Francesca Curmi (born 7 July 2002) is a Maltese

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player. Curmi has represented

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in the

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, where she has a win–loss record of 19–8 (as of July 2023). On the ITF Junior Circuit, Curmi has a career-high combined ranking of 64, achieved on 28 May 2018. Curmi participated in

2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 ...

in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In doubles partnering with Eléonora Molinaro from Luxembourg. The Maltese-Luxembourgian pair lost in three sets to French pairing

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and

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, 4–6, 6–3, –10 in the first round. Curmi represented

at the

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held in Oran, Algeria. Curmi and Elaine Genovese won the silver medal in the women's doubles event. She was also one of the flag bearers during the opening ceremony. She made history when she became the first Maltese player to participate in a

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draw at the 2023 Palermo Ladies Open where she entered as a lucky loser, but was defeated in the first round by

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. Curmi qualified for the 2023 WTA 125 Angers Open and reached the second round, losing to McCartney Kessler, after her opening opponent,

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, retired during the third set of their match.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance - Singles: * Australian Open: 1R (2019) * French Open: 1R (2018) * Wimbledon: Q1 (2018) * US Open: 1R (2018) Grand Slam performance - Doubles: * Australian Open: SF (2019) * French Open: 1R (2018) * Wimbledon: 2R (2018) * US Open: 1R (2019)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Head to head

Top 5 highest rank wins

* statistics correct .

References

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* * * 2002 births Living people Maltese female tennis players Tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Malta Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis 21st-century Maltese sportswomen {{Malta-sport-bio-stub