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Italian tennis player
Raffaella Reggi (Italian pronunciation:
[raffaˈɛlla ˈreddʒi] ; born 27 November 1965) is an
Italian TV pundit and former professional
tennis player.
Career
As a junior, Reggi won the
Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982.
Reggi won the mixed doubles title at the
US Open in 1986, partnering
Sergio Casal . She was a singles quarter-finalist at the
French Open in 1987, and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in 1988. One of the highlights of her career was winning the
Italian Open in 1985.
In 1985 she became the first Italian woman to win the
Italian Open since Annelies Ullstein-Bossi won in 1950. Ullstein-Bossi, Reggi, and 2014 finalist
Sara Errani are the only Italian women to reach the singles final of Italy's top tennis tournament since
World War II .
Reggi finished her career with five singles titles and four doubles titles. She was a member of the
Italian Fed Cup team from 1982 through 1991 and the Italian Olympic Team in 1988 and 1992. She had career victories over
Steffi Graf ,
Chris Evert ,
Evonne Goolagong ,
Jana Novotná ,
Hana Mandlíková ,
Manuela Maleeva ,
Nathalie Tauziat ,
Helena Suková ,
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ,
Zina Garrison , and
Jo Durie .
Grand Slam finals
Mixed Doubles: 1 (1 title)
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 11 (5–6)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (1–3)
Virginia Slims (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 1985
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Vicki Nelson-Dunbar
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–1
May 1985
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Sandra Cecchini
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
May 1986
Lugano , Switzerland
Clay
Manuela Maleeva
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win
3–1
Nov 1986
San Juan , U.S.
Hard
Sabrina Goleš
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 6–3
Loss
3–2
Mar 1987
Isle of Palms , U.S.
Clay
Manuela Maleeva
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win
4–2
Aug 1987
San Diego , U.S.
Hard
Anne Minter
6–0, 6–4
Loss
4–3
Jul 1988
Brussels , Belgium
Clay
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
0–6, 5–7
Loss
4–4
Jun 1989
Eastbourne , UK
Grass
Martina Navratilova
6–7(2–7) , 2–6
Loss
4–5
Oct 1989
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard (I)
Katerina Maleeva
4–6, 4–6
Win
5–5
Apr 1990
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Alexia Dechaume
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss
5–6
Feb 1991
Oslo , Norway
Carpet (I)
Catarina Lindqvist
3–6, 0–6
Doubles: 14 (4–10)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III (0–2)
Tier IV (1–0)
Tier V (2–6)
Virginia Slims (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (1–5)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Apr 1985
Taranto
Clay
Sandra Cecchini
Patrizia Murgo
Barbara Romanò
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
2.
Mar 1988
Tampa
Clay
Terry Phelps
Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor
6–2, 6–4
Loss
1.
Jul 1988
Brussels
Clay
Katerina Maleeva
Mercedes Paz
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–7(3–7) , 1–6
Loss
2.
Oct 1988
Filderstadt
Carpet (I)
Elna Reinach
Iwona Kuczyńska
Martina Navratilova
1–6, 1–6
Loss
3.
Aug 1989
Albuquerque
Hard
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nicole Provis
Elna Reinach
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss
4.
Oct 1989
Filderstadt
Carpet (I)
Elna Reinach
Gigi Fernández
Robin White
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
5.
Oct 1989
Bayonne
Hard (I)
Elna Reinach
Manon Bollegraf
Catherine Tanvier
6–7(3–7) , 5–7
Loss
6.
Jul 1990
Montreal
Hard
Helen Kelesi
Betsy Nagelsen
Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss
7.
Feb 1991
Oslo
Carpet (I)
Sabine Appelmans
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Silke Meier
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win
3.
Feb 1991
Linz
Carpet (I)
Manuela Maleeva -Fragniere
Petra Langrová
Radka Zrubáková
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss
8.
Sep 1991
Milan
Carpet (I)
Sabine Appelmans
Sandy Collins
Lori McNeil
6–7(0–7) , 3–6
Win
4.
Jan 1992
Auckland
Hard
Rosalyn Fairbank -Nideffer
Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi
1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss
9.
Feb 1992
Linz
Hard (I)
Claudia Porwik
Monique Kiene
Miriam Oremans
4–6, 2–6
Loss
10.
Feb 1992
Cesena
Carpet (I)
Sabine Appelmans
Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier
w/o
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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