Luciana Corsato-Owsianka Explained

Luciana Corsato-Owsianka
Birth Date:21 January 1966
Careerprizemoney:$122,996
Highestsinglesranking:No. 134 (15 July 1991)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1988)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 119 (5 March 1990)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1985)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1988, 1990)

Luciana Corsato-Owsianka (born 21 January 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Biography

Corsato began competing on the professional tour in 1984.

Her best performance in a grand slam tournament was a second round appearance at the 1988 French Open, which she competed in as a lucky loser from qualifying.

In 1989 she was a doubles finalist at the WTA Tour event in Guaruja and made the quarter-finals of the singles at Taranto.[1]

She had her best WTA Tour result in singles at São Paulo in 1990, when she made it through to the semi-finals, in a run which included a win over top seed Eva Švíglerová.

As a member of Brazil's Fed Cup team she featured in a total of seven ties. In a World Group play off tie against Argentina in 1991 she won her only singles match, over Patricia Tarabini.[2]

Later settling in Germany, Corsato married local tennis coach Marek Owsianka.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.17 March 1985Porto Alegre, BrazilClay Lea Plchová2–6, 1–6
Winner1.20 July 1986Schenectady, United StatesHard Jennifer Fuchs6–0, 6–4
Winner2.12 October 1986Medellín, ColombiaClay Andrea Tiezzi3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up2.25 January 1987San Antonio, United StatesClay Melissa Brown2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3.10 December 1989São Paulo, BrazilClay Cláudia Chabalgoity1–6, 5–7

Doubles (2–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.14 July 1985Miramar, United StatesHard Jackie Masters
Michelle Parun
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up1.4 August 1986Chatham, United StatesHard Anne Grousbeck
Maya Kidowaki
3–6, 4–6
Winner2.31 July 1989Vigo, SpainClay6–3, 6–1
Runner-up2.25 November 1991Porto Alegre, BrazilClay 4–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 11 December - 17 December 1989. ITF. 5 March 2018.
  2. Web site: World Group, Play-Off 1st Round. Fed Cup official website. 5 March 2018.
  3. News: TC Benrath - mehr als Bundesliga. 2 May 2007. NRZ.de. German. 5 March 2018.