Camila Giorgi turned pro in 2006 and has been working hard over the last 16 years with moderate success – here is everything you should know about her including net worth, career, personal life and more
Born on | 30 December 1991 |
Born in | Macerata, Italy |
Age | 30 |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Coach | Sergio Giorgi |
Turned Pro | 2006 |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Net Worth | $1.6 million USD (approx.) |
Camila Giorgi was born in Macerata, Italy, to Jewish parents Sergio Giorgi and Claudia Gabriella Fullone. Her parents emigrated to Italy from La Plata. Sergio Giorgi fought in the Falklands War against the British, while her mother is a fashion designer.
Now, Sergio coaches Camila while Claudia designs the dresses the tennis star wears in her matches. Camila’s older brother Leandro is studying to become an actor. Her younger brother Amadeus is a football player while her sister Antonela died in a car accident in Paris.
Camila Giorgi received training from her father who was very strict. She was spotted by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, who went on to offer her seven months of training.
In November 2005, Giorgi reached the final of the Nike Junior Tour but suffered defeat to Slovakia’s Zuzana Luknarova. She also managed to reach the Sey Development Cup final in the Czech Republic, and the Round of 16 at the Astrid Bowl in Belgium.
After turning pro in 2006, Camila Giorgi began playing the $10k tournaments. She reached the semifinals in Baku and Jakarta. At the end of 2006, she had 10 wins out of 17 matches in her kitty.
Giorgi’s first win in an ITF tournament came in August, in Katowice in 2009. In August 2010, she tried qualifying for a Grand Slam tournament – the US Open but lost in the first round.
Her first appearance in the main draw of a major came in 2011 when she passed the Wimbledon qualifiers and made it to the first round before losing to Tsvetana Pironkova.
Giorgi’s best results in the Australian Open came in 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2022 as she reached the third round on all four occasions. In 2022, she made it to the fourth round of the French Open Grand Slam and this is her best result in the clay-court major. Giorgi’s best Grand Slam result came at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships where she progressed to the quarter-final. As far as the US Open is concerned, Giorgi has only made it to the fourth round of the competition on one occasion and it came way back in 2013.
The 30-year-old has won 402 singles matches and lost on 291 occasions. Her win percentage is 58. She is currently ranked 29 in the WTA rankings while her career-high ranking of No. 26 came on 22 October 2018. She has won 3 titles as of this writing. Giorgi hasn’t played a lot of doubles matches. She has played only four doubles matches till now and ended up losing all of them.
Camila Giorgi is known for her aggressive style of play and is considered one of the hardest hitters of the ball on tour.
The Italian tennis pro has an estimated net worth of $1.6 million USD earned from her exploits in tennis. This number will continue increasing as she still has a lot of fuel left in the tank.
Camila Giorgi is 1.68 meters tall.
Sergio Giorgi is Camila Giorgi’s father. He has also coached his daughter from a very young age.
Camila Giorgi turned pro in 2006.
No, Camila Giorgi is not married as yet.
Camila Giorgi has won 3 titles in her career as of now.
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