# Alberta Brianti

Alberta Brianti (born 5 April 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
On 13 June 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55. On 13 February 2012, she peaked at No. 68 in the doubles rankings.
She won one singles title on the WTA Tour in her career, at Fes, Morocco in 2011.

## Biography

She is coached by Laura Golarsa and Niccola Vercellino. Her parents are Attilio and Rita, and her brothers are Andrea (engineer) and Alessandro (student). She began playing tennis at age 6 when her family introduced her to the sport at a local club. Her favourite surface is hard. She speaks Italian, English and French. Her favourite tournaments are Wimbledon and Stuttgart Open.

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 2 (1–1)

* Legend: Starting in 2009
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier Mandatory
* Premier 5
* Premier
* International (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2009 | Guangzhou Open, China | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2011 | Morocco Open | Clay | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 4 (2–2)

| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||
| Tier I (0–0) | Premier Mandatory (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–1) | Premier (0–0) |
| Tier IV & V (0–0) | International (2–1) |
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2007 | Kolkata Open, India | Hard | Mariya Koryttseva | Alla Kudryavtseva Vania King | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2010 | Palermo Open, Italy | Clay | Sara Errani | Jill Craybas Julia Görges | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2011 | Dallas Open, US | Hard | Sorana Cîrstea | Alizé Cornet Pauline Parmentier | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2012 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | Hard | Eva Birnerová | Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovieva | 3–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals

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

### Singles: 27 (9–18)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 6 February 2000 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Caroline Raba | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 18 February 2001 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Miho Saeki | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 21 May 2001 | Guimarães, Portugal | Clay | Sabine Klaschka | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 20 July 2002 | Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Hannah Collin | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 4 August 2002 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Frederica Piedade | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 6. | 11 August 2002 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | Frederica Piedade | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | 9 February 2003 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard (i) | Virág Németh | 5–7, 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 8. | 14 March 2004 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Tereza Veverková | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 9 October 2005 | Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Kristina Barrois | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | 26 February 2006 | Saint-Georges, Canada | Hard (i) | Dominika Cibulková | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | 5 March 2006 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Clarisa Fernández | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 12. | 25 March 2006 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13. | 9 April 2006 | Putignano, Italy | Hard | Romina Oprandi | 1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 19 November 2006 | Deauville, France | Clay | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 4 February 2007 | Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet (i) | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 16. | 21 October 2007 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Stéphanie Foretz | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17. | 19 April 2008 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Arantxa Rus | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18. | 7 October 2008 | Barnstaple, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 26 October 2008 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Alexa Glatch | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 20 | 28 September 2010 | Ningbo, China | Hard | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21. | 7 July 2013 | Denain, France | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 22. | 18 August 2013 | Craiova, Romania | Clay | Kristína Kučová | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 23. | 30 September 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Kateřina Siniaková | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 24. | 13 October 2013 | Sant Cugat, Spain | Clay | Arantxa Rus | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 25. | 8 September 2014 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Carina Witthöft | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 26. | 9 November 2014 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Stephanie Vogt | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 27. | 27 August 2017 | Caslano, Switzerland | Clay | Karin Kennel | 3–6, 0–6 |

### Doubles: 17 (11–6)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 27 July 1998 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Chiara Dalbon | Sandra Mantler Shelley Stephens | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 9 August 1998 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Chiara Dalbon | Bettina Fulco Jorgelina Torti | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 24 July 2000 | Camaiore, Italy | Clay | Giulia Meruzzi | Eugenia Chialvo Jorgelina Cravero | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 23 June 2002 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | Frederica Piedade | Carlota Santos Neuza Silva | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | 20 July 2002 | Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Michelle Summerside | Irina Bulykina Evgenia Linetskaya | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 4 August 2002 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Neuza Silva Frederica Piedade | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 25 January 2004 | Bergamo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Kildine Chevalier | Iva Majoli Sanda Mamić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 13 March 2005 | Naples, Italy | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | Anna Floris Giulia Meruzzi | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | 7 May 2005 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Giulia Gabba Valentina Sulpizio | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | 19 February 2006 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Giulia Casoni | Raquel Atawo Aleke Tsoubanos | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 11. | 26 February 2006 | Saint-Georges, Canada | Hard (i) | Giulia Casoni | Veronika Chvojková Dominika Cibulková | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | 4 March 2007 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Maret Ani | Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13. | 19 April 2008 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Anna Floris | Stephanie Vogt Polona Hercog | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 14. | 8 September 2008 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Polona Hercog | Çağla Büyükakçay Julia Glushko | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 15. | 5 April 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | Julia Schruff | Marina Shamayko Emily Stellato | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | 6 April 2009 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | Margalita Chakhnashvili | Chen Yi Vesna Manasieva | 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 17. | 19 October 2014 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Maria Elena Camerin | Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse | def. |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 5–5 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 0–5 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 1–5 |
| US Open | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–19 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–3 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–11 |