Maria Francesca Bentivoglio
# Maria Francesca Bentivoglio

Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (born 27 January 1977) is a former Italian tennis player. On 23 August 1993, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 73.

She reached the Quarterfinals of the 1993 Italian Open, after beating Manon Bollegraf, Jana Novotná and Natasha Zvereva. The same year she won the 1993 US Open Championships in Juniors. She was a member of the Italian Fed Cup team. She retired prematurely in 1994 and became a gynaecologist.

## ITF finals

### Singles (0–2)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 April 1992 | Riccione, Italy | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 31 January 1993 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 2–6, 1–6 |
