Rita Grande

Rita Grande  (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli March bɛɣu pishi ni ata dali, yuuni 1975) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kuro ŋun ŋun nyɛ paɣa ka yina   Italy tingban'ni. 

O bɔlli ŋmebu puuni,  Grande nyɛla ŋun di  singles jaashehi ata, ni doubles jaashehi anu din daa yina  WTA Tour yaɣili ni.  O nyɛla ŋun daa lahi di  single gaŋ jaashee, ni double nim ata jaashee nim din daa yina yaɣili yuli booni ITF Women's Circuit puuni ni na. Silimiingoli  November dabaanu dali,  yuuni  2001, o nyɛla ŋun daa paagi o  best singles ranking of world No. 24. Silimiingoli May bɛɣu pishi ni anii dali, yuuni 2001ni,  o nyɛla ŋun daa dɔli  No. 26 din jendi  doubles rankings yaɣa ni.

WTA career finals
LegendGrand Slam tournamentsTier ITier IITier IIITier IV & V (3–1)

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. Jan 1999 Hobart International, Australia Hard  Chanda Rubin 2–6, 3–6Win 2. Jan 2001 Hobart International, Australia Hard  Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3Win 3. Oct 2001 Bratislava Open, Slovakia Carpet (i)  Martina Suchá 6–1, 6–1Win 4. Mar 2003 Morocco Open Clay  Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. May 1990 Taranto Trophy, Italy Clay  Silvia Farina Elia  Elena Brioukhovets   Eugenia Maniokova 6–7, 1–6Loss 2. Feb 1997 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i)  Alexandra Fusai  Jana Novotná   Martina Hingis 3–6, 0–6Winner 3. Jun 1999 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Grass  Silvia Farina Elia  Cara Black   Kristie Boogert 7–5, 7–6Loss 4. Jan 2000 Australian Women's Hardcourts Hard  Sabine Appelmans  Julie Halard-Decugis   Anna Kournikova 3–6, 0–6Win 5. Jan 2000 Hobart International, Australia Hard  Émilie Loit  Kim Clijsters   Alicia Molik 6–2, 2–6, 6–3Win 6. Jul 2000 Palermo International, Italy Clay  Silvia Farina Elia  Ruxandra Dragomir   Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(8–6)Loss 7. July 2000 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay  Åsa Carlsson  Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez 5–7, 1–6Loss 8. Oct 2000 China Open Hard (i)  Meghann Shaughnessy  Lilia Osterloh   Tamarine Tanasugarn 5–7, 1–6Win 9. Jan 2001 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard  Alexandra Fusai  Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Barbara Schett 7–6(9–7), 6–3Loss 10. Apr 2001 Porto Open, Portugal Clay  Alexandra Fusai  María José Martínez Sánchez   Anabel Medina Garrigues 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7Win 11. Jan 2002 Hobart International, Australia Hard  Tathiana Garbin  Catherine Barclay   Christina Wheeler 6–2, 7–6(7–3)Loss 12. May 2003 Madrid Open, Spain Clay  Angelique Widjaja  Liezel Huber   Jill Craybas 4–6, 6–7(6–8)

ITF finals
 $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (1–2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 29 March 1993 ITF Moulins, France Hard  Katarína Studeníková 2–6, 2–6Runner-up 2. 10 May 1993 ITF Putignato, Italy Hard  Laura Garrone 6–2, 3–6, 1–6Winner 3. 1 November 1993 ITF Vilamoura, Portugal Hard  Anca Barna 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (3–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1. 3 August 1992 ITF Nicolosi, Italy Clay  Laura Lapi  Emanuela Brusati   Germana Di Natale 6–4, 6–2Winner 2. 24 March 1993 ITF Reims, France Clay  Marzia Grossi  Svetlana Komleva   Olga Lugina 6–4, 6–4Winner 3. 13 June 1994 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay  Laura Garrone  Laura Montalvo   Silvia Ramón-Cortés 6–4, 6–4Runner-up 4. 11 October 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France Hard (i)  Alexandra Fusai   Émilie Loit   Åsa Carlsson 2–6, 6–7(5)

