Corinna Dentoni (born 30 July 1989)[1] is an Italian former tennis player.

Corinna Dentoni
Corinna Dentoni at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 34)
Pietrasanta, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$396,792
Singles
Career record388–301 (56.3%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (22 June 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2011)
French Open1R (2009, 2011)
WimbledonQ3 (2008, 2013)
US OpenQ2 (2010)
Doubles
Career record105–107 (49.5%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 151 (25 May 2009)

Biography edit

Born in Pietrasanta, Dentoni grew up in Milan.[2] She turned pro in 2005 at the age of 16 and qualified for the French Open in 2009.[3]

She withdrew from tennis competition temporarily in the mid-2010s and again in February 2020 during the first COVID-19 lockdown, leading to her retirement from professional tennis.[3] As of December 2023 she has become a tennis influencer. She also plays pickleball.[2]

Career edit

Dentoni achieved her highest WTA singles ranking, 132, on 22 June 2009. Her career-high in doubles is world No. 151, which she reached on 25 May 2009.[4]

Dentoni has won nine singles and six doubles titles in tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.

ITF Circuit finals edit

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2005 ITF Monteroni, Italy 10,000 Clay   Verdiana Verardi 6–0, 5–7, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2005 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy 10,000 Clay   Jana Jurićová 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Oct 2006 ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy 10,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa 2–6, 3–6
Win 3–1 Apr 2007 ITF Cavtat, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Maria-Belen Corbalan 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–1 Sep 2007 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay   Anna Gerasimou 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Sep 2007 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia 25,000 Hard   Ksenia Pervak 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–3 Oct 2008 Taipei Open, Taiwan 100,000 Carpet (i)   Jarmila Gajdošová 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–4 Jun 2010 Zlín Open, Czech Republic 50,000 Clay   Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Jun 2012 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay   Anna-Lena Friedsam 2–6, 2–6
Win 5–5 Oct 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Anna Klasen 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–5 Nov 2014 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 10,000 Clay   Pia König 6–2, 7–5
Loss 6–6 Jul 2015 ITF Getxo, Spain 10,000 Clay   Aliona Bolsova 0–6, 2–6
Win 7–6 Nov 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Julia Kimmelmann 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–6 Nov 2015 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 10,000 Clay   Julia Grabher 7–6(0), 6–3
Loss 8–7 May 2016 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Olesya Pervushina 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 9–7 Mar 2019 ITF Tel Aviv, Israel 15,000 Hard   Emma Raducanu 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2008 ITF St. Leo, United States 25,000 Hard   Anastasia Pivovarova   Soledad Esperón
  Frederica Piedade
2–6, 7–6, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2008 Pétange Open, Luxembourg 75,000 Clay   Anastasia Pivovarova   Stéphanie Foretz
  İpek Şenoğlu
6–4, 6–1
Win 2–1 Sep 2011 Royal Cup, Montenegro 25,000 Clay   Florencia Molinero   Danka Kovinic
  Danica Krstajić
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win 3–1 May 2012 ITF Brescia, Italy 25,000 Clay   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Tereza Mrdeža
  Maša Zec Peškirič
6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Sep 2012 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands 25,000 Clay   Justine Ozga   Diana Buzean
  Daniëlle Harmsen
2–6, 0–6
Loss 3–3 Jan 2013 ITF Eilat, Israel 75,000 Hard   Aliaksandra Sasnovich   Alla Kudryavtseva
  Elina Svitolina
1–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2015 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Claudia Giovine   Tara Moore
  Conny Perrin
0–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss 4–4 Apr 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Claudia Giovine   Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Irina Bara
3–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Loss 4–5 Oct 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Anastasia Grymalska   Alice Balducci
  Martina di Giuseppe
w/o
Win 5–5 Oct 2015 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard   Deniz Khazaniuk   Sean Lodzki
  Ester Masuri
6–2, 6–0
Win 6–5 Jan 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay   Ilona Kremen   Petra Januskova
  Angelica Moratelli
7–6(2), 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 6–6 Feb 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard   Giulia Crescenzi   Mary Closs
  Mu Shouna
5–7, 7–6(4), [10–12]

Personal life edit

In 2020 she became engaged to former footballer Massimo Brambati.[3][5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennis: Corinna Dentoni". ESPN. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Corinna Dentoni, come vive una tennista-influencer". Supertennis (in Italian). 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Corinna Dentoni si racconta tra tennis, viaggi e la promessa di matrimonio". Il Bello Dello Sport (interview) (in Italian). 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Corinna Dentoni: Rankings history". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ Valentina Guido (7 August 2021). "Corinna Dentoni tra rimpianti (tennistici) e futuro (luminoso)". Tennis Magazine Italia (interview) (in Italian).
  6. ^ David De Filippi (2 December 2020). "Corinna Dentoni: 'Io modella? No... La mia passione è il tennis, e ora mi sposo'". Il Terreno (interview) (in Italian).

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