Maria Francesca Bentivoglio

Maria Francesca Bentivoglio

Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1977-01-27) 27 January 1977 (age 47)
Retired	1994
Prize money	$50,031
Singles
Career record	36–30
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 73 (23 August 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1994)
US Open	1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	2–4
Career titles	0

Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (born 27 January 1977) is a former tennis player from Italy. On 23 August 1993, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 73.[1]

She reached the quarterfinals of the 1993 Italian Open, after beating Manon Bollegraf, Jana Novotná and Natasha Zvereva. The same year she won the 1993 US Open Championships in Juniors. She was a member of the Italian Fed Cup team. She retired prematurely in 1994 and became a gynaecologist.

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 April 1992	Riccione, Italy	Clay	Kirrily Sharpe	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	31 January 1993	Båstad, Sweden	Hard	Elena Likhovtseva	2–6, 1–6

References

1. "Maria Francesca Bentivoglio's Biography at WTATennis". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17.

External links

• Maria Francesca Bentivoglio at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maria Francesca Bentivoglio at the International Tennis Federation
• Maria Francesca Bentivoglio at the Billie Jean King Cup