Maria Paola Zavagli


Maria Paola Zavagli is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Zavagli was a right-handed player, born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle.
As a junior she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995.
She won three ITF singles titles in 1997 and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini.
She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovakian Janette Husárová in each tournament.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (4-2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.January 30, 1995İstanbul, TurkeyHard Jindra Gabrisova7–5, 6–1
Winner2.February 3, 1997Mallorca, SpainClay Paula García6–2, 6–2
Runner-up3.June 30, 1997Sezze, ItalyClay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc4–6, 6–0, 2–6
Winner4.August 11, 1997Catania, ItalyClay Laura Dell'Angelo5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Winner5.December 8, 1997Espinho, PortugalClay Giulia Casoni7–5, 7–6
Runner-up6.May 10, 1998Midlothian, United StatesClay Christína Papadáki5–7, 4–6

Doubles (5-8)