At 31 she gave birth to her first child with husband Domenico Giugliano, a son Pietro, on June 9th, 2005.
In October 2005, just 4 months after giving birth to her first child, she won the Gold Medal in the Individual Foil competition at the 2005 World Fencing Championships held in Leipzig, Germany.
In August 2013, just 3 months after giving birth to her second child, she won the Gold Medal in the Team Foil competition at the 2013 World Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was 39 years old.
At 39 she gave birth to her second child with husband Domenico Giugliano, a son Andrea, on May 16th, 2013. The child weighed 3.8 Kg.
Since 1999 she is a member of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro, which is the sports section of the Polizia di Stato (the Italian police force).