Nathalie Viérin
 | |
| Country (sports) |
 Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sarre, Italy |
| Born |
15 October 1982 Aosta, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | July 1998 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$321,276 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 310–271 |
| Career titles | 6 (ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 103 (15 May 2006) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2006) |
| French Open | 1R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
| US Open | Q2 (2001, 2002, 2004 & 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 40–71 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (24 September 2007) |
Nathalie Viérin (born 15 October 1982) is a retired Italian professional tennis player.
Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 103, which she reached on May 15, 2006. Her career high doubles ranking is No. 304, set 24 September 2007. She has won 6 singles ITF titles. Nathalie Viérin retired from professional tennis 2010.
She is 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 3. 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 Circuit Finals
Singles finals: 16 (6–10)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 28 May 2000 | Biella, Italy | Clay |  Maja Matevžič |
0–6 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 26 November 2000 | Deauville, France | Clay (i) |  Cecile Leclere |
5–3 2-4 4-2 5–4(2) |
| Winner | 3. | 2 April 2001 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Clay |  Eva Dyrberg |
6–3 2–6 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 21 October 2001 | Saint Raphael, France | Hard (i) | Anne-Laure Heitz |
4–6 6–1 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 22 September 2002 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Clay |  Claudine Schaul |
2–6 6–4 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 27 January 2003 | Belfort, France | Hard (i) |  Anne Keothavong |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 June 2003 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Clay |  Stephanie Gehrlein |
3–6 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 20 June 2003 | Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | Hard | Virginie Pichet |
6–4 4–6 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 4 July 2004 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Martina Müller |
2–6 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 3 August 2004 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay |  Eva Hrdinova |
4–6 3–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 27 September 2004 | Porto, Portugal | Clay |  Michelle Gerards |
3–6 7–5 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 2 August 2005 | Martina Franca, Italy | Clay |  Maret Ani |
6–3 6–4 |
| Winner | 13. | 4 August 2008 | Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Mandy Minella |
6–1 2–6 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 14. | 16 March 2009 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Kathrin Wörle-Scheller |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 14 June 2009 | Campobasso, Italy | Clay |  Irina Buryachok |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 21 June 2009 | Padua, Italy | Clay |  Eva Fernández Brugués |
2–6 6–1 5–7 |
References
External links
- Nathalie Vierin at the Women's Tennis Association
- Nathalie Viérin at the International Tennis Federation