# Nicole Clerico

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Italian tennis player

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Nicole Clerico Country (sports) Italy Born (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983 (age 43) Cuneo, Italy Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro 1999 Retired 2015 Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money $121,158 Singles Career record 243–318 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 381 (21 September 2009) Doubles Career record 329–265 Career titles 27 ITF Highest ranking No. 171 (11 October 2010)

**Nicole Clerico** (Italian pronunciation: [\[niˌkɔl ˈklɛːriko, – ˈkleː-\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian);[1][2] born 8 March 1983) is an Italian former tennis player.

On 21 September 2009, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 381. On 11 October 2010, she peaked at No. 171 in the [WTA doubles rankings](/source/WTA_rankings).

Clerico, who started playing tennis at the age of 8, was coached by Matteo Costa. In her career, she won 27 doubles titles on the [ITF Women's Circuit](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit).

In 2015, Clerico retired from professional tennis.

## ITF finals

### Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–1)

Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss Aug 2005 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador 10,000 Hard Angelina Gabueva 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 Loss Aug 2009 ITF Trecastagni, Italy 10,000 Hard Paula Fondevila Castro 4–6, 5–7 Loss Sep 2009 ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina 10,000 Clay Aleksandra Josifoska 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

### Doubles: 71 (27–44)

Legend $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Finals by surface Hard (7–12) Clay (16–29) Grass (0–1) Carpet (4–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score Loss 1. 25 August 2002 ITF Civitanova, Italy Clay Irina Smirnova Silvia Disderi Oana Elena Golimbioschi 3–6, 2–6 Loss 2. 24 August 2003 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Irina Smirnova Anna Bastrikova Elena Vesnina 1–6, 1–6 Win 1. 7 November 2004 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio Sandra Záhlavová 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 2. 2 October 2005 ITF Volos, Greece Carpet Katariina Tuohimaa Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares 6–4, 6–2 Loss 3. 16 October 2005 ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy Clay Stefania Chieppa Alena Bayarchyk Alexandra Karavaeva 2–6, 2–6 Loss 4. 29 October 2005 ITF Mumbai, India Hard Ksenia Palkina Wilawan Choptang Thassha Vitayaviroj 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 Win 3. 6 November 2005 Pune Championships, India Hard Ksenia Palkina Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram 7–5, 7–6(7) Win 4. 28 January 2006 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Ksenia Palkina Ankita Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi w/o Loss 5. 4 February 2006 ITF Muzaffarnagar, India Grass Ksenia Palkina Lee Wei-ping Lavinia Tananta w/o Loss 6. 9 June 2006 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria Clay Dia Evtimova Rita Esteves de Freitas Neda Kozić 4–6, 4–6 Win 5. 11 July 2006 ITF Imola, Italy Carpet Ksenia Palkina Maria Luiza Craciun Elena Vianello 6–3, 6–0 Win 6. 29 September 2006 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Alexandra Panova Amra Sadiković Stefanie Vögele 4–6, 2–6 Loss 7. 6 October 2006 ITF Volos, Greece Carpet Anna Koumantou Franziska Klotz Patricia Mayr 6–4, 6–7(5), 3–6 Loss 8. 19 November 2006 Pune Championships, India Clay Ksenia Palkina Olga Panova Ágnes Szatmári 2–6, 4–6 Loss 9. 