Francesca Pace

Francesca Pace
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 21)
PlaysRight-handed
CoachMassimiliano Pace
Prize money$64,713
Singles
Career record94–80
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 288 (21 September 2026)
Current rankingNo. 293 (28 September 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2023)
French Open Junior2R (2023)
Wimbledon Junior3R (2023)
US Open Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record73–48
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 272 (14 September 2026)
Current rankingNo. 278 (28 September 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2023)
French Open Junior2R (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open Junior1R (2023)
Last updated on: 30 September 2026.

Francesca Pace (born 5 August 2005) is an Italian tennis player. She made her debut at a WTA 250 tournament when she played in the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open.

Personal life

The daughter of former tennis professional Irina Spîrlea, Pace was brought up in Rome. She has been coached from an early age by her father Massimiliano Pace. He also acted as coach for her mother during her tennis career. She has a brother named Tommaso.

Career

2021

In May 2021, Pace won an ITF junior tournament in Limassol. That year, she also claimed her first victories in women’s tennis, winning her debut match in a 15k event in Cairo, 6–1, 6–1 against Wan Chao-yi.

2022

Pace played in September the women's doubles at the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, a WTA 250 tournament in Parma. She played with Federica Urgesi, and they lost in the first round to compatriots Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini.

2023

Pace came through qualifying to play in the girls’ singles competition at the 2023 Australian Open.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (3–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2025 ITF Orlando, United States W15 Clay Japan Mayu Crossley 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2025 ITF Redding, US W35 Hard United States Lea Ma 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Oct 2025 ITF Norman, US W35 Hard Ekaterina Khayrutdinova 6–3, 7–6(5)
Win 3–1 Nov 2025 ITF Boca Raton, US W35 Clay United States Akasha Urhobo 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Aug 2026 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W50 Clay Germany Nastasja Schunk 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W35 tournaments (4–5)
W15 tournaments (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Morocco Aya El Aouni Japan Mayuka Aikawa
Japan Haine Ogata		 6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Morocco Aya El Aouni Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Italy Verena Meliss		 4–6, 6–7(2)
Win 2–1 Jun 2024 ITF Madrid, Spain W15 Clay Colombia María Herazo González Italy Diletta Cherubini
Germany Carolina Kuhl		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Jul 2024 ITF Viserba, Italy W15 Clay Algeria Inès Ibbou Italy Anastasia Bertacchi
Austria Lilli Tagger		 0–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss 2–3 Oct 2024 ITF Bol, Croatia W15 Clay Germany Laura Boehner Slovakia Laura Svatíková
Romania Arina Gabriela Vasilescu		 0–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 2–4 May 2025 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic		 W35 Clay Poland Zuzanna Pawlikowska Italy Miriana Tona
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos		 0–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 May 2025 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic		 W35 Clay Poland Zuzanna Pawlikowska Italy Miriana Tona
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Jun 2025 Roma Cup, Italy W35 Clay Italy Sofia Rocchetti Italy Noemi Basiletti
Italy Giorgia Pedone		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–7 Sep 2025 Berkley Challenge, US W35 Hard Poland Zuzanna Pawlikowska United States Rasheeda McAdoo
Kenya Angella Okutoyi		 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 3–7 Sep 2025 ITF San Rafael, US W35 Hard Poland Zuzanna Pawlikowska Slovenia Živa Falkner
Luxembourg Marie Weckerle		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 3–8 Oct 2025 ITF Bakersfield, US W35 Hard Poland Zuzanna Pawlikowska Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić
Ukraine Anita Sahdiieva		 7–5, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 4–8 Nov 2025 ITF Orlando, US W35 Clay Kenya Angella Okutoyi United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa		 3–6, 6–4, [14–12]
Win 5–8 Jan 2026 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Daria Lodikova
Alexandra Shubladze		 4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Win 6–8 Aug 2026 ITF Kraków, Poland W35 Clay Italy Gaia Maduzzi Poland Daria Górska
Poland Amelia Paszun		 7–6(3), 6–4

References

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  6. ↑ "After Bianca Andreescu and Emma Răducanu, another young woman with Romanian roots plays for another country! Francesca Pace is the daughter of a famous tennis player who trained with the Williams sisters! EXCLUSIVE". wowbiz.ro. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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  8. ↑ Izzo, Stefano (November 21, 2021). "Peace, the first of the "pros" is a scream". fitip.it. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "MARTINA TREVISAN / JASMINE PAOLINI - FEDERICA URGESI / FRANCESCA PACE SUMMARY OF THE MATCH". Eurosport. September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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