Silvia Farina Elia

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Silvia Farina Elia Tennis player
Nation: ItalyItaly Italy
Birthday: April 27, 1972
Size: 172 cm
1st professional season: 1988
Resignation: 2005
Playing hand: Right
Prize money: $ 3,688,252
singles
Career record: 469: 370
Career title: 3 WTA , 2 ITF
Highest ranking: 11 (May 20 2002)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open AF (2004, 2005)
French Open AF (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon VF (2003)
US Open AF (2002)
Double
Career record: 269: 255
Career title: 9 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking: 24 (June 21, 1999)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open AF (1997)
French Open VF (1994, 1998, 2004)
Wimbledon VF (1998, 1999)
US Open AF (1994, 1999, 2005)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Silvia Farina Elia (born April 27, 1972 in Milan ) is a former Italian tennis player .

Career

Farina, who started tennis at the age of ten, is one of the most successful tennis players in Italy. From 2001 to 2003 she won the WTA tournament in Strasbourg three times in a row ; in 2002 she defeated the then top 10 player Jelena Dokić in the final . In the same year she reached her best position in the WTA world rankings with number 11 .

In doubles she was able to book nine tournament wins on the WTA Tour . There are also six titles at ITF level.

From 1993 to 2004 Farina played for the Italian Fed Cup team ; their record shows 21: 8 wins in singles and two wins and three defeats in doubles. She also competed three times in the Olympic Games for her country (singles and doubles each).

In 1999, Silvia Farina married her trainer Francesco Elia. In October 2005 she ended her professional career.

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. May 26, 2001 FranceFrance Strasbourg WTA Tier III sand GermanyGermany Anke Huber 7: 5, 0: 6, 6: 4
2. May 25, 2002 FranceFrance Strasbourg WTA Tier III sand Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
3. May 24, 2003 FranceFrance Strasbourg WTA Tier III sand CroatiaCroatia Karolina Šprem 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4

Double

No. date competition category Topping Partner Final opponents Result
1. July 30, 1995 AustriaAustria Maria Lankowitz WTA Tier IV sand HungaryHungary Andrea Temesvári FranceFrance Alexandra Fusai Wiltrud Probst
GermanyGermany  		6: 2, 6: 2
2. July 20, 1997 ItalyItaly Palermo WTA Tier IV sand AustriaAustria Barbara Schett ArgentinaArgentina Florencia Labat Mercedes Paz
ArgentinaArgentina  		2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
3. July 12, 1998 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague WTA Tier III sand Czech RepublicCzech Republic Karina Habšudová Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Hrdličková Michaela Paštiková
Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
4th January 9, 1999 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland WTA Tier IV Hard court AustriaAustria Barbara Schett NetherlandsNetherlands Seda Noorlander Marlene Weingärtner
GermanyGermany  		6: 2, 7: 6 2
5. June 19, 1999 NetherlandsNetherlands 's-Hertogenbosch WTA Tier III race ItalyItaly Rita Grande ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Kristie Boogert
NetherlandsNetherlands  		7: 5, 7: 6 2
6th July 11, 1999 AustriaAustria Pörtschach WTA Tier IV sand SlovakiaSlovakia Karina Habšudová UkraineUkraine Olga Lugina Laura Montalvo
ArgentinaArgentina  		6: 4, 6: 4
7th July 16, 2000 ItalyItaly Palermo WTA Tier IVb sand ItalyItaly Rita Grande RomaniaRomania Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual
SpainSpain  		6: 4, 0: 6, 7: 6 6
8th. May 26, 2001 ItalyItaly Strasbourg WTA Tier III sand UzbekistanUzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil
United StatesUnited States  		6: 1, 7: 6 0
9. May 2, 2004 PolandPoland Warsaw WTA Tier II sand ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini
ArgentinaArgentina  		3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1

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personal data
SURNAME Farina Elia, Silvia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farina, Silvia (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan