Flora Perfetti

Flora Perfetti (born 29 January 1969) is an Italian tennis player.[1] On 21 April 1997 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking at No. 54 and 17 March of the same year reached her highest doubles ranking at No. 71.[2]

Flora Perfetti
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1969-01-29) January 29, 1969
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$ 425,684
Singles
Career record193–160
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 54 (April 21, 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1998)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1996, 1998)
US Open3R (1997)
Doubles
Career record73–81
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 71 (March 17, 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1997)
French Open1R (1995, 1997, 1998)
Wimbledon1R (1997)
US Open1R (1995)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1997)
Last updated on: April 22, 2013.

Biography

Flora started playing tennis when she was 6 and by the age of 9 her father had signed her up for tennis classes. At the age of 16 she won her first Italian team title at C.A. Faenza. At the age of 21 she won her first prize money ($10,000) at Riccione in a final against Ginevra Mugnaini. In 1997 she played the Fed Cup with Silvia Farina Elia, Gloria Pizzichini, and Francesca Lubiani with a 'big finish'. Throughout her career she has won 193 singles matches, 73 doubles matches and accumulated $425,684 in prize money to date. She now teaches at C.A. Faenza.[2]

ITF finals

Singles (5–7)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. March 5, 1990 Valencia, Spain Clay Tang Min 2–6, 6–0, 4–6
Winner 2. April 22, 1991 Riccione, Italy Clay Ginevra Mugnaini 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. May 27, 1991 Brindisi, Italy Clay Inés Gorrochategui 5–7, 3–6
Winner 4. June 1, 1992 Brindisi, Italy Clay Luciana Tella 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 5. June 15, 1992 Milan, Italy Clay Emanuela Zardo 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. June 19, 1994 Sezze, Italy Clay Larissa Schaerer 2–6, 3–6
Winner 7. September 5, 1994 Spoleto, Italy Clay Stefania Pifferi 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 8. March 27, 1995 Reims, France Clay Marion Maruska 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 9. December 2, 1996 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 2–6, 7–6(5), 1–6
Runner-up 10. August 30, 1999 Fano, Italy Clay Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Runner-up 11. June 12, 2000 Grado, Italy Clay Gisela Riera 2–6, 4–6
Winner 12. September 10, 2000 Fano, Italy Clay Maja Matevžič 6–3, 6–4

Doubles (5–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. November 6, 1989 Fez, Morocco Clay Lucie Korinkova Petra Kemper
Barbara Rittner		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. April 1, 1991 Bari, Italy Clay Jennifer Fuchs Monika Kratochvílová
Svetlana Krivencheva		 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Winner 3. August 17, 1992 Spoleto, Italy Clay Gloria Pizzichini Sandra Dopfer
Maja Zivec-Skulj		 1–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 4. September 20, 1993 Capua, Italy Clay Francesca Romano Ivana Jankovská
Eva Melicharová		 3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner 5. June 12, 1994 Caserta, Italy Clay Virág Csurgó Mami Donoshiro
Kyōko Nagatsuka		 6–1, 7–5
Winner 6. September 5, 1994 Spoleto, Italy Clay Gabriella Boschiero Emanuela Brusati
Cristina Salvi		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. March 18, 1996 Reims, France Clay Giulia Casoni Siobhan Drake-Brockman
Catherine Tanvier		 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
Runner-up 8. July 14, 1996 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Laura Garrone Tina Križan
Olga Lugina		 4–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. Nizegorodcew, Alessandro. "Flora Perfetti si racconta: "Quante emozioni nella mia carriera!"". www.spaziotennis.com. SpazioTennis. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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