Maria Francesca Bentivoglio

Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (born 27 January 1977) is a former tennis player from Italy. On 23 August 1993, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73.

She reached the quarterfinals of the 1993 Italian Open, after beating Manon Bollegraf, Jana Novotná and Natasha Zvereva. The same year she won the 1993 US Open Championships in Juniors. She was a member of the Italian Fed Cup team. She retired prematurely in 1994 and became a gynaecologist.

ITF finals Singles (0–2) Legend$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments OutcomeNo. Date Tournament Surface OpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 27 April 1992 Riccione, Italy Clay Kirrily Sharpe 5–7, 3–6Runner-up 2. 31 January 1993 Båstad, Sweden Hard Elena Likhovtseva 2–6, 1–6