Silvia Disderi

Silvia Disderi (born 10 July 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

Silvia Disderi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983
Biella
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$69,864
Singles
Career record185-75
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 329 (13 May 2002)
Doubles
Career record141-96
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (5 November 2007)

Career

Disderi grew up in the northern Italian town of Biella, where she began playing tennis at the age of seven after being introduced to the sport by her father Sergio. When she was 12 she moved to Turin for training. In 1999, she represented Italy in the World Youth Cup, held in Australia.[1]

Professional career

A right-handed player, Disderi began competing on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1999. She reached her best singles ranking in 2002, of 329 in the world.[2] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as No. 196 and won 12 ITF titles.[3] On the WTA Tour, she made most of her main-draw appearances at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, featuring three times in either the singles or doubles draw. She was a doubles quarterfinalist at the 2007 Morocco Open.

In 2009, she retired from professional tennis.[2] She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, working as a coach at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy.[2]

ITF Circuit finals: 31 (14–17)

Singles: 6 (2–4)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1 16 February 2003 Albufeira, Portugal Hard Sylvia Montero 6–1, 6–1
Runner–up 1 2 March 2003 Gran Canaria, Spain Clay Marta Fraga 3–6, 5–7
Winner 2 18 May 2003 Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Matea Mezak 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Runner–up 2 19 March 2006 Cairo, Egypt Clay Galina Fokina 5–7, 3–6
Runner–up 3 20 September 2008 Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Matea Mezak 5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Runner–up 4 25 October 2008 Oristano, Italy Hard Giulia Gatto-Monticone 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 25 (12–13)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (6–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1 1 May 1999 Maglie, Italy Clay Anna Floris Stefanie Haidner
Jorgelina Torti		 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Winner 2 15 July 2000 Sezze, Italy Clay Maria-Letizia Zavagli Dina Milosevic
Lenka Tarosková		 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(7–4)
Runner–up 1 26 August 2000 Cuneo, Italy Clay Anna Floris Maria-Elena Camerin
Mara Santangelo		 5–7, 2–6
Winner 3 1 September 2001 Spoleto, Italy Clay Anna Floris Stefanie Haidner
Luciana Masante		 6–4, 7–5
Runner–up 2 24 November 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Anna Floris Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits		 5–7, 4–6
Runner–up 3 1 December 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Anna Floris Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 4 16 February 2002 Bergamo, Italy Hard (i) Stefanie Haidner Zuzana Hejdová
Renata Kučerová		 7–5, 6–3
Runner–up 4 16 March 2002 Makarska, Croatia Clay Zuzana Hejdová Tina Hergold
Yevgenia Savransky		 3–6, 5–7
Runner–up 5 30 March 2002 Rome-Parioli, Italy Clay Milica Koprivica Claudia Ivone
Dinara Safina		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5 24 August 2002 Civitanova, Italy Clay Oana-Elena Golimbioschi Nicole Clerico
Irina Smirnova		 6–3, 6–2
Runner–up 6 1 September 2002 Spoleto, Italy Clay Stefanie Haidner Alice Canepa
Emily Stellato		 2–6, 2–6
Winner 6 8 February 2003 Vale do Lobo, Portugal Hard Giulia Meruzzi Giorgia Mortello
Ivana Višić		 6–0, 6–2
Winner 7 15 February 2003 Albufeira, Portugal Hard Giulia Meruzzi Kildine Chevalier
Anna Hawkins		 6–2, 6–4
Runner–up 7 29 March 2003 Rome-Parioli, Italy Clay Giulia Meruzzi Alice Canepa
Emily Stellato		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 8 2 August 2003 Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Kildine Chevalier Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits		 6–4, 6–2
Runner–up 8 12 June 2004 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Krizia Borgarello Alanna Broderick
Megan Moulton-Levy		 5–7, 1–6
Winner 9 11 June 2005 Nazare, Portugal Hard Joana Cortez Pemra Özgen
Nana Urotadze		 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4
Runner–up 9 15 July 2005 Monteroni, Italy Clay Giorgia Mortello Giulia Meruzzi
Verdiana Verardi		 6–7(4–7), 6–7(1–7)
Winner 10 20 August 2005 Jesi, Italy Hard Giulia Gabba Leanne Baker
Francesca Lubiani		 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner–up 10 2 September 2005 Vittoria, Italy Clay Giorgia Mortello Lauren Fisher
Carla Suárez Navarro		 2–6, 3–6
Winner 11 18 March 2006 Cairo, Egypt Clay Olga Brozda Kateryna Avdiyenko
Iryna Kuryanovich		 6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 11 19 May 2006 Caserta, Italy Clay Valentina Sulpizio Petra Cetkovská
Sandra Záhlavová		 2–6, 0–6
Runner–up 12 18 November 2006 Deauville, France Clay (i) Tzipi Obziler Yuliya Beygelzimer
Yuliana Fedak		 5–7, 4–6
Runner–up 13 11 May 2007 Rabat, Morocco Clay Samia Medjahdi Mihaela Buzărnescu
Melanie Klaffner		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 12 24 October 2008 Oristano, Italy Hard Giulia Gatto-Monticone Alice Balducci
Elisa Salis		 6–0, 6–2

References
  1. "Una vita tra tennis e moda: Silvia Disderi". Gilt Magazine (in Italian). 14 July 2014.
  2. Perazzi, Marco (19 September 2013). "L'ex stella che insegna dritti e volée in Florida". LaStampa.it (in Italian).
  3. Burruni, Antonio (19 October 2008). "Silvia Disderi: Una modella prestata al tennis". Alguer.it (in Italian).
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