# Tathiana Garbin

Tathiana Garbin (Italian pronunciation:; born 30 June 1977) is an Italian retired tennis player. She was Gold Medalist at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and Italian capitan in leading the Italian national team (composed by Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Martina Trevisan, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Lucia Bronzetti) to victory in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.
She was best known for her upset of the defending champion and the reigning world No. 1 Justine Henin, in the second round of the 2004 French Open. The winner of one singles and 11 doubles WTA Tour titles, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 22 on 21 May 2007, and her highest doubles ranking of No. 25 on 27 August 2001. Other high–ranked players whom she defeated include Jelena Dokić, Chanda Rubin, Flavia Pennetta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Nadia Petrova, Marion Bartoli, and Samantha Stosur.

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Tier I
* Tier II
* Tier III (0–1)
* Tier IV & V (1–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 2000 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Clay | Patricia Wartusch | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Apr 2000 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Kristie Boogert | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2005 | Internazionali di Modena, Italy | Clay | Anna Smashnova | 6–6 ret. |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 2006 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Feb 2007 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Clay | Roberta Vinci | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 4–6, 3–0 ret. |

### Doubles: 18 (11 title, 7 runner-ups)

| Before 2009 | Starting in 2009 |
| Tier I (0–2) | Premier Mandatory |
| Tier II (0–1) | Premier 5 |
| Tier III (2–0) | Premier (0–1) |
| Tier IV & V (3–2) | International (6–1) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 14 May 2000 | Warsaw Cup, Poland | Clay | Janette Husárová | Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 25 February 2001 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Clay | Janette Husárová | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 22 April 2001 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Janette Husárová | Zsófia Gubacsi Dragana Zarić | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 15 July 2001 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | Janette Husárová | Anabel Medina Garrigues María José Martínez Sánchez | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 12 January 2002 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Rita Grande | Catherine Barclay Christina Wheeler | 6–2, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 6. | 5 May 2002 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Angelique Widjaja | Elena Bovina Henrieta Nagyová | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 14 July 2002 | French Community Championships, Belgium | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 24 August 2002 | Pilot Pen Tennis, United States | Hard | Janette Husárová | Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 7. | 11 January 2003 | Canberra Women's Classic, Australia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 16 January 2005 | Canberra Women's Classic, Australia | Hard | Tina Križan | Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 May 2007 | German Open | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 20 May 2007 | Italian Open | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 January 2010 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | Nadia Petrova | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 1–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
| Loss | 6. | 17 April 2010 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 1–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Win | 9. | 11 July 2010 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | 18 July 2010 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Monica Niculescu Ágnes Szávay | 7–5, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 7. | 25 July 2010 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Lucie Hradecká Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 1–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 11. | 24 October 2010 | Luxembourg Open | Hard (i) | Timea Bacsinszky | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6–4, 6–4 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 17 (10–7)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Sabina Da Ponte | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 May 1997 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Dragana Zarić | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 5 December 1998 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Amanda Hopmans | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 11 July 1999 | ITF Civitanova, Italy | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 13 December 1999 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 December 1999 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Katalin Marosi | 2–6, 1–1 ret. |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 April 2000 | Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE | Hard | Adriana Gerši | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 29 April 2001 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 10 August 2003 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 June 2005 | ITF Prostejov, Czech Republic | Clay | Lucie Šafářová | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 23 April 2006 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | Alizé Cornet | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 19 June 2006 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Kira Nagy | 6–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 1 October 2006 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz | 5–7, 1–3 ret. |
| Winner | 14. | 19 June 2006 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 15. | 8 June 2008 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | Yvonne Meusburger | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 6 July 2008 | International Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Sorana Cîrstea | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 20 September 2009 | Allianz Cup, Bulgaria | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 5–7, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 17 (11–6)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 5 August 1996 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Francesca Guardigli | Debby Haak Franke Joosten | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 January 1997 | ITF Pontevedra, Spain | Hard (i) | Sara Ventura | Alicia Ortuño Sofia Prazeres | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 12 May 1997 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro | Clay | Francesca Guardigli | Teodora Nedeva Dragana Zarić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 May 1997 | ITF Salzburg, Austria | Clay (i) | Laura dell'Angelo | Caroline Schneider Patricia Wartusch | 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 26 January 1998 | ITF Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Oana Elena Golimbioschi | Camille Pin Aurélie Védy | w/o |
| Winner | 6. | 6 April 1998 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | Alice Canepa | Alice Pirsu Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 5 July 1998 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | Melissa Mazzotta Fabiola Zuluaga | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 19 September 1999 | ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | Debby Haak Andrea van den Hurk | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 11 October 1999 | ITF Rhodes, Greece | Clay | Amanda Hopmans | Lenka Cenková Alicia Ortuño | 4–6, 6–0, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Runner-up | 10. | 13 December 1998 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Nirupama Sanjeev | Rika Hiraki Lorna Woodroffe | 2–5 ret. |
| Winner | 11. | 3 April 2000 | Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE | Hard | Katalin Marosi | Angelika Bachmann Tina Križan | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 12 June 2009 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | María Emilia Salerni | Elena Bovina Timea Bacsinszky | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Winner | 13. | 18 September 2009 | Allianz Cup, Bulgaria | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Petra Martić Polona Hercog | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Winner | 14. | 27 September 2009 | L'Open de Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Andreja Klepač Aurélie Védy | 6–3, ret. |
| Runner-up | 15. | 4 October 2009 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | Timea Bacsinszky | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr | 2–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Winner | 16. | 31 October 2009 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | Carpet (i) | Timea Bacsinszky | Galina Voskoboeva Barbora Strýcová | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 17 | 17 October 2010 | ITF Torhout, Belgium | Hard | Timea Bacsinszky | Michaëlla Krajicek Yanina Wickmayer | 6–4, 6–2 |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W-L |
| Australian Open | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 9–13 |
| French Open | LQ | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 16–11 |
| Wimbledon | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 3–11 |
| US Open | LQ | LQ | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 8–10 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W-L |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 11–13 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 6–11 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 10–12 |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 10–10 |