Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Rome, Italy |
Born | [1] | 5 August 2005
Plays | Right-handed |
Coach | Massimiliano Pace |
Prize money | $11,172 |
Singles | |
Career record | 21–31 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 873 (22 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 874 (29 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
French Open Junior | 2R ( 2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | 3R ( 2023) |
US Open Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 17–14 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 700 (29 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 700 (29 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 2R ( 2023) |
French Open Junior | 2R ( 2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
US Open Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
Last updated on: 29 July 2024. |
Francesca Pace (born 5 August 2005) is an Italian tennis player. [2] [3] She made her debut at a WTA 250 tournament when she played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open.
The daughter of former tennis professional Irina Spîrlea, Pace was brought up in Rome. [4] 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. [5]
In May 2021, Pace won an ITF junior tournament in Limassol. [6] 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. [7] [8]
Pace played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, a WTA 250 tournament in September 2022. She played with Federica Urgesi, and they lost in the first round to compatriots Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini. [9] [10]
In 2023, Pace came through qualifying to play in the girls’ singles at the 2023 Australian Open. [11]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2024 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |
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4–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2024 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Clay |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | ITF Viserba, Italy | W15 | Clay |
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0–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Rome, Italy |
Born | [1] | 5 August 2005
Plays | Right-handed |
Coach | Massimiliano Pace |
Prize money | $11,172 |
Singles | |
Career record | 21–31 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 873 (22 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 874 (29 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
French Open Junior | 2R ( 2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | 3R ( 2023) |
US Open Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 17–14 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 700 (29 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 700 (29 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 2R ( 2023) |
French Open Junior | 2R ( 2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
US Open Junior | 1R ( 2023) |
Last updated on: 29 July 2024. |
Francesca Pace (born 5 August 2005) is an Italian tennis player. [2] [3] She made her debut at a WTA 250 tournament when she played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open.
The daughter of former tennis professional Irina Spîrlea, Pace was brought up in Rome. [4] 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. [5]
In May 2021, Pace won an ITF junior tournament in Limassol. [6] 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. [7] [8]
Pace played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, a WTA 250 tournament in September 2022. She played with Federica Urgesi, and they lost in the first round to compatriots Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini. [9] [10]
In 2023, Pace came through qualifying to play in the girls’ singles at the 2023 Australian Open. [11]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2024 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |
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4–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2024 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Clay |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | ITF Viserba, Italy | W15 | Clay |
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0–6, 6–2, [5–10] |