In this article, the
surname is
Di Natale, not
Natale.
Italian tennis player
Germana Di NataleCountry (sports) | Italy |
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Born | (1974-04-02) 2 April 1974 (age 50) Rome, Italy |
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Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $86,385 |
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Career record | 152–177 |
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Career titles | 1 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 149 (12 June 2000) |
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Career record | 55–68 |
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Career titles | 4 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 314 (25 July 1994) |
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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.[1]
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.[2] In the quarterfinals, she had to retire hurt while trailing Iva Majoli by a set due to an injury to her right arm.[3]
During her career, she competed in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments.
ITF finals
Singles (1–2)
$100,000 tournaments
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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
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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24 January 1994
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Pontevedra, Spain
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Carpet
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Paula Hermida
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6–7, 6–3, 2–6
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Win
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1.
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12 May 1996
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Le Touquet, France
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Clay
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Patty Van Acker
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6–3, 7–6
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Loss
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2.
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20 April 1997
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Angilli, Italy
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Clay
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Oana Elena Golimbioschi
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5–7, 2–6
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Doubles (4–5)
Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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3 August 1992
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Nicolosi, Italy
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Clay
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Emanuela Brusati
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Rita Grande Laura Lapi
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4–6, 2–6
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Loss
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2.
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2 August 1993
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Dublin, Ireland
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Clay
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Vanina Casanova
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Mariana Díaz Oliva Valentina Solari
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6–4, 3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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3.
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30 August 1993
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Massa, Italy
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Clay
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Giulia Toschi
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Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni
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6–7, 1–6
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Win
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1.
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17 January 1994
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Orense, Spain
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Carpet
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Patrícia Marková
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Stephanie Gomperts Nathalie Thijssen
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7–5, 6–3
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Win
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2.
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19 June 1995
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Elvas, Portugal
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Hard
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Joana Pedroso
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Bonnie Bleecker Manuela Costa
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5–7, 7–5, 6–3
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Loss
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4.
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22 April 1996
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Bari, Italy
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Clay
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Andreea Vanc
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Jana Macurová Olga Vymetálková
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4–6, 6–4, 5–7
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Win
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3.
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30 March 1997
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Dinard, France
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Clay
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Federica Fortuni
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Magalie Lamarre Anna-Karin Svensson
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6–4, 7–5
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Win
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4.
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4 February 2001
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Mallorca, Spain
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Clay
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Andreea Vanc
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Raissa Gourevitch Dinara Safina
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7–5, 3–6, 6–4
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Loss
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5.
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25 March 2001
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Cholet, France
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Clay (i)
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Eleni Daniilidou
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Yuliya Beygelzimer Anastasia Rodionova
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1–6, 6–7(7–5)
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