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Tathiana Garbin

Ita
Residence: Bologna, Italy
DOB: June 30, 1977
Birthplace: Mestre, Italy
Height: 5' 7 3/4" (1.72 m)
Weight: 143 lbs. (67 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (October 4, 1996)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to top seed and eventual champion Clijsters); fell in Sydney qualifying; reached 3r at Australian Open (d. No.28 seed Vesnina en route; l. to No.7 seed Azarenka).
1993 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit.

1994 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1995 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1996 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Played first Tour qualifying at Palermo and Maria Lankowitz; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Played first four Tour main draws, reaching 2r once (Madrid) but falling 1r three times; fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. all four majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1999 - QF twice, at Bogotá and Tashkent; reached 2r once; fell 1r six times (incl. Grand Slam main draw debut at Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2000 - First Top 100 season (finishing at No.40); won first Tour singles title at Budapest (d. Boogert in final); runner-up at Bogotá (l. to Wartusch in final); SF at Estoril (l. to Huber); QF at Warsaw; reached 3r twice (Wimbledon, US Open) and 2r five times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors and Olympics) and in Tour qualifying once; played all four majors in a season for first time; made Top 100 debut on February 14 (after Bogotá; rose from No.101 to No.81) and Top 50 debut on May 22 (after Rome; rose from No.55 to No.48); won one Tour doubles title; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Estoril and Palermo; reached 4r once, 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Another Top 100 season; SF three times, at Bol (l. to Svensson), Tashkent (l. to Mikaelian) and Sopot (l. to Nagyova); QF at Doha; reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying nine times; won two Tour doubles titles.

2003 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Gold Coast and Bol; reached 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying three times; won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Another Top 100 season; QF at Bali; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r eight times (incl. Olympics, US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying six times.

2005 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Modena (ret. vs. Smashnova in final w/heat illness); QF twice, at Rabat and Los Angeles; reached 2r four times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); fell 1r 12 times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; won one Tour doubles title.

2006 - Second Top 40 season; runner-up at Palermo (l. to Medina Garrigues in final); SF at Portoroz (l. to Camerin); reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Third Top 40 season; runner-up at Bogotá (ret. vs. Vinci in final w/GI illness; was up 3-0 third set); SF at Gold Coast (ret. vs. Hingis); QF twice, at Acapulco and Miami; reached first Grand Slam 4r at Roland Garros, 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open); reached career-high No.22 for two weeks in May.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Estoril and Palermo; reached 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying twice; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Antwerp w/thigh injury, ret. in Berlin 1r w/thigh strain and withdrew from Strasbourg w/Achilles injury.

2009 - Tenth straight Top 100 season; SF once, at Palermo (l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta); QF once, at Brisbane (l. to No.3 seed Bartoli); reached 3r once, at Roland Garros (d. No.13 seed Bartoli en route; l. to Razzano); reached 2r six times, incl. Australian Open (ret. vs. No.13 seed Azarenka w/abdominal strain), Acapulco (as No.7 seed, withdrew prior to match vs. Johansson w/abdominal injury), Wimbledon (l. to No.20 seed Medina Garrigues) and US Open (l. to Kvitova); fell 1r seven times and in Tour qualifying four times; won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit (one w/Salerni, three w/Bacsinszky); withdrew from Bogotá and Monterrey w/abdominal injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Rome-Tiro A Volo-ITA, ITF/Cuneo-ITA; 2006 - ITF/Barcelona-ESP; 2003 - ITF/Cuneo-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Caserta-ITA; 2000 - Budapest; 1999 - ITF/Civitanova-ITA, ITF/Manila-PHI; 1998 - ITF/New Delhi 2-IND; 1997 - ITF/Novi Sad-SRB; 1996 - ITF/Catania 2-ITA.
Finalist (4): 2007 - Bogotá; 2006 - Palermo; 2005 - Modena; 2000 - Bogotá.
Semifinalist (7): 2009 - Palermo; 2007 - Gold Coast; 2006 - Portoroz; 2002 - Bol, Tashkent, Sopot; 2000 - Estoril.

DOUBLES
Winner (8): 2009 - ITF/Marseille-FRA (w/Salerni), ITF/Sofia-BUL, ITF/Saint Malo-FRA, ITF/Ortisei-ITA (all w/Bacsinszky); 2005 - Canberra (w/Krizan); 2003 - Canberra (w/Loit); 2002 - Hobart (w/Grande), Bol (w/Widjaja); 2001 - Bogotá, Budapest, Palermo (all w/Husarova); 2000 - Warsaw (w/Husarova), ITF/Dubai-UAE (w/Marosi); 1999 - ITF/Rhodes-GRE (w/Hopmans); 1998 - ITF/Athens 2-GRE, ITF/Orbetello-ITA (both w/Canepa); 1997 - ITF/Novi Sad-SRB (w/Guardigli); 1996 - ITF/Catania 2-ITA (w/Guardigli).
Finalist (5): 2010 - Sydney (w/Petrova); 2007 - Berlin, Rome (both w/Vinci); 2002 - Brussels (w/Sánchez-Vicario), New Haven (w/Husarova).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 1999-2000, 2003-05, 2007-08; Italian Olympic Team, 2000, 2004.
Coached by Erfan Djahangiri ... Began playing at age 3; favorite surface is clay; best shot is serve ... Nickname is Tax ... Favorite cities are Bologna for its food, Milan for its shopping ... Hobbies include surfing the net, listening to music, going to movies; other sports interests include beach tennis, kitesurfing ... Favorite book is Instant Love ... Favorite actor is Brad Pitt ... Tennis player most admired is Justine Henin for her comeback ... Most memorable experience was vacation she spent with Flavia Pennetta ... Enjoys eating at restaurants with friends and going dancing.