Silvia Disderi (born 10 July 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

Silvia Disderi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 41)
Biella
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$69,864
Singles
Career record185–75
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 329 (13 May 2002)
Doubles
Career record141–96
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (5 November 2007)

Career

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Disderi grew up in the northern Italian town of Biella, where she began playing tennis at the age of seven, after being introduced to the sport by her father Sergio. When she was 12, she moved to Turin for training. In 1999, she represented Italy in the World Youth Cup, held in Australia.[1]

Professional career

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A right-handed player, Disderi began competing on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1999. She reached her best singles ranking in 2002, of 329 in the world.[2] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as No. 196 and won 12 ITF titles.[3] On the WTA Tour, she made most of her main-draw appearances at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, featuring three times in either the singles or doubles draw. She was a doubles quarterfinalist at the 2007 Morocco Open.

In 2009, she retired from professional tennis.[2] She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, working as a coach at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 6 (2–4)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1 16 February 2003 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard   Sylvia Montero 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1 2 March 2003 ITF Gran Canaria, Spain Clay   Marta Fraga 3–6, 5–7
Win 2 18 May 2003 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay   Matea Mezak 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 2 19 March 2006 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Galina Fokina 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3 20 September 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay   Matea Mezak 5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 4 25 October 2008 ITF Oristano, Italy Hard   Giulia Gatto-Monticone 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 25 (12–13)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (6–12)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1 1 May 1999 ITF Maglie, Italy Clay   Anna Floris   Stefanie Haidner
  Jorgelina Torti
6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Win 2 15 July 2000 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay   Maria-Letizia Zavagli   Dina Milosevic
  Lenka Tarosková
6–4, 0–6, 7–6(4)
Loss 1 26 August 2000 ITF Cuneo, Italy Clay   Anna Floris   Maria-Elena Camerin
  Mara Santangelo
5–7, 2–6
Win 3 1 September 2001 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay   Anna Floris   Stefanie Haidner
  Luciana Masante
6–4, 7–5
Loss 2 24 November 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay   Anna Floris   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
5–7, 4–6
Loss 3 1 December 2001 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay   Anna Floris   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
3–6, 4–6
Win 4 16 February 2002 ITF Bergamo, Italy Hard (i)   Stefanie Haidner   Zuzana Hejdová
  Renata Kučerová
7–5, 6–3
Loss 4 16 March 2002 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay   Zuzana Hejdová   Tina Hergold
  Yevgenia Savransky
3–6, 5–7
Loss 5 30 March 2002 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Milica Koprivica   Claudia Ivone
  Dinara Safina
4–6, 3–6
Win 5 24 August 2002 ITF Civitanova, Italy Clay   Oana-Elena Golimbioschi   Nicole Clerico
  Irina Smirnova
6–3, 6–2
Loss 6 1 September 2002 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay   Stefanie Haidner   Alice Canepa
  Emily Stellato
2–6, 2–6
Win 6 8 February 2003 ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal Hard   Giulia Meruzzi   Giorgia Mortello
  Ivana Višić
6–0, 6–2
Win 7 15 February 2003 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard   Giulia Meruzzi   Kildine Chevalier
  Anna Hawkins
6–2, 6–4
Loss 7 29 March 2003 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Giulia Meruzzi   Alice Canepa
  Emily Stellato
3–6, 1–6
Win 8 2 August 2003 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay   Kildine Chevalier   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
6–4, 6–2
Loss 8 12 June 2004 ITF Alcobaça, Portugal Hard   Krizia Borgarello   Alanna Broderick
  Megan Moulton-Levy
5–7, 1–6
Win 9 11 June 2005 ITF Nazaré, Portugal Hard   Joana Cortez   Pemra Özgen
  Nana Urotadze
6–7(3), 6–1, 6–4
Loss 9 15 July 2005 ITF Monteroni, Italy Clay   Giorgia Mortello   Giulia Meruzzi
  Verdiana Verardi
6–7(4), 6–7(1)
Win 10 20 August 2005 ITF Jesi, Italy Hard   Giulia Gabba   Leanne Baker
  Francesca Lubiani
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 10 2 September 2005 ITF Vittoria, Italy Clay   Giorgia Mortello   Lauren Fisher
  Carla Suárez Navarro
2–6, 3–6
Win 11 18 March 2006 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Olga Brozda   Kateryna Avdiyenko
  Iryna Kuryanovich
6–3, 6–1
Loss 11 19 May 2006 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay   Valentina Sulpizio   Petra Cetkovská
  Sandra Záhlavová
2–6, 0–6
Loss 12 18 November 2006 ITF Deauville, France Clay (i)   Tzipi Obziler   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Yuliana Fedak
5–7, 4–6
Loss 13 11 May 2007 ITF Rabat, Morocco Clay   Samia Medjahdi   Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Melanie Klaffner
4–6, 1–6
Win 12 24 October 2008 ITF Oristano, Italy Hard   Giulia Gatto-Monticone   Alice Balducci
  Elisa Salis
6–0, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Una vita tra tennis e moda: Silvia Disderi". Gilt Magazine (in Italian). 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Perazzi, Marco (19 September 2013). "L'ex stella che insegna dritti e volée in Florida". LaStampa.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ Burruni, Antonio (19 October 2008). "Silvia Disderi: Una modella prestata al tennis". Alguer.it (in Italian).
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