Barbara Romanò

Barbara Romanò
Full nameBarbara Romanò
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1965-01-14) 14 January 1965 (age 59)
Prize money$103,090
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 74 (23 October 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1990)
US Open1R (1989)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 88 (25 September 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1985, 1989)
Wimbledon1R (1989, 1990)
US Open1R (1989, 1990)

Barbara Romanò (born 14 January 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Romanò, who comes from Tuscany, began competing on tour in 1983 and reached a best singles ranking of 74 in the world.[1]

Her best performance in singles on the WTA Tour was a semi-final appearance at the 1989 Vitosha New Otani Open in Sofia and she twice reached the second round of the French Open.[2]

As a doubles player she was runner-up in two WTA Tour tournaments, both in her home country: the 1985 Italian Open and 1990 Torneo Internazionale.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-2)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss May, 1985 Taranto, Italy $50,000 Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Raffaella Reggi
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss July, 1990 Palermo, Italy $75,000 Clay Argentina Florencia Labat Italy Laura Garrone
Luxembourg Karin Kschwendt
2–6, 4–6

ITF finals

Singles (9-1)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. May 6, 1985 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Dianne Van Rensburg 6–1, 6–4
Win 2. July 15, 1985 Subiaco, Italy Clay Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán 7–6, 6–1
Win 3. July 22, 1985 Sezze, Italy Clay Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán 6–2, 6–4
Win 4. July 29, 1985 Neumünster, West Germany Clay Netherlands Hellas ter Riet 6–3, 0–6, 7–5
Win 5. July 28, 1986 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Laura Golarsa 6–2, 6–2
Win 6. September 29, 1986 Sibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7. June 22, 1987 Francaville, Italy Clay Italy Federica Bonsignori 6–1, 6–7, 4–6
Win 8. March 28, 1988 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Stefania Dalla Valle 6–3, 6–1
Win 9. June 10, 1991 Rome, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Janette Husárová 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Win 10. August 26, 1991 Ronchis, Italy Clay Croatia Maja Palaveršić 6–2, 6–1

Doubles (9-3)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. July 2, 1984 Carpi, Italy Clay Italy Antonella Canapi Italy Elizabeth Lazzeri
Italy Andrea Meister
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2. July 30, 1984 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo Italy Antonella Canapi
Argentina Isabelle Villaverde
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 3. August 6, 1984 Subiaco, Italy Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Lea Plchová
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 4. April 15, 1985 Caserta, Italy Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo West Germany Gabriela Dinu
Italy Sabina Simmonds
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 5. April 22, 1985 Monviso, Italy Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
7–6, 7–5
Win 6. July 15, 1985 Subiaco, Italy Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–2, 6–1
Win 7. July 22, 1985 Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Patrizia Murgo Argentina Mariana Pérez Roldán
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 8. September 22, 1986 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay Italy Silvia La Fratta Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. July 6, 1987 Paliano, Italy Clay Italy Laura Lapi Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo
4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 10. September 5, 1988 Agliana, Italy Clay Italy Marzia Grossi Finland Anne Aallonen
Finland Nanne Dahlman
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 11. April 10, 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Marzia Grossi Australia Rachel McQuillan
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–3, 6–2
Win 12. August 26, 1991 Ronchis, Italy Clay Italy Marzia Grossi Croatia Maja Palaveršić
Czechoslovakia Monika Kratochvílová
6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ^ "La Storia – Match Ball Firenze" (in Italian). matchball.it. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "French Open; A Teen-Ager Knocks Off Mandlikova". New York Times. 26 May 1988. Retrieved 3 August 2018.