Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Reached 2r at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. to top seed Ivanovic 67(4) 75 61; held 2mp at 5-4 second set); fell in Hobart qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Suarez Navarro).

FEBRUARY - Went 1-0 in Italy's 5-0 Fed Cup World Group 1r win over France; withdrew from Bogota w/left foot injury; reached 2r at Acapulco (d. No.6 seed Safarova in 1r; l. to LL Szavay).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Monterrey (l. to No.6 seed Benesova); reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.23 seed Bammer); fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Reached QF at Marbella (d. No.8 seed Pironkova en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Jankovic 76 third set); won second Tour singles title at Barcelona (d. No.2 seed Pennetta in 2r and No.6 seed Kirilenko in final); went 1-0 in Italy's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group SF win over Russia; reached 2r at Fès (as No.7 seed, l. to qualifier Hercog).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (as WC, l. to K.Bondarenko); reached 2r at Madrid (as qualifier, l. to qualifier Dushevina in 3s); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to No.9 seed Azarenka).

JUNE - Reached 3r at Birmingham (as No.14 seed, l. to Wickmayer); fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to No.6 seed Hantuchova); reached 3r at Wimbledon (d. No.31 seed Pavlyuchenkova en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion S.Williams).

JULY - Withdrew from Budapest w/wrist injury; reached 2r at Palermo (l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta); reached 2r at Portoroz (as No.4 seed, l. to de los Rios).

AUGUST - Reached 2r at Cincinnati (l. to top seed Safina in 3s); reached 2r at Toronto (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva); fell 1r at New Haven (as qualifier, l. to No.5 seed A.Radwanska 76 third set); fell 1r at US Open (l. to No.5 seed Jankovic).

SEPTEMBER - Reached 2r at Tokyo (d. No.9 seed Pennetta in 1r, falling to Vesnina; win over world No.10 Pennetta was second Top 10 win); fell 1r at Beijing (l. to top seed Safina).

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Linz (l. to Groenefeld); reached 2r at Luxembourg (d. No.7 seed K.Bondarenko in 1r; l. to eventual champion Bacsinszky).

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

1998 - Played first Tour qualifying at Palermo; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first two Tour main draws, falling 1r at US Open (Grand Slam main draw debut) but reaching 2r at Bali; fell in Tour qualifying four times; won one Tour doubles title; qualified for Tour Championships (w/Testud; l. first match); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - SF at Tashkent (l. to Poutchek); fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. other three majors).

2003 - Reached 2r in both Tour main draws; fell in Tour qualifying five times (incl. three majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Reached 3r once and 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on August 2 (rose from No.105 to No.100).

2005 - Best season to date; SF at Eastbourne (d. No.10 Myskina en route for first Top 10 win; l. to Dushevina); QF four times, at Palermo, Forest Hills, Portoroz and Luxembourg; reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r three times; fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 50 debut on October 3 (rose from No.57 to No.47); won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - SF at Palermo (l. to Garbin); QF at Doha; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); reached career-high No.37 on March 6; missed six weeks during summer w/wrist injury (incl. Wimbledon); won one Tour doubles title; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; member of Fed Cup-winning Italian team (incl. final win over Belgium).

2007 - Second Top 100 season; won first Tour singles title at Bogotá (saved mp in 1r win vs. Bohmova; won when Garbin ret. in final w/GI illness); QF at Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; reached 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 12 times (incl. other three majors); played all four Grand Slams in a season for first time.

2008 - Third Top 100 season; QF at Prague (l. to top seed and eventual champion Zvonareva); reached 2r four times, incl. US Open (as qualifier, l. to No.6 seed Safina); fell 1r twice, incl. Australian Open (l. to Ruano Pascual) and in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Pattaya City, Viña del Mar, Bogotá, Acapulco and Bangalore w/shoulder injury.

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2009 - Barcelona; 2008 - ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR; 2007 - Bogotá; 2006 - ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA, ITF/Milan-ITA; 2005 - ITF/Dinan-FRA; 2003 - ITF/Latina-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Felixstowe-GBR; 2000 - ITF/Felixstowe-GBR; 1999 - ITF/Cuneo-ITA, ITF/Lecce-ITA.
Semifinalist (3): 2006 - Palermo; 2005 - Eastbourne; 2002 - Tashkent.
Quarterfinalist (8): 2009 - Marbella; 2008 - Prague; 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2006 - Doha; 2005 - Palermo, Forest Hills, Portoroz, Luxembourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2008 - ITF/Rimini-ITA (w/Santangelo); 2006 - Canberra (w/Domachowska); 2005 - Portoroz (w/Medina Garrigues); 2003 - ITF/Ostrava 1-CZE (w/Zaric), ITF/Latina-ITA (w/Santangelo); 2001 - Doha (w/Testud), ITF/Pamplona-ESP (w/Casoni); 1999 - ITF/Cagliari-ITA, ITF/Alghero-ITA (both w/Pennetta), ITF/Cuneo-ITA (w/da Ponte); 1998 - ITF/Brindisi-ITA, ITF/Quartu Sant'Elena-ITA (both w/Pennetta).
Finalist (6): 2007 - Bogotá (w/Pennetta), Berlin, Rome (both w/Garbin); 2002 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Callens), Dubai (w/Testud); 2001 - Zürich (w/Testud).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2001-07, 2009; Italian Olympic Team, 2004.

Coached by Francesco Cino; was born, lives and trains in Palermo ... Has serve-and-volley style of game ... Began playing tennis at age 6 ... Father, Angelo, is accountant; mother, Luisa, is homemaker; older brother, Francesco, is a student ... Favorite place to be is hometown ... Most memorable experience was participating in World Youth Cup ... Describes herself as nice, clever, polite ... Is a good soccer player ... Lucky charm is stuffed orange dinosaur her brother gave her.

- Junior highlights include 1999 Roland Garros doubles title (w/Pennetta).