Caterina Nozzoli
# Caterina Nozzoli

Caterina Nozzoli (born 29 June 1967) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

Nozzoli played on the WTA Tour in the late 1980s and early 1990s, reaching a career high singles ranking of 130 in the world. Her best performance came early in her career, a semi-final appearance at the 1985 Italian Open. At the 1987 French Open she featured in the main draw of both the women's singles and doubles.

A member of Italy's Federation Cup squad in 1987, Nozzoli played a dead rubber doubles match in their World Group round one win over Belgium (with Laura Garrone).

She married tennis player Antonio Padovani.

## ITF finals

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 2 (1–1)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 August 1988 | Caltagirone, Italy | Clay | Simona Isidori | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 20 March 1989 | Marsa, Malta | Hard | Andrea Müller | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 4 (2–2)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner | 1. | 20 March 1989 | Marsa, Malta | Hard | Pascale Druyts | Belinda Borneo Amy van Buuren | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 May 1989 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Nathalie Baudone | Michelle Anderson Nanne Dahlman | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 June 1990 | Caltagirone, Italy | Clay | Simona Isidori | Jennifer Fuchs Ei Iida | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 May 1991 | Francavilla, Italy | Clay | Marzia Grossi | Viviana Valdovinos Jolene Watanabe-Giltz | 6–1, 6–3 |
