Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Professional

Elisabetta Cocciaretto stepped onto the WTA Tour for the first time in May 2019, entering the Italian Open as a wildcard and falling to Amanda Anisimova in the opening round. A couple of months later, she qualified for the Palermo Ladies Open, her first WTA 250 event, but again exited in the first round, this time to third seed Viktória Hrunčáková. The following January, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the Australian Open, winning three qualifying matches against Bibiane Schoofs, Francesca Di Lorenzo, and Tereza Martincová, before losing to 17th seed Angelique Kerber in the first round.

That August, back in Palermo, she reached her first WTA quarterfinal by defeating Polona Hercog and sixth seed Donna Vekić, then lost to fourth seed Anett Kontaveit. She also made the doubles final there with fellow Italian Martina Trevisan, but they were beaten by Arantxa Rus and Tamara Zidanšek. Seeded second at the Sparta Prague Open, a WTA 125 event, she advanced to her first final at that level, beating Dalila Jakupović, Daniela Seguel, Schoofs, Georgina García Pérez, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, and Nadia Podoroska, before losing to Kristína Kučová.

2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, injury hiatus

In January 2021, she again qualified for the Australian Open but lost to Mona Barthel in the first round. After qualifying for the Abierto Zapopan, she notched her first tour semifinal, defeating Wang Xiyu, Podoroska, and Lauren Davis, then lost to wildcard Eugenie Bouchard. She entered the French Open for the first time as a lucky loser in May, but fell to Ana Bogdan in the first round. Following a first-round exit at the Budapest Grand Prix, her season was cut short by a knee injury that required surgery.

2022: WTA 125 title, Wimbledon, US Open & top 100 debuts

In May of a later year, she reached her second WTA 125 final at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Magdalena Fręch, Julia Grabher, Clara Burel, and Schmiedlová, before losing to Jule Niemeier. Using her protected ranking, she made her Wimbledon debut and recorded her first Grand Slam win, beating compatriot and 22nd seed Martina Trevisan. She qualified for her first US Open in August but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round.

Seeded fifth at the Bari tournament, she reached the quarterfinals and, partnering Olga Danilović, won the doubles title by defeating Andrea Gámiz and Eva Vedder in the final.

Did You Know?

• Cocciaretto was born in Ancona to Piero Cocciaretto and Jessica Marcozzi.
• Her father played amateur tennis in his youth.
• She began playing tennis at age five after attending free classes at the Circolo Tennis in Porto San Giorgio.