/jennifer-ruggeri-fa-suo-il-40fdaf2a|title=Jennifer Ruggeri fa suo il terzo torneo stagionale. Vittoria al W35 di Santa Margherita di Pula|website=www.ilrestodelcarlino.it|date=October 2025 |access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref>
===2026: WTA Tour debut=== In February 2026, she won her first doubles championship at the ITF W35 event in Antalya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fitp.it/Federazione/News/Attivita-regionali/Il-doppio-azzurro-trionfa-ad-Antalya-Jennifer-Ruggeri-conquista-il-titolo-ITF|title=IL DOPPIO AZZURRO TRIONFA AD ANTALYA: JENNIFER RUGGERI CONQUISTA IL TITOLO ITF|website=www.fitp.it|date=23 February 2026 |access-date=23 February 2026}}</ref> In March 2026, she played in the final of the ITF W50 event in Heraklion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.quotidiano.net/tennis/ruggeri-si-ferma-in-finale-082984e8|title=Ruggeri si ferma in finale. A Creta cede alla spagnola|website=sport.quotidiano.net|date=18 March 2026 |access-date=18 March 2026}}</ref>
Ruggeri made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2026 Italian Open in Rome, where she received a wild card entry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.centropagina.it/sport/tennista-marchigiana-jennifer-ruggeri-internazionali-roma/|title=La tennista marchigiana Jennifer Ruggeri agli Internazionali di Roma|website=www.centropagina.it|access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> but lost to Zeynep Sönmez in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cronachemaceratesi.it/2026/05/06/roma-scopre-jennifer-ruggeri-fuori-a-testa-alta-agli-internazionali/2061789/|title=Roma "scopre" Jennifer Ruggeri: fuori a testa alta agli Internazionali|website=www.cronachemaceratesi.it|access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref> Ruggeri made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2026 Italian Open in Rome, where she received a wildcard entry, partnering fellow Italian Tyra Caterina Grant. In the first round, she lost the Romanian duo Sorana Cîrstea and Jaqueline Cristian in two sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romatoday.it/sport/internazionali-tennis/grant-eliminata-doppio-internazionali-bnl-italia-2026.html|title=IBI 26, Grant-Ruggeri ko, la romana fuori anche nel doppio|website=www.romatoday.it|access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref>
==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)=== {| |- valign=top | {|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85% !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |W75 tournaments (1–0) |- style="background:#ffe4c4;" |W40/50 tournaments (0–1) |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25/35 tournaments (2–1) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments (1–1) |} | {|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85% !Finals by surface |- |Clay (4–3) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable nowrap" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style=background:#ffa07a|Loss | <small>0–1</small> | Jul 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Casablanca, Morocco | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Reyngold | 2–6, 3–6 |- | style=background:#98fb98|Win | <small>1–1</small> | Aug 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Trieste, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Samira De Stefano | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |- | style=background:#98fb98|Win | <small>2–1</small> | Sep 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Fiano Romano, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Eva Marie Voracek | 6–4, 6–3 |- | style=background:#98fb98|Win | <small>3–1</small> | Sep 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sara Cakarevic | 6–4, 6–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>3–2</small> | Oct 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Julie Štruplová | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>3–3</small> | Mar 2026 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50 | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Irene Burillo | 5–7, 2–6 |- | style=background:#98fb98|Win | <small>4–3</small> | May 2026 | style="background:#addfad;"|Zaragoza Open, Spain | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Kayla Day | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup> |}
===Doubles: 9 (1 titles, 8 runner-up)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%; !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25/35 tournaments (1–5) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments (0–3) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%; !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–1) |- |Clay (1–7) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–1</small> | Sep 2022 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|BOL}} Noelia Zeballos | {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelica Moratelli <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Camilla Rosatello | 4–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–2</small> | Mar 2023 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelica Raggi | {{flagicon|NED}} Anouk Koevermans <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Marente Sijbesma | 4–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–3</small> | Jul 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Casablanca, Morocco | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Camilla Gennaro | {{flagicon|}} Maria Andrienko <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} Margaux Maquet | 1–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–4</small> | Aug 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Brasov, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelica Raggi | {{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Irina Anghel <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Carmen Andreea Herea | 3–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–5</small> | Aug 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Trieste, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurora Corvi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Samira De Stefano <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandra Mazzola | 3–6, 0–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>0–6</small> | Sep 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marta Lombardini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Noemi Basiletti <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Pedone | 2–6, 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, [8–10] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–6</small> | Feb 2026 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Antalya, Turkiye | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurora Zantedeschi | {{flagicon|ARG}} Luisina Giovannini <br /> {{flagicon|CHI}} Antónia Vergara Rivera | 6–4, 7–6<sup>(1)</sup> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–7</small> | Feb 2026 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Antalya, Turkiye | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurora Zantedeschi | {{flagicon|GER}} Joëlle Steur <br /> {{flagicon|SVK}} Nina Vargová | 6–1, 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, [7–10] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–8</small> | Mar 2026 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tyra Caterina Grant | {{flagicon|ITA}} Enola Chiesa <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} Beatrise Zeltiņa | 4–6, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, [7–10] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA|329217}} * {{ITF|jennifer-ruggeri/800462323/ita}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruggeri, Jennifer}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian sportswomen Category:Italian female tennis players