| Maria Paola Zavagli | |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Bibbiena, Arezzo |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $113,050 |
| Singlestitles: | 4 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 161 (21 December 1998) |
| Doublestitles: | 5 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 125 (12 June 2000) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (2000) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2000) |
Maria Paola Zavagli (born 4 June 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Zavagli, a right-handed player, was born in the Tuscan town of Bibbiena. One of two sisters, her father is a doctor and her mother a teacher. She began playing tennis at the age of 10, under the tuition of her uncle.[1]
As a junior, she twice won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl competition, with Alice Canepa in 1994, then partnering Giulia Casoni in 1995.[2]
In 1997, she won three ITF singles titles and won two medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, with wins over Flora Perfetti and Sandra Cecchini.[3]
She featured in the doubles main draws at both the 2000 French Open and 2000 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Slovak player Janette Husárová in each tournament.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Jan 1995 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Jindra Gabrisová | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2. | Feb 1997 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Paula García | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3. | Jun 1997 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay |  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 4–6, 6–0, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4. | Aug 1997 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay |  Laura Dell'Angelo | 5–7, 7–6(1), 6–3 | |
| Win | 5. | Dec 1997 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Giulia Casoni | 7–5, 7–6(8) | |
| Loss | 6. | May 1998 | ITF Midlothian, United States | Clay | Christína Papadáki | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Aug 1994 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Francesca Lubiani | Giulia Casoni Sara Ventura | 7–6(0), 7–5 | |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1995 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Emanuela Brusati |  Yoriko Yamagishi Ludmila Varmužová | 7–6(5), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1997 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Sabina da Ponte Laura Dell'Angelo | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4. | Jun 1997 | ITF Camucia, Italy | Hard | Antonella Serra Zanetti | Cristina Salvi Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 5. | Dec 1997 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Giulia Casoni | Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6. | Nov 1998 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Francesca Lubiani |  Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | Apr 1999 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Francesca Lubiani |  Katalin Marosi  Alicia Ortuño | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 8. | Jun 1999 | ITF Galatina, İtaly | Clay | Giulia Casoni |  Mariana Díaz Oliva Erica Krauth | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 9. | Apr 2000 | ITF Maglie, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | Svetlana Krivencheva  Tatiana Poutchek | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 10. | Jul 2000 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Maja Matevžič | Adriana Barna  Anna Zaporozhanova | 7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 11. | Sep 2000 | ITF Reggio di Calabria, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Tatiana Kovalchuk Syna Schmidle | w/o | |
| Loss | 12. | Sep 2001 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | Mariam Ramón Climent Angelika Rösch | 6–7(6), 6–7(6) | |
| Loss | 13. | Oct 2001 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Flavia Pennetta | Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |