Alberta Brianti (born 5 April 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Alberta Brianti
Brianti in Wimbledon, 2015
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFontanellato
Born (1980-04-05) 5 April 1980 (age 44)
San Secondo Parmense
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2017
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,263,830
Singles
Career record538–467
Career titles1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 55 (13 June 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2010)
French Open1R (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon2R (2010)
US Open1R (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record155–188
Career titles2 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 (13 February 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2012)
French Open2R (2010)
Wimbledon1R (2009, 2010, 2011)
US Open1R (2010, 2011, 2012)

On 13 June 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55. On 13 February 2012, she peaked at No. 68 in the doubles rankings.

She won one singles title on the WTA Tour in her career, at Fes, Morocco in 2011.

Biography

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She is coached by Laura Golarsa and Niccola Vercellino. Her parents are Attilio and Rita, and her brothers are Andrea (engineer) and Alessandro (student). She began playing tennis at age 6 when her family introduced her to the sport at a local club. Her favourite surface is hard. She speaks Italian, English and French. Her favourite tournaments are Wimbledon and Stuttgart Open.

WTA career finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier Mandatory
Premier 5
Premier
International (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2009 Guangzhou Open, China Hard   Shahar Pe'er 6–3, 6–4
Win 1–1 Apr 2011 Morocco Open Clay   Simona Halep 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I (0–0) Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (0–1) Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–0) International (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2007 Kolkata Open, India Hard   Mariya Koryttseva   Alla Kudryavtseva
  Vania King
6–1, 6–4
Win 1–1 Apr 2010 Palermo Open, Italy Clay   Sara Errani   Jill Craybas
  Julia Görges
6–4, 6–1
Win 2–1 Aug 2011 Dallas Open, US Hard   Sorana Cîrstea   Alizé Cornet
  Pauline Parmentier
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jul 2012 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan Hard   Eva Birnerová   Irina Buryachok
  Valeria Solovieva
3–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 27 (9–18)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 6 February 2000 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i)   Caroline Raba 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 18 February 2001 Faro, Portugal Hard   Miho Saeki 3–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 21 May 2001 Guimarães, Portugal Clay   Sabine Klaschka 6–2, 6–4
Winner 4. 20 July 2002 Frinton, Great Britain Grass   Hannah Collin 6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. 4 August 2002 Pontevedra, Spain Hard   Frederica Piedade 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Winner 6. 11 August 2002 Vigo, Spain Hard   Frederica Piedade 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 9 February 2003 Bergamo, Italy Hard (i)   Virág Németh 5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 8. 14 March 2004 Rome, Italy Clay   Tereza Veverková 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 9 October 2005 Nantes, France Hard (i)   Kristina Barrois 4–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 26 February 2006 Saint-Georges, Canada Hard (i)   Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 5 March 2006 Clearwater, United States Hard   Clarisa Fernández 5–7, 2–6
Winner 12. 25 March 2006 Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard (i)   Alla Kudryavtseva 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 9 April 2006 Putignano, Italy Hard   Romina Oprandi 1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up 14. 19 November 2006 Deauville, France Clay   Viktoriya Kutuzova 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 15. 4 February 2007 Urtijëi, Italy Carpet (i)   Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 16. 21 October 2007 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i)   Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 17. 19 April 2008 Bari, Italy Clay   Arantxa Rus 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 18. 7 October 2008 Barnstaple, Great Britain Hard (i)   Anne Keothavong 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 19. 26 October 2008 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i)   Alexa Glatch 3–6, 1–6
Winner 20 28 September 2010 Ningbo, China Hard   Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 21. 7 July 2013 Denain, France Clay   Teliana Pereira 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 22. 18 August 2013 Craiova, Romania Clay   Kristína Kučová 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 23. 30 September 2013 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 24. 13 October 2013 Sant Cugat, Spain Clay   Arantxa Rus 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 25. 8 September 2014 Saint-Malo, France Clay   Carina Witthöft 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 26. 9 November 2014 Bath, Great Britain Hard (i)   Stephanie Vogt 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up 27. 27 August 2017 Caslano, Switzerland Clay   Karin Kennel 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 17 (11–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 27 July 1998 Catania, Italy Clay   Chiara Dalbon   Sandra Mantler
  Shelley Stephens
6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 9 August 1998 Catania, Italy Clay   Chiara Dalbon   Bettina Fulco
  Jorgelina Torti
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 24 July 2000 Camaiore, Italy Clay   Giulia Meruzzi   Eugenia Chialvo
  Jorgelina Cravero
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 23 June 2002 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard   Frederica Piedade   Carlota Santos
  Neuza Silva
4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 20 July 2002 Frinton, Great Britain Grass   Michelle Summerside   Irina Bulykina
  Evgenia Linetskaya
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 4 August 2002 Pontevedra, Spain Hard   İpek Şenoğlu   Neuza Silva
  Frederica Piedade
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 7. 25 January 2004 Bergamo, Italy Carpet (i)   Kildine Chevalier   Iva Majoli
  Sanda Mamić
6–4, 6–4
Winner 8. 13 March 2005 Naples, Italy Clay   Stefanie Haidner   Anna Floris
  Giulia Meruzzi
6–4, 6–3
Winner 9. 7 May 2005 Catania, Italy Clay   Giulia Casoni   Giulia Gabba
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 6–3
Winner 10. 19 February 2006 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i)   Giulia Casoni   Raquel Atawo
  Aleke Tsoubanos
6–4, 7–6(4)
Winner 11. 26 February 2006 Saint-Georges, Canada Hard (i)   Giulia Casoni   Veronika Chvojková
  Dominika Cibulková
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 4 March 2007 Las Vegas, United States Hard   Maret Ani   Victoria Azarenka
  Tatiana Poutchek
2–6, 4–6
Winner 13. 19 April 2008 Bari, Italy Clay   Anna Floris   Stephanie Vogt
  Polona Hercog
6–3, 6–3
Winner 14. 8 September 2008 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay   Polona Hercog   Çağla Büyükakçay
  Julia Glushko
6–4, 7–5
Winner 15. 5 April 2009 Latina, Italy Clay   Julia Schruff   Marina Shamayko
  Emily Stellato
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 16. 6 April 2009 Monzón, Spain Hard   Margalita Chakhnashvili   Chen Yi
  Vesna Manasieva
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Runner-up 17. 19 October 2014 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i)   Maria Elena Camerin   Stéphanie Foretz
  Amandine Hesse
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Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open A 1R A 2R 3R 2R 2R A A A A A 5–5
French Open 1R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R A A A A A 0–5
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 1R A A A A A 1–5
US Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R A A A A A A 0–4
Win–loss 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–3 3–4 1–4 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 6–19

Doubles

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Tournament 2007 2010 2011 2012 W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R 2R 1–3
French Open 1R 2R 1R 1R 1–4
Wimbledon A 1R 1R A 0–2
US Open A 1R 1R A 0–2
Win–loss 0–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–11
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