Verdiana Verardi (born 16 December 1987) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 December 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $53,034 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 174–122 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 4 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 358 (15 June 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 71–43 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 10 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 287 (7 May 2007) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Verardi has career-high WTA rankings of 358 in singles, achieved on 15 June 2009, and 287 in doubles, set on 7 May 2007. She won four singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In 2005, she played for Italy in the Mediterranean Games in Almería (Spain) where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles.[2]
She retired from tennis due to a serious shoulder injury and personal issues.[3]
ITF Circuit finals
edit| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2005 | ITF Monteroni, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 0–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2005 | ITF Ancona, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2006 | ITF Westende, Belgium | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 2006 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2006 | ITF Seville, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2007 | ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2007 | ITF Ciampino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2009 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–5 | May 2009 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 2010 | ITF Rivoli, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2010 | ITF Imola, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner–ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2004 | ITF Ciampino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2005 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2005 | ITF Monteroni, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(4), 7–6(1) | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Napoli, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2006 | ITF Granada, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2006 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2007 | ITF Sabadell, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2007 | ITF Torhout, Belgium | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(2), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2007 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 7–5 | Jul 2007 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Aug 2007 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 2007 | ITF Ciampino, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–4 | Apr 2008 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Aug 2008 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–7 | Sep 2010 | ITF Bassano del Grappa, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–8 | Oct 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(10), 3–6, [3–10] |
References
edit- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Verdiana Verardi ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "2005 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Verdiana Verardi I could have been a top player". www.spaziotennis.com.