Giulia Gatto-Monticone


Giulia Gatto-Monticone is an Italian former tennis player.
In February 2020, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 148, while her best WTA doubles ranking is 200, achieved in October 2014.
Gatto-Monticone has won eleven singles titles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
She has never lost a match in Fed Cup, contributing to have Italy win the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B (Tallinn).
In November 2023 Gatto-Monticone retired from tennis.
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Personal life and background

Gatto-Monticone stated that her tennis idols are Roger Federer and Kimiko Date. Her favorite shot is forehand and favorite surface to play on is grass.

Career highlights

At the age of 31, in May 2019, she made her Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros.
She also made her debut, after qualifying, at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
In September 2020, Gatto-Monticone reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour. Partnering with Nadia Podoroska, she lost to Lidziya Marozava and Andreea Mitu in straight sets.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament2011201220132014...201920202021
Australian OpenAAAAQ1Q3Q20–0
French OpenAAAA1RQ3Q10–1
WimbledonAAAA1RNHQ10–1
US OpenQ1AAQ1Q1AQ10–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–20–00–00–2