Rita Grande

Rita Grande

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Rivoli
Born	(1975-03-23) 23 March 1975 (age 49) Naples
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,858,558
Singles
Career record	336–332 (50.3%)
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 (45.3%)
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)

Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy.

During her career, Grande won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 November 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 24. On 28 May 2001, she peaked at No. 26 in the doubles rankings.

She played the round of 16 in singles at least once in each of the Grand Slam championships, including twice consecutively at the Australian Open, in 2001 and 2002.

Following a bad elbow injury that kept her away from competition for about ten months, Rita Grande retired from professional sport in October 2005.

WTA career finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Jan 1999	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Chanda Rubin	2–6, 3–6
Win	2.	Jan 2001	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	Oct 2001	Bratislava Open, Slovakia	Carpet (i)	Martina Suchá	6–1, 6–1
Win	4.	Mar 2003	Morocco Open	Clay	Antonella Serra Zanetti	6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	May 1990	Taranto Trophy, Italy	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova	6–7, 1–6
Loss	2.	Feb 1997	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Jana Novotná Martina Hingis	3–6, 0–6
Winner	3.	Jun 1999	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Silvia Farina Elia	Cara Black Kristie Boogert	7–5, 7–6
Loss	4.	Jan 2000	Australian Women's Hardcourts	Hard	Sabine Appelmans	Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova	3–6, 0–6
Win	5.	Jan 2000	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Émilie Loit	Kim Clijsters Alicia Molik	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win	6.	Jul 2000	Palermo International, Italy	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–4, 0–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss	7.	July 2000	Warsaw Open, Poland	Clay	Åsa Carlsson	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	5–7, 1–6
Loss	8.	Oct 2000	China Open	Hard (i)	Meghann Shaughnessy	Lilia Osterloh Tamarine Tanasugarn	5–7, 1–6
Win	9.	Jan 2001	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Barbara Schett	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss	10.	Apr 2001	Porto Open, Portugal	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues	1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Win	11.	Jan 2002	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Tathiana Garbin	Catherine Barclay Christina Wheeler	6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	12.	May 2003	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	Angelique Widjaja	Liezel Huber Jill Craybas	4–6, 6–7(6–8)

ITF finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 March 1993	ITF Moulins, France	Hard	Katarína Studeníková	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	10 May 1993	ITF Putignato, Italy	Hard	Laura Garrone	6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	1 November 1993	ITF Vilamoura, Portugal	Hard	Anca Barna	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	3 August 1992	ITF Nicolosi, Italy	Clay	Laura Lapi	Emanuela Brusati Germana Di Natale	6–4, 6–2
Winner	2.	24 March 1993	ITF Reims, France	Clay	Marzia Grossi	Svetlana Komleva Olga Lugina	6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	13 June 1994	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Laura Garrone	Laura Montalvo Silvia Ramón-Cortés	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	11 October 1999	ITF Bordeaux, France	Hard (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Émilie Loit Åsa Carlsson	2–6, 6–7(5)

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Australian Open 2001 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Gala León García 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 2R Amy Frazier (16) 6–4, 6–1 3R Evie Dominikovic (WC) 6–3, 6–4 4R Martina Hingis (1) 0–6, 3–6 2002 Australian Open (20th Seed) Round Opponent Score 1R Clarisa Fernández (Q) 7–6(7–4), 6–4 2R Kristie Boogert (Q) 7–6(7–4), 7–5 3R Iroda Tulyaganova (16) 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 4R Jennifer Capriati (1) 3–6, 6–7(9–11)

French Open 2001 French Open Round Opponent Score 1R Iva Majoli 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 2R Jana Kandarr 6–2, 6–4 3R Cristina Torrens Valero 6–3, 6–1 4R Petra Mandula (Q) 2–6, 3–6

Wimbledon Championships 2004 Wimbledon Round Opponent Score 1R Mara Santangelo 7–5, 7–5 2R Arantxa Parra Santonja 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 3R Virginie Razzano (Q) 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 4R Paola Suárez (9) 6–4, 0–6, 2–6

US Open 1996 US Open Round Opponent Score 1R Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6–3, 6–0 2R Tina Križan (LL) 6–2, 6–0 3R Els Callens 7–5, 6–1 4R Judith Wiesner 0–6, 3–6

Doubles

Australian Open 2001 Australian Open (9th Seed) with Alexandra Fusai Round Opponents Score 1R Lubomira Bacheva / Cristina Torrens Valero 6–4, 6–2 2R Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya 1–6, 6–1, 6–1 3R Rachel McQuillan / Lisa McShea 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 QF Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama (2) 5–7, 3–6

French Open 1999 French Open with Els Callens Round Opponents Score 1R Christina Singer / Helena Vildová 6–4, 6–2 2R Alicia Molik / Corina Morariu 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 3R Laurence Courtois / Meghann Shaughnessy 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7) QF Serena Williams / Venus Williams (9) 0–6, 5–7 2002 French Open with Patty Schnyder Round Opponents Score 1R Lenka Němečková / Andreea Vanc 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 2R Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (13) 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 3R Maja Matevžič / Dragana Zarić 6–3, 6–3 QF Nicole Arendt / Liezel Huber (9) 4–6, 6–7(6–8)

Wimbledon Championships 1997 Wimbledon (13th Seed) with Alexandra Fusai Round Opponents Score 1R Mercedes Paz / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6–3, 6–0 2R Shirli-Ann Siddall / Amanda Wainwright (WC) 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 3R Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (3) 1–6, 1–6 1998 Wimbledon with Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Round Opponents Score 1R Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (13) 5–7, 6–1, 9–7 2R Kim Eun-ha / Miho Saeki 6–3, 6–3 3R Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (7) 7–5, 0–6, 3–6

US Open 1996 US Open with Elena Makarova Round Opponents Score 1R Tina Križan / Christína Papadáki 6–3, 7–6 2R Laura Montalvo / Barbara Rittner 6–2, 7–6 3R Patricia Hy-Boulais / Rosalyn Fairbank 1–6, 1–6 2004 US Open with Flavia Pennetta Round Opponents Score 1R Denisa Chládková / Libuše Průšová 6–1, 7–5 2R Silvia Farina Elia / Francesca Schiavone (14) 6–4, 6–3 3R Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (2) 2–6 ret.

Head-to-head records

• Lindsay Davenport 0-2
• Martina Hingis 0-3
• Dominique Monami 1-3
• Dinara Safina 0-1

External links

• Rita Grande at the Women's Tennis Association
• Rita Grande at the International Tennis Federation
• Rita Grande at the Billie Jean King Cup