Virginia Elena Carta (born 24 December 1996) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.

Carta was born in Milan on Christmas Eve in 1996 and grew up in Udine, Italy, where she was introduced to golf by her mother at a young age.

[5] After graduating from Duke in 2019, Carta made the unusual decision to defer qualifying for the LPGA Tour for a year, instead opting to do a Master's degree in Environmental Policy at Cambridge University, England.

She planned to enter LPGA Q-School in 2020, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving her without tour status.

[8] She finished 4th individually at Aramco Team Series - Jeddah and 5th in the LET Rookie of the Year rankings, won by Linn Grant.