3 March 2007 ITF Sant Boi, Spain Clay Ksenia Palkina Irene Rehberger Bescos Nuria Sánchez García 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 10. 10 March 2007 ITF Sabadell, Spain Clay Violette Huck Nuria Sánchez García Verdiana Verardi 3–6, 6–7(5) Loss 11. 18 May 2007 ITF Trivandrum, India Clay Ágnes Szatmári Lauren Albanese Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 Loss 12. 9 Jul 2007 ITF Imola, Italy Carpet Nadege Vergos Alice Balducci Lisa Sabino 1–6, 4–6 Win 7. 10 August 2007 ITF Wrexham, UK Hard Verdiana Verardi Katharina Brown Tara Iyer 6–4, 6–3 Win 8. 18 August 2007 ITF Savitaipale, Finland Clay Davinia Lobbinger Marcella Koek Marina Melnikova 7–6(4), 7–5 Loss 13. 25 August 2007 ITF Trecastagni, Italy Hard Lisa Sabino Valentina Sassi Valentina Sulpizio 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 Win 9. 29 September 2007 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Anna Koumantou Olga Brózda Sylwia Zagórska 4–6, 6–4, [11–9] Loss 14. 6 October 2007 ITF Mytilini, Greece Hard Anna Koumantou Olga Brózda Magdalena Kiszczyńska 2–6, 6–7(3) Loss 15. 10 November 2007 ITF Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Teliana Pereira Olga Brózda Maria Kondratieva 3–6, 1–6 Win 10. 25 November 2007 ITF Sintra, Portugal Clay Teliana Pereira Joana Cortez Roxane Vaisemberg 6–4, 6–2 Win 11. 22 February 2008 ITF Melilla, Spain Hard Martina Caciotti Melisa Cabrera-Handt Monika Krauze 3–6, 7–6(5), [10–8] Win 12. 15 March 2008 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Lena Litvak Katie Ruckert Aude Vermoezen 6–3, 6–1 Loss 16. 21 March 2008 ITF Porto Rafti, Greece Hard Mika Urbančič Julia Glushko Dominice Ripoll 6–1, 5–7, [7–10] Loss 17. 7 April 2008 ITF Šibenik, Croatia Hard Giorgia Mortello Karolina Kosińska Darina Sedenková 6–7, 6–7, [8–10] Loss 18. 13 June 2008 ITF Campobasso, Italy Clay Jessica Moore María Irigoyen Roxane Vaisemberg 3–6, 2–6 Loss 19. 12 July 2008 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Mailen Auroux Mariana Duque Marino Viky Núñez Fuentes 3–6, 4–6 Win 13. 22 September 2008 ITF Volos, Greece Carpet Mika Urbančič Milica Tomić Justyna Jegiołka 6–2, 6–1 Loss 20. 6 October 2008 ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Anna Floris Valentina Sulpizio 2–6, 3–6 Loss 21. 23 March 2009 ITF Gonesse, France Clay Martina Caciotti Magdalena Kiszczyńska Olga Brózda 1–6, 2–6 Win 14. 25 April 2009 ITF Torrent, Spain Clay Martina Caciotti Carla Roset Franco Lara Arruabarrena 7–5, 0–6, [11–9] Loss 22. 4 May 2009 ITF Florence, Italy Clay Klaudia Boczová Kinnie Laisné Stephanie Vongsouthi 0–6, 1–6 Loss 23. 18 July 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Maria Fernanda Alves Karen Castiblanco Paula Zabala 6–1, 1–6, [7–10] Loss 24. 3 August 2009 ITF Monteroni, Italy Clay Margalita Chakhnashvili Sandra Klemenschits Patricia Mayr 3–6, 4–6 Win 15. 10 October 2009 Royal Cup, Montenegro Clay Karolina Kosińska Ana Jovanović Teodora Mirčić 6–7(4), 6–4, [10–4] Loss 25. 26 October 2009 ITF Pretoria, South Africa Hard Martina Caciotti Erica Krisan Welma Luus 1–6, 4–6 Win 16. 16 November 2009 Pune Championships, India Hard Anastasiya Vasylyeva Nina Bratchikova Ksenia Palkina 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] Loss 26. 16 January 2010 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK Hard (i) Liana Ungur Victoria Larrière Anna Smith 4–6, 4–6 Win 17. 12 February 2010 ITF Eilat, Israel Hard Martina Caciotti Renata Bakieva Yanina Darishina 6–1, 6–3 Loss 27. 26 March 2010 ITF Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Hard Martina Caciotti Fatma Al-Nabhani Magali de Lattre 6–2, 6–7(5), [8–10] Loss 28. 14 May 2010 ITF Caserta, Italy Hard Rebecca Marino Ekaterina Dzehalevich Irena Pavlovic 3–6, 3–6 Loss 29. 3 July 2010 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay Karolina Kosińska Irina Buryachok Irena Pavlovic 1–6, 1–6 Loss 30. 