Nathalie Viérin (born 15 October 1982) is an Italian former professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | Italy |
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Residence | Sarre, Italy |
Born | Aosta, Italy | 15 October 1982
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | July 1998 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $321,276 |
Singles | |
Career record | 310–271 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 103 (15 May 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2006) |
French Open | 1R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
US Open | Q2 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 40–71 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 304 (24 September 2007) |
Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 103, which she reached on 15 May 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 304, set 24 September 2007. She has won six ITF singles titles. Nathalie Viérin retired from professional tour 2010.
She was coached by Franco Bonaiti.[1]
Personal life
editBorn and raised in Sarre, Aosta Valley, her parents, Angela Sirianni and Robert Viérin, run a tennis club, where she began playing when she was three. Viérin has two younger brothers, Matthieu and Julien. Baseliner who prefers clay; favorite shot is forehand. Nickname is Natha. Admires Monica Seles. Likes to visit the beach in Bol, Croatia. Favorite movie is Dirty Dancing; favorite actor is Julia Roberts; favorite book is Palomino by Danielle Steel. Says Wimbledon is the best tournament.[2]
ITF finals
edit$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–10)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 28 May 2000 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Maja Matevžič | 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 26 November 2000 | Deauville, France | Clay (i) | Cecile Leclere | 5–3, 2–4, 4–2, 5–4(2) |
Win | 3. | 2 April 2001 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Clay | Eva Dyrberg | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 21 October 2001 | Saint Raphael, France | Hard (i) | Anne-Laure Heitz | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | 22 September 2002 | Luxembourg City | Clay | Claudine Schaul | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 27 January 2003 | Belfort, France | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong | 7–5, 6–7(3), 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | 9 June 2003 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Clay | Stephanie Gehrlein | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | 20 June 2003 | Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | Hard | Virginie Pichet | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | 4 July 2004 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Martina Müller | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10. | 3 August 2004 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11. | 27 September 2004 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Michelle Gerards | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 2 August 2005 | Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | Maret Ani | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 4 August 2008 | Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Mandy Minella | 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 14. | 16 March 2009 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Kathrin Wörle | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15. | 14 June 2009 | Campobasso, Italy | Clay | Irina Buryachok | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16. | 21 June 2009 | Padua, Italy | Clay | Eva Fernández Brugués | 2–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Doubles (0–3)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | "Score |
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Loss | 1. | 30 November 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Sabina da Ponte | Nino Louarsabishvili Bahia Mouhtassine |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 15 September 2002 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Laura Dell'Angelo | Vera Dushevina Galina Voskoboeva |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 10 September 2007 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Alisa Kleybanova | Timea Bacsinszky Sandra Klösel |
6–7(2), 4–6 |
References
editExternal links
edit- Nathalie Viérin at the Women's Tennis Association
- Nathalie Viérin at the International Tennis Federation