Sandra Cecchini

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

Doubles: 22 (11–11)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (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)
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)

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 121 49 49 73 18 21 26 20 27 34 55 33 106 73 204 196