Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italian pronunciation: [elizaˈbɛtta kottʃaˈretto]; born 25 January 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 29 in singles, achieved on 21 August 2023, and No. 141 in doubles, which she attained on 14 October 2024. Cocciaretto made her debut for the Italy Fed Cup team in 2018. She was a member of the Italian squad which won the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.
Early life and background
Cocciaretto was born in Ancona to Piero Cocciaretto and Jessica Marcozzi. Her father played amateur tennis in his youth. She began playing tennis at the age of five, attending free classes at the Circolo Tennis in Porto San Giorgio. Her tennis idols were Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki.
Junior career
Cocciaretto reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open girls' singles tournament, but lost to eventual champion Liang En-shuo. On 5 February 2018, she achieved a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 17.
At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, she reached the second round in singles.
Professional career
2019: WTA Tour debut
In May 2019, Cocciaretto made her WTA debut as a wildcard at the Italian Open, but lost to Amanda Anisimova in the first round. In July, she qualified for her first WTA 250 at the Palermo Ladies Open, but lost to third seed Viktória Hrunčáková in the first round.
2020: Major debut, WTA Tour quarterfinal & WTA 125 final
In January, Cocciaretto qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open, after defeating Bibiane Schoofs, Francesca Di Lorenzo, and Tereza Martincová in qualifying, but lost to 17th-seeded Angelique Kerber in the first round.
She reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal in August in Palermo, defeating Polona Hercog and sixth seed Donna Vekić, before losing to fourth seed Anett Kontaveit. She also reached the doubles final in Palermo with compatriot Martina Trevisan, but they lost to Arantxa Rus and Tamara Zidanšek.
Cocciaretto reached her first WTA 125 final, seeded second, at the Sparta Prague Open, defeating Dalila Jakupović, Daniela Seguel, Bibiane Schoofs, Georgina García Pérez, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová and Nadia Podoroska, before losing to Kristína Kučová.
2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, injury hiatus
In January 2021, Cocciaretto once again qualified for the Australian Open, but lost to Mona Barthel in the first round. After qualifying for the Abierto Zapopan, Cocciaretto reached her first tour semifinal, defeating Wang Xiyu, Nadia Podoroska, and Lauren Davis, before losing to wildcard Eugenie Bouchard. In May, she entered her first French Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Ana Bogdan in the first round. Following her first round exit at the Budapest Grand Prix, Cocciaretto's season ended was cut short by a knee injury, for which she underwent surgery.
2022: WTA 125 title, Wimbledon, US Open and top 100 debuts
In May 2022, Cocciaretto reached her second WTA 125 final at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Magdalena Fręch, Julia Grabher, Clara Burel, and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, before losing to Jule Niemeier in the final.
On her debut, using her protected ranking, she recorded her first major win at Wimbledon, defeating compatriot and 22nd seed Martina Trevisan, before losing to Irina-Camelia Begu in the second round.
Cocciaretto qualified for her first US Open in August, but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round.
Seeded fifth at the Open delle Puglie in Bari, she reached the quarterfinals. Partnering Olga Danilović, she won the doubles title at the same tournament, defeating Andrea Gámiz and Eva Vedder in the final.
In October, she recorded her first WTA 1000 win in Guadalajara by defeating Anastasia Potapova, before losing to fifth seed Coco Gauff. The following week, she won her maiden WTA 125 singles title at the Abierto Tampico, defeating Carol Zhao, second seed Marie Bouzková, seventh seed Camila Osorio and sixth seed Zhu Lin to reach the final, where she overcame fifth seed Magda Linette in three sets. She ended the year ranked No. 64.
2023: Maiden WTA Tour title, Italian number one
In January, Cocciaretto reached her first WTA Tour final at the Hobart International, defeating third seed Alizé Cornet, Jasmine Paolini, sixth seed Bernarda Pera and Sofia Kenin, but ultimately losing to qualifier Lauren Davis. As a result, she reached the top 50 on 16 January 2023 at world No. 48, becoming the Italian No. 2 female player in the WTA rankings. The following month, she reached quarterfinals at the Mérida Open, defeating Viktorija Golubic and Wang Xinyu, before losing to fourth seed Kateřina Siniaková. The following week at the Monterrey Open, she reached back-to-back quarterfinals, defeating Marina Bassols Ribera and Tatjana Maria. Her run was ended by fourth seed Elise Mertens.
In April, she won her second WTA 125 title as the top seed in San Luis Potosi, defeating Marcela Zacarías, Nadia Podoroska, Tamara Zidanšek, Elina Avanesyan and seventh seed Sara Errani.
At the French Open, Cocciaretto defeated 10th seed Petra Kvitová and qualifier Simona Waltert before losing to Bernarda Pera in the third round. As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 41 on 12 June 2023, and became the No. 1 women's singles player in Italy. At Wimbledon, she again reached the third round at a major, defeating Camila Osorio and Rebeka Masarova, before falling to fourth seed Jessica Pegula.
Seeded second at the Ladies Open Lausanne, Cocciaretto won her maiden WTA Tour title, defeating wildcard entrant Céline Naef,Julia Riera, eighth seed Elina Avanesyan, Anna Bondár and Clara Burel.
2024: French Open fourth round, victory in Billie Jean King Cup
At the Australian Open, Cocciaretto defeated qualifier Lulu Sun in the first round, but lost to 27th seed Emma Navarro in the second. As a lucky loser in Dubai, she overcame Elise Mertens in the first round, before falling to third seed Coco Gauff.
She won her third WTA 125 title seeded fourth at Charleston, defeating Arina Rodionova, Marina Bassols Ribera, McCartney Kessler, Greet Minnen and seventh seed Diana Shnaider.
Seeded seventh in Rabat, Cocciaretto reached the quarterfinals defeating Yasmine Kabbaj and Bai Zhuoxuan, before losing to Kamilla Rakhimova.
At the French Open, she defeated 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Cristina Bucșa and 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova to reach her first Grand Slam tournament fourth round. Cocciaretto had her run ended by third seed Coco Gauff.
Wins over top seed Jelena Ostapenko, Sloane Stephens and Diana Shnaider, saw her make it through to her first grass-court semifinal at the Birmingham Classic, where she lost to eventual champion Yulia Putintseva.
In November, Cocciaretto was part of the Italy squad which won the Billie Jean King Cup, although she lost the only match she was selected for, going down in three sets to Ena Shibahara in the quarterfinal tie against Japan.
2025: Transylvania Open quarterfinal
Seeded seventh at the Transylvania Open, Cocciaretto defeated Irina-Camelia Begu and wildcard entrant Ana Bogdan to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to Lucia Bronzetti.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.
Doubles
Current through the 2024 Australian Open.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Doubles: 1 (title)
Head-to-head record
Wins over top 10 players
- She has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Notes
References
External links
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the Women's Tennis Association
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the International Tennis Federation
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at Wimbledon
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at ESPN.com
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at Olympedia
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at Olympics.com
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
