# Giulia Gatto-Monticone

Giulia Gatto-Monticone (born 18 November 1987) is an Italian former tennis player.
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.
Gatto-Monticone has won eleven singles titles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
She has never lost a match in Fed Cup (2–0 record in doubles), contributing to have Italy win the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B (Tallinn).
In November 2023 Gatto-Monticone retired from tennis.

## 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.

## 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.
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 | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Sep 2020 | Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Nadia Podoroska | Lidziya Marozava 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)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Korzeniak | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Jesi, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | Regina Kulikova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2007 | ITF Imola, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | Valentina Sassi | 6–7$^{(1)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2008 | ITF Torino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Ksenia Palkina | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Jul 2008 | ITF Imola, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | Julia Mayr | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2008 | ITF Wahlstedt, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Romina Oprandi | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2008 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Michelle Gerards | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Oct 2008 | ITF Oristano, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | Silvia Disderi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2009 | ITF Piteşti, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Tanya Germanlieva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–6 | Aug 2009 | ITF Arezzo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Chanel Simmonds | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Feb 2010 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Mar 2010 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Claire de Gubernatis | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Mar 2010 | ITF Gonesse, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Iryna Brémond | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–10 | Mar 2011 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Marta Sirotkina | w/o |
| Loss | 4–11 | May 2011 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Buryachok | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–11 | Jul 2011 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Federica Quercia | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–12 | Apr 2012 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Lázaro García | 0–6, 6–3, 1–4 ret. |
| Loss | 5–13 | Jul 2015 | Bella Cup, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Kristína Kučová | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–14 | Aug 2016 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–14 | Aug 2016 | ITF Galați, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–14 | Oct 2016 | ITF Telde, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Leonie Küng | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–15 | Mar 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Dejana Radanović | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–15 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–16 | May 2017 | ITF Qujing, China | 25,000 | Hard | Gao Xinyu | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–17 | Jun 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Dejana Radanović | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–18 | Sep 2018 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Caroline Werner | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–18 | Sep 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Greet Minnen | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–18 | Mar 2019 | ITF Kofu, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Lara Salden | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–18 | Nov 2019 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Jana Fett | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 11–19 | Oct 2021 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 1–6, 4–6 |

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

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Irina Smirnova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | International Country Cuneo, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova | Sara Errani Karin Knapp | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova | Danielle Harmsen Marlena Metzinger | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova | Alexandra Dulgheru Vojislava Lukić | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2007 | ITF Foggia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Lisa Sabino Stefanie Haidner | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 2007 | ITF Cremona, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | Benedetta Davato Elena Pioppo | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2007 | ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Émilie Bacquet Samantha Schoeffel | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2007 | ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Stefanie Haidner Amra Sadiković | 2–3 ret. |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2007 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Melissa Cabrera-Handt Carolina Gago Fuentes | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4, [11–8] |
| Win | 7–3 | Feb 2008 | ITF Arezzo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Tetyana Arefyeva Aude Vermoezen | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2008 | ITF Sabadell, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Mar 2008 | ITF Rome, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Magdalena Kiszczyńska Ksenia Milevskaya | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Apr 2008 | ITF Fuerteventura, Spain | 10,000 | Carpet | Benedetta Davato | Jade Curtis Irene Rehberger Bescos | 3–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2008 | ITF Torino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Tatsiana Kapshai Alexandra Razumova | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2008 | ITF Pesaro, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Benedetta Davato Lisa Sabino | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2008 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Michelle Gerards Claire Lablans | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–8 | Oct 2008 | ITF Oristano, Italy | 10,000 | Hard | Silvia Disderi | Alice Balducci Elisa Salis | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Feb 2009 | ITF Albufeira, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Federica Quercia | Lucie Kriegsmannová Darina Sedenková | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–9 | May 2009 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Stefania Chieppa | Martina di Giuseppe Andreea Văideanu | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–9 | May 2009 | ITF Arezzo, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio | 6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 12–9 | Oct 2009 | ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Giulia Gasparri Elisa Salis | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–9 | Oct 2009 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Margarita Lazareva Anastasiya Lytovchenko | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–9 | Feb 2010 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Federica Quercia | Benedetta Davato Inés Ferrer Suárez | 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 14–10 | Apr 2010 | ITF Bari, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Anastasia Pivovarova Irina Buryachok | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 15–10 | Jul 2010 | ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | 25,000 | Hard | Federica Quercia | Constance Sibille Claire Feuerstein | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 16–10 | Mar 2011 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Anastasia Grymalska | Emma Laine Tara Moore | 6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 17–10 | May 2011 | ITF Casarano, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Federica Quercia | Benedetta Davato Federica Grazioso | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–10 | Jul 2011 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Federica Quercia | Yuliana Lizarazo Scarlett Werner | w/o |
| Win | 19–10 | Feb 2012 | ITF Mâcon, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Michaela Hončová | Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert | 6–4, 1–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 20–10 | Apr 2013 | ITF Dijon, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Nicole Clerico | Marina Shamayko Elitsa Kostova | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 20–11 | Apr 2013 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Aliaksandra Sasnovich Diāna Marcinkēviča | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 21–11 | Feb 2014 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Nicole Clerico | Anna Smith Jocelyn Rae | 6–1, 5–7, [13–11] |
| Win | 22–11 | Sep 2014 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Tatiana Búa Beatriz García Vidagany | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 22–12 | Apr 2015 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Alice Matteucci | Diana Buzean Réka Luca Jani | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 23–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Giorgia Marchetti | Caroline Werner Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 24–12 | Jan 2019 | Playford International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Anastasia Grymalska | Amber Marshall Lulu Sun | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 25–12 | May 2019 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | Martina di Giuseppe | Anna Kalinskaya Sofya Lansere | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 26–12 | Jul 2022 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Sada Nahimana | Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie Oana Georgeta Simion | 6–1, 1–6, [10–5] |