Francesca Curmi | |
Birth Date: | 7 July 2002 |
Birth Place: | Malta |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | US$49,728 |
Singlestitles: | 2 ITF |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 299 (11 September 2023) |
Currentsinglesranking: | No. 311 (18 March 2024) |
Doublestitles: | 2 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 402 (17 July 2023) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 672 (18 March 2024) |
Team: | yes |
Updated: | 18 March 2024 |
Francesca Curmi (born 7 July 2002) is a Maltese tennis player. Curmi has represented Malta in the Fed Cup, where she has a win–loss record of 19–8 (as of July 2023).
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Curmi has a career-high combined ranking of 64, achieved on 28 May 2018.
Curmi participated in 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In doubles partnering with Eléonora Molinaro from Luxembourg. The Maltese-Luxembourgian pair lost in three sets to French pairing Clara Burel and Diane Parry, 4–6, 6–3, [5–10], in the first round.[1]
Curmi represented Malta at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. Curmi and Elaine Genovese won the silver medal in the women's doubles event. She was also one of the flag bearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
She made history when she became the first Maltese player to participate in a WTA Tour draw at the 2023 Palermo Ladies Open where she entered as a lucky loser.[3]
Grand Slam performance - Singles:
Grand Slam performance - Doubles:
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | 2–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Angelica Raggi | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 | |
Win | 1–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yao Xinxin | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Sayaka Ishii | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | |
Win | 3–2 | May 2023 | ITF Tossa de Mar, Spain | W25+H | Carpet (o) | Georgina García Pérez | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(2) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Paula Arias Manjón | Johana Marková Nika Radišić | 2-6, 6-4, [9-11] | |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2022 | ITF Santa Margarida de Montbui, Spain | W15 | Hard | Mihaela Đaković | Shin Ji-ho Celine Simunyu | 6–7(3), 3–6 | |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 2022 | ITF Vigo, Spain | W25 | Hard | Elaine Genovese | Olga Helmi Kathleen Kanev | 6–0, 6–3 | |
Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | Cristina Dinu | Tena Lukas Kristina Mladenovic | 4–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 2–3 | Mar 2024 | ITF Alaminos, Cyprus | W35 | Clay | Despina Papamichail | Leonie Küng Eliz Maloney | 6–3, 6–2 |
Tournament | Category | Start date | Surface | Opponent | Rank | Score | |||||
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1 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | ITF W80 | 14 November 2022 | Clay | bgcolor=afeeee align="center" | 2R | Océane Dodin | No. 109 | 6–4, 6–2 | No. 484 | |
2 | bgcolor=afeeee align="center" | 1R | Sinja Kraus | No. 195 | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | ||||||
3 | Figueira da Foz Ladies Open, Portugal | ITF W100 | 24 July 2023 | Hard | bgcolor=afeeee align="center" | 1R | Lucie Havlíčková | No. 197 | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 | No. 321 | |
4 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | ITF W60 | 3 July 2023 | Clay | bgcolor=afeeee align="center" | 3R | Lucie Havlíčková | No. 205 | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 | No. 341 | |
5 | ITF Madrid, Spain | ITF W25 | 20 March 2023 | Clay | bgcolor=afeeee align="center" | 1R | Katharina Hobgarski | No. 209 | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | No. 398 |