Dalila Spiteri

{{Short description|Italian tennis player (born 1997)}}

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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)

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|doublestitles = 6 ITF

|highestdoublesranking = No. 315 (15 September 2023)

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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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|W75 tournaments

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|W25/35 tournaments

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|W10/15 tournaments

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!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

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!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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!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

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| 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
{{flagicon|BIH}} Jelena Simić

| 6–0, 1–6, [10–3]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 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
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Marchetti

| 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
{{flagicon|FRA}} Elixane Lechemia

| 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
{{flagicon|BIH}} Jelena Simić

| 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
{{flagicon|MEX}} Ana Sofía Sánchez

| 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
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Marchetti

| 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
{{flagicon|RUS}} Yana Sizikova

| 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
{{flagicon|CZE}} Laetitia Pulchertová

| 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
{{flagicon|ITA}} Costanza Traversi

| 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
{{flagicon|GER}} Romy Kölzer

| 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
{{flagicon|DEN}} Olga Helmi

| 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
{{flagicon|ROU}} Ioana Loredana Roșca

| 1–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–8

| Jul 2022

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Labraña

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Kiara Tóth
{{flagicon|TUR}} Doğa Türkmen

| 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
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alice Tubello

| 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
{{flagicon|SUI}} Naïma Karamoko

| 1–6, 6–3, [10–7]

References

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