Elisabetta Cocciaretto (born 25 January 2001) is an Italian professional

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player. She has been

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by the WTA as high as world No. 43 in singles, achieved on 22 May 2023, and No. 244 in doubles, which she attained on 10 August 2020. Cocciaretto made her debut for

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Juniors

On the

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, Cocciaretto had a career-high combined ranking of 17, achieved on 5 February 2018. She reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open girls' singles tournament, losing to eventual champion Liang En-shuo.

Professional career

2020: Grand Slam debut

She qualified for the first Grand Slam tournament main-draw in her career at the

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2022: Maiden Grand Slam win

On her debut, using protected ranking, she recorded her first Major win at 2022 Wimbledon upsetting compatriot and 22nd seed

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2023: Maiden WTA final and top-10 win, Italian No. 1, top 40 debut

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. The following week at the 2023 Monterrey Open she reached back to back quarterfinals defeating

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. At the

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she upset tenth seed

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to reach the third round for the first time at a Major. As a result she reached the top 40 on 12 June 2023 becoming the Italian No. 1 player.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current after the 2023 Madrid Open.''

Doubles

''Current after the 2023 Hobart International.''

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Notes

References

External links

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