Monica Giorgi

Monica Giorgi
Full nameMonica Cerutti Giorgi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1946-01-03) 3 January 1946 (age 78)
Livorno, Italy
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1967, 1969)
Wimbledon2R (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1966)
Wimbledon3R (1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1971)
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tokyo Women's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tokyo Mixed Doubles

Monica Giorgi (born 3 January 1946) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

Biography

Born in Livorno, Giorgi twice reached the third round of the French Open during her career and played one Federation Cup tie for Italy, against Australia in the 1972 World Group quarter-finals. Giorgi was very politically active and wore an anti-apartheid shirt onto the court for the tie, which was held in South Africa, for which she was briefly banned by the Italian tennis federation.[1]

Giorgi was jailed in the early 1980s for her association with anarchist group Azione Rivoluzionaria.[2] Authorities accused her of being involved in an attempted kidnapping, as well as attempted murder for those injured in the attempt, but she was acquitted of all these charges due to insufficient evidence. She served around two years in prison.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Maiga, Gianfilippo (21 May 2014). "Campioni da non dimenticare – Monica Giorgi". Spazio Tennis (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Rome". The Age. 2 May 1980. p. 6.
  3. ^ Finzi, Paolo (May 1982). "Una nostra vittoria". www.arivista.org (in Italian).