Daniela Casanova (born 14 May 1984) is a former tennis player from Switzerland.

Daniela Casanova
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceAltstätten, Switzerland
Born (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984 (age 40)
Altstätten
Turned pro1999
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$16,043
Singles
Career record39–27
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 456 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2002)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2001)
US Open Junior2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record25–9
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 402 (17 June 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2001)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–2

She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 456 in singles on 8 July 2002 and 402 in doubles on 17 June 2002. She won two singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for Switzerland in Fed Cup, Casanova has a win-loss record of 0–2. She retired from tennis in 2003.

Personal life

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Casanova was born in Altstätten. She started playing tennis at the age of five. She was coached by her father, Leo Casanova, and Zoltan Kuharszky, and received advice from Melanie Molitor. She preferred hard courts and any fast surface. Her mother's name is Luzia. She has a brother, Sandro, and a younger sister, Myriam, who also has been a professional player.

ITF finals

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

Singles: 5 (2–3)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 10 September 2000 Zadar, Croatia Clay   Zuzana Kučová 6–4, 6–1
Win 2. 17 September 2000 Biograd, Croatia Clay   Marijana Kovačević 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1. 23 September 2001 Zadar, Croatia Clay   Pavlína Šlitrová 6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2. 7 October 2001 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay   Myriam Casanova 4–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 12 May 2002 Szeged, Hungary Clay   Edina Gallovits-Hall 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 17 June 2001 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Clay   Myriam Casanova   Susi Bensch
  Sabrina Jolk
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 1. 23 September 2001 Zadar, Croatia Clay   Myriam Casanova   Barbora Machovská
  Sarka Snorova
6–2, 6–2
Win 2. 30 September 2001 Belgrade, Serbia Clay   Myriam Casanova   Dragana Ilić
  Ljiljana Nanušević
6–2, 7–5
Win 3. 7 October 2001 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay   Myriam Casanova   Ana Četnik
  Ljiljana Nanušević
6–1, 6–1
Loss 2. 14 April 2002 Makarska, Croatia Clay   Marijana Kovačević   Petra Cetkovská
  Tina Hergold
5–7, 2–6
Win 4. 11 May 2002 Szeged, Hungary Clay   Aliénor Tricerri   Zsuzsanna Fodor
  Dorottya Magas
7–5, 7–6

Fed Cup participation

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Singles

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2001 Fed Cup World Group Playoffs 22 July 2001 Sydney, Australia   Australia Grass   Alicia Molik L 3–6, 1–6

Doubles

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2001 Fed Cup World Group Playoffs 22 July 2001 Sydney, Australia   Australia Grass   Aliénor Tricerri   Evie Dominikovic
  Rachel McQuillan
L 3–6, 3–6
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