Silvia La Fratta

Silvia La Fratta
Full name Silvia La Fratta
Country (sports)  Italy
Born (1967-11-05) 5 November 1967
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $74,190
Singles
Highest ranking No. 114 (19 June 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 4R (1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1990)
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 127 (19 June 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 2R (1989)

Silvia La Fratta (born 5 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

La Fratta, who was right-handed, had a best singles ranking of 114 and was a quarter-finalist at the 1988 Belgian Open.

In doubles she was ranked as high as 127, with one WTA Tour final appearance at the 1988 Swedish Open, where she and Linda Ferrando were beaten by Sandra Cecchini and Mercedes Paz.[1]

Her most notable achievement on tour was reaching the round of 16 as a qualifier at the 1989 French Open. She had wins over Gigi Fernández, Elna Reinach and Andrea Vieira, before being eliminated by top seed Steffi Graf.[2] This was her maiden grand slam main draw appearance. She played in only two more grand slam events, the French Open and Wimbledon in 1990.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss July, 1988 Båstad, Sweden Category 1 Clay Italy Linda Ferrando Italy Sandra Cecchini
Argentina Mercedes Paz		 0–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (3-0)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 14 July 1986 Paliano, Italy Clay France Isabelle Crudo 6-1, 6-2
Winner 2. 22 September 1986 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová 6-1, 6-3
Winner 3. 7 March 1988 Valencia, Spain Clay France Catherine Mothes 6-2, 6-2

Doubles (1-0)

Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 22 September 1986 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Italy Barbara Romanò Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
Czechoslovakia Alice Nohacová		 7-5, 6-3

References

  1. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bastad - 04 July - 10 July 1988". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Stephen R. (5 June 1989). "Sabatini and Agassi Eliminated". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wimbledon '90; The Draw". New York Times. 24 June 1990. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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