Elisa Balsamo
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceItaly
Born (1983-08-12) 12 August 1983
Pontedera, Italy
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$66,549
Singles
Career record227–185 (55.1%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 329 (1 December 2008)
Doubles
Career record74–67 (52.5%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 307 (16 June 2008)

Elisa Balsamo (born 12 August 1983) is an Italian former professional tennis player.[1][2]

Her highest WTA singles ranking is 329, which she achieved on 1 December 2008. Her career-high in doubles is 307, which she reached on 16 June 2008. In her career, she won five singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 6 April 2003 ITF Napoli, Italy Clay Netherlands Mariëlle Hoogland 2–6, 5–7
Win 2. 18 February 2007 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Netherlands Michelle Gerards 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Win 3. 4 June 2007 ITF Amarante, Portugal Hard Canada Mélanie Gloria 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4. 17 June 2007 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard India Tara Iyer 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 5. 3 March 2008 ITF Sabadell, Spain Clay Uruguay Estefanía Craciún 6–3, 7–5
Win 6. 17 October 2009 ITF Settimo San Pietro, Italy Clay Italy Stefania Chieppa 6–4, 6–1
Win 7. 7 March 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay Romania Alexandra Cadanțu 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 29 September 2002 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
Romania Edina Gallovits-Hall
7–6(5), 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 13 April 2003 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy Clay Italy Debora Carmassi Austria Stefanie Haidner
Italy Giulia Meruzzi
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 28 March 2004 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Italy Giulia Meruzzi Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Emily Stellato
6–7(0), 3–6
Runner-up 4. 11 September 2005 ITF Mestre, Italy Clay Italy Emily Stellato Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis
Hungary Kira Nagy
5–7, 4–6
Winner 5. 4 June 2007 ITF Amarante, Portugal Hard Italy Valentina Sulpizio Spain Carolina Gago-Fuentes
Spain Sabina Mediano-Álvarez
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 6. 17 June 2007 ITF Montemor-o-Novo,
Portugal
Hard Italy Valentina Sulpizio Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Thailand Varanya Vijuksanaboon
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 7. 1 March 2008 ITF Sant Boi, Spain Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Argentina Mailen Auroux
Uruguay Estefania Craciún
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 3 March 2008 ITF Sabadell, Spain Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Italy Federica Quercia
2–6, 0–6
Winner 9. 30 March 2008 ITF Latina, Italy Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović
Germany Kathrin Wörle-Scheller
0–6, 7–6(6) [10–7]
Winner 10. 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Netherlands Michelle Gerards
Netherlands Marcella Koek
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 19 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Netherlands Michelle Gerards
Netherlands Marcella Koek
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 12. 17 July 2009 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Italy Stefania Chieppa Argentina María Irigoyen
Serbia Teodora Mirčić
5–7, 2–6
Winner 13. 7 March 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Russia Marina Shamayko
Serbia Neda Kozić
6–3, 7–6(3)
Winner 14. 5 July 2010 ITF Torino, Italy Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio Italy Alice Balducci
Italy Martina Caciotti
7–5, 6–3

References

  1. "Ciclismo, Mondiale donne juniores: Elisa Balsamo vince l'oro".
  2. "Valcar – PBM pensa in grande".
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