Introduction
Giulia Casoni ([ˈdʒuːlja kaˈzoːni]; born 19 April 1978 in Ferrara) is a retired Italian tennis player.
As a junior player, she won 1996 French Open in doubles, while her best professional results include singles quarterfinals at Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in 1999 and Tier I Italian Open in 2000, and three WTA Tour doubles titles. A member of Italy Fed Cup team from 2000 to 2001. She has won 3 in doubles WTA titles.
Casoni defeated players such as Dominique Monami, Katarina Srebotnik, Mariya Koryttseva, Francesca Schiavone, Émilie Loit and Nuria Llagostera Vives. She has won 4 singles and 27 in doubles ITF Circuit titles.
Casoni retired from professional tennis in 2006, after struggling with a knee injury.
Personal life
Casoni was born to Ilario and Angela Casoni, and has a brother Lorenzo.
Career statistics
WTA Tour doubles finals: 4 (3–1)
| Winner – Legend (pre/post 2010) |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (0–3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | Jul 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | Ruxandra Dragomir Laura Garrone |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | Jul 2000 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Iroda Tulyaganova | Catherine Barclay Eva Dyrberg |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | Jan 2001 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Janette Husárová | Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | Jul 2005 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Mariya Koryttseva | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (1; 1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | 1996 | French Open | Clay | Alice Canepa | Anna Kournikova Ludmilla Varmuzova |
6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |