Francesca Schiavone

Italian professional womens tennis player Francesca Schiavone was born June 23rd, 1980 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
As of February 2011 she is ranked number four in the worlds women's tennis rankings. She is the winner of the 2010 French Open, and has a total of 4 WTA titles to her name.
Francesca Schiavone News
Federer, Schiavone into Melbourne quarters with records (Roundup)
Jan 23, 2011, 12:24 GMT
Melbourne - Roger Federer reached a record-tying 27th straight Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open on Sunday and Francesca Schiavone also made the final eight after surviving the longest women's match at the majors. ... more
SIDEBAR: Schiavone wins record women's Grand Slam match
Jan 23, 2011, 11:44 GMT
Melbourne - Francesca Schiavone saved six match points as she battled to victory in the longest women's match in Grand Slam history, producing a 6-4, 1-6, 16-14 fourth-round defeat of Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday at the Australian Open. ... more
Federer and Schiavone into quarters with records (3rd Lead)
Jan 23, 2011, 10:35 GMT
Melbourne - Roger Federer reached a record-tying 27th straight Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open on Sunday and Francesca Schiavone also made the final eight after surviving the longest women's match at the majors. ... more
Grand Slam title trio power through to quarter-finals (1st Lead)
Sep 5, 2010, 21:30 GMT
New York - A trio of women's Grand Slam champions moved into the quarter-finals of the US Open, with holder Kim Clijsters, Italy's Francesca Schiavone and Venus Williams all advancing untroubled on Sunday. ... more
Clijsters keeps pressure at bay as title defence advances
Sep 5, 2010, 19:27 GMT
New York - Reigning Grand Slam champions Kim Clijsters and Italy's Francesca Schiavone moved into the quarter-finals of the US Open Sunday, with holder Clijsters saying pressure to defend the trophy did not figure in her game plan. ... more
