Silvia La Fratta

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Silvia La Fratta
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1967-11-05) 5 November 1967 (age 56)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$74,190
Singles
Career record76–66
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 114 (19 June 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1990)
Doubles
Career record22–28
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 127 (19 June 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1989)

Silvia La Fratta (born 5 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography[edit]

La Fratta, who was right-handed, had a best singles ranking of 114 and was a quarterfinalist at the 1988 Belgian Open.

In doubles, she was ranked as high as 127, with one WTA Tour final appearance at the 1988 Swedish Open, where she and Linda Ferrando were beaten by Sandra Cecchini and Mercedes Paz.[1]

Her most notable achievement on tour was reaching the round of 16 as a qualifier at the 1989 French Open. She had wins over Gigi Fernández, Elna Reinach and Andrea Vieira, and then was eliminated by top seed Steffi Graf.[2] This was her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance. She played in only two more Grand Slam events: the French Open and Wimbledon in 1990.[3]

In the last years, she became a partner in Deloitte Italy with a lot of success and joy. No more tennis rackets, time for Excel sheets.

WTA career finals[edit]

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[edit]

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 4 July 1988 Båstad, Sweden Tier 1 Clay Italy Linda Ferrando Italy Sandra Cecchini
Argentina Mercedes Paz
0–6, 2–6

ITF finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (3 titles)[edit]

Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 14 July 1986 ITF Paliano, Italy Clay France Isabelle Crudo 6–1, 6–2
Win 22 September 1986 ITF Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová 6–1, 6–3
Win 7 March 1988 ITF Valencia, Spain Clay France Catherine Mothes-Jobkel 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 22 September 1986 ITF Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Italy Barbara Romanò Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
7–5, 6–3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bastad - 04 July - 10 July 1988". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ Wilson, Stephen R. (5 June 1989). "Sabatini and Agassi Eliminated". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon '90; The Draw". New York Times. 24 June 1990. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

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