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Early and personal life

The daughter of former tennis professional

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, Pace was brought up in Rome. She has been coached from an early age by her father Massimiliano Pace. He also acted as coach for her mother during her tennis career. She has a brother named Tommaso.

Career

2021

In May 2021, Pace won an ITF junior tournament in Limassol. That year she also claimed her first victories in senior women’s tennis, winning her debut match in a €15,000 ITF tournament 6-1, 6-1 against Chao-Yi Wan in Cairo.

2022

Pace played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, a WTA 250 tournament in September 2022. She played with

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, and they lost in the first round to compatriots

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and

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2023

In 2023, Pace came through qualifying to play in the girls’ singles at the 2023 Australian Open.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pace, Francesca 2005 births Living people Italian female tennis players Tennis players from Rome Italian people of Romanian descent