20 June 2010 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Martina Caciotti Olga Brózda Sylwia Zagórska 6–4, 1–6, [5–10] Win 18. 18 July 2010 ITF Imola, Italy Carpet Maria Masini Gioia Barbieri María-Belén Corbalán 6–4, 6–1 Win 19. 14 August 2010 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Justine Ozga Lara Arruabarrena María Teresa Torró Flor 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] Loss 31. 30 October 2010 ITF Monastir, Tunisia Hard Indra Bigi Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert 3–6, 2–6 Loss 32. 3 December 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Indra Bigi Galina Fokina Marina Melnikova 3–6, 6–2, [11–13] Win 20. 24 January 2011 ITF Kolkata, India Clay Dalila Jakupović Ankita Raina Poojashree Venkatesha 6–3, 6–1 Loss 33. 18 February 2011 ITF Aurangabad, India Hard Maria Masini Varunya Wongteanchai Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] Win 21. 12 March 2011 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay Leticia Costas Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr 6–0, 6–1 Loss 34. 7 May 2011 ITF Gran Canaria, Spain Clay Martina Caciotti Ximena Hermoso Ivette López 2–6, 3–6 Loss 35. 3 June 2011 ITF Florence, Italy Clay Valentina Sulpizio Mihaela Buzărnescu Zuzana Zlochová 3–6, 4–6 Loss 36. 22 July 2011 ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard Maria Abramović Julie Coin Eva Hrdinová 3–6, 2–6 Win 22. 30 July 2011 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Maria Abramović Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque-Marino 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] Loss 37. 20 August 2011 ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay Maria Masini Silvia Njirić Zuzana Zlochová 4–6, 3–6 Loss 38. 29 October 2011 ITF Netanya, Israel Hard Julia Glushko Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen 5–7, 3–6 Loss 39. 23 January 2012 ITF Coimbra, Portugal Hard Martina Caciotti Lucia Butkovská Ulrikke Eikeri 3–6, 0–6 Win 23. 16 April 2012 ITF Bol, Croatia Clay Anaïs Laurendon Jesika Malečková Tereza Smitková 6–2, 6–0 Loss 40. 7 May 2012 ITF Florence, Italy Clay Anaïs Laurendon Gioia Barbieri Andreea Văideanu 2–6, 7–6, [8–10] Win 24. 17 September 2012 Royal Cup, Montenegro Clay Anna Zaja Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] Loss 41. 15 October 2012 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK Hard (i) Anna Zaja Justyna Jegiołka Diāna Marcinkēviča 2–6, 1–6 Loss 42. 4 February 2013 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i) Leticia Costas Maria Kondratieva Renata Voráčová 1–6, 4–6 Win 25. 5 April 2013 ITF Dijon, France Hard (i) Giulia Gatto-Monticone Marina Shamayko Elitsa Kostova 6–4, 6–2 Loss 43. 22 April 2013 Chiasso Open, Switzerland Clay Giulia Gatto-Monticone Aliaksandra Sasnovich Diāna Marcinkēviča 7–6, 4–6, [7–10] Win 26. 22 July 2013 ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard Nikola Fraňková Amandine Hesse Vanesa Furlanetto 3–6, 7–6(5), [10–8] Loss 44. 14 October 2013 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i) Nikola Fraňková Magda Linette Viktorija Golubic 4–6, 4–6 Win 27. 28 February 2014 ITF Beinasco, Italy Clay (i) Giulia Gatto-Monticone Anna Smith Jocelyn Rae 6–1, 5–7, [13–11]

## References

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

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

## External links

- [Nicole Clerico](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/30541/-) at the [Women's Tennis Association](/source/Women's_Tennis_Association)

- [Nicole Clerico](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/nicole-clerico/800214125/ita) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

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