Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to No.3 seed Medina Garrigues); won seventh Tour doubles title at Auckland (w/Dechy); reached 2r at Hobart (l. to Benesova); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.12 seed Pennetta in 3s).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Pattaya City (ret. vs. No.5 seed Peng w/illness).

MARCH - Fell in Monterrey qualifying; also won eighth Tour doubles title at Monterrey (w/Dechy); fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Paszek); reached 2r at Miami (l. to No.32 seed Peng).

APRIL - Did not play.

MAY - Fell in Rome and Madrid qualifying; fell 1r at Strasbourg (l. to No.4 seed Dulko); also won ninth Tour doubles title at Strasbourg (w/Dechy); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to qualifier Martic).

JUNE - Withdrew from Birmingham w/back injury; fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to No.7 seed Benesova).

1996 - Played first event of career in doubles at ITF/Nicolosi-ITA.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Won two singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first Tour main draws at Casablanca and US Open, falling 1r at both; fell in Tour qualifying 11 times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - First Top 100 season; reached 4r once (Australian Open; as qualifier, l. to top seed Henin); made Top 100 debut afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.129 to No.88); reached 2r five times; fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors; played all four majors in a season for first time) and in Tour qualifying six times; won first Tour doubles title.

2005 - Second Top 100 season; reached 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying once; won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - First Top 50 season (finishing at No.31); won first Tour singles title at Bangalore (d. Kostanic Tosic in final); made Top 50 debut afterwards on February 20 (rose from No.59 to No.37); SF at Hobart (l. to Benesova); QF three times, at Istanbul, Birmingham and New Haven (d. No.12 Myskina en route for first Top 20 win); reached 3r three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and 2r nine times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying once; member of Fed Cup-winning Italian team.

2007 - Second Top 50 season (finishing at No.36); runner-up at Bangalore (l. to Shvedova in final); SF at Birmingham (l. to Jankovic); QF twice, at Pattaya City and Warsaw; reached 4r once, 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r eight times; fell 1r five times (incl. other two majors); had three Top 20 wins, at Miami (No.9 Jankovic - first Top 10 win), Warsaw (No.9 Petrova - second Top 10 win) and Birmingham (No.18 Li); won five Tour doubles titles, most notably first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (w/Molik); made doubles Top 10 debut afterwards on June 11 (rose from No.21 to No.8) and Top 5 debut on September 10 (after US Open; rose from No.6 to No.5); withdrew from several events during second half of season w/left foot injury (incl. all events from mid-September on).

2008 - Made return from eight-month left foot injury lay-off in May; reached 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros, Olympics) and in Tour qualifying once; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Biella-ITA, ITF/Ortisei-ITA; 2006 - Bangalore; 2005 - ITF/Poza Rica-MEX, ITF/Taranto-ITA; 2003 - ITF/Ortisei-ITA; 2002 - ITF/Maribor-SLO; 2000 - ITF/Aosta-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA.
Finalist (1): 2007 - Bangalore.
Semifinalist (2): 2007 - Birmingham; 2006 - Hobart.
Quarterfinalist (5): 2007 - Pattaya City, Warsaw; 2006 - Istanbul, Birmingham, New Haven.

DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2009 - Auckland, Monterrey, Strasbourg (all w/Dechy); 2008 - ITF/Rimini-ITA (w/Vinci); 2007 - Pattaya City (w/Pratt), Amelia Island (w/Srebotnik), Rome (w/Dechy), Roland Garros (w/Molik), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2005 - ITF/Poza Rica-MEX (w/Noorlander), ITF/Prostejov-CZE (w/Beygelzimer); 2004 - Hasselt (w/Russell); 2003 - ITF/Denain-FRA (w/Serra Zanetti), ITF/Latina-ITA (w/Vinci); 2000 - ITF/Hvar-CRO (w/Kovacevic), ITF/Aosta-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA, ITF/Spoleto-ITA (all w/Camerin), ITF/Tbilisi-GEO (w/Diaz-Oliva); 1999 - ITF/Horb-GER (w/Hudson), ITF/Beograd-CRO (w/Galouza), ITF/Girona-ESP (w/Wolfbrandt); 1998 - ITF/Reggio Calabria-ITA (w/Altilia).
Finalist (3): 2007 - Los Angeles (w/Molik); 2005 - Stockholm (w/Birnerova); 2004 - Tashkent (w/Bartoli).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2005-07; Italian Olympic Team, 2008.

Currently without a coach; lives and trains in Rome ... Started playing at age 9 ... Favorite shot is volley ... Parents played recreational tennis; brother, Matteo, used to play ... Hobbies include playing beach volleyball in Rome, listening to music, sightseeing ... Admires grandmother and Martina Navratilova.

Official Website: www.marasantangelo.com