Nathalie Viérin

Nathalie Viérin
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceSarre, Italy
Born (1982-10-15) 15 October 1982 (age 42)
Aosta, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJuly 1998
Retired2010
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$321,276
Singles
Career record310–271
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 103 (15 May 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2006)
French Open1R (2006)
Wimbledon1R (2006)
US OpenQ2 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Doubles
Career record40–71
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 304 (24 September 2007)

Nathalie Viérin (born 15 October 1982) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 103, which she reached on 15 May 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 304, set 24 September 2007. She has won six ITF singles titles. Nathalie Viérin retired from professional tour 2010.

She was coached by Franco Bonaiti.[1]

Personal life

Born and raised in Sarre, Aosta Valley, her parents, Angela Sirianni and Robert Viérin, run a tennis club, where she began playing when she was three. Viérin has two younger brothers, Matthieu and Julien. Baseliner who prefers clay; favorite shot is forehand. Nickname is Natha. Admires Monica Seles. Likes to visit the beach in Bol, Croatia. Favorite movie is Dirty Dancing; favorite actor is Julia Roberts; favorite book is Palomino by Danielle Steel. Says Wimbledon is the best tournament.[2]

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–10)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 28 May 2000 Biella, Italy Clay Slovenia Maja Matevžič 0–6, 2–6
Win 2. 26 November 2000 Deauville, France Clay (i) France Cecile Leclere 5–3, 2–4, 4–2, 5–4(2)
Win 3. 2 April 2001 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay Denmark Eva Dyrberg 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win 4. 21 October 2001 Saint Raphael, France Hard (i) France Anne-Laure Heitz 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5. 22 September 2002 Luxembourg City Clay Luxembourg Claudine Schaul 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 6. 27 January 2003 Belfort, France Hard (i) United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 7–5, 6–7(3), 4–6
Loss 7. 9 June 2003 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Clay Germany Stephanie Gehrlein 3–6, 1–6
Loss 8. 20 June 2003 Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard France Virginie Pichet 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 4 July 2004 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Germany Martina Müller 2–6, 5–7
Loss 10. 3 August 2004 Hechingen, Germany Clay Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová 4–6, 3–6
Win 11. 27 September 2004 Porto, Portugal Clay Netherlands Michelle Gerards 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 12. 2 August 2005 Martina Franca, Italy Clay Estonia Maret Ani 6–3, 6–4
Win 13. 4 August 2008 Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay Luxembourg Mandy Minella 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(5)
Loss 14. 16 March 2009 Cairo, Egypt Clay Germany Kathrin Wörle 2–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 14 June 2009 Campobasso, Italy Clay Ukraine Irina Buryachok 4–6, 4–6
Loss 16. 21 June 2009 Padua, Italy Clay Spain Eva Fernández Brugués 2–6, 6–1, 5–7

Doubles (0–3)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents "Score
Loss 1. 30 November 1998 Cairo, Egypt Clay Italy Sabina da Ponte Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili
Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
5–7, 3–6
Loss 2. 15 September 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Italy Laura Dell'Angelo Russia Vera Dushevina
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 10 September 2007 Bordeaux, France Clay Russia Alisa Kleybanova Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Germany Sandra Klösel
6–7(2), 4–6

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