Alberta Brianti (born April 5, 1980 in San Secondo Parmense) is a professional female tennis player from Italy.
On September 21, 2009, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of World No. 67.
Awards
- Won U18 Italian Championships in 1998 and Italian National Title in 2003.
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA; 2006 - ITF/St. Georges de Beauce-CAN, ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS; 2004 - ITF/Rome 1-ITA; 2002 - ITF/Frinton-GBR, ITF/Pontevedra-ESP, ITF/Vigo-ESP; 2001 - ITF/Guimares-POR.
Finalist (1): 2009 - Guangzhou.
Semifinalist (1): 2009 - Portoroz.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2006 - Kolkata.
DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Latina-ITA (w/Schruff); 2008 - ITF/Bari-ITA (w/Floris), ITF/Sarajevo-BIH (w/Hercog); 2006 - ITF/Saguenay-CAN, ITF/St. Georges de Beauce-CAN (both w/Casoni); 2005 - ITF/Napoli-ITA (w/Haidner), ITF/Catania-ITA (w/Casoni); 2004 - ITF/Bergamo 1-ITA (w/Chevalier); 2002 - ITF/Frinton-GBR (w/Summerside); 1998 - ITF/Catania-ITA, ITF/Umberto-ITA (both w/Dalbon).
Finalist (1): 2007 - Kolkata (w/Koryttseva).
Coached by Niccolo Vercellino and Matteo Cecchetti ... Mother is Rita; father is Attilio; brothers are Andrea (engineer), Alessandro (student) ... Favorite surface is hard ... Began playing tennis at age 6 when family introduced her to the sport at a local club ... Speaks Italian, English, French ... Enjoys shopping, watching soccer at stadium in Milan; also likes playing soccer ... Favorite movies are Ghost, Top Gun; favorite actors are Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts ... Favorite type of music is pop; favorite singer is Eros Ramazzotti ... Favorites also include the book The Da Vinci Code, pizza, coca-cola ... Favorite tournaments are Wimbledon, Stuttgart ... Person most admired is Roger Federer ... Goal is to reach Top 50.
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti