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Roberta Vinci (born 18 February 1983) is an Italian tennis player. As of 12 September 2009 she is ranked No. 45 at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.[1] Vinci has won five WTA Tour titles, two in singles and three in doubles. One of the biggest victories of her career came in 2005 when she beat former World No. 2 and 2004 French Open champion Anastasia Myskina in the quartefinals at the Hastings Direct International Championships in Eastbourne; as a qualifier she reached the semifinals against another qualifier, Russian Vera Douchevina. Alongside Sandrine Testud, Vinci reached the semifinals of 2004 French Open in women's doubles. On 25 February 2007 at Bogotá, Roberta Vinci won her first WTA title, against the top seed Tathiana Garbin, also of Italy, in 3 sets after falling behind 0–3 in the final set. She won the title after Garbin had to retire.[2] She and her Italian team mates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin-Hardenne had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy.[3]
[edit] Private lifeRoberta Vinci was born to Angelo, an accountant, and Luisa, a homemaker[4]; she has an older brother, Francesco, who is a student.[5] Vinci was introduced to tennis at the age of six.[6] She currently resides in Palermo, and is coached by her boyfriend Francesco Palpacelli.[7] [edit] CareerVinci won the 1999 French Open in girls' doubles with fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta.[8][9] [edit] 2009Vinci qualified for Brisbane International and defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the first round, before losing to the first seed Ana Ivanović in the second. She then fell to fellow Italian Corinna Dentoni in the qualifications for Moorilla Hobart International. Vinci lost to eventual quartefinalist Carla Suárez Navarro in the first round of 2009 Australian Open. Vinci also played for Italy's Fed Cup team in the Fed Cup World Group stage versus France. Italy won 5–0. At her first clay event, Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Vinci defeated the sixth seed Lucie Šafářová in the first round and then fell to Ágnes Szávay of Hungary. Vinci then lost in the second rounds of both Monterrey Open (defeated by Iveta Benešová) and Paribas Open in Indian Wells (defeated by Sybille Bammer), and fell in the qualifications for Miami Sony Ericsson Open to Anastasia Rodionova.[10] Vinci then fell to eventual champion and former World No. 1 Jelena Janković in the quarterfinals of Andalucía Tennis Experience in Marbella. At the Barcelona Ladies Open, Vinci reached her second career title, defeating Pauline Parmentier in the first round, fellow Flavia Pennetta in the second, Anastasiya Yakimova in the quarterfinals, fellow Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals and defending champion Maria Kirilenko in the final.[11] That was Vinci's first title after 2007 Copa Colsanitas, and the second overall. Vinci reached the second round of Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, held in Fes. After she defeated Mariana Duque Marino in the first round, she lost to qualifier Polona Hercog in the second. At the Premier Mandatory event Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Vinci lost in the first round to Kateryna Bondarenko. She then beat María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round of Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, and then was beaten by Vera Dushevina in the second. Vinci beat #31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round to set up a third round matchup with #2 Serena Williams. [edit] WTA Tour singles finals[edit] Wins (2)
[edit] Runner-ups (0)[edit] WTA Tour doubles finals[edit] Wins (3)
[edit] Runner-ups (6)
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