Rita Grande

Rita Grande
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Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Rivoli
Born	23 March 1975 (age 50); Naples
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,858,558
Singles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	3 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 24 (5 November 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2001, 2002)
French Open	4R (2001)
Wimbledon	4R (2004)
US Open	4R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	5 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 26 (28 May 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2001)
French Open	QF (1999, 2002)
Wimbledon	3R (1997, 1998)
US Open	3R (1996, 2004)

Rita Grande (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli March bɛɣu pishi ni ata dali, yuuni 1975) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kuro ŋun ŋun nyɛ paɣa ka yina Italy tingban'ni.

O bɔlli ŋmebu puuni, Grande nyɛla ŋun di singles jaashehi ata, ni doubles jaashehi anu din daa yina WTA Tour yaɣili ni. O nyɛla ŋun daa lahi di single gaŋ jaashee, ni double nim ata jaashee nim din daa yina yaɣili yuli booni ITF Women's Circuit puuni ni na. Silimiingoli November dabaanu dali, yuuni 2001, o nyɛla ŋun daa paagi o best singles ranking of world No. 24. Silimiingoli May bɛɣu pishi ni anii dali, yuuni 2001ni, o nyɛla ŋun daa dɔli No. 26 din jendi doubles rankings yaɣa ni.

WTA career finals

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

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Jan 1999	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Chanda Rubin	2–6, 3–6
Win	2.	Jan 2001	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	Oct 2001	Bratislava Open, Slovakia	Carpet (i)	Martina Suchá	6–1, 6–1
Win	4.	Mar 2003	Morocco Open	Clay	Antonella Serra Zanetti	6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	May 1990	Taranto Trophy, Italy	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova	6–7, 1–6
Loss	2.	Feb 1997	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Jana Novotná Martina Hingis	3–6, 0–6
Winner	3.	Jun 1999	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Silvia Farina Elia	Tɛmplet:Country data ZIM Cara Black Kristie Boogert	7–5, 7–6
Loss	4.	Jan 2000	Australian Women's Hardcourts	Hard	Sabine Appelmans	Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova	3–6, 0–6
Win	5.	Jan 2000	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Émilie Loit	Kim Clijsters Alicia Molik	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win	6.	Jul 2000	Palermo International, Italy	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–4, 0–6, 7–6^(8–6)
Loss	7.	July 2000	Warsaw Open, Poland	Clay	Åsa Carlsson	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	5–7, 1–6
Loss	8.	Oct 2000	China Open	Hard (i)	Meghann Shaughnessy	Lilia Osterloh Tamarine Tanasugarn	5–7, 1–6
Win	9.	Jan 2001	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Barbara Schett	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Loss	10.	Apr 2001	Porto Open, Portugal	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues	1–6, 7–6^(7–5), 5–7
Win	11.	Jan 2002	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Tathiana Garbin	Catherine Barclay Christina Wheeler	6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	12.	May 2003	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	Angelique Widjaja	Liezel Huber Jill Craybas	4–6, 6–7^(6–8)

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 March 1993	ITF Moulins, France	Hard	Katarína Studeníková	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	10 May 1993	ITF Putignato, Italy	Hard	Laura Garrone	6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	1 November 1993	ITF Vilamoura, Portugal	Hard	Anca Barna	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	3 August 1992	ITF Nicolosi, Italy	Clay	Laura Lapi	Emanuela Brusati Germana Di Natale	6–4, 6–2
Winner	2.	24 March 1993	ITF Reims, France	Clay	Marzia Grossi	Tɛmplet:Country data MDA Svetlana Komleva Olga Lugina	6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	13 June 1994	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Laura Garrone	Laura Montalvo Silvia Ramón-Cortés	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	11 October 1999	ITF Bordeaux, France	Hard (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Émilie Loit Åsa Carlsson	2–6, 6–7⁽⁵⁾

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

	Australian Open
2001 Australian Open
Round	Opponent	Score
1R	Gala León García	6–2, 7–6^(7–2)
2R	Amy Frazier (16)	6–4, 6–1
3R	Evie Dominikovic (WC)	6–3, 6–4
4R	Martina Hingis (1)	0–6, 3–6

2002 Australian Open (20th Seed)
Round	Opponent	Score
1R	Clarisa Fernández (Q)	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
2R	Kristie Boogert (Q)	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
3R	Iroda Tulyaganova (16)	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
4R	Jennifer Capriati (1)	3–6, 6–7^(9–11)

	French Open
2001 French Open
Round	Opponent	Score
1R	Iva Majoli	1–6, 6–4, 6–2
2R	Jana Kandarr	6–2, 6–4
3R	Cristina Torrens Valero	6–3, 6–1
4R	Petra Mandula (Q)	2–6, 3–6

	Wimbledon Championships
2004 Wimbledon
Round	Opponent	Score
1R	Mara Santangelo	7–5, 7–5
2R	Arantxa Parra Santonja	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
3R	Virginie Razzano (Q)	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
4R	Paola Suárez (9)	6–4, 0–6, 2–6

	US Open
1996 US Open
Round	Opponent	Score
1R	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6–3, 6–0
2R	Tina Križan (LL)	6–2, 6–0
3R	Els Callens	7–5, 6–1
4R	Judith Wiesner	0–6, 3–6

Doubles

	Australian Open
2001 Australian Open (9th Seed)
with Alexandra Fusai
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Lubomira Bacheva / Cristina Torrens Valero	6–4, 6–2
2R	Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya	1–6, 6–1, 6–1
3R	Rachel McQuillan / Lisa McShea	7–5, 4–6, 6–4
QF	Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama (2)	5–7, 3–6

	French Open
1999 French Open
with Els Callens
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Christina Singer / Helena Vildová	6–4, 6–2
2R	Alicia Molik / Corina Morariu	0–6, 6–4, 6–2
3R	Laurence Courtois / Meghann Shaughnessy	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(9–7)
QF	Serena Williams / Venus Williams (9)	0–6, 5–7

2002 French Open
with Patty Schnyder
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Lenka Němečková / Andreea Vanc	6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
2R	Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (13)	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
3R	Maja Matevžič / Tɛmplet:Country data SCG Dragana Zarić	6–3, 6–3
QF	Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber (9)	4–6, 6–7^(6–8)

	Wimbledon Championships
1997 Wimbledon (13th Seed)
with Alexandra Fusai
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Mercedes Paz / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6–3, 6–0
2R	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Shirli-Ann Siddall / Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Amanda Wainwright (WC)	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
3R	Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (3)	1–6, 1–6

1998 Wimbledon
with Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (13)	5–7, 6–1, 9–7
2R	Kim Eun-ha / Miho Saeki	6–3, 6–3
3R	Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (7)	7–5, 0–6, 3–6

	US Open
1996 US Open
with Elena Makarova
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Tina Križan / Christína Papadáki	6–3, 7–6
2R	Laura Montalvo / Barbara Rittner	6–2, 7–6
3R	Tɛmplet:Country data CAN Patricia Hy-Boulais / Rosalyn Fairbank	1–6, 1–6

2004 US Open
with Flavia Pennetta
Round	Opponents	Score
1R	Denisa Chládková / Libuše Průšová	6–1, 7–5
2R	Silvia Farina Elia / Francesca Schiavone (14)	6–4, 6–3
3R	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (2)	2–6 ret.

Head-to-head records

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