Antonella Rosa (1 February 1957 – 2020) was an Italian professional

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player. Rosa, a native of the

Liguria Liguria (; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with ...

region of Italy, had an unusual technique of using a forehand on both sides of her body. She stopped hitting a backhand on the recommendation of a coach, due to an injury sustained to her right hand. While competing on tour in the 1970s she was at her height the fourth ranked player in Italy. She reached the third round of the

1976 French Open The 1976 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 31 May until 14 June. It was the 75th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Sl ...

and was a doubles bronze medalist at the

1979 Mediterranean Games The 1979 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VIII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Split 1979, were the 8th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Split, Croatia, Split, SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, from 15 to 29 September ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa, Antonella 1957 births 2020 deaths Italian female tennis players Sportspeople from Liguria Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian sportswomen