Flora Perfetti (born 29 January 1969) is an
Italian
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tennis player.
On 21 April 1997 she reached her highest
WTA singles ranking at No. 54 and 17 March of the same year reached her highest doubles ranking at No. 71.
Biography
Flora started playing tennis when she was 6 and by the age of 9 her father had signed her up for tennis classes. At the age of 16 she won her first Italian team title at C.A. Faenza. At the age of 21 she won her first prize money ($10,000) at
Riccione
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History
The oldest archaeological findings in Riccione's area date to the 2nd ce ...
in a final against
Ginevra Mugnaini.
In 1997 she played the
Fed Cup
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with
Silvia Farina Elia
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,
Gloria Pizzichini
Gloria Pizzichini (born 24 July 1975) is an Italian former tennis player.
On 18 November 1996, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 45. In the same year, she won her only WTA Tour title. In the 1996 "M" Electronika Cup final ...
, and
Francesca Lubiani
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with a 'big finish'. Throughout her career she has won 193 singles matches, 73 doubles matches and accumulated $425,684 in prize money to date. She now teaches at C.A. Faenza.
ITF finals
Singles (5–7)
Doubles (5–3)
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Italian female tennis players
20th-century Italian women