Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian retired tennis player. She is probably best known for her surprise defeat of the defending champion and the reigning world No. 1 Justine Henin, in the second round of the 2004 French Open. The winner of one singles and eleven doubles WTA Tour titles, she reached her highest singles ranking world No. 22 on 21 May 2007, and her highest doubles ranking No. 25 on 27 August 2001. Other high–ranked players she defeated include Jelena Dokić, Chanda Rubin, Flavia Pennetta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Nadia Petrova, Marion Bartoli, and Samantha Stosur.
WTA career finals
Singles 5 (1–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 13 February 2000 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá | Clay | Patricia Wartusch | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 23 April 2000 | Budapest Grand Prix | Clay | Kristie Boogert | 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 July 2005 | Internazionali di Modena | Clay | Anna Smashnova | 6–6 ret. |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 July 2006 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 25 February 2007 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá | Clay | Roberta Vinci | 7–6, 4–6, 3–0 ret. |
Doubles: 18 (11–7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 14 May 2000 | J&S Cup, Warsaw | Clay | Janette Husárová | Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 25 February 2001 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá | Clay | Janette Husárová | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 22 April 2001 | Budapest Grand Prix | Clay | Janette Husárová | Zsófia Gubacsi Dragana Zarić | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 15 July 2001 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Clay | Janette Husárová | Anabel Medina Garrigues María José Martínez Sánchez | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 12 January 2002 | Moorilla Hobart International | Hard | Rita Grande | Catherine Barclay Christina Wheeler | 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 5 May 2002 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Angelique Widjaja | Elena Bovina Henrieta Nagyová | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 14 July 2002 | French Community Championships, Brussels | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 August 2002 | Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven | Hard | Janette Husárová | Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | 11 January 2003 | Canberra Women's Classic | Hard | Émilie Loit | Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 16 January 2005 | Canberra Women's Classic | Hard | Tina Križan | Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 May 2007 | Qatar Telecom German Open, Berlin | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 May 2007 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 January 2010 | Medibank International Sydney | Hard | Nadia Petrova | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 1–6, 6–3, |
Runner-up | 6. | 17 April 2010 | Barcelona Ladies Open | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 1–6, 6–3, |
Winner | 9. | 11 July 2010 | Budapest Grand Prix | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 18 July 2010 | ECM Prague Open | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Monica Niculescu Ágnes Szávay | 7–5, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 25 July 2010 | Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Lucie Hradecká Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–6, 1–6, |
Winner | 11. | 24 October 2010 | BGL Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg City | Hard | Timea Bacsinszky | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6–4, 6–4 |