Roberta Vinci

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Roberta Vinci


nickname =
country = ITA
residence = Taranto, Italy
datebirth = birth date and age|1983|2|18
placebirth = Taranto, Italy
height = 5' 4" (1.63 m)
weight = 132 lbs. (60 kg)
turnedpro = 1999
retired =
plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $1,105,867
singlesrecord = 236–165
singlestitles = 1 WTA, 8 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 37 (March 6, 2006)
AustralianOpenresult = 3r (2006)
FrenchOpenresult = 1r (2004–06)
Wimbledonresult = 3r (2005)
USOpenresult = 2r (2008)
doublesrecord = 174–98
doublestitles = 3 WTA, 9 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 12 (July 8, 2002)
updated = May 5, 2008

Roberta Vinci (born 18 February 1983) is an Italian tennis player, who reached the semi-finals of the women's doubles competition with Sandrine Testud at the French Open in 2004.

One of the biggest victories of her career came in 2005 when she beat Russian Anastasia Myskina (2004 French Open champion) on the grass of Eastbourne in the quarterfinals. As a qualifier she reached the semi-finals against another qualifier: Russian Vera Douchevina. She and her Italian team mates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin-Hardenne had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy. [ [http://www.fedcup.com/news/matchreport.asp?id=10986 Italy wins the Fed Cup for the first time] , fedcup.com, September 17]

On February 25, 2007 at Bogotá, Roberta Vinci won her first WTA title, against the top seed Tathiana Garbin, also of Italy, in 3 sets after falling behind 0–3 in the final set. She won the title after Garbin had to retire. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6397147.stm Vinci ends nine-year title wait] ]

WTA Tour titles (4)

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She lost the second round of the 2008 us open to Dinara Safina.