# Gioia Barbieri

Gioia Barbieri (Italian pronunciation:; born 9 July 1991) is an Italian former tennis player.

## Tennis career

Barbieri was born in Forlimpopoli, Italy. She trained at the San Marino Tennis Academy, and was coached by Claudio Pistolesi. Her father is Andrea, her mother is Marcella and she has one sister, Maria Sole.
In her career, Barbieri won eight singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 15, 2014, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of 170, whilst her best doubles ranking is 165, which she achieved on April 13, 2015, having reached the final of the 2015 Katowice Open.
In June 2016, Barbieri announced via social media her retirement from tennis to start working on the family estate.

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

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (0–1)
| Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 12 April 2015 | Katowice Open, Poland | Hard (i) | Karin Knapp | Ysaline Bonaventure Demi Schuurs | 5–7, 6–4, [6–10] |

## ITF finals

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 10 (8–2)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 18 July 2010 | ITF Imola, Italy | Carpet | Verdiana Verardi | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 14 February 2011 | ITF Leimen, Germany | Hard (i) | Korina Perkovic | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 27 February 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Ana Savić | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 23 July 2012 | ITF Viserba, Italy | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 19 August 2013 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | Clay | Nastja Kolar | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 1 September 2013 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | Clay | Anne Schäfer | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | 27 October 2013 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | 3–6, 6–3, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 7. | 1 June 2014 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay | Kateryna Kozlova | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 28 March 2015 | ITF Solarino, Italy | Hard | Federica Bilardo | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2. | 13 March 2016 | ITF Amiens, France | Clay (i) | Laura Schaeder | 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 19 (15–4)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 11 October 2009 | ITF Foggia, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Alice Moroni Anna Remondina | 6–4, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 2. | 16 April 2010 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Karina Pimkina Marina Shamayko | 4–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 1. | 18 July 2010 | ITF Imola, Italy | Carpet | María-Belén Corbalán | Nicole Clerico Maria Masini | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 30 July 2010 | ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Julia Stamatova Stéphanie Vongsouthi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 27 March 2011 | ITF Gonesse, France | Clay (i) | Anastasia Grymalska | Lena-Marie Hofmann Scarlett Werner | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 1 August 2011 | ITF Monteroni, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Kiki Bertens Nicole Rottmann | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | 12 December 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Giulia Pasini | Başak Eraydın Ilona Kremen | 7–6, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 3. | 15 January 2012 | ITF Innisbrook, United States | Clay | Nadejda Guskova | Darya Kustova Raluca Olaru | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | 23 January 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Claudia Giovine Sanaz Marand | 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 7. | 7 May 2012 | ITF Florence, Italy | Clay | Andreea Văideanu | Anaïs Laurendon Nicole Clerico | 6–2, 6–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 8. | 11 June 2012 | ITF Padova, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Federica Grazioso Lisa Sabino | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 25 February 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Anne Schäfer | Lenka Juríková Chantal Škamlová | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 10. | 4 March 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Nicole Melichar | Ágnes Bukta Vivian Juhászová | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 19 August 2013 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | Clay | Giulia Sussarello | Nastja Kolar Polona Reberšak | 0–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Win | 11. | 26 October 2013 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Fatma Al-Nabhani | Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 12. | 17 March 2014 | ITF Innisbrook, United States | Clay | Julia Cohen | Allie Kiick Sachia Vickery | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–0 |
| Win | 13. | 9 June 2014 | ITF Padova, Italy | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Florencia Molinero | 6–4, 0–6, [14–12] |
| Win | 14. | 1 February 2015 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | Hard (i) | Jeļena Ostapenko | Lesley Kerkhove Ana Vrljić | 2–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [10–3] |
| Win | 15. | 13 March 2016 | ITF Amiens, France | Clay (i) | Giorgia Marchetti | Alice Bacquié Kimberley Zimmermann | 6–3, 6–4 |