Alice Canepa

Alice Canepa (Italian pronunciation: [aˈliːtʃe ˈkaːnepa, - kaˈnɛː-];^[1][2][3] born 30 April 1978) is a retired tennis player from Italy.

Alice Canepa

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Finale Ligure, Italy
Born	(1978-04-30) 30 April 1978 (age 45) Finale Ligure
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	July 1994
Retired	July 2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 217,781
Singles
Career record	282–223 (55.8%)
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 158 (17 April 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006)
French Open	Q3 (2005)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2000)
US Open	Q2 (1998, 2005)
Doubles
Career record	194–124 (61.0%)
Career titles	19 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 93 (18 September 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2001, 2003)
French Open	2R (2000)
Wimbledon	1R (2000)
US Open	2R (2000)

Her highest singles and doubles rankings are No. 158 and No. 93, respectively.^[4]

Biography

In her career, Canepa won a total of 24 titles (19 in doubles) on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has reached the doubles final of the WTA Tier IV tournament in Palermo three times. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the doubles of the $50k event in Marseille in 2000. She has also competed on the Grand Slam tournaments on numerous occasions, but was unable to make it past round two in doubles and qualifying in singles.

Canepa retired after losing in the doubles final of the event in Palermo on 22 July 2007. She had partnered compatriot Karin Knapp, losing the final to Mariya Koryttseva and Darya Kustova, in straight sets.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments Tier I Tier II Tier III, IV & V (0–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–3) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jul 1994	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Giulia Casoni	Ruxandra Dragomir   Laura Garrone	1–6, 0–6
Loss	2.	Jul 2006	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Giulia Gabba	Janette Husárová   Michaëlla Krajicek	0–6, 0–6
Loss	3.	Jul 2007	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Karin Knapp	Mariya Koryttseva   Darya Kustova	4–6, 1–6

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	16 February 1997	ITF Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Katrin Kilsch	6–2, 7–5
Winner	2.	24 May 1998	ITF Modena, Italy	Clay	Yasmin Angeli	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	3.	22 June 1998	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Selima Sfar	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	26 July 1998	Lido di Camaiore, Italy	Clay	Marijana Kovačević	7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	19 September 1999	Reggio Calabria, Italy	Clay	Tatiana Kovalchuk	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	28 November 1999	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Miriam D'Agostini	6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	9 April 2000	Cagliari, Italy	Clay	Laura Pena	2–6, 4–6
Winner	8.	28 July 2003	Gardone Val Trompia, Italy	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	6–2, 6–3
Winner	9.	28 March 2004	Rome, Italy	Clay	Margot Torre	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	11 July 2004	Cuneo, Italy	Clay	Flavia Pennetta	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	11.	19 June 2005	Gorizia, Italy	Clay	Ivana Lisjak	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	12.	26 June 2005	Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Sybille Bammer	6–7^(3), 2–6
Runner-up	13.	9 July 2006	Cuneo, Italy	Clay	Galina Voskoboeva	1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 33 (19–14)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	30 August 1993	ITF Massa, Italy	Clay	Giulia Casoni	Germana Di Natale   Giulia Toschi	7–6, 6–1
Winner	2.	24 April 1995	ITF Bari, Italy	Clay	Giulia Casoni	Marina Gojković   Dragana Zarić	6–0, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	12 June 1995	ITF Massa, Italy	Clay	Giulia Casoni	Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Marzia Grossi	6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	19 May 1996	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Olga Barabanschikova	Karine Quentrec   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	15 September 1996	Marseille, France	Clay	Debby Haak	Sofie Albinus   Karin Ptaszek	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	3 February 1997	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Sara Ventura	Cristina Salvi   Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner	7.	8 February 1998	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Katia Altilia	Eva Belbl   Angelika Rösch	7–5, 7–6
Runner-up	8.	15 February 1998	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Conchita Martínez Granados	Eva Belbl   Silke Frankl	3–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	6 April 1998	Athens, Greece	Clay	Tathiana Garbin	Alice Pirsu   Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	10.	24 May 1998	Modena, Italy	Clay	Alessia Lombardi	Marijana Kovačević   Kristina Pojatina	6–7^(5), 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	11.	31 May 1998	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Alessia Lombardi	Jana Ondrouchová   Olga Vymetálková	6–7^(4), 4–6
Winner	12.	24 May 1998	Camucia, Italy	Clay	Alessia Lombardi	Berengere Karpenschif   Elena Pioppo	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	13.	22 June 1998	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Alessia Lombardi	Vanina Casanova   Selima Sfar	3–6, 1–6
Winner	14.	5 July 1998	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Tathiana Garbin	Melissa Mazzotta   Fabiola Zuluaga	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	18 October 1998	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Seda Noorlander   Christína Papadáki	3–6, 7–6^(4), 6–7^(4)
Runner-up	16.	23 November 1998	Lima, Peru	Clay	Conchita Martínez Granados	Katarina Srebotnik   Zuzana Váleková	7–6^(4), 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	17.	7 February 1999	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	María Fernanda Landa	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez   Lourdes Domínguez Lino	1–6, 1–6
Winner	18.	24 May 1999	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Tatiana Poutchek	Eva Bes   Mariam Ramón Climent	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	19.	19 September 1999	Reggio Calabria, Italy	Clay	Tathiana Garbin	Debby Haak   Andrea van den Hurk	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	20.	14 November 1999	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Clarisa Fernández	Rossana de los Ríos   Mariana Díaz Oliva	6–4, 6–7^(6), 3–6
Winner	21.	21 November 1999	Campos, Brazil	Clay	Paula Racedo	Jorgelina Torti   Melisa Arévalo	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	22.	15 April 2000	Maglie, Italy	Clay	Maria Paola Zavagli	Svetlana Krivencheva   Tatiana Poutchek	6–1, 6–4
Winner	23.	11 June 2000	Galatina, Italy	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	Miriam D'Agostini   Joana Cortez	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	24.	18 June 2000	Marseille, France	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	Anna Bieleń-Żarska   Svetlana Krivencheva	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	25.	6 August 2000	Alghero, Italy	Clay	Valentina Sassi	Ayami Takase   Tong Ka-po	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	26.	1 September 2002	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Stefanie Haidner   Silvia Disderi	6–2, 6–2
Winner	27.	30 September 2002	Ciampino, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Oana Elena Golimbioschi   Eszter Molnár	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	28.	29 March 2003	Parioli, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Giulia Meruzzi   Silvia Disderi	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	29.	25 August 2003	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Mervana Jugić-Salkić   Darija Jurak	6–7^(3), 7–6^(7), 5–7
Winner	30.	8 March 2004	Rome, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Daniela Klemenschits   Sandra Klemenschits	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	31.	15 March 2004	Rome, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Zuzana Hejdová   Lenka Tvarošková	4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	32.	28 March 2004	Parioli, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Giulia Meruzzi   Elisa Balsamo	7–6^(0), 6–3
Winner	33.	4 April 2005	Rome, Italy	Clay	Emily Stellato	Adriana Barna   Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	6–4, 6–0

References

1. Luciano Canepari. "alice". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
2. Luciano Canepari. "Canepa". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. "Alice Canepa - Player Profile - Tennis". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
4. "Alice Canepa Masters Tour Singles Overview". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2020-06-22.

External links

• Alice Canepa at the Women's Tennis Association  
• Alice Canepa at the International Tennis Federation