her recurrent left foot injury as the main cause that persuaded her to renounce to play singles matches. On 28 January 2011, she declared her retirement from professional tennis due to recurring injuries with her left foot. Personal life Santangelo was born in Latina, but grew up in the Fiemme Valley in Trentino. She started playing tennis at the age of 6. Her mother, Patrizia, died in a car accident in 1997, when she was sixteen. Santangelo is a Catholic. In 2010, she went on a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Medjugorje, and has been vocal about her faith since then. Santangelo has written an autobiography, Te lo prometto (I promise you), based on her tennis career and spiritual life. Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1–0) WTA career finals Singles: 2 (1–1) Doubles: 12 (9–3) ITF finals Singles (8–4) Doubles (14–5) Grand Slam performance timelines Singles Doubles Head-to-head record against top players Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface. Martina Hingis 0–1 Nadia Petrova 1–2 Serena Williams 0–2 Dinara Safina 0–3 Elena Dementieva 0–2 Jelena Janković 1–3 Nicole Vaidišová 1–1 Lindsay Davenport 0–1 Elena Vesnina 1–1 Flavia Pennetta 0–3 Ana Ivanovic 0–2 Agnieszka Radwańska 1–1 References External links Mara Santangelo Official website 1981 births Living people Italian female tennis players Olympic tennis players of Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Latina Italian Roman Catholics Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles French Open champions