Giulia Gatto-Monticone

Giulia Gatto-Monticone (born 18 November 1987) is an Italian former tennis player.

Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Gatto Monticone at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 36)
Turin, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2023
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 665,570
Singles
Career record564–430
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 148 (3 February 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2020)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US OpenQ1 (2011, 2014, 2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record202–150
Career titles26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 200 (27 October 2014)

In February 2020, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 148, while her best WTA doubles ranking is 200, achieved in October 2014.[1]

Gatto-Monticone has won eleven singles titles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[2]

She has never lost a match in Fed Cup (2–0 record in doubles).

In November 2023 Gatto-Monticone retired from tennis.[3]

Personal life and background

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Gatto-Monticone stated that her tennis idols are Roger Federer and Kimiko Date. Her favorite shot is forehand and favorite surface to play on is grass.[4]

Career highlights

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At the age of 31, in May 2019, she made her Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros.

She also made her debut, after qualifying, at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.[5]

In September 2020, Gatto-Monticone reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour. Partnering with Nadia Podoroska, she lost to Lidziya Marozava and Andreea Mitu in straight sets.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 ... 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Australian Open A A A A Q1 Q3 Q2 0–0
French Open A A A A 1R Q3 Q1 0–1
Wimbledon A A A A 1R NH Q1 0–1
US Open Q1 A A Q1 Q1 A Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–2

