Luciana Masante
Luciana Masante (born 4 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1978 | 
| Prize money | $60,928 | 
| Singles | |
| Career record | 155–122 | 
| Career titles | 6 ITF | 
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (2 August 1999) | 
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (1999) | 
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 117–86 | 
| Career titles | 8 ITF | 
| Highest ranking | No. 167 (12 July 1999) | 
Masante began competing on tour in 1995 and featured mostly on the ITF Circuit, during her career. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a second round appearance at the 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, where she was eliminated by eventual champion Corina Morariu, retiring hurt with a leg injury while behind a set and 0–3.[1]
Ranked as high as 197 in singles, Masante appeared in the qualifying draw for the 1999 US Open.[2]
On the ITF Circuit, she won six singles titles and eight doubles titles, before retiring from professional tennis in 2001.
ITF Circuit finals
    
| $25,000 tournaments | 
| $10,000 tournaments | 
Singles: 9 (6–3)
    
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 25 August 1996 | ITF Lima, Peru | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 2. | 8 September 1996 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | 31 August 1997 | ITF Kiev, Ukraine | Clay | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 3. | 7 September 1997 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 4. | 30 August 1998 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 May 1999 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | 6–1, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 5. | 27 August 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 8 October 2000 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay | 4–0, 5–4, 0–4 | |
| Winner | 6. | 2 September 2001 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | 
Doubles: 20 (8–12)
    
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 September 1996 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 April 1997 | ITF Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 May 1997 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 May 1997 | ITF Brixen, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Winner | 1. | 7 September 1997 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 2. | 9 August 1998 | ITF Rebecq , Belgium | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 3. | 16 August 1998 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 23 August 1998 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 4. | 30 August 1998 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 27 September 1998 | ITF Tucuman, Argentina | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | 2 November 1998 | ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | 30 August 1999 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 5. | 27 August 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 6. | 19 March 2001 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 7. | 26 March 2001 | ITF Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 9. | 7 May 2001 | ITF Maglie, Italy | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 10. | 14 May 2001 | ITF Turin, Italy | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Winner | 8. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 11. | 13 August 2001 | ITF Aosta, Italy | Clay | 6–1, 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 12. | 27 September 2001 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | 
References
    
- "Cañas detuvo su marcha". Clarín (in Spanish). 29 April 1999.
 - "El US Open se palpita en Flushing Meadows". La Nación (in Spanish). 26 August 1999.
 
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