Raffaella Reggi


Raffaella Reggi is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Apr 1985Taranto, ItalyClay Vicki Nelson-Dunbar6–4, 6–4
Loss1.May 1985Barcelona, SpainClay Sandra Cecchini3–6, 4–6
Win2.May 1986Lugano, SwitzerlandClay Manuela Maleeva5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win3.Nov 1986San Juan, U.S.Hard Sabrina Goleš7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Loss2.Mar 1987Isle of Palms, U.S.Clay Manuela Maleeva7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win4.Aug 1987San Diego, U.S.Hard Anne Minter6–0, 6–4
Loss3.Jul 1988Brussels, BelgiumClay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario0–6, 5–7
Loss4.Jun 1989Eastbourne, UKGrass Martina Navratilova6–7, 2–6
Loss5.Oct 1989Indianapolis, U.S.Hard Katerina Maleeva4–6, 4–6
Win5.Apr 1990Taranto, ItalyClay Alexia Dechaume3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss6.Feb 1991Oslo, NorwayCarpet Catarina Lindqvist6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 14 (4–10)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Apr 1985TarantoClay Sandra Cecchini Patrizia Murgo
Barbara Romanò		1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2.Mar 1988TampaClay Terry Phelps Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor		6–2, 6–4
Loss1.Jul 1988BrusselsClay Katerina Maleeva Mercedes Paz
Tine Scheuer-Larsen		6–7, 1–6
Loss2.Oct 1988FilderstadtCarpet Elna Reinach Iwona Kuczyńska
Martina Navratilova		1–6, 1–6
Loss3.Aug 1989AlbuquerqueHard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nicole Provis
Elna Reinach		6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss4.Oct 1989FilderstadtCarpet Elna Reinach Gigi Fernández
Robin White		4–6, 6–7
Loss5.Oct 1989BayonneHard Elna Reinach Manon Bollegraf
Catherine Tanvier		6–7, 5–7
Loss6.Jul 1990MontrealHard Helen Kelesi Betsy Nagelsen
Gabriela Sabatini		6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss7.Feb 1991OsloCarpet Sabine Appelmans Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Silke Meier		6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win3.Feb 1991LinzCarpet Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Petra Langrová
Radka Zrubáková		6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss8.Sep 1991MilanCarpet Sabine Appelmans Sandy Collins
Lori McNeil		6–7, 3–6
Win4.Jan 1992AucklandHard Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi		1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss9.Feb 1992LinzHard Claudia Porwik Monique Kiene
Miriam Oremans		4–6, 2–6
Loss10.Feb 1992CesenaCarpet Sabine Appelmans Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier		w/o

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992Career SR
Australian OpenA1RAANHAA4R4R1RA0 / 4
French OpenA1R3R4R2RQF2R2R2RA1R0 / 9
WimbledonA2R1RA4R4RA3R1RAA0 / 6
US OpenA2R2R2R4R3R2R1R3RAA0 / 8
SR0 / 00 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 40 / 40 / 10 / 10 / 27
Year End Ranking12745624222172321237556-