Katia Piccolini (born 15 January 1973) is a former tennis player from Italy, who competed on the WTA Tour from 1988 to 1999. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 37 in July 1991 and competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Other career highlights include reaching the third round of the 1990 US Open and winning the singles title at the San Marino Open in 1991.[1]

Katia Piccolini
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 51)
L'Aquila, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$185,854
Singles
Career record171–110
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 37 (22 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1992)
Wimbledon1R (1990)
US Open3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record17–35
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 160 (20 April 1992)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Women's Singles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Women's Doubles

WTA career finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (3)
Tier IV-V (0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Date Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1990 Athens Trophy, Greece Clay   Cecilia Dahlman 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jul 1991 San Marino Open, San Marino Clay   Silvia Farina 6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 12 (7–5)

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 4 July 1988 Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay   Christiane Hofmann 1–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 11 July 1988 Sezze, Italy Clay   Katarzyna Nowak 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 3. 18 July 1988 Subiaco, Italy Clay   Francesca Romano 7–5, 6–3
Win 4. 16 April 1990 Naples, Italy Clay   Marketa Kochta 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. 7 May 1990 Modena, Italy Clay   Emanuela Zardo 1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 6. 2 September 1991 Arzachena, Italy Hard   Samantha Smith 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win 7. 13 July 1992 Sezze, Italy Clay   Marzia Grossi 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win 8. 21 September 1992 Acireale, Italy Clay   Laura Lapi 6–3, 6–2
Win 9. 19 July 1993 Sezze, Italy Clay   Laura Lapi 6–3, 6–2
Loss 10. 14 July 1997 Civitanova, Italy Clay   Marijana Kovačević 0–6, 0–6
Loss 11. 27 April 1998 San Severo, Italy Clay   Veronica Stele 4–6, 3–6
Win 12. 6 July 1998 Fiumicino, Italy Clay   Alessia Lombardi 6–2, 1–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Bloch Shallouf, Renée, ed. (1993). 1993 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WTA. p. 213.
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