Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Vinci in 3s); reached SF at Hobart (d. No.3 seed K.Bondarenko en route; l. to No.2 seed Peer); reached 3r at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Wickmayer in 3s).

FEBRUARY - Went 1-0 in Italy's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group 1r win over Ukraine; reached QF at Bogota (as No.3 seed, l. to No.8 seed Parra Santonja); reached 2r at Acapulco (as No.6 seed, l. to Gallovits in 3s).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Monterrey (l. to No.4 seed Cibulkova in 3s); reached 3r at Indian Wells (d. No.26 seed Cibulkova en route; l. to No.6 seed and eventual champion Jankovic in 3s); reached 3r at Miami (d. No.24 seed Kleybanova en route; l. to No.11 seed Zvonareva).

APRIL - Reached SF at Marbella (d. No.7 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Pennetta); won third Tour doubles title at Marbella (w/Vinci); reached 2r at Barcelona (d. No.6 seed Dulko in 1r; l. to Dulgheru 76 third set); won fourth Tour doubles title at Barcelona (w/Vinci); went 2-0 in Italy's 5-0 Fed Cup World Group SF win over Czech Republic; fell 1r at Stuttgart (l. to Li).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (l. to Dulgheru in 3s); fell 1r at Madrid (l. to Petkovic 75 third set); reached QF at Warsaw (l. to No.3 seed Li); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to Shvedova).

JUNE - Reached QF at Birmingham (as No.5 seed, l. to No.4 seed Rezai); fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (as No.6 seed, l. to Bammer); reached 3r at Wimbledon (as No.32 seed, l. to No.7 seed A.Radwanska).

JULY - Withdrew from Budapest w/right shoulder injury; reached QF at Palermo (as No.3 seed, l. to No.5 seed and eventual champion Kanepi); won fifth Tour doubles title at Palermo (w/Brianti); reached 2r at Portoroz (as No.4 seed, l. to eventual champion Chakvetadze).

AUGUST - Reached 2r at San Diego (l. to eventual champion Kuznetsova 75 third set); reached 2r at Cincinnati (l. to No.8 seed Li); fell 1r at Montreal (l. to qualifier Benesova); reached 2r at New Haven (l. to No.2 seed Stosur 61 36 76(4); held 4mp at 5-4 third set).

2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first Tour qualifying at Palermo; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first three Tour main draws, best result being QF at Budapest (as qualifier); reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; SF three times, at Acapulco (l. to Pennetta), Palermo (l. to Szavay) and Bali (l. to Davenport); made Top 100 debut on July 23 (after Palermo; rose from No.102 to No.91); reached 2r once (in Grand Slam main draw debut at US Open); fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros).

2008 - First Top 50 season; went on 10-match win streak that brought first two Tour singles titles at Palermo (d. Koryttseva in final) and Portoroz (d. Medina Garrigues in final); QF three times, at Auckland, Bogotá and Barcelona; reached 3r twice and 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Davenport 62 36 75; led 4-2 third set), Roland Garros (l. to Dulko 64 46 75; led 4-1 third set), Wimbledon (l. to Hantuchova 76(5) 64; led 4-2 first set) and Olympics (l. to Stosur); fell in Tour qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on July 28 (after Portoroz; rose from No.56 to No.43); won first Tour doubles title at Palermo (w/Llagostera Vives); withdrew from Bad Gastein w/shoulder injury and Stockholm w/fatigue.

2009 - Second straight Top 50 season; runner-up twice, in back-to-back weeks where she won first two Tour singles titles a year before, at Palermo (as No.5 seed, l. to top seed Pennetta in final) and Portoroz (as No.5 seed, l. to top seed Safina 75 third set in final); SF once, at Brisbane (d. No.4 seed Hantuchova en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Azarenka); QF twice, at Marbella (as No.6 seed, l. to No.4 seed Medina Garrigues 75 third set) and Linz (as No.8 seed, l. to No.3 seed and eventual champion Wickmayer); reached 3r twice, at Australian Open (d. No.27 seed Kirilenko en route; l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva) and US Open (d. No.19 seed Schnyder en route; l. to Wickmayer); reached 2r nine times, incl. Wimbledon (l. to No.13 seed Ivanovic); fell 1r 11 times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.8 seed Ivanovic); fell in Tour qualifying once; won second Tour doubles title at 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta); member of Italian Fed Cup team that d. France 5-0 in World Group 1r (went 2-0), Russia 4-1 in SF (went 1-0) and USA 4-0 in final (went 1-0; was first personal Fed Cup title); withdrew from Acapulco and Monterrey w/right shoulder injury, from Istanbul and Los Angeles w/left knee and right ankle injury and from Seoul w/right arm injury, also ret. during Indian Wells 2r w/left thigh injury and during Moscow 1r w/right shoulder injury.

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2008 - Palermo, Portoroz; 2007 - ITF/Galatina-ITA; 2005 - ITF/Melilla-ESP.
Finalist (2): 2009 - Palermo, Portoroz.

DOUBLES
Winner (5): 2010 - Marbella, Barcelona (both w/Vinci), Palermo (w/Brianti); 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta); 2008 - Palermo (w/Llagostera Vives); 2007 - ITF/Capriolo-ITA, ITF/Latina-ITA (both w/Gabba); 2006 - ITF/Cuneo-ITA (w/Knapp); 2005 - ITF/Melilla-ESP, ITF/Sevilla (both w/Martínez Sánchez), ITF/Torrest-ESP (w/García).
Finalist (1): 2010 - Acapulco (w/Vinci).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2008-10; Italian Olympic Team, 2008.

Coached by Pablo Lozano and David Andres ... Introduced to tennis at age 5 by father ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ... Mother, Fulvia, is a pharmacist; father, Giorgio, sells fruit and vegetables; brother, Davide, is a soccer player ... Speaks Italian, English ... Enjoys reading, watching movies, listening to music (especially pop), following soccer and basketball and playing Monopoly, cards and computer games ... Favorite tournament is Acapulco ... Superstitious about using the same shower in the locker room ... Self-described as timid, happy and responsible ... Admires David Ferrer for his power.