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
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.
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