Play to Clinch — Valentina De Santis

🇮🇹 Valentina De Santis ITA

Class of 2026 · Born Bologna, ITA · Apr 5 · ★1-Star

STR

37.1

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Brandeis 33% 3 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#712
International	#215
Ranking points (165 pts · 21 events)	#701
STR	37.1
Junior STR (singles)	36.4
Doubles STR (results-based)	36.7

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

GLOBALTop 250

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Developmental R16

Wk 3 Winnipeg Challenger Developmental R16

Wk 4 Wimbledon Open Developmental R32

Wk 6 Tampa Cup Developmental R16

Wk 8 Cagliari Cup State R32

Wk 10 Villa María Cup State Quarterfinalist

Wk 11 Leuven Invitational State Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Palermo Invitational State Quarterfinalist

Wk 15 Hermosillo Classic State R16

Wk 16 Miami Cup State R32

Wk 18 Lyon Invitational State R16

Wk 20 Machida Classic State R16

Wk 22 Antibes Invitational State R32

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup State Champion

Wk 25 Townsville Cup State Semifinalist

Wk 27 Funabashi Open State Finalist

Wk 28 Den Bosch Cup Developmental Champion

Wk 30 Montreal Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 32 Reggio Emilia Open Developmental Semifinalist

Wk 34 Cincinnati Open Developmental R32

Wk 35 Cardiff Open Developmental R32

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 11 Leuven Invitational State Élisa Nkunku Champion

Wk 15 Hermosillo Classic State Sílvia Torrens Finalist

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup State Amelia Onoda Champion

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Round of 32 W Roselyn Guijarro 6-4 7-6

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Round of 16 L Eva Kalampokis 6-7 3-6

Wk 3 Winnipeg Challenger Round of 32 W Valentina Severini 7-6 6-2

Wk 3 Winnipeg Challenger Round of 16 L Gillian Balfour 3-6 3-6

Wk 4 Wimbledon Open Round of 32 L Destiny Kienholz 4-6 2-6

Wk 6 Tampa Cup Round of 32 W Kaye Young 6-3 6-1

Wk 6 Tampa Cup Round of 16 L Rosario Ramirez 2-6 6-7

Wk 8 Cagliari Cup Round of 32 L Sariah Torrecilla 6-7 2-6

Wk 10 Villa María Cup Round of 32 W Shay Amend 6-3 6-4

Wk 10 Villa María Cup Round of 16 W Romina Stábile 6-3 3-6 10-8

Wk 10 Villa María Cup Quarterfinals L Cecilia Maxwell 6-4 3-6 9-11

Wk 11 Leuven Invitational Round of 32 W Miriam Zanelatto 6-4 5-7 11-9

Wk 11 Leuven Invitational Round of 16 W Romina Stábile 6-2 6-7 10-5

Wk 11 Leuven Invitational Quarterfinals L Élisa Nkunku 2-6 3-6

Wk 13 Palermo Invitational Round of 32 W Maia Bowen 7-5 6-3

Wk 13 Palermo Invitational Round of 16 W Brianna Reddickov 3-6 6-3 10-7

Wk 13 Palermo Invitational Quarterfinals L Elżbieta Szczęsny 3-6 6-7

Wk 15 Hermosillo Classic Round of 32 W Elina Matviyenko 6-0 7-6

Wk 15 Hermosillo Classic Round of 16 L Tianna Sanchez 4-6 4-6

Wk 16 Miami Cup Round of 32 L Irene Matos 3-6 4-6

Wk 18 Lyon Invitational Round of 32 W Sheila Scott 7-5 4-6 10-6

Wk 18 Lyon Invitational Round of 16 L Cody Alloo 6-7 7-5 9-11

Wk 20 Machida Classic Round of 32 W Audra Sugasawa 6-2 6-1

Wk 20 Machida Classic Round of 16 L Beryl Cooper 6-4 6-7 6-10

Wk 22 Antibes Invitational Round of 32 L Jada Miyazawa 3-6 6-4 14-16

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup Round of 32 W Svetlana Ignashevich 6-3 6-2

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup Round of 16 W Maeve Rozier 6-3 7-5

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup Quarterfinals W Jenny Kamo 6-3 6-4

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup Semifinals W Mia Ivanov 6-3 6-4

Wk 23 Neuquén Cup Final W Kaylie Houston 6-3 7-6

Wk 25 Townsville Cup Round of 32 W Tenley Fujimoto 6-3 6-0

Wk 25 Townsville Cup Round of 16 W Rute Quaresma 6-1 6-4

Wk 25 Townsville Cup Quarterfinals W Erica Hansen-Dent 6-1 6-2

Wk 25 Townsville Cup Semifinals L Heather Decker 6-7 3-6

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Round of 32 W Rosalba Lombardo 6-1 6-2

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Round of 16 W Estrella Olmo 6-4 7-6

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Quarterfinals W Rosalia McGee 4-6 7-6 10-3

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Semifinals W Martina Bernardeschi 6-4 4-6 10-7

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Final L Shelly January 2-6 2-6

Wk 28 Den Bosch Cup Semifinals W Kelsie Johnston 6-3 3-6 10-7

Wk 28 Den Bosch Cup Final W Janet Codina 6-4 6-2

Wk 30 Montreal Challenger Round of 32 L Flor Alonso 3-6 4-6

Wk 32 Reggio Emilia Open Round of 32 W Midge McLarty 1-6 6-4 13-11

Wk 32 Reggio Emilia Open Round of 16 W Christina Powlus 6-4 6-7 10-8

Wk 32 Reggio Emilia Open Quarterfinals W Morgan Culley 7-5 4-6 10-5

Wk 32 Reggio Emilia Open Semifinals L Ania Rabess 3-6 5-7

Wk 34 Cincinnati Open Round of 32 L Julia Mertesacker 4-6 4-6

Wk 35 Cardiff Open Round of 32 L Dolores Vega 6-7 3-6

College List 3 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Brandeis ✓ Hot ⅙ 33% Finalist

Connecticut College ✓ Hot ⅙ 33% Finalist

Swarthmore ✓ Hot ⅙ 34% Finalist

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	46.6
Your department	47.5
4-year projection	39.2

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	GLOBAL	NATION	STR
Early 2026	#235	#29	36.2
Mid 2026	#247	#29	35.7
Late 2026	#239	#29	36.0
Final 2026	#234	#28	36.2

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	41
Serve Accuracy	37
Return	31
Forehand	38
Backhand	36
Consistency	29
Net Play	33
Speed	35
Stamina	34
Composure	32
Clutch	33

Recruiting

Intended major	Industrial Engineering
Junior tier	Local Competitive
Origin	International
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Swarthmore	early_contact Wk 1
Received interest from Brandeis	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Connecticut College	early_contact Wk 4
Offered by Swarthmore	offers Wk 10
Offered by Brandeis	offers Wk 11
Offered by Connecticut College	offers Wk 15
Official visit to Connecticut College	visits Wk 17
Official visit to Brandeis	visits Wk 19