Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (as qualifier, l. to No.2 seed Wozniacki); reached 2r at Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to No.5 seed Ivanovic).

FEBRUARY - Did not play.

MARCH - Fell in Indian Wells and Miami qualifying; won ITF/Latina-ITA doubles title (w/Schruff).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Stuttgart (as qualifier, l. to qualifier Pironkova in 3s).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (as qualifier, l. to Schiavone); fell in Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Fell in Birmingham qualifying; fell 1r at Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. to Garbin).

JULY - Reached 2r at Palermo (l. to Shvedova); reached SF at Portoroz (l. to top seed and eventual champion Safina).

AUGUST - Fell in Toronto and New Haven qualifying; fell 1r at US Open (l. to Voegele in 3s).

SEPTEMBER - Reached first Tour singles final at Guangzhou (as No.8 seed, l. to No.5 seed Peer); fell 1r at Seoul (l. to Rybarikova); fell in Tokyo qualifying.

OCTOBER - Fell in Linz qualifying.

1995 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Italy.

1996 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Played first Tour qualifying at Palermo (as WC); also played on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first Tour main draw at Tashkent, falling 1r (as qualifier); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - QF at Kolkata; reached 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); made Top 100 debut on November 20 (rose from No.106 to No.95); won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r 12 times (incl. all four majors) and in Tour qualifying six times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA; 2006 - ITF/St. Georges de Beauce-CAN, ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS; 2004 - ITF/Rome 1-ITA; 2002 - ITF/Frinton-GBR, ITF/Pontevedra-ESP, ITF/Vigo-ESP; 2001 - ITF/Guimares-POR.
Finalist (1): 2009 - Guangzhou.
Semifinalist (1): 2009 - Portoroz.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2006 - Kolkata.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Latina-ITA (w/Schruff); 2008 - ITF/Bari-ITA (w/Floris), ITF/Sarajevo-BIH (w/Hercog); 2006 - ITF/Saguenay-CAN, ITF/St. Georges de Beauce-CAN (both w/Casoni); 2005 - ITF/Napoli-ITA (w/Haidner), ITF/Catania-ITA (w/Casoni); 2004 - ITF/Bergamo 1-ITA (w/Chevalier); 2002 - ITF/Frinton-GBR (w/Summerside); 1998 - ITF/Catania-ITA, ITF/Umberto-ITA (both w/Dalbon).
Finalist (1): 2007 - Kolkata (w/Koryttseva).

Coached by Niccolo Vercellino, Matteo Cecchetti ... Favorite surface is hard ... Began playing at age 6 when family introduced her to tennis at a local club ... Mother is Rita, father is Attilio; sister is Andrea (an engineer) and brother is Alessandro (a student); nobody in family plays tennis ... Speaks English, French, Italian ... Enjoys shopping, watching soccer at stadium in Milan; also likes playing soccer ... Favorite movies are Ghost, Top Gun; favorite actors are Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts ... Favorite type of music is pop; favorite singer is Eros Ramazzotti ... Favorites also include the book The Da Vinci Code, pizza, coca-cola ... Favorite thing about being a pro player is travelling; favorite tournament is Roland Garros, as it was her first Grand Slam and a great experience ... Person most admired is Federer ... Goal is to reach Top 50.

- Won 1998 U18 Italian Championships.