Francesca Schiavone
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Francesca Schiavone at the 2015 French Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Italy |
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| Residence | Milan, Italy |
| Born |
23 June 1980 Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 10,578,971 |
| Official website | schiavonefrancesca.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 574–437 (56.78%) |
| Career titles | 7 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (31 January 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 102 (26 September 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2011) |
| French Open | W (2010) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2009) |
| US Open | QF (2003, 2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2010) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 218–197 (52.53%) |
| Career titles | 7 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (12 February 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 421 (26 September 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| French Open | F (2008) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2012) |
| US Open | SF (2006) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2006, 2009, 2010) |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Francesca Schiavone (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃeska skjaˈvoːne]; born 23 June 1980 in Milan) is an Italian professional tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. Her career high ranking is World No. 4, achieved on 31 January 2011. To date, Schiavone is the last one handed-backhand player to win a Grand Slam title on the women's tour.
Schiavone has won 7 WTA singles titles in total, including Roland Garros. In doubles, her career-high ranking is World No. 8, peaking with an appearance in the final of the 2008 French Open. Furthermore, she helped Italy to win the Fed Cup in 2006, 2009 and 2010, and has the most wins for the Italian team.
Schiavone employs an all-court game and has a very classic approach to her clay game. She uses an extreme eastern grip on her one-handed backhand. Chris Fowler and Brad Gilbert described her forehand as a "buggy whip."
Schiavone has won six singles titles on the WTA tour and has also achieved eleven runners-up positions, eight of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone lost her first eight career finals before finally winning her first title in July 2007. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin 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. This match was a doubles match and Kirsten Flipkens partnered Henin and Roberta Vinci partnered Schiavone. In 2009 she won the Fed Cup with Italy for the second time against the USA, and also made the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time. In 2010 Italy with Schiavone won the Fed Cup for the third time.
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