Camila Giorgi: The controversial story of a tennis player turned model

Camilla Giorgi has written one of the most remarkable stories in tennis in the last couple of years.

Camila Giorgi caused concern in March 2024 having not appeared at any of her scheduled matches or media appearances following a loss to Iga Swiatek, per The Mirror.

The Italian left her home nation to start a new career in lingerie modelling, with some claiming she was attempting to escape issues with her tax returns in Italy, something her lawyers have refuted.

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Per La Repubblica, Giorgi has also been accused of stealing expensive items of furniture from the villa she has been renting with her family, adding another incredibly strange twist to her tale!

The former tennis star gave fans an update on Instagram in an attempt to clarify the rumours, writing, "There have been many inaccurate rumours about my future plans, so I hope to provide more information about the interesting opportunities I will have in the future," which has not made her future plans any clearer at all.

With the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament ongoing, Giorgi took to Instagram to provide a sneak peek to fans of what she is up to know, with The Daily Express reporting she posted a, "captionless mirror selfie to her Instagram story, wearing a pair of denim shorts and a low-cut beige top," which will quiet concerns for her health but hasn't made her future plans any clearer!

Giorgi's story is an incredible one, with the latest chapter adding a confusing twist to what was once a near-elite tennis career, let's take a look at how she ended up here!

Giorgi was born in Macerata, a town in the Marche region of Italy.

Tennis was an early passion, and Giorgi took up the sport at just five years old!

The beginning of her career saw her steadily rise through the ranks and work her way up the WTA rankings, reaching world No. 141 in October 2011.

In 2011, she made her Grand Slam debut by advancing out of the Wimbledon qualifiers and losing in the first round to Tsvetana Pironkova.

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In 2012, she qualified for Wimbledon for the second year in a row. After defeating Flavia Pennetta, Anna Tatishvili and Nadia Petrova, she faced Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round.

Giorgi would lose, but at that time it was the best Grand Slam result in her career. The future looked bright for the Italian.

In 2013, Giorgi would reach the third round at Wimbledon. At the US Open, she was more successful making it to the fourth round, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the process.

2014 would be a good year for Giorgi, as she played two WTA finals and rose to world No. 31.

Giorgi continued to perform well throughout 2015. She made it to her second consecutive final at the Katowice Open, which she lost to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

Things got even better for the Italian during the year as won her first ever WTA title. She won it at the Topshelf Open in the Dutch town of Rosmalen.

In 2016 and 2017, Giorgi experienced issues with her on-court form and dropped out of the world top 50.

In 2018, Giorgi excelled at Wimbledon, where she reached the quarter-finals, her best result so far at a Grand Slam.

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She then won her second WTA title at the Linz Open, ending the year as world No. 26.

In 2019, Giorgi reached two WTA finals, neither of which she was able to win.

At the 2020 Australian Open, Giorgi reached the third round, repeating her best result in Melbourne. She managed to climb to world No. 75 after a significant drop the previous year.

In 2021, Giorgi made all of Italy proud by reaching the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics.

That same year, she then went on to win the Canadian Open title – her biggest tournament victory to date.

In 2022, Giorgi achieved her best ever result at the French Open by reaching the fourth round on the Paris clay. Earlier, she had also re-established herself in the top 30 after reaching the third round at the Australian Open.

In 2023, Giorgi celebrated her most recent success, winning her fourth career title at the Mérida Open.

Apart from being a top tennis player, Giorgi also enjoys a prolific career on social media.

Picture: screenshot Instagram, @camila_giorgi_official

She has more than 700 thousand followers on Instagram, where her fans can follow her career as a tennis player and (lingerie) model.

Picture: screenshot Instagram, @camila_giorgi_official

In her early thirties, Giorgi has retired from tennis and seems to be embroiling herself in more and more scandals, with a possible modelling career underway.

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