Emmanuelle Gagliardi (born 9 July 1976) is a retired
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tennis player
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.
She was coached by Marco Tarelli and her preferred surface was hardcourt.
Gagliardi never won a
WTA Tour
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singles title, but reached the semifinals of the
2002 Indian Wells Masters, losing to eventual champion
Daniela Hantuchová
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, in three sets. She was a member of the
Switzerland Fed Cup team
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that reached the final in 1998. She was also a member of the Swiss team for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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and played doubles with
Patty Schnyder
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, reaching the second round. She has not been active on the WTA Tour ever since.
In doubles, Gagliardi reached the semifinals of the
2003 Australian Open with
Petra Mandula
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and won the
2004 China Open, a Premier tournament, with
Dinara Safina
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.
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
WTA career finals
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 1 title
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (8–1)
Doubles: 9 (6–3)
Unplayed final
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1976 births
Living people
Swiss female tennis players
Monegasque female tennis players
Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players of Switzerland
Swiss expatriates in Monaco
People from Monte Carlo
Tennis players from Geneva