her favorite surface, but as the top seed at the Barcelona Open, her poor form continued as she lost to Olga Govorstova, 4–6, 3–6 in her opening match. She represented Italy in Fed Cup semifinals against Czech Republic, losing both of her matches to Lucie Šafářová, 6–7, 1–6, and to Petra Kvitová, 4–6, 6–7. Italy lost the tie 1–4. After passing her opening round in Stuttgart against Monica Niculescu, she lost in the second round to No. 3 seed Petra Kvitová, 2–6, 2–6. She also lost her opener in Madrid to Varvara Lepchenko and Rome to Ekaterina Makarova. However, Schiavone finally found some form going into the French Open, winning Strasbourg by defeating Sloane Stephens and Alizé Cornet in the semifinals and finals, respectively. Schiavone reached the third round of French Open, where she lost to Varvara Lepchenko, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8. At Wimbledon she reached the fourth round before losing to Petra Kvitová in three sets, but managed to reach the semifinals in doubles with partner Flavia Pennetta. Schaivone won her opening match at the Olympics and was then ousted in the second round by Vera Zvonareva. Seeded 22nd, Schiavone faced off against Sloane Stephens in the first round of the US Open and lost in straight sets. Schiavone then competed at the Pan Pacific Open where she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round but then lost to Sam Stosur. She then suffered three consecutive first-round losses to Li Na at Beijing, to Olga Puchkova at Osaka and to Urszula Radwańska at Moscow. Career statistics Grand Slam tournament performance timelines Singles Doubles Grand Slam tournament finals Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Doubles: 1 (runner-up) References External links 1980 births Living people Tennis players from Milan Italian female tennis players Olympic tennis players of Italy Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics French Open champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles Hopman Cup competitors Italian expatriate sportspeople in England