Rita Grande
Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy.
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Residence | Rivoli |
Born | Napoli | 23 March 1975
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,858,558 |
Singles | |
Career record | 336–332 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (5 November 2001) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2001, 2002) |
French Open | 4R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2004) |
US Open | 4R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 198–239 |
Career titles | 5 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (28 May 2001) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2001) |
French Open | QF (1999, 2002) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997, 1998) |
US Open | 3R (1996, 2004) |
Grande has won three singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, She has also won one singles and 3 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 5 November 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world no. 24. On 28 May 2001, she peaked at world no. 26 in the doubles rankings.
She played the round of 16 singles at least once in each of the Grand Slam events , including twice consecutively at the Australian Open in 2001 and 2002.
Following a bad elbow injury that kept her away from competition for about 10 months, Rita Grande retired from sport in October 2005 .
WTA finals
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0-1) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (2-1) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
Singles (3–1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jan 1999 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Jan 2001 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Oct 2001 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | Mar 2003 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Doubles (5–7)
ITF finals
Singles Finals (1-2)
$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 |
Runner-up | 1. | March 29, 1993 | Moulins, France | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | May 10, 1993 | Putignato, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | November 1, 1993 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–2 |
Doubles (3-1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | August 3, 1992 | Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | March 24, 1993 | Reims, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | June 13, 1994 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | October 11, 1999 | Bordeaux, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Head vs. Head
- Lindsay Davenport 0-2
- Martina Hingis 0-3
- Dominique Monami 1-3
- Dinara Safina 0-1
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