Wimbledon 2025: Who is Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the player Jessica Pegula lost to in 1st round?

The Hindu

15 hours ago

Elisabetta Cocciaretto caused a major upset on the second day of Wimbledon 2025 when she took down World No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the first round on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Cocciaretto, ranked 116th in the world, defeated Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in 58 minutes on Court 2. Two years ago, the Italian had lost to the same opponent in the third round at the grass Major.
The American is the second Top 10 scalp of her career after the triumph over Petra Kvitova in Paris in 2023.
Who is Elisabetta Cocciaretto?
Cocciaretto was born in Ancona, Italy. Her parents introduced her to tennis when she was six years old. She is coached by Fausto Scolari.
Cocciaretto made the semifinals of the Junior Australian Open in 2018, showing her potential. The same year, she made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Italy.
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A year later, on her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard at the Italian Open, she lost to Amanda Anisimova.
2023 was a breakout season for the Italian as she reached her maiden Tour-level final in Hobart and won her maiden title in Lausanne. In the same season, she achieved a career high ranking of 29.
Last year, she achieved her best result at a Major when she reached the fourth round of the French Open where she lost to USA's Coco Gauff. She was also a member of the Italian team which won the Billie Jean King Cup.
This season hadn't gone to plan for Cocciaretto till the grass tournaments began as she lost in the first round seven times. However, at the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, she reached the semifinals.
Cocciaretto faces either Germany's Tatjana Maria or Katie Volynets, another American, in the second round of Wimbledon.