Giulia Gatto-Monticone

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Giulia Gatto-Monticone
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Gatto Monticone at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 36)
Turin
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 665,570
Singles
Career record564–430 (56.7%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 148 (3 February 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2020)
French Open 1R (2019)
Wimbledon 1R (2019)
US Open Q1 (2011, 2014, 2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record202–150 (57.4%)
Career titles26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 200 (27 October 2014)

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

Contents

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).

Personal life and background

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. [3]

Career highlights

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. [4]

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

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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 AAAAQ1Q3Q20–0
French Open AAAA1RQ3Q10–1
Wimbledon AAAA1RNHQ10–1
US Open Q1AAQ1Q1AQ10–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–20–00–00–2

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss Sep 2020 Sparta Prague Open, Czech RepublicClay Flag of Argentina.svg Nadia Podoroska Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

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

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2005ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Poland.svg Anna Korzeniak 3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Aug 2006ITF Jesi, Italy10,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Regina Kulikova 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jul 2007ITF Imola, Italy10,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sassi 6–7(1), 2–6
Loss0–4Jun 2008ITF Torino, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Ksenia Palkina 0–6, 4–6
Win1–4Jul 2008ITF Imola, Italy10,000Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Julia Mayr 6–2, 6–1
Loss1–5Aug 2008ITF Wahlstedt, Germany10,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romina Oprandi 3–6, 0–6
Loss1–6Oct 2008ITF Sevilla, Spain10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michelle Gerards 3–6, 2–6
Win2–6Oct 2008ITF Oristano, Italy10,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Disderi 6–2, 6–2
Win3–6May 2009ITF Piteşti, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tanya Germanlieva6–3, 6–3
Win4–6Aug 2009ITF Arezzo, Italy10,000Clay Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 7–5, 6–3
Loss4–7Feb 2010ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg María Teresa Torró Flor 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss4–8Mar 2010ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of France.svg Claire de Gubernatis 3–6, 3–6
Loss4–9Mar 2010ITF Gonesse, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of France.svg Iryna Brémond 0–6, 3–6
Loss4–10Mar 2011ITF Bath, United Kingdom10,000Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Marta Sirotkina w/o
Loss4–11May 2011 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok 7–6(5), 2–6, 2–6
Win5–11Jul 2011ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia6–1, 6–3
Loss5–12Apr 2012ITF Torrent, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García 0–6, 6–3, 1–4 ret.
Loss5–13Jul 2015 Bella Cup, Poland25,000Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss5–14Aug 2016ITF Valladolid, Spain10,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Eva Guerrero Álvarez6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win6–14Aug 2016ITF Galați, Romania10,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Oana Georgeta Simion 6–3, 6–4
Win7–14Oct 2016ITF Telde, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leonie Küng 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss7–15Mar 2017ITF Heraklion, Greece15,000Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Dejana Radanović 5–7, 3–6
Win8–15Apr 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss8–16May 2017ITF Qujing, China25,000Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Xinyu 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss8–17Jun 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Flag of Serbia.svg Dejana Radanović2–6, 1–6
Loss8–18Sep 2018ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Werner 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win9–18Sep 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen 7–5, 6–4
Win10–18Mar 2019ITF Kofu, Japan25,000Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden 6–2, 6–1
Win11–18Nov 2019ITF Solarino, Italy25,000Carpet Flag of Croatia.svg Jana Fett 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss11–19Oct 2021ITF Budapest, Hungary25,000Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani 1–6, 4–6

