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Maria Paola Zavagli

ITA Age 49 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1998–1999

Maria Paola Zavagli represented Italy on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 161. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–2 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

161 (Dec 21, 1998)

Elo peak

1538 (18th percentile)

Singles record

2–2 (50.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$113,050

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Maria Paola Zavagli's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Laurence Courtois #76	6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1999*	R32	Palermo	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Patty Schnyder #11	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1998*	QF	Palermo	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Sandra Cecchini #176	6-1 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1998*	R16	Palermo	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Flora Perfetti #95	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1998*	R32	Palermo	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay

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Maria Paola Zavagli's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Laurence Courtois	0	1	1	Jul 15, 1999	H2H
Patty Schnyder	0	1	1	Jul 18, 1998	H2H
Sandra Cecchini	1	0	1	Jul 17, 1998	H2H
Flora Perfetti	1	0	1	Jul 16, 1998	H2H

Career Results

Maria Paola Zavagli career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1998	21	2	1	3	66.7%	302	161
1999	22	0	1	1	0.0%	163	257
Career		2	2	4	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Maria Paola Zavagli career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1998	21	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1999	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Maria Paola Zavagli career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1998	21	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	1	3	66.7%
1999	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	2	4	50.0%

Advanced Stats

Maria Paola Zavagli advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1998	21	1535	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	+51	—	57.1%	+0.86	1–0	—	—	-0.10
1999	22	1522	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.50	—	0–1	—	-0.04
Career		1538	104.2	—	—	—	—	—	+51	—	44.4%	+0.34	1–0	0–1	—	-3.50

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Maria Paola Zavagli WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	PAL	W-L Win %
1998	21	QF	2–1 (67%)
1999	22	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

161

Career-high date

Dec 21, 1998

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Maria Paola Zavagli ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1994	17	—	—	—	—	675	684	570	—	550	529	546	544
1995	18	545	435	436	391	442	461	446	338	353	351	329	334
1996	19	311	315	340	332	313	305	296	321	309	325	340	355
1997	20	352	337	344	356	406	396	354	331	314	314	336	302
1998	21	300	322	314	301	214	200	165	173	174	174	174	161
1999	22	162	164	165	171	194	184	212	211	200	200	204	257
2000	23	236	233	222	206	209	241	262	265	267	261	261	257
2001	24	281	287	250	273	281	280	287	244	264	265	262	263
2002	25	258	262	304	349	353	347	339	473	549	554	599	598
2003	26	592	630	608	602	616	782	879	854	630	589	600	604
2004	27	601	608	601	653	661	678	682	700	975	1180	1205	1215
2005	28	1212	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Maria Paola Zavagli's most statistically similar WTA players
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Ekaterina Sysoeva	RUS	#178	1,516	6	3	3	50.0%	$89,312	1998–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Jacqueline Trail	USA	#166	1,517	5	2	3	40.0%	$109,276	1997–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Vanessa Menga	BRA	#163	1,512	9	3	6	33.3%	$139,973	1991–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Surina De Beer	RSA	#116	1,536	6	3	3	50.0%	$247,569	1998–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Ding Ding	CHN	#228	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	$32,970	1998–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Emmanuelle Curutchet	FRA	#160	1,503	4	1	3	25.0%	$75,934	1997–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Lucie Ahl	GBR	#161	1,515	21	6	15	28.6%	$260,389	1997–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Celeste Contin	ARG	#236	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	$68,132	1999–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Alice Canepa	ITA	#158	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	$217,781	1995–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Larissa Schaerer	PAR	#136	1,547	15	6	9	40.0%	$188,557	1993–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Renata Kolbovic	CAN	#159	1,508	8	2	6	25.0%	$185,251	1997–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Catherine Barclay	AUS	#157	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	$417,206	1991–1999	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Maria Paola Zavagli?: Maria Paola Zavagli is 49 years old, born on June 4, 1977.
Which country does Maria Paola Zavagli represent?: Maria Paola Zavagli represents Italy in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Maria Paola Zavagli left-handed or right-handed?: Maria Paola Zavagli plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Maria Paola Zavagli won?: Maria Paola Zavagli has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Maria Paola Zavagli won?: TennisDB does not group any of Maria Paola Zavagli's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Maria Paola Zavagli's highest WTA ranking?: Maria Paola Zavagli's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 161, first achieved on December 21, 1998.
What is Maria Paola Zavagli's career win-loss record?: Maria Paola Zavagli has a career WTA singles record of 2 wins and 2 losses (50.0%).
How much career prize money has Maria Paola Zavagli earned?: Maria Paola Zavagli has earned at least $113,050 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Maria Paola Zavagli's career appear in TennisDB?: Maria Paola Zavagli appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1998 through 1999.
Who has Maria Paola Zavagli faced most often?: Maria Paola Zavagli's most frequent opponent is Laurence Courtois, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.