Raffaella Reggi

Raffaella Reggi (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛlla ˈreddʒi]; born 27 November 1965) is an Italian TV pundit and former professional tennis player.

Raffaella Reggi-Concato

Reggi at the 1981 Italian Championships
Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Faenza
Born	(1965-11-27) 27 November 1965 (age 58) Faenza
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1983
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$834,893
Singles
Career record	296–189
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 13 (25 April 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1989, 1990)
French Open	QF (1987)
Wimbledon	4R (1986, 1987)
US Open	4R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	126–122
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 25 (24 June 1991)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1990)
French Open	SF (1986)
Wimbledon	QF (1986)
US Open	W (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
Win	1986	US Open	Hard	Sergio Casal	Martina Navratilova 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	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.

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	Career 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

External links

• Raffaella Reggi at the Women's Tennis Association
• Raffaella Reggi at the International Tennis Federation
• Raffaella Reggi at the Billie Jean King Cup