Corinna Dentoni (born 30 July 1989)
is a former tennis player with a highest career ranking of 132 in the singles category as well as a tennis influencer.
Biography
Born in
Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy, in the province of Lucca. Pietrasanta is part of Versilia, on the last foothills of the Apuan Alps, about north of Pisa. The town is located off the coast, where the ...
, Dentoni grew up in
Milan
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.
She turned pro in 2005 at the age of 16 and qualified for the
French Open
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in 2009.
She withdrew from tennis competition temporarily in the mid-2010s and again in February 2020 during the first
COVID-19 lockdown
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, leading to her retirement from professional tennis.
[ she has become a tennis ]influencer
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. She also plays pickleball
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Career
Dentoni achieved her highest WTA singles ranking No. 132 on 22 June 2009. Her career-high in doubles is world No. 151, which she reached on 25 May 2009.
Dentoni has won nine singles and six doubles titles in tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmenta ...
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ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Personal life
In 2020 she became engaged to former footballer Massimo Brambati.
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pietrasanta
Italian female tennis players
21st-century Italian sportswomen
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