Gloria Pizzichini is an Italian tennis player. She reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 45, on 18 November 1996, the same year she won her only WTA Tour title. In the 1996 "M" Electronika Cup

1996 "M" Electronika Cup

The 1996 "M" Electronika Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol in Croatia that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour...

 final, she defeated domestic player Silvija Talaja

Silvija Talaja

Silvija Talaja is a former Croatian professional tennis player.Her most successful year was 2000, when she won two WTA tournaments and received career-high ranking of number 18...

 6–2, 6–0 to collect the trophy. In her career, Pizzichini defeated players such as Julie Halard, Iva Majoli

Iva Majoli

Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age...

 and Ruxandra Dragomir

Ruxandra Dragomir

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...

.

Personal life

Pizzichini was born to Enzo and Maria Pizzichini, and began playing tennis aged seven. She has a sister, Francesca, and a brother, Paolo. Pizzichini cited Stefan Edberg

Stefan Edberg

Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...

 as her role model.

WTA Tour singles finals (1–0)

Legend
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/1)
Tier III (0/1)
Tier IV & V (3/1)
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Tour Championship (0/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	28 April 1996	Bol 1996 "M" Electronika Cup The 1996 "M" Electronika Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol in Croatia that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour...	Clay	Silvija Talaja Silvija Talaja Silvija Talaja is a former Croatian professional tennis player.Her most successful year was 2000, when she won two WTA tournaments and received career-high ranking of number 18...	6–2, 6–0

External links

• Gloria Pizzichini at the Women's Tennis Association
  Women's Tennis Association
  The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
  
  
• Gloria Pizzichini at the International Tennis Federation
  International Tennis Federation
  The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...