{{short description|Italian tennis player (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Noemi Basiletti | fullname = | image = | caption = | country = {{ITA}} | residence = Turin, Italy | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|3|11|df=y}} | birth_place = San Vincenzo, Livorno, Italy | turnedpro = | height = | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = US $31,699 | coach = Federico Maccari | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=55|lost=55}} | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 427 (4 May 2026) | currentsinglesranking = No. 427 (4 May 2026) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=33|lost=34}} | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 357 (30 March 2026) | currentdoublesranking = No. 357 (4 May 2026) | updated = 4 May 2026 }} '''Noemi Basiletti''' (born 11 March 2006) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 34, achieved on 2 September 2024.
==Early life== Basiletti was born in San Vincenzo, Livorno, to father Mauro and mother Paola.<ref name="Trifoni-2019">{{cite web |last=Trifoni |first=Vezio |title=La farfalla Noemi Basiletti si ispira a Flavia Pennetta |url=https://www.fitp.it/Federazione/News/Attivita-regionali/190909-Noemi-Basiletti-pezzo-Regioni |website=Federazione Italiana Tennis |access-date=14 May 2025 |language=it |date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Iaria-2026">{{cite web |last=Iaria |first=Marco |title=Basiletti, benvenuta tre le big: l'allieva di Nadal stende la ex di Berrettini e stupisce il Foro |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Tennis/ATP/07-05-2026/chi-e-la-noemi-basiletti-l-azzurra-che-ha-studiato-da-nadal.shtml |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |access-date=7 May 2026 |language=it |date=7 May 2026}}</ref> She has a younger sister, Asia.<ref>{{cite web |last=Trifoni |first=Vezio |title=Semifinali al Tc Prato under 14 femminile |url=https://www.fitp.it/Siti-regionali/Toscana/News/News/Semifinali-al-Tc-Prato-under-14-F |website=Federazione Italiana Tennis |access-date=16 June 2024 |language=it |date=31 August 2023}}</ref> She began playing tennis at the age of six.<ref name="Trifoni-2019" /> In her youth, she trained at the Associazione Tennis San Vincenzo and the Prato Tennis Club.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lenzi |first=Francesca |title=Noemi Basiletti centra il triplete |url=https://www.iltirreno.it/piombino/sport/2020/09/08/news/noemi-basiletti-centra-il-triplete-1.39283735 |website=Il Tirreno |access-date=16 June 2024 |language=it |date=8 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Vespignani |first=Viviano |title=Noemi Basiletti è già di un'altra categoria |url=https://supertennis.tv/News/Eventi-nazionali/190820-campionati-italiani-individuali-under-13 |website=SuperTennis |access-date=16 June 2024 |language=it |date=19 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Trifoni |first=Vezio |title=Basiletti rinforza il TC Prato |url=https://www.fitp.it/Federazione/News/Attivita-regionali/Basiletti-Tc-Prato |website=Federazione Italiana Tennis |access-date=6 June 2024 |language=it |date=25 January 2021}}</ref> At the age of 14, she received a scholarship to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy until the age of 18.<ref name="Iaria-2026" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Lenzi |first=Francesca |title=Basiletti alla Rafa Nadal Academy |url=https://www.iltirreno.it/piombino/sport/2020/09/15/news/basiletti-alla-rafa-nadal-academy-1.39310925 |website=Il Tirreno |access-date=6 June 2024 |language=it |date=15 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |last=Basiletti |first=Noemi |user=noemibasilettii |postid=C8Ms9SvNlap |title=It's time to say goodbye;🥺 I've learn and grown a lot during these years, I went through tough moments but it's part of the process. Thank you to the people who could understand me. To everyone who standed by my side, I'll miss you all, gracias por todo. Hasta luego!💙 |date=14 June 2024 |access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref>
==Junior career== In May 2023, Basiletti won the Trofeo Bonfiglio doubles title with partner Gaia Maduzzi.<ref>{{cite web |last=Facchinetti |first=Andrea |title=Bonfiglio, domani si alza il sipario. I talenti della racchetta scendono in campo |url=https://sport.quotidiano.net/locale/tennis/bonfiglio-domani-si-alza-il-sipario-i-talenti-della-racchetta-scendono-in-campo-f574df4d |website=Quotidiano Sportivo |access-date=16 June 2024 |language=it |date=17 May 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, she reached the doubles quarterfinal of the French Open with partner Joy de Zeeuw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enorme kater Tallon Griekspoor na weergaloos gevecht met Alexander Zverev op Roland Garros |url=https://sportnieuws.nl/tennis/nieuws/enorme-kater-tallon-griekspoor-na-weergaloos-gevecht-met-alexander-zverev-op-roland-garros-2024060113492282219/ |website=Sportnieuws.nl |access-date=7 May 2026 |language=nl |date=1 June 2024}}</ref> That August, she won both the singles and doubles titles at the J300 Internationaux de Tennis Junior event in Repentigny.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chartier |first=Pierre |title=La vedette des finales: Dame nature |url=https://www.lactiondautray.com/article/2024/08/31/la-vedette-des-finales-dame-nature |website=L'Action d'Autray |access-date=1 September 2024 |language=fr |date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== In September 2024, Basiletti reached her first professional doubles final at the W35 Forte Village ITF Trophy in Santa Margherita di Pula with compatriot Vittoria Paganetti, but the pair lost to Sapfo Sakellaridi and {{ill|Arina Gabriela Vasilescu|lt=Arina Vasilescu|de}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cirronis |first=Giampaolo |title=Oleksandr Ovcharenko s’è imposto nel terzo dei sei tornei Itf Combined sui campi del Forte Village di Santa Margherita di |url=https://www.sardegnaierioggidomani.com/sport/oleksandr-ovcharenko-se-imposto-nel-terzo-dei-sei-tornei-itf-combined-sui-campi-del-forte-village-di-santa-margherita-di-pula/ |website=Sardegna Ieri-Oggi-Domani |access-date=14 May 2025 |language=it |date=5 October 2024}}</ref> In December 2025, she began training in Turin under coach Federico Maccari, the brother-in-law of former Italian footballer Leonardo Bonucci.<ref name="Iaria-2026" />
In May 2026, she qualified for her first WTA Tour main draw at the Italian Open, claiming two consecutive top-100 wins in the process against world No. 85 Emiliana Arango and No. 95 Daria Snigur.<ref>{{cite web |last=Calabresi |first=Marco |title=Noemi Basiletti, chi è la sorpresa azzurra degli Internazionali d'Italia: dalla Rafa Nadal Academy al secondo turno |url=https://www.corriere.it/sport/tennis/internazionali/26_maggio_07/noemi-basiletti-internazionali-italia-ritratto-1ee4646d-1139-4b29-8791-1f260aea3xlk.shtml |website=Corriere della Sera |access-date=7 May 2026 |language=it |date=7 May 2026}}</ref> In the main draw, she also defeated lucky loser and world No. 88 Ajla Tomljanović in the first round to claim her third consecutive top-100 win and first WTA Tour main draw match win.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zorzoli |first=Matteo |title=Favola Basiletti: chi è la giovane italiana che ha battuto Tomljanovic e ha ottenuto la prima vittoria Wta a Roma |url=https://www.eurosport.it/tennis/wta-rome/2026/favola-basiletti-chi-e-la-giovane-italiana-che-ha-battuto-tomljanovic-e-ha-ottenuto-la-prima-vittoria-wta-a-roma_sto23297323/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=7 May 2026 |language=it |date=7 May 2026}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |last=Kallet |first=Brad |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4502315/week-in-review-sorana-cirsteas-storybook-rome-run-aryna-sabalenkas-earliest-exit-in-15-months|title= Week in review: Cirstea's storybook Rome run, Aryna's earliest exit in 15 months |website=Women's Tennis Association |date=12 May 2026 |access-date=13 May 2026}}</ref>
==ITF Circuit finals== ===Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–up)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" |W35 tournaments (2–3) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Clay (2–3) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss | <small>0–1</small> | {{dts|Sep 2024}} | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittoria Paganetti | {{flagicon|GRE}} Sapfo Sakellaridi <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} {{ill|Arina Gabriela Vasilescu|lt=Arina Vasilescu|de}} | 2–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98FB98;"|Win | <small>1–1</small> | Jun 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|Rome Cup, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Pedone | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Pace <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} {{ill|Sofia Rocchetti|de}} | 6–3, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–2</small> | Jul 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Turin, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Urgesi | {{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Lisa Zaar | 3–6, 6–7<sup>(3)</sup> |- | style="background:#98FB98;"|Win | <small>2–2</small> | Sep 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Pedone | {{flagicon|ITA}} {{ill|Marta Lombardini|de}} <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Jennifer Ruggeri | 6–2, 6–7<sup>(6)</sup>, [10–8] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>2–3</small> | Sep 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gaia Maduzzi | {{flagicon|SWE}} Caijsa Hennemann <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Lisa Zaar | 3–6, 3–6 |}
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