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

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2006ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Smirnova
6–2, 6–2
Loss1–1Jul 2006 International Country Cuneo, Italy50,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win2–1Mar 2007ITF Rome, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danielle Harmsen
Flag of Austria.svg Marlena Metzinger
6–4, 6–1
Win3–1Mar 2007ITF Rome, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru
Flag of Serbia.svg Vojislava Lukić
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win4–1Mar 2007ITF Foggia, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lisa Sabino
Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner
6–1, 6–3
Loss4–2Jul 2007ITF Cremona, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lisa Sabino Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato
Flag of Italy.svg Elena Pioppo
3–6, 2–6
Loss4–3Sep 2007ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of France.svg Émilie Bacquet
Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel
2–6, 2–6
Win5–3Oct 2007ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Haidner
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amra Sadiković
2–3 ret.
Win6–3Oct 2007ITF Sevilla, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Spain.svg Melissa Cabrera-Handt
Flag of Spain.svg Carolina Gago Fuentes
6–7(5), 6–4, [11–8]
Win7–3Feb 2008ITF Arezzo, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetyana Arefyeva
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aude Vermoezen
7–5, 6–1
Win8–3Mar 2008ITF Sabadell, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Balsamo
Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio
6–2, 6–0
Loss8–4Mar 2008ITF Rome, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Flag of Belarus.svg Ksenia Milevskaya
0–6, 4–6
Loss8–5Apr 2008ITF Fuerteventura, Spain10,000Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jade Curtis
Flag of Spain.svg Irene Rehberger Bescos
3–6, 6–7(6)
Loss8–6Jun 2008ITF Torino, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of Belarus.svg Tatsiana Kapshai
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Razumova
7–6(4), 2–6, [8–10]
Loss8–7Aug 2008ITF Pesaro, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lisa Sabino
2–6, 6–7
Loss8–8Oct 2008ITF Sevilla, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michelle Gerards
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Claire Lablans
2–6, 3–6
Win9–8Oct 2008ITF Oristano, Italy10,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Disderi Flag of Italy.svg Alice Balducci
Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Salis
6–0, 6–2
Loss9–9Feb 2009ITF Albufeira, Portugal10,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Kriegsmannová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Darina Sedenková
0–6, 2–6
Win10–9May 2009ITF Caserta, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of Italy.svg Martina di Giuseppe
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Văideanu
6–1, 6–4
Win11–9May 2009ITF Arezzo, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa
Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Win12–9Oct 2009ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gasparri
Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Salis
6–2, 7–5
Win13–9Oct 2009ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Lazareva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasiya Lytovchenko
6–2, 6–2
Win14–9Feb 2010ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato
Flag of Spain.svg Inés Ferrer Suárez
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss14–10Apr 2010ITF Bari, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok
7–6(3), 4–6, [4–10]
Win15–10Jul 2010ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France25,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of France.svg Constance Sibille
Flag of France.svg Claire Feuerstein
7–5, 7–5
Win16–10Mar 2011ITF Bath, United Kingdom10,000Hard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win17–10May 2011ITF Casarano, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato
Flag of Italy.svg Federica Grazioso
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win18–10Jul 2011ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Federica Quercia Flag of Colombia.svg Yuliana Lizarazo
Flag of Germany.svg Scarlett Werner
w/o
Win19–10Feb 2012ITF Mâcon, France10,000Hard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Michaela Hončová Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim Kilsdonk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicolette van Uitert
6–4, 1–6, [10–5]
Win20–10Apr 2013ITF Dijon, France15,000Hard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of Russia.svg Marina Shamayko
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova
6–4, 6–2
Loss20–11Apr 2013 Chiasso Open, Switzerland25,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča
7–6(2), 4–6, [7–10]
Win21–11Feb 2014ITF Beinasco, Italy25,000Clay (i) Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae
6–1, 5–7, [13–11]
Win22–11 Sep 2014 Open de Saint-Malo, France50,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska Flag of Argentina.svg Tatiana Búa
Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz García Vidagany
6–3, 6–1
Loss22–12Apr 2015Chiasso Open, Switzerland25,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Alice Matteucci Flag of Romania.svg Diana Buzean
Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani
2–6, 5–7
Win23–12Jun 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Marchetti Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Werner
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Párrizas Díaz
6–1, 6–1
Win24–12Jan 2019Playford International, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amber Marshall
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lulu Sun
6–2, 6–3
Win25–12 May 2019 Open Saint-Gaudens, France60,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Martina di Giuseppe Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kalinskaya
Flag of Russia.svg Sofya Lansere
6–1, 6–1
Win26–12 Jul 2022 ITS Cup, Czech Republic60,000Clay Flag of Burundi.svg Sada Nahimana Flag of Romania.svg Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
Flag of Romania.svg Oana Georgeta Simion
6–1, 1–6, [10–5]

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