Tathiana Garbin


Tathiana Garbin is an Italian retired tennis player. She is probably best known for her surprise defeat of the defending champion and the reigning world No. 1 Justine Henin, in the second round of the 2004 French Open. The winner of one singles and eleven doubles WTA Tour titles, she reached her highest singles ranking world No. 22 on 21 May 2007, and her highest doubles ranking No. 25 on 27 August 2001. Other high–ranked players she defeated include Jelena Dokić, Chanda Rubin, Flavia Pennetta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Nadia Petrova, Marion Bartoli, and Samantha Stosur.

WTA career finals

Singles 5 (1–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.13 February 2000Copa Colsanitas, BogotáClay Patricia Wartusch6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Winner1.23 April 2000Budapest Grand PrixClay Kristie Boogert6–2, 7–6
Runner-up2.17 July 2005Internazionali di ModenaClay Anna Smashnova6–6 ret.
Runner-up3.23 July 2006Internazionali Femminili di PalermoClay Anabel Medina Garrigues4–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.25 February 2007Copa Colsanitas, BogotáClay Roberta Vinci7–6, 4–6, 3–0 ret.

Doubles: 18 (11–7)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.14 May 2000J&S Cup, WarsawClay Janette Husárová Iroda Tulyaganova
Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–1
Winner2.25 February 2001Copa Colsanitas, BogotáClay Janette Husárová Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Winner3.22 April 2001Budapest Grand PrixClay Janette Husárová Zsófia Gubacsi
Dragana Zarić
6–1, 6–3
Winner4.15 July 2001Internazionali Femminili di PalermoClay Janette Husárová Anabel Medina Garrigues
María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner5.12 January 2002Moorilla Hobart InternationalHard Rita Grande Catherine Barclay
Christina Wheeler
6–2, 7–6
Winner6.5 May 2002Croatian Bol Ladies OpenClay Angelique Widjaja Elena Bovina
Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.14 July 2002French Community Championships, BrusselsClay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schwartz
Jasmin Wöhr
2–6, 6–0, 4–6
Runner-up2.24 August 2002Pilot Pen Tennis, New HavenHard Janette Husárová Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Winner7.11 January 2003Canberra Women's ClassicHard Émilie Loit Dája Bedáňová
Dinara Safina
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner8.16 January 2005Canberra Women's ClassicHard Tina Križan Gabriela Navrátilová
Michaela Paštiková
7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Runner-up3.13 May 2007Qatar Telecom German Open, BerlinClay Roberta Vinci Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.20 May 2007Internazionali BNL d'Italia, RomeClay Roberta Vinci Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.15 January 2010Medibank International SydneyHard Nadia Petrova Cara Black
Liezel Huber
1–6, 6–3,
Runner-up6.17 April 2010Barcelona Ladies OpenClay Timea Bacsinszky Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
1–6, 6–3,
Winner9.11 July 2010Budapest Grand PrixClay Timea Bacsinszky Sorana Cîrstea
Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–3, 6–3
Winner10.18 July 2010ECM Prague OpenClay Timea Bacsinszky Monica Niculescu
Ágnes Szávay
7–5, 7–6
Runner-up7.25 July 2010Gastein Ladies, Bad GasteinClay Timea Bacsinszky Lucie Hradecká
Anabel Medina Garrigues
7–6, 1–6,
Winner11.24 October 2010BGL Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg CityHard Timea Bacsinszky Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–4, 6–4

ITF Finals

Singles (10–7)

Doubles (11–6)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles