Marzia Grossi

Marzia Grossi (born 2 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography Grossi, who comes from Florence, began playing tennis at the age of eight.

She debuted on the professional circuit in 1989 and was more successful in doubles that year with a semifinal appearance at Athens the highlight.

From 1990 to 1992, she didn't feature in any WTA Tour events.

She won a WTA tournament title at San Marino in 1993, with a win over top seed Barbara Rittner in the final. The title in San Marino took her ranking into the top 100 and in September she reached a career best 79 in the world.

At the 1993 French Open, she qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam singles match for the first time and took 13th seed Nathalie Tauziat to three sets in an opening-round loss. Her best French Open performance was a third-round appearance in 1994, and she also appeared in the singles main draws at the three other Grand Slam tournaments that year.

She appeared in two Fed Cup ties for Italy in 1994, partnering Rita Grande in the doubles, against Denmark and France.

WTA career finals Singles: 1 (1 title) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin Jul 1993 San Marino Tier IV Clay Barbara Rittner 3–6, 7–5, 6–1

ITF finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 26 June 1988 ITF Arezzo, Italy Clay Eva Švíglerová 7–6, 6–1Loss 1. 8 August 1988 ITF Palermo, Italy Clay Karin Kschwendt 6–4, 0–6, 1–6Loss 2. 13 July 1992 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 3–6, 6–3, 2–6Loss 3. 28 September 1992 ITF Santa Maria, Italy Clay Rossana de los Ríos 4–6, 0–6Loss 4. 15 March 1993 ITF Reims, France Clay Laurence Andretto 1–6, 2–6Win 2. 9 July 1995 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Sofia Prazeres 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (7–1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 3 April 1988 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Francesca Romano Fernanda González Mariana Pérez Roldán 7–5, 6–3Win 2. 5 September 1988 ITF Agliana, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman 4–6, 7–6, 6–4Win 3. 10 April 1989 ITF Palermo, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce 6–3, 6–2Win 4. 13 May 1991 ITF Francavilla, Italy Clay Caterina Nozzoli Viviana Valdovinos Jolene Watanabe-Giltz 6–1, 6–3Win 5. 26 August 1991 ITF Ronchis, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò Maja Palaveršić Monika Kratochvílová 6–4, 7–5Loss 1. 24 August 1992 ITF La Spezia, Italy Clay Laura Lapi Květa Peschke Tina Vukasovič 5–7, 6–2, 2–6Win 6. 24 March 1993 ITF Reims, France Clay Rita Grande Svetlana Komleva Olga Lugina 6–4, 6–4Win 7. ITF Massa, Italy Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi Alice Canepa Giulia Casoni 3–6, 6–4, 7–5