Silvia Disderi

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
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$69,864
Singles
Career record	185–75
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 329 (13 May 2002)
Doubles
Career record	141–96
Career titles	12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 196 (5 November 2007)

Career

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

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

Singles: 6 (2–4)

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)

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

1. "Una vita tra tennis e moda: Silvia Disderi". Gilt Magazine (in Italian). 14 July 2014.
2. 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).

External links

• Silvia Disderi at the Women's Tennis Association
• Silvia Disderi at the International Tennis Federation