Sandra Cecchini

Sandra Cecchini

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Cervia, Italy; 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	$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)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1996)
French Open	SF (1993)
Wimbledon	3R (1995)
US Open	QF (1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	16–17

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

Career

Cecchini turned professional in 1984. She won 12 singles and 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. 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. In March 1988, she achieved her highest singles ranking of world No. 15.

WTA career finals

Singles: 18 (12–6)

Winner – Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–1) Tier IV (1–1) Tier V (5–3) Virginia Slims (6–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (10–5) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1984	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	6–2, 7–5
Win	2–0	Jul 1984	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Hard	Adriana Villagrán	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–0	May 1985	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Raffaella Reggi	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–0	Jul 1986	Bregenz, Austria	Clay	Mariana Pérez Roldán	6–4, 6–0
Loss	4–1	May 1987	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Carling Bassett	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–1	Jul 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Catarina Lindqvist	6–4, 6–4
Win	6–1	Nov 1987	Little Rock, U.S.	Hard (i)	Natalia Zvereva	0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	7–1	May 1988	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Judith Wiesner	6–3, 6–0
Loss	7–2	Jul 1988	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Isabel Cueto	5–7, 1–6
Win	8–2	Jul 1988	Nice, France	Clay	Nathalie Tauziat	7–5, 6–4
Loss	8–3	Jul 1989	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Isabel Cueto	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win	9–3	Sep 1989	Paris, France	Clay	Regina Rajchrtová	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Win	10–3	Jul 1990	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Csilla Bartos	6–1, 6–2
Win	11–3	Apr 1991	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	11–4	Jul 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Mary Pierce	0–6, 3–6
Win	12–4	Sep 1992	Paris, France	Clay	Emanuela Zardo	6–2, 6–1
Loss	12–5	Sep 1994	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Magdalena Maleeva	5–7, 1–6
Loss	12–6	Aug 1996	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Barbara Paulus	15–40 ret.

Doubles: 22 (11–11)

Winner – Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (1–2) Tier IV (3–3) Tier V (5–3) Virginia Slims (2–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (11–9) Carpet (0–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Apr 1985	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Raffaella Reggi	Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1.	Nov 1985	Hilversum, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Sabrina Goleš	Marcella Mesker Catherine Tanvier	2–6, 2–6
Win	2.	Apr 1986	Charleston, U.S.	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	Laura Gildemeister Marcela Skuherská	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss	2.	Jul 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen	1–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Sep 1987	Paris, France	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Win	3.	Jul 1988	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Linda Ferrando Silvia La Fratta	6–0, 6–2
Loss	4.	Jul 1988	Aix-en-Provence, France	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Tanvier	4–6, 5–7
Win	4.	Jul 1989	Arcachon, France	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Mercedes Paz Brenda Schultz	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	5.	Sep 1989	Athens, Greece	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	6.	Sep 1989	Paris, France	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire	6–1, 6–1
Loss	5.	Apr 1990	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Laura Gildemeister	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 0–6
Win	7.	Jul 1990	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Carin Bakkum Nicole Jagerman	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	6.	Sep 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková	0–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	Apr 1991	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Laura Garrone	Laura Golarsa Magdalena Maleeva	w/o
Loss	8.	Jul 1991	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Bettina Fulco Nicole Jagerman	5–7, 4–6
Loss	9.	Jul 1992	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Laura Garrone	Alexia Dechaume Florencia Labat	6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win	8.	Sep 1992	Paris, France	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Rachel McQuillan Noëlle van Lottum	7–5, 6–1
Win	9.	Jul 1993	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	6–3, 6–2
Loss	10.	Oct 1993	Budapest, Hungary	Carpet (i)	Patricia Tarabini	Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis	1–6, 3–6
Loss	11.	Apr 1994	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Isabelle Demongeot	Irina Spîrlea Noëlle van Lottum	3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win	10.	Jul 1994	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Alexandra Fusai Karina Habšudová	7–5, 7–5
Win	11.	Sep 1995	Warsaw, Poland	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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	28 March 1983	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win	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	34	55	33	106	73	204	196

External links

• Sandra Cecchini at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sandra Cecchini at World Tennis
• Sandra Cecchini at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)