Bianca Turati (born 17 June 1997) is an Italian former tennis player.

Bianca Turati
Turati at the 2021 ITF Poitiers
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceBarzanò, Italy
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 26)
Como, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Retired2022
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeAustin University
Prize moneyUS$ 89,247
Singles
Career record192–133 (59.1%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 259 (12 April 2021)
Doubles
Career record32–38 (45.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 382 (9 May 2022)

Turati has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 259, achieved on 12 April 2021. In May 2022, she reached her best doubles ranking of 382.

Turati made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open by defeating Martina Caregaro in the final qualifying round.[1] She then stunned former world No. 25, Yaroslava Shvedova, before losing to eventual finalist Veronika Kudermetova.

Her twin sister Anna is also a professional tennis player.

Turati announced her retirement from tennis in September 2022.[2]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (6–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2014 ITF Duino Aurisina, Italy 10,000 Clay   Iva Primorac 1–6, 6–1, 7–6(7)
Win 2–0 May 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Aliona Bolsova 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Sep 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Jessica Pieri 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Apr 2016 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Olesya Pervushina 6–7(1), 3–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2016 ITF Sezze, Italy 10,000 Clay   Maria Marfutina 4–6, 0–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Fernanda Brito 0–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Oct 2017 ITF Hilton Head,
United States
15,000 Clay   Ulrikke Eikeri 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Jul 2018 ITF Schio, Italy 15,000 Clay   Nastassja Burnett 1–6, 5–7
Win 3–6 Aug 2018 ITF Biella, Italy 15,000 Clay   Nastassja Burnett 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–6 Aug 2018 ITF Sezze, Italy 15,000 Clay   Nastassja Burnett 6–2, 6–1
Loss 4–7 Aug 2018 ITF Cuneo, Italy 15,000 Clay   Paula Cristina Gonçalves 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–7 Sep 2018 ITF Hilton Head,
United States
15,000 Clay   Michaela Bayerlová 7–6(0), 6–2
Win 6–7 Jun 2019 ITF Tarvisio, Italy 25,000 Clay   Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–7 Oct 2019 ITF Austin, United States 15,000 Hard   Anna Turati 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–7 Nov 2019 ITF Malibu, United States 25,000 Hard   Katie Volynets 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) edit

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Liudmila Samsonova   India Maggen
  Tess Sugnaux
6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jul 2018 ITF Curtea de Argeș, Romania 15,000 Clay   Anna Turati   Elizabeth Mandlik
  Andreea Mitu
4–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Oct 2019 ITF Austin, United States 15,000 Clay   Anna Turati   Melany Solange Krywoj
  Fernanda Labraña
6–3, 1–6, [10–4]
Loss 2–2 Apr 2022 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Anna Turati   Darya Astakhova
  Ekaterina Reyngold
6–7(6), 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Abu Dhabi 2021: Wednesday's Order of Play and Match Points". www.wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ "Bianca Turati si ritira a 25 anni: "Ma il tennis e gli States mi danno una nuova chance"". www.spaziotennis.com. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

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