 Best Grand Slam results details 
Singles

 Australian Open2001 Australian OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Gala León García6–2, 7–6(7–2)2R Amy Frazier (16)6–4, 6–13R Evie Dominikovic (WC)6–3, 6–44R Martina Hingis (1)0–6, 3–62002 Australian Open (20th Seed)RoundOpponentScore1R Clarisa Fernández (Q)7–6(7–4), 6–42R Kristie Boogert (Q)7–6(7–4), 7–53R Iroda Tulyaganova (16)6–3, 5–7, 6–44R Jennifer Capriati (1)3–6, 6–7(9–11)

French Open2001 French OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Iva Majoli1–6, 6–4, 6–22R Jana Kandarr6–2, 6–43R Cristina Torrens Valero6–3, 6–14R Petra Mandula (Q)2–6, 3–6

Wimbledon Championships2004 WimbledonRoundOpponentScore1R Mara Santangelo7–5, 7–52R Arantxa Parra Santonja5–7, 6–2, 6–33R Virginie Razzano (Q)6–4, 4–6, 6–34R Paola Suárez (9)6–4, 0–6, 2–6

US Open1996 US OpenRoundOpponentScore1R Alexia Dechaume-Balleret6–3, 6–02R Tina Križan (LL)6–2, 6–03R Els Callens7–5, 6–14R Judith Wiesner0–6, 3–6

Doubles

 Australian Open2001 Australian Open (9th Seed)with  Alexandra FusaiRoundOpponentsScore1R Lubomira Bacheva /  Cristina Torrens Valero6–4, 6–22R Janet Lee /  Wynne Prakusya1–6, 6–1, 6–13R Rachel McQuillan /  Lisa McShea7–5, 4–6, 6–4QF Nicole Arendt /  Ai Sugiyama (2)5–7, 3–6

French Open1999 French Openwith  Els CallensRoundOpponentsScore1R Christina Singer /  Helena Vildová6–4, 6–22R Alicia Molik /  Corina Morariu0–6, 6–4, 6–23R Laurence Courtois /  Meghann Shaughnessy7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)QF Serena Williams /  Venus Williams (9)0–6, 5–72002 French Openwith  Patty SchnyderRoundOpponentsScore1R Lenka Němečková /  Andreea Vanc6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–32R Amanda Coetzer /  Lori McNeil (13)4–6, 6–3, 7–53R Maja Matevžič /  Dragana Zarić6–3, 6–3QF Nicole Arendt /  Liezel Huber (9)4–6, 6–7(6–8)

Wimbledon Championships1997 Wimbledon (13th Seed)with  Alexandra FusaiRoundOpponentsScore1R Mercedes Paz /  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot6–3, 6–02R Shirli-Ann Siddall /  Amanda Wainwright (WC)2–6, 6–1, 6–33R Lindsay Davenport /  Jana Novotná (3)1–6, 1–61998 Wimbledonwith  Ginger Helgeson-NielsenRoundOpponentsScore1R Sabine Appelmans /  Miriam Oremans (13)5–7, 6–1, 9–72R Kim Eun-ha /  Miho Saeki6–3, 6–33R Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs (7)7–5, 0–6, 3–6

US Open1996 US Openwith  Elena MakarovaRoundOpponentsScore1R Tina Križan /  Christína Papadáki6–3, 7–62R Laura Montalvo /  Barbara Rittner6–2, 7–63R Patricia Hy-Boulais /  Rosalyn Fairbank1–6, 1–62004 US Openwith  Flavia PennettaRoundOpponentsScore1R Denisa Chládková /  Libuše Průšová6–1, 7–52R Silvia Farina Elia /  Francesca Schiavone (14)6–4, 6–33R Svetlana Kuznetsova /  Elena Likhovtseva (2)2–6 ret.

Head-to-head records
 Lindsay Davenport 0-2
 Martina Hingis 0-3
 Dominique Monami 1-3
 Dinara Safina 0-1

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Category:1975 births
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Category:Italian female tennis players
Category:Olympic tennis players for Italy
Category:Tennis players from Naples
Category:Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics