Dalila Spiteri
{{Short description|Italian tennis player (born 1997)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|4|24}}
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|plays = Right-handed
|careerprizemoney = $113,244
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=270|lost=197}}
|singlestitles = 3 ITF
|highestsinglesranking = No. 305 (17 June 2024)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 384 (26 August 2024)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=104|lost=98}}
|doublestitles = 6 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 315 (15 September 2023)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 642 (26 August 2024)
|updated = 27 August 2024
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Dalila Spiteri (born 24 April 1997) is an Italian tennis player.
Spiteri has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 305, achieved on 17 June 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 315, reached on 15 September 2023.
Career
Spiteri made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Palermo Ladies Open, in the doubles draw, partnering Federica Bilardo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/tennis-wta-palermo-dalila-spiteri-federica-bilardo-georgina-garcia-perez-fanny-stollar-palermo-3712970/0/|title=Dalila Spiteri y Federica Bilardo - Georgina García Pérez y Fanny Stollar: Resultado, resumen y estadísticas en directo del partido del WTA Palermo|date=July 24, 2019|website=20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias}}
She started the 2020 season by winning three $15k tournaments (one in singles and two in doubles) in February.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/spiteri/?annual=2020 | title=Dalila Spiteri - Tennis Explorer }}
Spiteri made her WTA 1000 main-draw debut at the 2023 Italian Open, where she received a wildcard into the singles draw,{{cite web | url=https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/en/news/highlights/fognini-errani-complete-list-wild-cards/ | title=Fognini and Errani lead the Rome wild cards | date=28 April 2023|publisher=internazionalibnlditalia.com}} losing in the first round to Caty McNally.{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3013222/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2023 | title=Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023|publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1–0 | Nov 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Solarino, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10 | Carpet | {{flagicon|ITA}} Anna-Giulia Remondina | 6–1, 6–2 |
bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 2–0 | Feb 2020 | style="background: #f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background: #f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Spigarelli | 6–4, 6–1 |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
| 2–1 | Jul 2022 | style="background: #f0f8ff;"|ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria | style="background: #f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Manon Arcangioli | 6–0, 4–6, 0–6 |
bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 3–1 | Feb 2023 | style="background: #f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background: #f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|ROU}} Anca Todoni | 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–1 |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
| 3–2 | Nov 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Solarino, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Carpet | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lisa Pigato | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
| 3–3 | Jun 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Tarvisio, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nuria Brancaccio | 4–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 15 (6 titles, 9 runner–ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 1–0 | Oct 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10 | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Krejsová | {{flagicon|IND}} Snehadevi Reddy | 6–0, 1–6, [10–3] |
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| 1–1 | Nov 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Anna-Giulia Remondina | {{flagicon|SUI}} Ylena In-Albon | 1–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1 | Nov 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Solarino, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10 | Carpet | {{flagicon|ITA}} Anna-Giulia Remondina | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano | w/o |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–2 | May 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Lisa Ponomar | {{flagicon|SRB}} Natalija Kostić | 4–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–2 | Aug 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Vienna, Austria | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Anastasia Grymalska | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucrezia Stefanini | 0–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–3 | Aug 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sezze, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Marfutina | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica di Sarra | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–4 | Oct 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Óbidos, Portugal | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Carpet | {{flagicon|BLR}} Lizaveta Ancherova | {{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Doroshina | 0–6, 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–5 | Jun 2018 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Tarvisio, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Maria Masini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Camilla Abbate | w/o |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–6 | Aug 2018 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Biella, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR}} Sviatlana Pirazhenka | {{flagicon|ITA}} Aurora Zantedeschi | 2–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 4–6 | Feb 2020 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Colmegna | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ioana Gașpar | 7–6(3), 6–1 |
bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 5–6 | Feb 2020 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tatiana Pieri | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nuria Brancaccio | 4–6, 6–0, [10–6] |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–7 | Oct 2020 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Melania Delai | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Roșca | 1–6, 3–6 |
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| 5–8 | Jul 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Labraña | {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Kiara Tóth | w/o |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–9 | Mar 2023 | style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Pretoria, South Africa | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sofia Costoulas | {{flagicon|JAP}} Mai Hontama | 3–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 6–9 | Aug 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|Verbier Open, Switzerland | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Deborah Chiesa | {{flagicon|ALG}} Inès Ibbou | 1–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
References
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