Federica Bonsignori

Federica Bonsignori (born 20 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Federica Bonsignori
Full nameFederica Bonsignori
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1967-11-20) 20 November 1967
Prize money$329,849
Singles
Career record225–206
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 28 (13 May 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1989)
French Open2R (1986, 1988, 1991, 1992)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1991, 1992)
US Open2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record31–66
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 154 (20 July 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1987)

Biography

Bonsignori started competing professionally in 1984.

She won her first Grand Slam match at the 1986 French Open when she had a double bagel win over Amanda Tobin.[1] This was one of four occasions in her career that she reached the second round at Roland Garros, which was her best Grand Slam event.

In 1987, she upset top seed Manuela Maleeva en route to the quarter-finals of the Belgian Open and reached the semi-finals of the Clarins Open in Paris.[2][3]

Across 1988 and 1989, she had a minimal impact on tour, unable to progress past the second round in any WTA Tour tournament.

Bonsignori won her only WTA title at the 1990 Estoril Open.[4] Unseeded, she beat three seeds in the tournament, Angeliki Kanellopoulou, Isabel Cueto and Sabine Hack, before accounting for Laura Garrone in an all-Italian final.[5]

She started 1991 by making the quarter-finals at Hilton Head, a run which included a win over top 10 player Katerina Maleeva.[6] Following two more quarter-finals performances, in back to back WTA tournaments at Houston and Taranto, Bonsignori attained her highest ranking of 28 on 13 May 1991.

A member of the Italy Federation Cup team in 1991, Bonsignori made a brief appearance in the World Group quarter-final tie against Germany in Nottingham. With the Germans having secured the tie, Bonsignori made her tournament debut by partnering Linda Ferrando in a dead rubber. Their opponents, Anke Huber and Barbara Rittner retired from the match after only one game.[7]

She was runner-up to Magdalena Maleeva at the 1992 San Marino Open and continued playing on tour until 1995.[8]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (1-1)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win July, 1990 Estoril, Oeiras, Portugal Tier V Clay Laura Garrone 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss July, 1992 City of San Marino, San Marino Tier V Clay Magdalena Maleeva 6–7(3–7), 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (4–9)
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Loss 1. 1 August 1983 Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay Angeliki Kanellopoulou 1–6, 6–7
Winner 2. 8 August 1983 Sezze, Italy Clay Ana Almansa 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3. 10 June 1985 Lyon, France Clay Cecille Calmette 7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 14 April 1986 Monviso, Italy Clay Jana Novotná 6–7, 2–6
Winner 5. 22 June 1987 Francaville, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò 1–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 6. 26 June 1989 Arezzo, Italy Clay Florencia Labat 4–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 24 July 1989 Kitzbuhel, Austria Clay Sabine Appelmans 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(2)
Loss 8. 4 June 1990 Mantua, Italy Hard Mariaan de Swardt 3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner 9. 19 August 1991 Spoleto, Italy Clay Cristina Salvi 6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. 22 February 1993 Valencia, Spain Hard Elena Savoldi 4–6, 1–6
Loss 11. 28 June 1993 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Sandra Dopfer 1–6, 0–6
Loss 12. 4 July 1994 Erlangen, Germany Clay Radka Zrubáková 2–6, 1–6
Loss 13. 20 February 1995 Valencia, Spain Clay Neus Ávila 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 22 April 1990 Turin, Italy Clay Andrea Noszály Ei Iida
Suzanna Wibowo		 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2. 17 April 1995 Murcia, Spain Clay Gloria Pizzichini Mariana Eberle
Veronica Stele		 5–7, 2–6

References
  1. "US Open F. - Schiavone al terzo turno Super Pennetta: doppio 60 alla Mirza" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Tennis. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Belgian Open - 06 July - 12 July 1987". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Paris - 28 September - 04 October 1987". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Estoril - 16 July - 22 July 1990". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. "Tennis, Norimberga: festa Knapp, battuta la Vinci". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 23 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. "Results Plus - (AP) Tennis". The New York Times. 4 April 1991. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. "Federation Cup: Nottingham, England (AP)". The Gaston Gazette. 27 July 1991. p. 17. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  8. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - San Marino - 20 July - 26 July 1992". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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