Maria Paola Zavagli

Maria Paola Zavagli (born 4 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Maria Paola Zavagli
Full nameMaria Paola Zavagli
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1977-06-04) 4 June 1977
Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$113,050
Singles
Career record174–177
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 161 (21 December 1998)
Doubles
Career record96–91
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (2000)

Biography

Zavagli, a right-handed player, was born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle.[1]

As a junior, she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995.[2]

In 1997, she won three ITF singles titles and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini.[3]

She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovakian Janette Husárová in each tournament.

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

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1995 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Jindra Gabrisova 7–5, 6–1
Win 2. Feb 1997 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Paula García 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3. Jun 1997 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 4–6, 6–0, 2–6
Win 4. Aug 1997 ITF Catania, Italy Clay Laura Dell'Angelo 5–7, 7–6(1), 6–3
Win 5. Dec 1997 ITF Espinho, Portugal Clay Giulia Casoni 7–5, 7–6(8)
Loss 6. May 1998 ITF Midlothian, United States Clay Christína Papadáki 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. Aug 1994 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Francesca Lubiani Giulia Casoni
Sara Ventura		 7–6(7–0), 7–5
Winner 2. Jul 1995 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Emanuela Brusati Yoriko Yamagishi
Ludmila Varmužová		 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Runner-up 3. Apr 1997 San Severo, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Sabina da Ponte
Laura Dell'Angelo		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 4. Jun 1997 Camucia, Italy Hard Antonella Serra Zanetti Cristina Salvi
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 5. Dec 1997 Espinho, Portugal Clay Giulia Casoni Tamara Aranda
Julia Carballal		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 6. Nov 1998 Hull, United, Kingdom Hard Francesca Lubiani Barbara Schwartz
Jasmin Wöhr		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. Apr 1999 Espinho, Portugal Clay Francesca Lubiani Katalin Marosi
Alicia Ortuño		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. Jun 1999 Galatina, İtaly Clay Giulia Casoni Mariana Díaz Oliva
Erica Krauth		 1–6, 3–6
Winner 9. Apr 2000 Maglie, Italy Clay Alice Canepa Svetlana Krivencheva
Tatiana Poutchek		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 10. Jul 2000 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Maja Matevžič Adriana Barna
Anna Zaporozhanova		 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Runner-up 11. Sep 2000 Reggio di Calabria, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Tatiana Kovalchuk
Syna Schmidle		 w/o
Runner-up 12. Sep 2001 Lecce, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Mariam Ramón Climent
Angelika Rösch		 6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8)
Runner-up 13. Oct 2001 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Flavia Pennetta Dally Randriantefy
Natacha Randriantefy		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

References
  1. "Bio - Personal". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Zavagli, Maria-Paola (ITA)". ITF. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Palermo - 13 July - 19 July 1998". ITF. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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