# Silvia Disderi

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Italian tennis player

Silvia Disderi Country (sports) Italy Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 42) Biella Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Retired 2009 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $69,864 Singles Career record 185–75 Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 329 (13 May 2002) Doubles Career record 141–96 Career titles 12 ITF Highest ranking No. 196 (5 November 2007)

**Silvia Disderi** (born 10 July 1983) is an Italian former professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) player.

## Career

Disderi grew up in the northern Italian town of [Biella](/source/Biella), where she began playing tennis at the age of seven, after being introduced to the sport by her father Sergio. When she was 12, she moved to [Turin](/source/Turin) for training. In 1999, she represented Italy in the [World Youth Cup](/source/Junior_Fed_Cup), held in Australia.[1]

### Professional career

A right-handed player, Disderi began competing on the [ITF Women's Circuit](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit) in 1999. She reached her best singles ranking in 2002, of 329 in the world.[2] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as No. 196 and won 12 [ITF](/source/International_Tennis_Federation) titles.[3] On the [WTA Tour](/source/WTA_Tour), she made most of her main-draw appearances at the [Internazionali Femminili di Palermo](/source/Internazionali_Femminili_di_Palermo), featuring three times in either the singles or doubles draw. She was a doubles quarterfinalist at the [2007 Morocco Open](/source/2007_Grand_Prix_SAR_La_Princesse_Lalla_Meryem).

In 2009, she retired from professional tennis.[2] She lives in [Boca Raton, Florida](/source/Boca_Raton%2C_Florida), working as a coach at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy.[2]

## ITF Circuit finals

### Singles: 6 (2–4)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (1–3)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1 16 February 2003 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard Sylvia Montero 6–1, 6–1 Loss 1 2 March 2003 ITF Gran Canaria, Spain Clay Marta Fraga 3–6, 5–7 Win 2 18 May 2003 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Matea Mezak 6–1, 1–6, 6–2 Loss 2 19 March 2006 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Galina Fokina 5–7, 3–6 Loss 3 20 September 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Matea Mezak 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 Loss 4 25 October 2008 ITF Oristano, Italy Hard Giulia Gatto-Monticone 2–6, 2–6

### Doubles: 25 (12–13)

Legend $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Finals by surface Hard (6–1) Clay (6–12) Carpet (0–0)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1 1 May 1999 ITF Maglie, Italy Clay Anna Floris Stefanie Haidner Jorgelina Torti 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 Win 2 15 July 2000 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Maria-Letizia Zavagli Dina Milosevic Lenka Tarosková 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(4) Loss 1 26 August 2000 ITF Cuneo, Italy Clay Anna Floris Maria-Elena Camerin Mara Santangelo 5–7, 2–6 Win 3 1 September 2001 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Anna Floris Stefanie Haidner Luciana Masante 6–4, 7–5 Loss 2 24 November 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Anna Floris Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits 5–7, 4–6 Loss 3 1 December 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Anna Floris Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits 3–6, 4–6 Win 4 16 February 2002 ITF Bergamo, Italy Hard (i) Stefanie Haidner Zuzana Hejdová Renata Kučerová 7–5, 6–3 Loss 4 16 March 2002 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Zuzana Hejdová Tina Hergold Yevgenia Savransky 3–6, 5–7 Loss 5 30 March 2002 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Milica Koprivica Claudia Ivone Dinara Safina 4–6, 3–6 Win 5 24 August 2002 ITF Civitanova, Italy Clay Oana-Elena Golimbioschi Nicole Clerico Irina Smirnova 6–3, 6–2 Loss 6 1 September 2002 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Stefanie Haidner Alice Canepa Emily Stellato 2–6, 2–6 Win 6 8 February 2003 ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal Hard Giulia Meruzzi Giorgia Mortello Ivana Višić 6–0, 6–2 Win 7 15 February 2003 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard Giulia Meruzzi Kildine Chevalier Anna Hawkins 6–2, 6–4 Loss 7 29 March 2003 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Giulia Meruzzi Alice Canepa Emily Stellato 3–6, 1–6 Win 8 2 August 2003 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Kildine Chevalier Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits 6–4, 6–2 Loss 8 12 June 2004 ITF Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Krizia Borgarello Alanna Broderick Megan Moulton-Levy 5–7, 1–6 Win 9 11 June 2005 ITF Nazaré, Portugal Hard Joana Cortez Pemra Özgen Nana Urotadze 6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4 Loss 9 15 July 2005 ITF Monteroni, Italy Clay Giorgia Mortello Giulia Meruzzi Verdiana Verardi 6–7(4), 6–7(1) Win 10 20 August 2005 ITF Jesi, Italy Hard Giulia Gabba Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 Loss 10 2 September 2005 ITF Vittoria, Italy Clay Giorgia Mortello Lauren Fisher Carla Suárez Navarro 2–6, 3–6 Win 11 18 March 2006 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Olga Brozda Kateryna Avdiyenko Iryna Kuryanovich 6–3, 6–1 Loss 11 19 May 2006 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Valentina Sulpizio Petra Cetkovská Sandra Záhlavová 2–6, 0–6 Loss 12 18 November 2006 ITF Deauville, France Clay (i) Tzipi Obziler Yuliya Beygelzimer Yuliana Fedak 5–7, 4–6 Loss 13 11 May 2007 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay Samia Medjahdi Mihaela Buzărnescu Melanie Klaffner 4–6, 1–6 Win 12 24 October 2008 ITF Oristano, Italy Hard Giulia Gatto-Monticone Alice Balducci Elisa Salis 6–0, 6–2

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Una vita tra tennis e moda: Silvia Disderi"](http://www.giltmagazine.it/interviews/vita-tennis-moda-silvia-disderi/). *Gilt Magazine* (in Italian). 14 July 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Perazzi_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Perazzi_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Perazzi_2-2) Perazzi, Marco (19 September 2013). ["L'ex stella che insegna dritti e volée in Florida"](https://www.lastampa.it/2013/09/19/biella/lex-stella-che-insegna-dritti-e-vole-in-florida-SLK9OdD963HxAgCkrlR6gK/pagina.html). *LaStampa.it* (in Italian).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Burruni, Antonio (19 October 2008). ["Silvia Disderi: Una modella prestata al tennis"](http://notizie.alguer.it/n?id=20214). *Alguer.it* (in Italian).

## External links

- [Silvia Disderi](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/40378/-) at the [Women's Tennis Association](/source/Women's_Tennis_Association)

- [Silvia Disderi](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/silvia-disderi/800211054/ita) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

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