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Roberta Vinci ((:roˈbɛrta ˈvintʃi); born 18 February 1983) is an Italian tennis player. , Vinci is ranked World No. 16 in singles and No. 42 in doubles. Up until 6 April 2015, she held the position of World No. 1 in doubles, whilst reaching a career-high of World No. 11 in singles in June 2013.〔the WTA Tour's official website〕 She rose to worldwide prominence at the 2015 US Open, when she reached the semi-finals and defeated world number one Serena Williams in three sets, ending Williams's hopes of winning the Calendar Grand Slam, in what has been described by numerous commentators as one of the biggest shocks in tennis history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Serena Williams US Open semi-final defeat a 'monumental shock' )〕 She went on to lose to Flavia Pennetta in the first ever all-Italian Grand Slam final. Vinci has won 32 WTA Tour titles, 9 in singles and 25 in doubles, including the 2012 French Open, the 2012 US Open,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Errani, Vinci capture US Open women's doubles crown )〕 the 2013 Australian Open and 2014 Australian Open, and 2014 Wimbledon titles with regular partner Sara Errani. In doing so, they became only the fifth pair in tennis history to complete a Career Grand Slam. To date she has won 9 WTA singles titles. Her first title came in the 2007 Copa Colsanitas, over Tathiana Garbin. She won her second title at the 2009 Barcelona Ladies Open, over Maria Kirilenko. Her third title was at the 2010 BGL Luxembourg Open, over Julia Görges. Her fourth title was for her second victory after 2009 at the 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open, over Lucie Hradecká. Her fifth title was her first win on grass at the 2011 UNICEF Open, over Jelena Dokić. Her third victory in 2011 and sixth title was in Budapest over Irina-Camelia Begu. In 2012, at Dallas, over former world no.1 Jelena Jankovic for her 7th title. In 2013, she defeated Petra Kvitova for her 8th title at the 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open and doubles partner Sara Errani for her most recent title at Palermo. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta, and Francesca Schiavone beat the Belgian 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 allowed Italy to win their first Fed Cup trophy.〔(Italy wins the Fed Cup for the first time ), fedcup.com, 17 September〕 With the Italian team, she also won the Fed-Cup in 2009 and 2010 against the USA. At the 2012 US Open, Vinci reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final, at 29 years of age, by defeating then-World No. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round.〔(2012 U.S. Open – No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska labors, loses to Roberta Vinci – espnW )〕 She subsequently lost to her doubles partner and World No. 10 Sara Errani in the quarter-finals.〔(Errani takes out best friend Vinci in women's quarters | News and Photos | 2012 US Open Official Site – A USTA Event – Official Site by IBM )〕 She achieved the same feat the following year when she defeated Camila Giorgi in the fourth round. She subsequently lost to Flavia Pennetta. ==Early life== Roberta Vinci was born in Taranto, the daughter of Angelo Vinci, an accountant, and his wife Luisa, a homemaker;〔(Roberta Vinci ) at the WTA Tour's official website〕 she has an older brother, Francesco.〔 Vinci was introduced to tennis at the age of six.〔 She currently resides in Palermo, and is coached by Francesco Cina.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roberta Vinci」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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