Giulia Gatto-Monticone

Giulia Gatto-Monticone (born 18 November 1987) is an Italian former tennis player.

In February 2020, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 148, while her best WTA doubles ranking is 200, achieved in October 2014.

Gatto-Monticone has won eleven singles titles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She has never lost a match in Fed Cup (2–0 record in doubles), contributing to have Italy win the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B (Tallinn).

In November 2023, Gatto-Monticone retired from tennis.

Personal life and background Gatto-Monticone stated that her tennis idols are Roger Federer and Kimiko Date. Her favorite shot is forehand and favorite surface to play on is grass.

Career highlights At the age of 31, in May 2019, she made her major main-draw debut at Roland Garros.

She also made her main-draw debut at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying.

In September 2020, Gatto-Monticone reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour. Partnering with Nadia Podoroska, she lost to Lidziya Marozava and Andreea Mitu in straight sets.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossSparta Prague Open, Czech RepublicClay Nadia Podoroska Lidziya Marozava Andreea Mitu4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals Legend$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 30 (11 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Doubles: 38 (26 titles, 12 runner-ups)