Marzia Grossi

Marzia Grossi (born 2 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Marzia Grossi
Full nameMarzia Grossi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1970-09-02) 2 September 1970
Prize money$145,460
Singles
Career record128–108
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 79 (13 September 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open3R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1994)
US Open1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record53–49
Highest rankingNo. 102 (9 October 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1989)

Biography

Grossi, who comes from Florence, began playing tennis at the age of eight.[1]

She debuted on the international circuit in 1989 and was more successful in doubles that year with a semi-final appearance at Athens the highlight.

From 1990 to 1992 she didn't feature in any WTA Tour events.

She won a WTA title at San Marino in 1993, with a win over top seed Barbara Rittner in the final.[2] The title in San Marino took her ranking into the top 100 and in September she reached a career best 79 in the world.

At the 1993 French Open she qualified for the main draw of the singles at a grand slam for the first time and took 13th seed Nathalie Tauziat to three sets in an opening round loss. Her best French Open performance was a third round appearance in 1994 and she also appeared in the singles main draws at the three other grand slam tournaments that year.

She appeared in two Fed Cup ties for Italy in 1994, partnering Rita Grande in the doubles, against Denmark and France.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (1-0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win July, 1993 San Marino Tier IV Clay Barbara Rittner 3–6, 7–5, 6–1

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 27 June 1988 Arezzo, Italy Clay Eva Švíglerová 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 8 August 1988 Palermo, Italy Clay Karin Kschwendt 6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 13 July 1992 Sezze, Italy Hard Katia Piccolini 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 28 September 1992 Santa Maria, Italy Clay Rossana de los Ríos 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 15 March 1993 Reims, France Clay Laurence Andretto 1–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 3 July 1995 Sezze, Italy Clay Sofia Prazeres 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (7–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 3 April 1988 Rome, Italy Clay Francesca Romano Fernanda González
Mariana Pérez Roldán		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 2. 5 September 1988 Agliana, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Anne Aallonen
Nanne Dahlman		 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 10 April 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Rachel McQuillan
Kristine Kunce		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. 13 May 1991 Francavilla, Italy Clay Caterina Nozzoli Viviana Valdovinos
Jolene Watanabe-Giltz		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 26 August 1991 Ronchis, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Maja Palaveršić
Monika Kratochvílová		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 24 August 1992 La Spezia, Italy Clay Laura Lapi Květa Peschke
Tina Vukasović		 5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Winner 6. 24 March 1993 Reims, France Clay Rita Grande Svetlana Komleva
Olga Lugina		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 7. 12 June 1995 Massa, Italy Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi Alice Canepa
Giulia Casoni		 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

References
  1. "Marzia Grossi: "Mi è mancato un incontro"". spaziotennis.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. "Grossi upsets Rittner". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2 August 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. "Federation Cup". Reno Gazette-Journal. 21 July 1994. p. 40. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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