Italian tennis player
Raffaella Reggi (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛlla ˈreddʒi] ; born 27 November 1965) is an Italian TV pundit and former professional tennis player.[ 1]
Career
Reggis started playing tennis at age 5 and attended Nick Bollettieri 's school in Florida.[ 2] As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981.[ 2] 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 .[ 1] [ 3] 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.[ 1] 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, the 2014 finalist Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in 2025 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
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
1–0
Apr 1985
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Sandra Cecchini
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
2–0
Mar 1988
Tampa , US
Clay
Terry Phelps
Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor
6–2, 6–4
Loss
2–1
Jul 1988
Brussels , Belgium
Clay
Katerina Maleeva
Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–7(3–7) , 1–6
Loss
2–2
Oct 1988
Filderstadt , Germany
Carpet (I)
Elna Reinach
Iwona Kuczyńska Martina Navratilova
1–6, 1–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 1989
Albuquerque , US
Hard
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nicole Provis Elna Reinach
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss
2–4
Oct 1989
Filderstadt , Germany
Carpet (I)
Elna Reinach
Gigi Fernández Robin White
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
2–5
Oct 1989
Bayonne , France
Hard (I)
Elna Reinach
Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier
6–7(3–7) , 5–7
Loss
2–6
Jul 1990
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Helen Kelesi
Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss
2–7
Feb 1991
Oslo , Norway
Carpet (I)
Sabine Appelmans
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Silke Meier
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win
3–7
Feb 1991
Linz , Austria
Carpet (I)
Manuela Maleeva -Fragniere
Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss
3–8
Sep 1991
Milan , Italy
Carpet (I)
Sabine Appelmans
Sandy Collins Lori McNeil
6–7(0–7) , 3–6
Win
4–8
Jan 1992
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Rosalyn Fairbank -Nideffer
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi
1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss
4–9
Feb 1992
Linz , Austria
Hard (I)
Claudia Porwik
Monique Kiene Miriam Oremans
4–6, 2–6
Loss
4–10
Feb 1992
Cesena , Italy
Carpet (I)
Sabine Appelmans
Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier
w/o
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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