Emmanuelle Gagliardi (born 9 July 1976) is a retired

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. She was coached by Marco Tarelli and her preferred surface was hardcourt. Gagliardi never won a

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singles title, but reached the semifinals of the 2002 Indian Wells Masters, losing to eventual champion

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, in three sets. She was a member of the Switzerland Fed Cup team that reached the final in 1998. She was also a member of the Swiss team for the

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and played doubles with Patty Schnyder, 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

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and won the 2004 China Open, a Premier tournament, with

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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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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagliardi, Emmanuelle 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