Vittoria Paganetti
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Bari, Italy | 17 June 2006
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Raffaele Gorgoglione |
Prize money | $32,751 |
Singles | |
Career record | 43–33 |
Highest ranking | No. 498 (11 August 2025) |
Current ranking | No. 498 (11 August 2025) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–15 |
Highest ranking | No. 556 (14 July 2025) |
Current ranking | No. 585 (11 August 2025) |
Last updated on: 11 August 2025. |
Vittoria Paganetti (born 17 June 2006) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 498 in singles, achieved on 11 August 2025, and No. 556 in doubles, achieved on 14 July 2025.
Early life
Paganetti was born and raised in Bari.[1] She began playing tennis at the age of five.[2] She trains at the Circolo Tennis Bari under coach Raffaele Gorgoglione.[3][4]
Junior career
In January 2024, Paganetti made her Junior Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, where she reached the second round in singles.[5][6] Later that year, she and partner Emerson Jones reached back-to-back Junior Grand Slam doubles semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon.[7][8]
Professional career
In September 2022, Paganetti made her WTA 125 debut with a wildcard into the Open delle Puglie, but lost in the first round to Laura Pigossi.[9] She also received a wildcard into the 2023 tournament, but lost in the first round to Carole Monnet.[10] In November 2023, she and Gaia Maduzzi were runners-up in doubles at the W25 Archigen Cup in Solarino, losing to Linda Klimovičová and Julie Štruplová in the final.[11]
In May 2024, after passing the pre-qualifying tournament, she made her WTA Tour debut with a wildcard into the main draw of the Italian Open, but lost in the first round to compatriot Lucrezia Stefanini.[2][12][13] She was only the fourth player from Apulia to make the main draw in Rome.[14] That July, she reached the semifinals of the W15 Rimini Cup in Viserba as a junior exempt entry.[15] In June 2025, she won her first professional singles title at the W35 Tarvisio Tennis Cup as a wildcard, defeating Nika Radišić in the final.[16]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
Tournament | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||
Italian Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend |
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W35 tournaments (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2025 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)
Legend |
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W25/35 tournaments (0–2) |
W15 tournaments (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(4), [8–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2024 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2025 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
References
- ^ Paoletti, Francesca (20 January 2024). "AO junior, il primo sorriso è di Vittoria Paganetti: "Sto vivendo il mio sogno"". Federazione Italiana Tennis (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b Fatiguso, Vito (4 May 2024). "Tennis, impresa della 17enne Vittoria Paganetti: sarà agli Internazionali di Roma. "Grande soddisfazione"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Longo, Roberto (31 October 2023). "La Puglia del tennis in vetrina, Iliev e Paganetti sul "trono"". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Longo, Roberto (29 August 2024). "Tennis, il volo della barese Paganetti negli Usa". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Martegani, Federico (22 January 2024). "Australian Open Junior: fuori anche Paganetti, per l'Italia rimane solo Angelini". Ubitennis (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Murgolo, Vincenzo (22 January 2024). "Tennis, la barese Paganetti eliminata al secondo turno degli Australian Open Juniores". Radio Norba (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (7 June 2024). "Rising star Emerson Jones achieves a 10-year first at Roland Garros". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (14 July 2024). "Emerson Jones charges into girls' singles final at Wimbledon 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Bellino, Giuseppe (19 January 2024). "Australian Open Juniores, Paganetti: "Qui per fare bene"". Federazione Italiana Tennis (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Bellino, Giuseppe (6 September 2023). "Open delle Puglie, Paganetti fa tremare una top 200: "Grande emozione"". Federazione Italiana Tennis (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Tricarico, Tiziana (10 November 2023). "Solarino 2: stop nei quarti per Pedone e De Stefano". SuperTennis (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Guerra, Luca (4 May 2024). "La tennista barese Vittoria Paganetti agli Internazionali di Roma a soli 17 anni. "Ha il fuoco dentro"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Ansaloni, Luigi (8 May 2024). "Wta 1000 di Roma: Stefanini l'unica italiana a passare il turno, fuori le altre". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Longo, Roberto (13 May 2024). "Tennis, Vittoria Paganetti senza limiti: "A Roma un sogno, sudo per essere migliore"". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Giuliani, Alessandro (27 July 2024). "Ines Ibbou-Samira De Stefano: è la finale della Rimini Cup in programma domenica alle 20 al Tc Viserba". Net-Gen (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Roncoletta, Paolo (29 June 2025). "Tennis: Paganetti, Vittoria di nome e di fatto". Rai News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2025.