Sandra Cecchini

Sandra Cecchini

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Cerva, Italy and Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1965-02-27) 27 February 1965 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money	US$1,314,473
Singles
Career record	340–235
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 15 (14 March 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1996)
French Open	QF (1985)
Wimbledon	2R (1984, 1985, 1994)
US Open	3R (1985, 1987, 1994)
Doubles
Career record	211–182
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 22 (13 September 1993)

Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsandra tʃekˈkiːni]; born 27 February 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Italy.

Career

Cecchini turned professional in 1984 and joined the WTA Tour. She won 12 singles titles and 11 doubles titles during her career. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Gabriela Sabatini, Nathalie Tauziat, Natasha Zvereva, and Anke Huber. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came at the French Open in 1985, when she reached the quarterfinals. Her highest singles ranking was #15.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 18 (12–6)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–1) Tier IV (1–1) Tier V (5–3) Virginia Slims (6–1)

Titles by Surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (10–5) Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	23 April 1984	Taranto	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	6–3, 7–5
Winner	2.	9 July 1984	Rio de Janeiro	Hard	Adriana Villagrán	6–3, 6–3
Winner	3.	6 May 1985	Barcelona	Clay	Raffaella Reggi	6–3, 6–4
Winner	4.	14 July 1986	Bregenz	Clay	Mariana Pérez Roldán	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	18 May 1987	Strasbourg	Clay	Carling Bassett	3–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	6 July 1987	Båstad	Clay	Catarina Lindqvist	6–4, 6–4
Winner	6.	2 November 1987	Little Rock	Hard	Natalia Zvereva	0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner	7.	16 May 1988	Strasbourg	Clay	Judith Wiesner	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	2.	4 July 1988	Båstad	Clay	Isabel Cueto	5–7, 1–6
Winner	8.	11 July 1988	Nice	Clay	Nathalie Tauziat	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	17 July 1989	Estoril	Clay	Isabel Cueto	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Winner	9.	18 September 1989	Paris	Clay	Regina Rajchrtová	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Winner	10.	9 July 1990	Båstad	Clay	Csilla Bartos	6–1, 6–2
Winner	11.	22 April 1991	Bol	Clay	Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	4.	8 July 1991	Palermo	Clay	Mary Pierce	0–6, 3–6
Winner	12.	14 September 1992	Paris	Clay	Emanuela Zardo	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	19 September 1994	Moscow	Carpet (I)	Magdalena Maleeva	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	5 August 1996	Maria Lankowitz	Clay	Barbara Paulus	15–40 ret.

Doubles: 22 (11–11)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (1–2) Tier IV (3–3) Tier V (5–3) Virginia Slims (2–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (11–9) Carpet (0–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	29 April 1985	Taranto	Clay	Raffaella Reggi	Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	4 November 1985	Hilversum	Carpet (I)	Sabrina Goleš	Marcella Mesker Catherine Tanvier	2–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	21 April 1986	Charleston	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	Laura Gildemeister Marcela Skuherská	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	6 July 1987	Båstad	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	28 September 1987	Paris	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	4 July 1988	Båstad	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Linda Ferrando Silvia La Fratta	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	18 July 1988	Aix-en-Provence	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Tanvier	4–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	10 July 1989	Arcachon	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Mercedes Paz Brenda Schultz	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	5.	11 September 1989	Athens	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	6.	18 September 1989	Paris	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	16 April 1990	Tampa	Clay	Laura Gildemeister	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 0–6
Winner	7.	16 July 1990	Estoril	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Carin Bakkum Nicole Jagerman	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	10 September 1990	Kitzbühel	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková	0–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	22 April 1991	Bol	Clay	Laura Garrone	Laura Golarsa Magdalena Maleeva	w/o
Runner-up	8.	15 July 1991	Kitzbühel	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Bettina Fulco Nicole Jagerman	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	20 July 1992	San Marino	Clay	Laura Garrone	Alexia Dechaume Florencia Labat	6–7(6–8), 5–7
Winner	8.	14 September 1992	Paris	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Rachel McQuillan Noëlle van Lottum	7–5, 6–1
Winner	9.	26 July 1993	San Marino	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	10.	18 October 1993	Budapest	Carpet (I)	Patricia Tarabini	Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	25 April 1994	Taranto	Clay	Isabelle Demongeot	Irina Spîrlea Noëlle van Lottum	3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Winner	10.	25 July 1994	Styria	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Alexandra Fusai Karina Habšudová	7–5, 7–5
Winner	11.	11 September 1995	Warsaw	Clay	Laura Garrone	Henrieta Nagyová Denisa Szabová	5–7, 6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	28 March 1983	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	6-7, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	2.	4 April 1983	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	2-6, 7–6, 6–2

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.

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 1
French Open	A	1R	QF	1R	1R	3R	1R	3R	4R	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 15
Wimbledon	A	2R	2R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 7
US Open	A	1R	3R	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 13
SR	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 36
Year End Ranking	122	49	49	73	18	21	26	20	27	35	56	33	108	80	204	196

External links

• Sandra Cecchini at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sandra Cecchini at the International Tennis Federation
• Sandra Cecchini at the Billie Jean King Cup