Tathiana Garbin

Tathiana Garbin (Italian pronunciation: [taˈtjaːna ɡarˈbin]; born 30 June 1977) is an Italian retired tennis player. She was Gold Medalist at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and Italian capitan in leading the Italian national team (composed by Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Martina Trevisan, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Lucia Bronzetti) to victory in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup.

She was best known for her upset of the defending champion and the reigning world No. 1 Justine Henin, in the second round of the 2004 French Open. The winner of one singles and 11 doubles WTA Tour titles, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 22 on 21 May 2007, and her highest doubles ranking of No. 25 on 27 August 2001. Other high–ranked players whom she defeated include Jelena Dokić, Chanda Rubin, Flavia Pennetta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Nadia Petrova, Marion Bartoli, and Samantha Stosur.