Luciana Masante
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1978 |
| Prize money | $60,928 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 155–122 (56.0%) |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (2 August 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 117–86 (57.6%) |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 167 (12 July 1999) |
Luciana Masante (born 4 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
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[edit]
| $40,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 9 (6–3)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 25 August 1996 | ITF Lima, Peru | Hard | Mariana Lopez Palacios
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 8 September 1996 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Celeste Contín
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 31 August 1997 | ITF Kiev, Ukraine | Clay |  Olga Ivanova
|
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 7 September 1997 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | Clay |  Isabell Quast
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 30 August 1998 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | Clay |  Patty Van Acker
|
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 23 May 1999 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay |  Mariana Mesa
|
6–1, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5. | 27 August 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay |  Larissa Schaerer
|
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | 8 October 2000 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay |  Lourdes Domínguez Lino
|
4–0, 5–4, 0–4 |
| Win | 6. | 2 September 2001 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Sonia Delgado
|
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 20 (8–12)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 8 September 1996 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay |  Renata Brito
|
Celeste Contín Romina Ottoboni
|
2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 7 April 1997 | ITF Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Celeste Contín
|
 Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele
|
1–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 18 May 1997 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay | Veronica Stele
|
 Nicole Arendt  Magalie Lamarre
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 25 May 1997 | ITF Brixen, Italy | Clay |  Miroslava Vavrinec
|
Caroline Schneider  Patricia Wartusch
|
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1. | 7 September 1997 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | Clay |  Annica Lindstedt
|
 Debby Haak Maaike Koutstaal
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 9 August 1998 | ITF Rebecq , Belgium | Clay | Daphne Van De Zande
|
Sofie Borgions Cindy Schuurmans
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 16 August 1998 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay |  Monika Maštalířová
|
Lotty Seelen  Katarina Valkyová
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5. | 23 August 1998 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino
|
Kim Clijsters Cindy Schuurmans
|
6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 4. | 30 August 1998 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | Clay | Patrícia Marková
|
Bretchtje Bruls Cindy Schuurmans
|
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 27 September 1998 | ITF Tucuman, Argentina | Clay | Laura Montalvo
|
Mercedes Paz Patricia Tarabini
|
7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 7. | 2 November 1998 | ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | Clay | Alicia Ortuño
|
Eva Bes María Fernanda Landa
|
6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 30 August 1999 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | Mariam Ramón Climent
|
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 27 August 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Geraldine Aizenberg
|
Melisa Arévalo Paula Racedo
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 19 March 2001 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard |  Daniela Olivera
|
Bianca Kamper Nadine Schlotterer
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 26 March 2001 | ITF Victoria, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Olivera
|
Melisa Arévalo Conchita Martínez Granados
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9. | 7 May 2001 | ITF Maglie, Italy | Clay | Natalia Gussoni
|
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Eugenia Chialvo
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 14 May 2001 | ITF Turin, Italy | Clay | Daniela Olivera
|
Melisa Arévalo Vanessa Menga
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | Daniela Olivera
|
Anna Font Raissa Gourevitch
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11. | 13 August 2001 | ITF Aosta, Italy | Clay | Stefanie Haidner
|
Kildine Chevalier  Natacha Randriantefy
|
6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 27 September 2001 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Stefanie Haidner
|
 Silvia Disderi Anna Floris
|
4–6, 5–7 |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
