• Best rankings: 89 ITF Junior, 294 WTA singles, 388 WTA doubles.
• During my training at Nick Bollettieri's Academy in Florida, I achieved notable results including winning a Grade 2 tournament in La Paz, Bolivia (defeating Elise Mertens) and reaching the second round of the US Open Junior Championship.
• After turning pro, I trained in Spain alongside players like Badosa, Ostapenko, Medina Garrigues, and Dulgheru. During this period, I competed in WTA tournaments, defeating top-100 players including Mariana Duque and Lesia Tsurenko, and had memorable matches and training sessions against champions like Barty, Kanepi, and Schiavone.
• Unfortunately, a mononucleosis diagnosis at my career peak sidelined me for two and a half years. I later relocated to Italy to train closer to family and came close to surpassing my best ranking, but a severe elbow injury during a match against Dalma Galfi—shortly after winning my third Italian league championship—required surgery and ultimately led to my retirement from professional play.
• Since retiring, I've been coaching in Padua, Italy, working with top national-level juniors, one of whom has won multiple international tournaments and competed for the Italian national team Under-14, young players entering the WTA/ATP tours, and recreational adults. I have also coached top ITF Junior. In the summer I love spending my time coaching at a club in Massachusetts.

• Graduated from Kaplan High School in 2009
• Holds the second-highest coaching certificate in Italy, "Maestro Nazionale FITP"
• Participated in a course on video and match analysis led by Simone Bertino
• Attended the tennis symposium held in Rome in 2023 organized by the Italian federation (FITP)

Email: gaia.sanesi@gmail.com