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Marzia Grossi

Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1970-09-02) 2 September 1970 (age 54)
Prize money	$145,460
Singles
Career record	128–108
Career titles	1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 79 (13 September 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1994)
French Open	3R (1994)
Wimbledon	1R (1994)
US Open	1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record	53–49
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 102 (9 October 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1989)

Marzia Grossi (born 2 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Grossi, who comes from Florence, began playing tennis at the age of eight.

She debuted on the professional circuit in 1989 and was more successful in doubles that year with a semifinal appearance at Athens the highlight.

From 1990 to 1992, she didn't feature in any WTA Tour events.

She won a WTA tournament title at San Marino in 1993, with a win over top seed Barbara Rittner in the final. The title in San Marino took her ranking into the top 100 and in September she reached a career best 79 in the world.

At the 1993 French Open, she qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam singles match for the first time and took 13th seed Nathalie Tauziat to three sets in an opening-round loss. Her best French Open performance was a third-round appearance in 1994, and she also appeared in the singles main draws at the three other Grand Slam tournaments that year.

She appeared in two Fed Cup ties for Italy in 1994, partnering Rita Grande in the doubles, against Denmark and France.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	Jul 1993	San Marino	Tier IV	Clay	Barbara Rittner	3–6, 7–5, 6–1

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	26 June 1988	ITF Arezzo, Italy	Clay	Eva Švíglerová	7–6, 6–1
Loss	1.	8 August 1988	ITF Palermo, Italy	Clay	Karin Kschwendt	6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	13 July 1992	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Katia Piccolini	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	3.	28 September 1992	ITF Santa Maria, Italy	Clay	Rossana de los Ríos	4–6, 0–6
Loss	4.	15 March 1993	ITF Reims, France	Clay	Laurence Andretto	1–6, 2–6
Win	2.	9 July 1995	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Sofia Prazeres	6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (7–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	3 April 1988	ITF Rome, Italy	Clay	Francesca Romano	Fernanda González Mariana Pérez Roldán	7–5, 6–3
Win	2.	5 September 1988	ITF Agliana, Italy	Clay	Barbara Romanò	Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	3.	10 April 1989	ITF Palermo, Italy	Clay	Barbara Romanò	Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce	6–3, 6–2
Win	4.	13 May 1991	ITF Francavilla, Italy	Clay	Caterina Nozzoli	Viviana Valdovinos Jolene Watanabe-Giltz	6–1, 6–3
Win	5.	26 August 1991	ITF Ronchis, Italy	Clay	Barbara Romanò	Maja Palaveršić Monika Kratochvílová	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1.	24 August 1992	ITF La Spezia, Italy	Clay	Laura Lapi	Květa Peschke Tina Vukasovič	5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Win	6.	24 March 1993	ITF Reims, France	Clay	Rita Grande	Svetlana Komleva Olga Lugina	6–4, 6–4
Win	7.	12 June 1995	ITF Massa, Italy	Clay	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni	3–6, 6–4, 7–5

References

1. "Marzia Grossi: "Mi è mancato un incontro"". spaziotennis.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. "Grossi upsets Rittner". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2 August 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
3. "Federation Cup". Reno Gazette-Journal. 21 July 1994. p. 40. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

• Marzia Grossi at the Women's Tennis Association
• Marzia Grossi at the International Tennis Federation
• Marzia Grossi at the Billie Jean King Cup

• 1970 births
• Living people
• Italian female tennis players
• Tennis players from Florence
• 20th-century Italian sportswomen
• 21st-century Italian women