Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Hobart (as qualifier, l. to Razzano); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Gallovits in 3s).

FEBRUARY - Fell in Paris [Indoors] qualifying; fell 1r at Memphis (l. to No.4 seed Keothavong in 3s).

MARCH - Won ITF/Jersey-GBR doubles title (w/Foretz).

APRIL - Won ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA singles title.

MAY - Fell in Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Won ITF/Nottingham-GBR singles title; fell 1r at Birmingham (l. to qualifier Osterloh in 3s); fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (as qualifier, l. to WC Wickmayer); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Peer).

JULY - Reached 2r at Budapest (l. to top seed Schnyder); fell 1r at Palermo (l. to Govortsova); reached QF at Portoroz (d. No.7 seed Dushevina en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion Safina); reached 2r at Istanbul (l. to No.5 seed and eventual champion Dushevina).

AUGUST - Fell 1r at US Open (l. to Czink).

SEPTEMBER - Reached 2r at Guangzhou (l. to Chan 76 third set); fell 1r at Tashkent (l. to top seed Shvedova).

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. to WC Hercog 75 third set).

1997 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Italy.

1998 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Played first Tour qualifying at Rome (as WC); also played on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Fell in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first five Tour main draws, finishing runner-up at Casablanca (l. to Gubacsi in final), reaching 2r twice and falling 1r twice (incl. US Open); fell in Tour qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on July 30 (after Casablanca; rose from No.120 to No.96).

2002 - QF twice, at Tashkent and Casablanca; reached 2r once (Australian Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. other two majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - First Top 100 season; reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - First Top 50 season; SF twice, at Bali (d. No.2 Myskina en route for first Top 10 win; l. to Weingärtner) and Hasselt (d. No.18 Sprem en route for second Top 20 win; l. to Dementieva); QF three times, at Hobart, Casablanca and Stockholm; reached 2r 10 times (incl. all four majors; played all four majors in a year for first time); fell 1r five times and in Tour qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on September 20 (after Bali; rose from No.61 to No.46).

2005 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Amanmuradova); QF at Bali; reached 2r six times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; had third Top 20 win in Rome 1r (d. No.16 Dechy); won first two Tour doubles titles.

2006 - Near-Top 50 season; runner-up at Portoroz (l. to Paszek in final); SF at Forest Hills (l. to Smashnova); QF three times, at Bangalore, Prague and Tashkent; reached 3r three times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; won third Tour doubles title.

2007 - Fifth straight Top 100 season; QF at Strasbourg; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open); reached 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying six times; had fourth Top 20 win in Berlin 2r (d. No.18 Li).

2008 - Near-Top 100 season; reached 2r five times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying five times.

SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA, ITF/Nottingham-GBR; 2003 - ITF/San Luis Potosi 1-MEX; 2002 - ITF/Sedona, AZ-USA, ITF/Pittsburgh, PA-USA; 2001 - ITF/San Luis Potosi 1-MEX, ITF/Coatzacoalcos-MEX; 2000 - ITF/Spoleto-ITA.
Finalist (2): 2006 - Portoroz; 2001 - Casablanca.
Semifinalist (4): 2006 - Forest Hills; 2005 - Tashkent; 2004 - Bali, Hasselt.
Quarterfinalist (11): 2009 - Portoroz; 2007 - Strasbourg; 2006 - Bangalore, Prague, Tashkent; 2005 - Bali; 2004 - Hobart, Casablanca, Stockholm; 2002 - Tashkent, Casablanca.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2009 - ITF/Jersey-GBR (w/Foretz); 2006 - Cincinnati (w/Dulko); 2005 - Guangzhou (w/Gagliardi), Tashkent (w/Loit); 2000 - ITF/Vilamoura-POR (w/Hellwig), ITF/Aosta-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA, ITF/Spoleto-ITA (all w/Santangelo), ITF/Verona-ITA (w/Ehritt-Vanc).
Finalist (3): 2006 - Stanford (w/Dulko), Tashkent (w/Gagliardi); 2005 - Gold Coast (w/Farina Elia).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2001-02, 2004-05; Italian Olympic Team, 2004.

Coached by Marcelo Charpentier ... Began playing tennis at age 10 with father; baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is clay ... Mother's name is Donatella; father's name is Giuseppe; is an only child ... Follows the Inter soccer team ... Likes to play beach tennis at home and relax on the beach with friends ... Likes New York because it's so big ... Favorite book is The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans; favorite actor is Brad Pitt ... Describes herself as always happy ... Most admires father for always working for the family ... Tennis player most admired is Jennifer Capriati for her comeback.