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 2020 Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay   Nadia Podoroska   Lidziya Marozava
  Andreea Mitu
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 30 (11 titles, 19 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2005 ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Anna Korzeniak 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2006 ITF Jesi, Italy 10,000 Hard   Regina Kulikova 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2007 ITF Imola, Italy 10,000 Hard   Valentina Sassi 6–7(1), 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2008 ITF Torino, Italy 10,000 Clay   Ksenia Palkina 0–6, 4–6
Win 1–4 Jul 2008 ITF Imola, Italy 10,000 Carpet   Julia Mayr 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–5 Aug 2008 ITF Wahlstedt, Germany 10,000 Clay   Romina Oprandi 3–6, 0–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 2008 ITF Sevilla, Spain 10,000 Clay   Michelle Gerards 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–6 Oct 2008 ITF Oristano, Italy 10,000 Hard   Silvia Disderi 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–6 May 2009 ITF Piteşti, Romania 10,000 Clay   Tanya Germanlieva 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–6 Aug 2009 ITF Arezzo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Chanel Simmonds 7–5, 6–3
Loss 4–7 Feb 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay   María Teresa Torró Flor 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 4–8 Mar 2010 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Claire de Gubernatis 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–9 Mar 2010 ITF Gonesse, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Iryna Brémond 0–6, 3–6
Loss 4–10 Mar 2011 ITF Bath, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i)   Marta Sirotkina w/o
Loss 4–11 May 2011 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy 25,000 Clay   Irina Buryachok 7–6(5), 2–6, 2–6
Win 5–11 Jul 2011 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet   Federica Quercia 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5–12 Apr 2012 ITF Torrent, Spain 10,000 Clay   Andrea Lázaro García 0–6, 6–3, 1–4 ret.
Loss 5–13 Jul 2015 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000 Clay   Kristína Kučová 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 5–14 Aug 2016 ITF Valladolid, Spain 10,000 Hard   Eva Guerrero Álvarez 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–14 Aug 2016 ITF Galați, Romania 10,000 Clay   Oana Georgeta Simion 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–14 Oct 2016 ITF Telde, Spain 10,000 Clay   Leonie Küng 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 7–15 Mar 2017 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay   Dejana Radanović 5–7, 3–6
Win 8–15 Apr 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Irina Bara 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 8–16 May 2017 ITF Qujing, China 25,000 Hard   Gao Xinyu 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 8–17 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Dejana Radanović 2–6, 1–6
Loss 8–18 Sep 2018 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Caroline Werner 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 9–18 Sep 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Greet Minnen 7–5, 6–4
Win 10–18 Mar 2019 ITF Kofu, Japan 25,000 Hard   Lara Salden 6–2, 6–1
Win 11–18 Nov 2019 ITF Solarino, Italy 25,000 Carpet   Jana Fett 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 11–19 Oct 2021 ITF Budapest, Hungary 25,000 Clay   Réka Luca Jani 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 38 (26 titles, 12 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2006 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay   Darya Kustova   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  Irina Smirnova
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jul 2006 International Country Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay   Darya Kustova   Sara Errani
  Karin Knapp
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 2–1 Mar 2007 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Darya Kustova   Danielle Harmsen
  Marlena Metzinger
6–4, 6–1
Win 3–1 Mar 2007 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Darya Kustova   Alexandra Dulgheru
  Vojislava Lukić
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–1 Mar 2007 ITF Foggia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Lisa Sabino
  Stefanie Haidner
6–1, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Jul 2007 ITF Cremona, Italy 10,000 Clay   Lisa Sabino   Benedetta Davato
  Elena Pioppo
3–6, 2–6
Loss 4–3 Sep 2007 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Émilie Bacquet
  Samantha Schoeffel
2–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Oct 2007 ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Stefanie Haidner
  Amra Sadiković
2–3 ret.
Win 6–3 Oct 2007 ITF Sevilla, Spain 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Melissa Cabrera-Handt
  Carolina Gago Fuentes
6–7(5), 6–4, [11–8]
Win 7–3 Feb 2008 ITF Arezzo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Tetyana Arefyeva
  Aude Vermoezen
7–5, 6–1
Win 8–3 Mar 2008 ITF Sabadell, Spain 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Elisa Balsamo
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–2, 6–0
Loss 8–4 Mar 2008 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Magdalena Kiszczyńska
  Ksenia Milevskaya
0–6, 4–6
Loss 8–5 Apr 2008 ITF Fuerteventura, Spain 10,000 Carpet   Benedetta Davato   Jade Curtis
  Irene Rehberger Bescos
3–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 8–6 Jun 2008 ITF Torino, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Tatsiana Kapshai
  Alexandra Razumova
7–6(4), 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 8–7 Aug 2008 ITF Pesaro, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Benedetta Davato
  Lisa Sabino
2–6, 6–7
Loss 8–8 Oct 2008 ITF Sevilla, Spain 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Michelle Gerards
  Claire Lablans
2–6, 3–6
Win 9–8 Oct 2008 ITF Oristano, Italy 10,000 Hard   Silvia Disderi   Alice Balducci
  Elisa Salis
6–0, 6–2
Loss 9–9 Feb 2009 ITF Albufeira, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Federica Quercia   Lucie Kriegsmannová
  Darina Sedenková
0–6, 2–6
Win 10–9 May 2009 ITF Caserta, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Martina di Giuseppe
  Andreea Văideanu
6–1, 6–4
Win 11–9 May 2009 ITF Arezzo, Italy 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Stefania Chieppa
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Win 12–9 Oct 2009 ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Giulia Gasparri
  Elisa Salis
6–2, 7–5
Win 13–9 Oct 2009 ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Margarita Lazareva
  Anastasiya Lytovchenko
6–2, 6–2
Win 14–9 Feb 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard   Federica Quercia   Benedetta Davato
  Inés Ferrer Suárez
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 14–10 Apr 2010 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Anastasia Pivovarova
  Irina Buryachok
7–6(3), 4–6, [4–10]
Win 15–10 Jul 2010 ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France 25,000 Hard   Federica Quercia   Constance Sibille
  Claire Feuerstein
7–5, 7–5
Win 16–10 Mar 2011 ITF Bath, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Grymalska   Emma Laine
  Tara Moore
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 17–10 May 2011 ITF Casarano, Italy 10,000 Clay   Federica Quercia   Benedetta Davato
  Federica Grazioso
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win 18–10 Jul 2011 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet   Federica Quercia   Yuliana Lizarazo
  Scarlett Werner
w/o
Win 19–10 Feb 2012 ITF Mâcon, France 10,000 Hard (i)   Michaela Hončová   Kim Kilsdonk
  Nicolette van Uitert
6–4, 1–6, [10–5]
Win 20–10 Apr 2013 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard (i)   Nicole Clerico   Marina Shamayko
  Elitsa Kostova
6–4, 6–2
Loss 20–11 Apr 2013 Chiasso Open, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Nicole Clerico   Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  Diāna Marcinkēviča
7–6(2), 4–6, [7–10]
Win 21–11 Feb 2014 ITF Beinasco, Italy 25,000 Clay (i)   Nicole Clerico   Anna Smith
  Jocelyn Rae
6–1, 5–7, [13–11]
Win 22–11 Sep 2014 Open de Saint-Malo, France 50,000 Clay   Anastasia Grymalska   Tatiana Búa
  Beatriz García Vidagany
6–3, 6–1
Loss 22–12 Apr 2015 Chiasso Open, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Alice Matteucci   Diana Buzean
  Réka Luca Jani
2–6, 5–7
Win 23–12 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Giorgia Marchetti   Caroline Werner
  Nuria Párrizas Díaz
6–1, 6–1
Win 24–12 Jan 2019 Playford International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Anastasia Grymalska   Amber Marshall
  Lulu Sun
6–2, 6–3
Win 25–12 May 2019 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay   Martina di Giuseppe   Anna Kalinskaya
  Sofya Lansere
6–1, 6–1
Win 26–12 Jul 2022 ITS Cup, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay   Sada Nahimana   Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
  Oana Georgeta Simion
6–1, 1–6, [10–5]

References

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  1. ^ "Giulia Gatto-Monticone's Biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  2. ^ "Giulia Gatto-Monticone profile at ITF". ITF.
  3. ^ "The Coach: Giulia Gatto Monticone". tennismagazineitalia.it.
  4. ^ "Giulia Gatto-Monticone's Bio".
  5. ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1447219/record-setting-gauff-and-gatto-monticone-make-wimbledon-debuts-at-either-end-of-age-spectrum
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