Germana Di Natale
{{Family name hatnote|Di Natale|Natale}}{{short description|Italian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Germana Di Natale
| image =
| country_represented = {{ITA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.70 m
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $86,385
| singlesrecord = 152–177
| singlestitles = 1 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 149 (12 June 2000)
| doublesrecord = 55–68
| doublestitles = 4 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 314 (25 July 1994)
}}
Germana Di Natale (born 2 April 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Biography
A right-handed player, Di Natale started playing tennis at the age of ten and began touring in the early 1990s.
Di Natale was a singles bronze medalist at the 1997 Summer Universiade.{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/d41be8ac6df795ef00421ac52a2db61c|title=Two gymnastics stars with uncertain futures|date=25 August 1997|work=Associated Press|accessdate=13 June 2018}}
As a professional player she is most noted for her quarterfinal appearance as a qualifier at the 2000 WTA Madrid Open, where she had a win over the top seed Mary Pierce en route. Starting the tournament with a ranking of 258, she upset the world's sixth ranked player Pierce with a straight-sets second-round win.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/pierce-loses-to-unknown-in-madrid-1.248225|title=Pierce loses to unknown in Madrid|date=11 November 2000|work=CBC.ca|accessdate=13 June 2018}} In the quarterfinals, she had to retire hurt while trailing Iva Majoli by a set due to an injury to her right arm.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/05/25/Navratilova-loses-in-Madrid-Open/6272959227200/|title=Navratilova loses in Madrid Open|date=25 May 2000|work=United Press International|accessdate=13 June 2018}}
During her career, she competed in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments.
ITF finals
=Singles (1–2)=
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| $75,000 tournaments |
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| $50,000 tournaments |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 24 January 1994 | Pontevedra, Spain | Carpet | {{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Hermida | 6–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 12 May 1996 | Le Touquet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Patty Van Acker | 6–3, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 20 April 1997 | Angilli, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 5–7, 2–6 |
=Doubles (4–5)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 3 August 1992 | Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuela Brusati | {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Grande | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 2 August 1993 | Dublin, Ireland | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Vanina Casanova | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 30 August 1993 | Massa, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giulia Toschi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alice Canepa | 6–7, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 17 January 1994 | Orense, Spain | Carpet | {{flagicon|SVK}} Patrícia Marková | {{flagicon|NED}} Stephanie Gomperts | 7–5, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 19 June 1995 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|POR}} Joana Pedroso | {{flagicon|USA}} Bonnie Bleecker | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 22 April 1996 | Bari, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Vanc | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Macurová | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 30 March 1997 | Dinard, France | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Fortuni | {{flagicon|FRA}} Magalie Lamarre | 6–4, 7–5 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 4 February 2001 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Vanc | {{flagicon|RUS}} Raissa Gourevitch | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | {{dts|format=dmy|2001|3|25}} | Cholet, France | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuliya Beygelzimer | 1–6, 6–7(7–5) |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
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Category:Italian female tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Rome
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
Category:Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade