Alice Canepa

Alice Canepa (Italian pronunciation: [aˈliːtʃe kaˈneːpa];[1] born 30 April 1978) is a retired professional tennis player from Italy.

Alice Canepa
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFinale Ligure, Italy
Born (1978-04-30) 30 April 1978
Finale Ligure, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned proJuly 1994
RetiredJuly 2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$217,781
Singles
Career record282–223
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 158 (17 April 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006)
French OpenQ3 (2005)
WimbledonQ1 (2000)
US OpenQ2 (1998, 2005)
Doubles
Career record194–124
Career titles0 WTA, 19 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (18 September 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001, 2003)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000)
US Open2R (2000)

Her highest singles and doubles rankings are No. 158 and No. 93, respectively.[2]

Tennis career

In her career, Canepa won a total of 24 titles (5 singles, 19 doubles) on the ITF level. She has reached the doubles final of the WTA Tier IV tournament in Palermo three times. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the doubles of the $50,000 event in Marseille in 2000. She has also competed on the Grand Slam tournaments on numerous occasions, but was unable to make it past round two in doubles and qualifying in singles.

Canepa retired after losing in the doubles final of the event in Palermo on 22 July 2007. She had partnered compatriot Karin Knapp, losing the final to Mariya Koryttseva and Darya Kustova in straight sets.

WTA career finals

Doubles (0–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Jul 1994 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Italy Clay Giulia Casoni Ruxandra Dragomir
Laura Garrone		 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. Jul 2006 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Italy Clay Giulia Gabba Janette Husárová
Michaëlla Krajicek		 0–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. Jul 2007 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Italy Clay Karin Knapp Mariya Koryttseva
Darya Kustova		 4–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Alice Canepa - Player Profile - Tennis". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. www.itftennis.com https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/alice-canepa/800186106/ita/vt/s/overview/. Retrieved 2020-06-22. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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