Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Elisabetta Cocciaretto (born 25 January 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 29 in singles, achieved on 21 August 2023, and No. 244 in doubles, which she attained on 10 August 2020.

Cocciaretto made her debut for the Italy Fed Cup team in 2018.

Early life and background
Cocciaretto was born in Ancona to Piero Cocciaretto and Jessica Marcozzi. Her father played amateur tennis in his youth. She began playing tennis at the age of five, attending free classes at the Circolo Tennis in Porto San Giorgio. Her tennis idols were Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki.

Junior career
Cocciaretto reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open girls' singles tournament, but lost to eventual champion Liang En-shuo. On 5 February 2018, she achieved a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 17.

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, she reached the second round in singles.

2019: WTA Tour debut
In May 2019, Cocciaretto made her WTA debut as a wildcard at the Italian Open, but lost to Amanda Anisimova in the first round. In July, she qualified for her first WTA 250 at the Palermo Ladies Open, but lost to third seed Viktória Hrunčáková in the first round.

2020: Grand Slam debut & first WTA 125 final
In January 2020, Cocciaretto qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open, after defeating Bibiane Schoofs, Francesca Di Lorenzo, and Tereza Martincová in qualifying, but lost to 17th-seeded Angelique Kerber in the first round.

In August 2020, she reached her first tour quarterfinal in Palermo, defeating Polona Hercog and sixth seed Donna Vekić, before losing to fourth seed Anett Kontaveit. She also reached the doubles final in Palermo with compatriot Martina Trevisan, but they lost to Arantxa Rus and Tamara Zidanšek.

She reached her first WTA 125 final seeded second at the Sparta Prague Open, defeating Dalila Jakupović, Daniela Seguel, Bibiane Schoofs, Georgina García Pérez, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, and Nadia Podoroska, before ultimately losing to Kristína Kučová in the final.

2021: First WTA Tour semifinal, injury hiatus
In January 2021, Cocciaretto once again qualified for the Australian Open, but lost to Mona Barthel in the first round. After qualifying for the Abierto Zapopan, Cocciaretto reached her first tour semifinal, defeating Wang Xiyu, Nadia Podoroska, and Lauren Davis, before losing to wildcard Eugenie Bouchard. In May, she entered her first French Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Ana Bogdan in the first round. Following her first round exit at the Budapest Grand Prix, Cocciaretto's season ended was cut short by a knee injury, for which she underwent surgery.

2022: WTA 125 title, Wimbledon, US Open and top 100 debuts
In May 2022, Cocciaretto reached her second WTA 125 final at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Magdalena Fręch, Julia Grabher, Clara Burel, and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, before losing to Jule Niemeier in the final. On her debut, using her protected ranking, she recorded her first major win at Wimbledon, upsetting compatriot and 22nd seed Martina Trevisan. Following the Vancouver Open, Cocciaretto reached the top 100 on 22 August 2022. She qualified for her first US Open in August, but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round. Seeded fifth at the Open delle Puglie in Bari, she reached the quarterfinals.

In October, she recorded her first WTA 1000 win in Guadalajara by defeating Anastasia Potapova in the first round. The following week, she won her maiden WTA 125 title at the Abierto Tampico, defeating Carol Zhao, Marie Bouzková, Camila Osorio, Zhu Lin, and Magda Linette. She ended the year ranked No. 64.

2023: Maiden career title & first top 10 win, Italian No. 1
In January 2023, Cocciaretto reached her first WTA Tour final at the Hobart International, defeating Alizé Cornet, Jasmine Paolini, Bernarda Pera, and Sofia Kenin, but ultimately losing to qualifier Lauren Davis. As a result, she reached the top 50 on 16 January 2023 at world No. 48, becoming the Italian No. 2 female player in the WTA rankings. The following month, she reached quarterfinals at the Mérida Open, defeating Viktorija Golubic and Wang Xinyu. The following week at the Monterrey Open, she reached back-to-back quarterfinals, defeating Marina Bassols Ribera and Tatjana Maria.

In April, she won her second WTA 125 title as the top seed in San Luis Potosi, defeating Marcela Zacarías, Nadia Podoroska, Tamara Zidanšek, Elina Avanesyan, and compatriot Sara Errani. At the French Open, Cocciaretto upset tenth seed Petra Kvitová in the first round for her first top 10 win. She defeated qualifier Simona Waltert in the second round before losing to Bernarda Pera in the third. As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 41 on 12 June 2023, and surpassed Jasmine Paolini as the No. 1 women's singles player in Italy. At Wimbledon, she again reached the third round at a major, defeating Camila Osorio and Rebeka Masarova before falling to fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

Seeded second at the Ladies Open Lausanne, Cocciaretto won her maiden WTA Tour title, defeating Céline Naef, Julia Riera, Elina Avanesyan, Anna Bondár, and Clara Burel. She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 29 on 21 August 2023.

2024: Third WTA 125 title, major fourth round
At the 2024 Australian Open, Cocciaretto defeated qualifier Lulu Sun in the first round, but lost to 27th seed Emma Navarro in the second. As a lucky loser in Dubai, she upset Elise Mertens in the first round before falling to third seed Coco Gauff in the second. At the Indian Wells Open, she lost to another American, Peyton Stearns.

She won her third WTA 125 title, seeded fourth at the Fifth Third Charleston 125, defeating Arina Rodionova, Marina Bassols Ribera, McCartney Kessler, Greet Minnen, and Diana Shnaider. In Miami, she lost to Naomi Osaka in the first round.

Seeded seventh in Rabat, Cocciaretto reached the quarterfinals defeating Yasmine Kabbaj and Bai Zhuoxuan, before losing to Kamilla Rakhimova. At the French Open, she upset 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, defeated Cristina Bucșa, and upset 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova to reach her first fourth round at a major. As a result, she returned to the top 50 in the rankings on 10 June 2024, at world No. 43.

Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.

Doubles
Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Wins over top 10 players

 * She has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.