Raffaella Reggi

Raffaella Reggi (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛlla ˈreddʒi]; born 27 November 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Raffaella Reggi-Concato
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceFaenza, Italy
Born (1965-11-27) 27 November 1965
Faenza, Italy
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$834,893
Singles
Career record296–189
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 13 (25 April 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1989, 1990)
French OpenQF (1987)
Wimbledon4R (1986, 1987)
US Open4R (1986)
Doubles
Career record126–122
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 25 (24 June 1991)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1990)
French OpenSF (1986)
WimbledonQF (1986)
US OpenW (1986)

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)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1986US OpenHardSpain Sergio CasalUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Peter Fleming
6–4, 6–4

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 United States Vicki Nelson-Dunbar 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 1985 Barcelona, Spain Clay Italy Sandra Cecchini 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 May 1986 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 3–1 Nov 1986 San Juan, U.S. Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Mar 1987 Isle of Palms, U.S. Clay Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Aug 1987 San Diego, U.S. Hard Australia Anne Minter 6–0, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Jul 1988 Brussels, Belgium Clay Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Jun 1989 Eastbourne, UK Grass United States Martina Navratilova 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss 4–5 Oct 1989 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard (I) Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–5 Apr 1990 Taranto, Italy Clay France Alexia Dechaume 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 5–6 Feb 1991 Oslo, Norway Carpet (I) Sweden 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 Italy Sandra Cecchini Italy Patrizia Murgo
Italy Barbara Romanò
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 2. Mar 1988 Tampa Clay United States Terry Phelps United States Cammy MacGregor
United States Cynthia MacGregor
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1. Jul 1988 Brussels Clay Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva Argentina Mercedes Paz
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 2. Oct 1988 Filderstadt Carpet (I) South Africa Elna Reinach Poland Iwona Kuczyńska
United States Martina Navratilova
1–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Aug 1989 Albuquerque Hard Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Australia Nicole Provis
South Africa Elna Reinach
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Oct 1989 Filderstadt Carpet (I) South Africa Elna Reinach United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 5. Oct 1989 Bayonne Hard (I) South Africa Elna Reinach Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
France Catherine Tanvier
6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss 6. Jul 1990 Montreal Hard Canada Helen Kelesi United States Betsy Nagelsen
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Feb 1991 Oslo Carpet (I) Belgium Sabine Appelmans West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany Silke Meier
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3. Feb 1991 Linz Carpet (I) Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 8. Sep 1991 Milan Carpet (I) Belgium Sabine Appelmans United States Sandy Collins
United States Lori McNeil
6–7(0–7), 3–6
Win 4. Jan 1992 Auckland Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss 9. Feb 1992 Linz Hard (I) Germany Claudia Porwik Netherlands Monique Kiene
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
4–6, 2–6
Loss 10. Feb 1992 Cesena Carpet (I) Belgium Sabine Appelmans France Catherine Suire
France 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.
Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992Career SR
Australian Open A 1R A A NH A A 4R 4R 1R A 0 / 4
French Open A 1R 3R 4R 2R QF 2R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 9
Wimbledon A 2R 1R A 4R 4R A 3R 1R A A 0 / 6
US Open A 2R 2R 2R 4R 3R 2R 1R 3R A A 0 / 8
SR 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 27
Year End Ranking 127 45 62 42 22 17 23 21 23 75 56

References

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